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05-05a Rock Physics and Petrophysics for Seismic interpretation

Objectives

This course covers rock physics, petrophysics, porosity, velocity porosity relations for all sediments, pore pressure, effective stress and shale anisotropy

Who should attend

Profesionnals with a Scientific background.

Prerequisites

Background in Geosciences, petroleum geology or basic Petroleum Engineer knowledge

Duration

5 Session

Languages
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1
Session

Rock Physics vs Petrophysics, anisotropy, elastic properties, heterogenous media. 

What is Rock Physics?

Rock Physics / Petrophysics: What’s the difference?

Why do we need Rock Physics?

What can Rock Physics studies contribute?

Rock Physics in Practice: some examples

Issues in Rock Physics

Anisotropy, Isotropy vs anistropy, transverse isotropy, Azimuthal anisotropy

Composite, Lattice Preferred Orientation, Shape Preferred Orientation

2
Session

Elastic properties of materials, Hook’s Law: Stress-Strain Curve, Young Modulus, Bulk and rigidity modulus, Poisson Ratio, Heterogeneous Media

Modulus-porosity relationship, critical porosity, Gassmann’s equation.

Modulus-porosity relationship

Critical porosity

Gassman equations: an overview

Assumptions in Gassman’s equations

Limitations of Gassmann’s equation

3
Session

Velocity-porosity relation for shales, shaly sand & carbonates, Vp & Vs, rock compressibility, elastic impedance, Reflection coefficient, AVO.  

Porosity and permeability

Packing, Sorting, Permeability, Capillarity, Infiltration

Parameters influencing Velocities

Velocity-porosity relation for: Shales, shaly sand, carbonates

Vp /Vs Effects of Pore Fluid on P Wave Velocity

Rock compressibility

Elastic impedance

Theory Normalised Elastic Impedance

Reflection coefficient

AVO: Zoeppritz Equation

4
Session

Pore pressure and effective stress

Biot theory, poroelasticity, Fracture gradient, Stress modeling, stress sensitivity of shales & sands.

Pore pressure and effective stress

Biot theory

Terzaghi’s consolidation theory

Fracture gradient

Stress modeling

5
Session

Shale Anisotropy

Fractured reservoir, rock physics models for fractures, seismic characterisation of fractured reservoir.

Shale Anisotropy

Fractured reservoirs

Rock physics models for fractures

Seismic characterization of fractured reservoir

Borehole stability, Reservoir Geomechanics, 4D seismic monitoring

Borehole stability

Reservoir Geomechanics

4D seismic monitoring

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