Global Agency of Geosciences Experts
This course covers rock physics, petrophysics, porosity, velocity porosity relations for all sediments, pore pressure, effective stress and shale anisotropy
Profesionnals with a Scientific background.
Background in Geosciences, petroleum geology or basic Petroleum Engineer knowledge
5 Session
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
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
Gassman equations: an overview
Assumptions in Gassman’s equations
Limitations of Gassmann’s equation
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
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
Fractured reservoir, rock physics models for fractures, seismic characterisation of fractured reservoir.
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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