Naturally Fractured Reservoirs (GEO72)
Description
This course covers all geologic concepts, methodology, and technology used to characterise, evaluate, and manage naturally-fractured reservoirs. It is the definitive overview in NFR evaluation. Applications and limitations of geologic procedures and tools are discussed. Field examples and case studies demonstrate the importance of integrated geologic studies in developing effective, economical reservoir management strategies for different types of reservoirs.
Course Level: Foundation / Skill
Duration: 3 days
Instructor: Gabriele Lena
Course Level: Foundation / Skill
Duration: 3 days
Instructor: Gabriele Lena
Designed for you, if you are...
- A geoscientist interested in a multi-disciplinary approach to evaluating and predicting the overall effect of natural fractures on subsurface fluid-flow and subsequent reservoir performance
- A petroleum engineer
- Production personnel
- Technical and operational staff
The course is strongly recommended to junior geologists or other technical personnel involved in the exploration workflow and risk assessment/prospect evaluation using multidisciplinary datasets.
How we build your confidence
- Frontal lectures strongly reinforced with exercises and case studies
- Additional material such as publications or scientific insights on specific topics
- Drilling data, core, SCAL, logs, LithoScanner, NMR, Dielectric, Acoustic, Image-logs and MDTs are all treated and used specifically in NFR
- Short exercise, test, videos, sketch, field analogue and best practices in NFR exploration are used to build your knowledge
The benefits from attending
By the end of the course you will be able to:- Characterise types of fractures
- Detect and predict subsurface natural fracture occurrence and intensity from cores and well logs
- Determine fractured rock properties affecting reservoir performance
- Analyse geostatistical dataset in naturally-fractured reservoirs
- Evaluate reservoir performance in naturally-fractured reservoirs
- Stimulation in naturally-fractured reservoirs
- Structural analysis of naturally-fractured reservoir
- Data types and constraints as a function of when the fractured reservoir is discovered
- Evaluate the impact of natural fractures on hydraulic fracture stimulation
- Risks and opportunities in the NFR evaluation
Topics
- Fractures, problem and definitions
- Evaluation (economic, potential, early exploration phase, recovery)
- Origin and classifications of fractures
- Properties and morphology
- Fractures and matrix porosity communication
- Reservoir management
- Potential problems and risk analysis
- Detection and prediction of fractures pattern
- Analysis of anisotropic reservoir
- Statistical data in reservoir modelling
- Analysis procedures in fractured reservoir
- Core and outcrop analysis
- Pressure and production analysis for quantifying fracture system properties
- Case studies in fractured reservoir
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