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1. Quick Look Petrophysics Details Schedule
This 3 day Basic Petrophysics Course sets out the essential data used to identify and evaluate reservoirs, explains the operating principles and arrives at a set of 'quick look' results. All geoscientists require this basic level of understanding to communicate and manage assets effectively. All commonly used formation data is briefly presented with explanation of how it is acquired and where it typically fits in the overall scheme. The formation evaluation essentials of determining reservoir rock, porosity, saturation, fluid type, contacts and permeability are explained in the broader context of formation evaluation. Micro-practicals accompany the introduction of tools to familiarize participants with the essential nature of that data, it's strengths and weaknesses. Data covered includes: mudlogs; LWD logs, cores; SP logs, Caliper, GR, Shallow, Medium & Deep Resistivity, Density, Neutron, Sonic, NMR, Wireline formation testers and Well tests (DSTs.
The ideas behind qualitative quick-look log analysis are demonstrated and then performed together as a work session. The basic theory behind quantitative quick look porosity, saturation and netpay is then explained and performed, again together as a work session providing students with two levels of involvement with formation data: visual and numerical. Common geological features are highlighted on logs to enable them to be flagged by non-petrophysicists. On the third (final) day wireline formation pressures are covered in more detail and used to determine the free water level and demonstrate the mobile phase. Other more specialist topics such as Facies, SCAL, Capillary Pressure and Seismic Petrophysics are introduced in diagrammatic form to show how they fit within a broader context and how they can be used to underpin the quick look approach explained in this course. A PPL Quick Look Evaluation xls with embedded Key Equations is a valuable product of this course. No prior knowledge of logs or formation evaluation is required.
2. Integrated Petrophysics for Reservoir Characterization Details Schedule
This course will teach you how to evaluate reservoirs and quickly identify flawed results. Robust, minimum error reserves are achieved by a logical, systematic integration of all relevant data. Interpretation is cost-effective compared with data acquisition or development mistakes and essential for the complex reservoirs and marginal fields being re-evaluated today. Systematic Integration will often replace the need to run expensive logs and explain apparent data conflicts. It provides the right answer faster, minimizes uncertainty and strengthens your position as an operator. By contrast stand-alone log analysis often results in bad economic decisions and bad personal reputations.
This course demonstrates through an experienced consultant how robust answers are achieved by the integration of diverse data. Basic economic questions are addressed head-on by a disciplined, logical process which optimizes the interpretation of Porosity, Permeability, Saturation, Netpay, and Fluid Contacts - the basis of Reserves. Low-Contrast-Low-Resistivity pay, clastics and carbonates are evaluated by simple integration techniques which surpass stand-alone log analysis. LWD, wireline, NMR, image logs, routine & special core and MDTs are brought innovatively together to interpret difficult exploration wells, increase reserves and improve reservoir simulation. The Seismic Petrophysics work flow to project results into the geo.model is reviewed. This course is a condensed packet of powerful integration techniques. It continues to evolve through natural selection over 17years of presentations and mainstream consulting. It's manual is a comprehensive and lasting benefit to the novice and experienced student alike. Integrated Petrophysics.. was the first public, mainstream petrophysics integration course and remains THE BENCHMARK PETROPHYSICS COURSE TODAY. Do not be fooled by imitations.
3. Carbonate and Fracture Petrophysics Details Schedule
This intermediate course details the primary problems of carbonate and fracture evaluations and how to optimize data acquisition and data integration for useful output. A wide variety of examples from high porosity, low permeability carbonates, shallow permeable carbonates, tight fractured carbonates and basement fractured reservoirs are employed to demonstrate the often severe shortcomings of conventional approaches. The physical differences between clastics and carbonates & fractures are contrasted and explained in the context of attempting to achieve answers from conventional data. The failure entry points which result are highlighted and juxtaposed with the purpose designed, core-log-test integrated process which has proven successful in these difficult reservoirs. First, the physical features which characterize carbonates and fractures are translated into petrophysical uncertainties, then the drilling-core-log-test data acquisition and petrophysical integration program specifically designed to address these uncertainties is explained, detailed and worked through. All theory is closely interleaved with real-world examples, micro-practicals and work sessions to clarify and consolidate the principles under discussion. The last day includes a key petrophysical theory/workshop wrap-up session to derive capillary pressure Sw's and integrate these with routine core analysis and logged resistivity, with an actual carbonate data set. All core analysis, from routine to diverse special core analysis, logs from conventional to acoustic, NMR and image logs, and well tests are put to full use in this up-to-date course, within the real-world context of reserves and geo-modeling. This course is not a carbonates geology course it's "Think Petrophysics!" for 5 straight days!
4. Actual Well/Field Evaluation Workshop Details Schedule
PPL and students perform an actual evaluation on a cored well, purpose designed data set, or client supplied data set. Data is loaded to PPL and client software. ALL major stages necessary for a full petrophysical integration are discussed and then actually performed by both Instructor and students. A twice daily open critique and proposal session of the ongoing evaluation keeps the class highly motivated and tightly focused. The evaluation sequence is continuously displayed to reinforce real-world constraints of Time vs. Fit-For-Purpose results. All evaluation parameters are documented together with a short report and key figures as in a real study. Stages include: Log, Core, SCAL, MDT, and DST data organisation and loading, zonation, vclay, total and effective porosities, water zones, Rw, Pickett plots, Rwa, m, Ro prediction, n, Swrt, Fluid Zones, Bound fluid volumes, Coates permeability, Capillary pressure quick-look Sw's (yes, this is possible see Integrated Petrophysics..), Base case Sw, Swrt optimisation, Netpay, Zone averages, short Report and Figures. All data is properly integrated according to PPL standards. Certificates detailing each major stage are checked and issued for each student. These 5 days offer a powerful, dynamic training session in which participants actually experience and the practical issues at stake and make the key choices which impact reserves themselves. Perhaps surprisingly it has been found that no previous petrophysical knowledge is required, however, attendance to IPRC (above) or, if a client supplied carbonate data set is used, to CFP (above), is strongly recommended.
5. On-The-Job or Remote Documented Petrophysical Training
PPL conducts on-the-job or remote documented petrophysical training concurrently with technical consulting. Up to 4 staff engage in a daily critique session of PPL's work and perform a cut-down version of the same tasks the next day. Their progress is documented and signed off, building competency towards a complete integrated petrophysical field study with all stages undergoing rigorous cross-examination and debate! This process produces diligently executed, robust studies as well as providing unbeatably cost-effective, hands-on training, within the 'real-world' framework of an operating energy company.
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