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IPCCS Integrating Routine and Special Core Analysis with Modern Logs for Carbon Capture – EOR and Deep Aquifer Projects

Overview

To understand the context, objectives, lab experiments and application of Routine and Special Core Analysis for Petroleum EOR and CO2 Carbon Capture (CCS, CCUS) projects. To integrate and apply these data with routine and modern logs, including Stress and NMR, for optimal geo-models and reservoir management.
The course follows a chronological sequence starting with the essential reservoir characteristics required for Carbon Capture in both EOR and deep saline aquifers and their ranking criteria for clastics and carbonates. The RCA and SCAL sample selection, lab experiments and how CO2 injection alters SCAL parameters is followed by how to integrate modern logs with core in the subsurface. The data required to treat the special issues presented by long term CO2 storage are explained and applied.

 
 

Target Audience

Reservoir engineers, reservoir geologists, petrophysicists, core analysts and geoscientists with one or more years experience who need to enhance their knowledge of core analysis for petroleum development and CCS/CCUS applications. Basic principles are reviewed however a year’s experience with reservoirs is desirable.  Bring your laptop with MS Excel. IP’s PetroDB-Vault will be used in the course.

What You Will Learn

To understand the different requirements of Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) reservoir management from oil and gas reservoirs and to pinpoint the common errors and assumptions that must be addressed if optimal decisions are to be made during appraisal and ongoing CCS management. To highlight the data which is critical to acquire and their role in CCS projects. To integrate and use these data effectively to address the primary CCS issues.

Course Content

Day1

  • Introduction
  • CCS needs
  • Reservoir types: depleted gas, depleted oil, deep saline aquifer, un-mineable coal seams
  • CCS differences with oil and gas reservoirs
  • Cap Seal theory and data intro
  • Fault Seal theory and data intro

Practicals, Micropracticals, Short videos. IP-PetroDB-Vault demos

 

Day2

Recap Day1

Routine Core Analysis lab experiment:

  • Porosity
  • Permeability
  • Grain density

Subsurface application with conventional and modern logs

Practicals, Micropracticals, Short videos

 

Day3

Recap Day2

Special Core Analysis – without CO2

  • Mechanical Properties
  • Wettability
  • Capillary Pressure including Seal Capacity
  • Relative Permeability
  • Residual Saturations

Established subsurface application with modern logs

Practicals, Micropracticals, Short videos

 

Day4

Recap Day3

Special Core Analysis – with CO2

  • Wettability
  • Capillary Pressure including Seal Capacity
  • Relative Permeability
  • Residual Saturations

Emerging subsurface application with modern logs

Practicals, Micropracticals, Short videos

 

Day 5

Recap Day4

Case histories (2) – Critique and Lessons Learned

0-100 year Evolution of CO2 in storage reservoirs

  • phase behaviours
  • CO2 dissolution: oil, brine
  • CO2 – mineral reactions
  • CO2 permanent mineral sequestration

Clastics vs Carbonates vs Other

Wrap Up – Recap Q&A

Do This Don’t Do That!

 

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Dr Mark Deakin, PETROPHYSICS Pty Ltd

Instructor CV

Mark Deakin is a technical consultant, author and course instructor in Petrophysical Data Integration. He holds a Ph.D. in ‘Integrated Petrophysics’ from London’s Imperial College, is an ex Amoco petrophysicist and has over 30 years’ experience including as a course instructor with PetroSkills and HOT Engineering. He has performed over 70 detailed reservoir studies worldwide; primarily in Southeast Asia’s low-contrast pay and carbonate reservoirs. Deakin’s proven approach is to identify and rank reserves uncertainties for operators and investors, then guide operators towards defensible booked reserves via the application of new technology, targeted data acquisition and the systematic, logical integration of all related data. After his PhD Deakin authored the first public Integrated Petrophysics course in 1989 which evolved into IPRC, the industry’s benchmark petrophysics training course. This was followed by courses on Carbonate & Fracture Petrophysics IPCFR and focused modules on Quick Look Techniques IPQL, Using Modern Logs with SCAL IPSCAL, Low Resistivity Pay IPLAM, Saturation Height IPSWHT, Using PetroDB Effectively IPPetroDB and Renewable Energy REP.

Deakin’s core interest is the integration of diverse technologies to solve problems. Integration of the uniquely powerful PetroDB, cross-linked core-log-test database, with mainstream software is his current project. Deakin is an active member of SPWLA and occasional lecturer at Edit Cowan & Curtin University. His consulting company PETROPHYSICS Pty Ltd has offices in Perth, Australia and he has homes in Perth and London.