evaluation and management of fractured reservoirs
Course Description
This five-day course covers the elements needed in the evaluation of fractured petroleum reservoirs from both an exploration and development point of view. A general sequence of study will be presented as well as the data types needed to complete the study. Techniques presented will emphasize outcrop and subsurface rock data, petrophysical data, rock mechanic principles, and reservoir performance data. A multidisciplinary approach to the study of these reservoirs will be stressed. Participants should leave the course with knowledge of what controls short-term and long-term performance in fractured reservoirs and the types of data necessary to evaluate and manage them.
Audience
Geoscientists and reservoir engineers who need to know how fractured reservoirs differ from conventional reservoirs and how to approach their study in a systematic manner will benefit from this course. Participants working with fractured basement reservoirs for ground water and/or geothermal resources should also benefit from the approaches discussed in this course.
Prerequisites
Applied knowledge of reservoir geology and/or reservoir engineering is needed to gain the most from this class. However, this experience may come from petroleum, groundwater, or geothermal application.
Course Schedule
| 1 | Preferred workflows in a fractured reservoir from early analysis to detailed reservoir Modelling Screening techniques to determine natural fracture effects in new and existing fields Fracture system origin
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| 2 | Reservoir properties of the fracture system Fracture and matrix porosity interaction Classification of fractured reservoirs Acquiring and manipulating subsurface fracture data
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| 3 | Predicting relative fracture intensity by rock type Predicting relative fracture intensity across a structure in one reservoir unit Measuring and applying in-situ reservoir stress states
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| 4 | Predicting and imaging production “sweet spots” Determining optimum well paths Static Conceptual Fracture Modelling and preparing for stimulation
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| 5 | Predicting production and development problems by reservoir type Critical considerations in designing depletion scenarios in fractured reservoirs Data integration Case studies
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Instructors
Dr. Ronald Nelson, Dr. Dirk Nieuwland
Instructors may vary based on location and schedule.
Classes
No classes are currently scheduled for this course.
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