Applied Petrophysics

Business Context

In the E&P business, integrated petroleum engineering studies and field development plans are management tools which are used to maximize economic recovery of hydrocarbons. Petrophysical engineers fulfill a key role in analyzing and interpreting subsurface reservoir data, which form the basis for reservoir models.

Understanding the methods used in petrophysical analysis, and the related uncertainty of the results and hence the derived models is essential knowledge for all E&P technical staff. Subjects that are covered in the course are fundamental petrophysical relations, tool principles, modern interpretation methods and core measurements. The importance of interaction between seismology, geology, well log analysis, reservoir engineering and other disciplines is emphasized and illustrated.

Who Should Attend

Staff in the exploration and production department with no or limited petrophysical background: petroleum engineers, seismologists, petrophysical engineers, reservoir engineers, drilling engineers and geologists.

What You Will Learn

Course Content

• Principles, quality, editing and responses of the major Open Hole Logging Devices.
• Fundamentals on: lithology including shale volume, porosity, permeability, hydrocarbon content using Archie, Simandoux, Indonesia, Waxman-Smits, Dual-Water and Capillary Pressure Curves, wireline formation testing.
• Core Analysis Program for exploration and development wells.
• Crossplots for Lithology, Porosity and oil/water/gas saturations.
• Cutoff criteria to arrive at average reservoir properties.
• Uncertainty analysis.

What You Will Know After Attending 

Learning Objectives & Methods

Course presentation shall be by means of lectures and interactive sessions. Work sessions shall be held on Personal Computers with Excel spreadsheets at the end of each lecture. A quick-look petrophysical evaluation of a typical well shall have been performed at the end of the course. 

Course Venue

Grand, yet inviting, The Ritz-Carlton, Doha is an exceptional Qatar hotel that combines extravagant elegance with the warmth of a traditional Arabian welcome.

The very definition of an opulent Middle Eastern paradise, and an idyllic setting for business or leisure travelers alike, The Ritz-Carlton, Doha hotel's accommodations feature:

• 374 well-appointed guestrooms, each with sea or golf course views

• 61 suites and 42 club rooms with free internet connection

• Eight exceptional restaurants and bars featuring fine local and international cuisine

• A world-class Spa and modern fitness center

• Indoor and outdoor swimming pools

• Two ballrooms, seven meeting rooms and a fully equipped business center

• A 235-slip marina with club house for boats and 8 slip marina for jet-ski

About the Presenter

Chike Philip Chinwuba (B.Sc. (Hons.) Geology and M.Sc. Applied Geophysics) is a Canadian-based Independent Consultant Geologist and Seismic Interpreter. His experience cuts across Baker Hughes, GeoQuest Schlumberger, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) and the Shell International Exploration and Production Company, Rijswijk, The Netherlands (SIEP). He has been involved in seismic interpretation, production geology, earth modelling, field reviews, field development, planning execution and business planning in different countries. 

About Oil & Gas Academy

Our vision is to make world-class continuing education available to all petroleum professionals at an affordable price.

Our Petroleum Schools held in different parts of the world cover a wide variety of technical and management courses in E&P taught by a truly international faculty consisting of highly qualified and experienced Learning Consultants.