COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Carbonate Reservoir Characterization and Modelling. It covers the carbonate reservoirs in the oil and gas industry; the fundamental of carbonate sedimentology and stratigraphy; the petrophysical properties that characterize carbonate reservoirs including porosity types and their impact on fluid flow; the diagenetic processes that affect carbonate reservoir quality like the dolomitization, cementation and dissolution; and classifying carbonate rocks based on their petrophysical properties and depositional textures. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the carbonate reservoir characterization including core analysis, well logging and seismic interpretation techniques; the high-resolution sequence stratigraphic techniques to predict carbonate reservoir distribution and quality; the advanced petrophysical analysis, seismic attributes and facies modeling, geochemical characterization and integration of microscopic and macroscopic data; the geological modeling concepts specific to carbonate reservoirs; and the construction of static geological models including structural, stratigraphic and property modeling. 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the dynamic reservoir modeling; the techniques for modeling heterogeneity and anisotropy in carbonate reservoirs; the pore system characterization and modeling; the software tools used for carbonate reservoir characterization and modeling; the natural fractures in carbonate reservoirs and their impact on reservoir performance; the reservoir enhancement techniques including acid stimulation, hydraulic fracturing and tailored for carbonates; the unconventional carbonate reservoirs and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in carbonate reservoirs; the unique challenges in managing carbonate reservoirs for optimal recovery; the recent technological advances and research directions in carbonate reservoir characterization and modeling; conducting integrated reservoir studies in carbonates; the strategies for field development planning and management based on carbonate reservoir characterization and modeling; the uncertainty analysis and risk assessment; and the digital rock physics techniques for enhancing carbonate reservoir characterization.