Development Geology

Development Geology

Description :

Knowing the controls on reservoir pore space distribution is critical to the appraisal, development, and efficient management of reservoirs.  Emphasis is placed on the selection of rock, log and test data to distinguish reservoir and non-reservoir rocks, and to determine the lower limit of pay. Structural, stratigraphic, deposition and diagenetic concepts are used to locate drillsites and describe reservoirs. Participants learn the importance of modifying development plans as a field becomes more mature and more data is available. Techniques for mature field rejuvenation are discussed, and case histories are used to illustrate successful application of various techniques.

Outline :

·         Geologic characteristics that impact field development

·         Appraisal: Determining recoverable hydrocarbons

·         Reservoir fluid properties and saturation

·         Influence of capillarity on hydrocarbon distribution and fluid contacts

·         Reserve and resource evaluation

·         Volumetric reserve estimation and calculation

·         Stratigraphic influence on field production

·         Depositional and digenetic controls on reservoir rock, barriers, and hydrocarbon distribution

·         Describing reservoir rock to understand reservoir behavior in carbonate and clastic rocks

·         Determining if hydrocarbons can be recovered from in a given field, what is pay?

·         The impact of drive mechanism: aquifer characterization, distribution, and mapping

·         Seismic applications in appraisal and development

·         Development drilling: How to optimize hydrocarbon recovery

·         Economic impact on field development

·         Subdividing the reservoir into working units

·         Reservoir pore space configurations and mapping

·         Building a static reservoir model using deterministic and stochastic techniques

·         Key factors affecting the development of Fractured Reservoirs

·         Steps in building a geologic reservoir model

·         Impact on barriers on field development

·         Secondary and tertiary field development

·         Rejuvenating mature and marginal fields

Who should attend :

Reservoir, development and exploration geologists; geophysicists; petrophysicists; log analysts; petroleum engineers; and experienced technicians