OG90
Course Contents
Module 1 - Overview of Tight Reservoirs as Unconventional Resource
Key Topics
- Methods and important parameters in evaluating tight reservoirs
- Resources prospecting and ranging
- Integrated evaluation
- Considerations in drilling and completion of tight reservoirs
- Production aspects in tight reservoir
- Case Studies
Module 2 - Unconventional Resources Classification and Assessment, and Geochemistry Aspects and Petrophysical Aspects
Key Topics
- Petroleum Resources Management System (PRMS)
- Reserves definitions, classifications, and categorization
- Project-based classification
- In-Place estimation methods; deterministic and stochastic
- Quantifying Kerogen; Organic Matter and TOC
- Measures of Sweet Spots
- Evaluation of Organic Shale Reservoirs (Geology-HCIP-Producibility)
- Typical Log Responses for Organic Shales
- Petrophysics aspects for Unconventional Reservoirs
- Unconventional reservoirs facts and myths.
- Measures of Sweet Spots
- Petrophysical Properties of Kerogen
- Stimulation of Organic Shales
- Drilling Aspects of Shale Plays
- Role of Geomechanics in Hydraulic Fracturing of Organic Shales
- Completion Workflow for Unconventional Reservoirs
Module 3 – Heavy Oil and Extra Heavy Oil Reservoirs
Key Topics
- Definitions and Properties
- Water Management
- EOR applications in developing such unconventional resource
- Tar Mats in Petroleum Reservoirs
- SARA analysis
- How to develop a heavy oil reservoir?
- Case Studies
Module 4 - Stimulation Treatment and Reservoir Engineering Tools
Key Topics
- Completions & Stimulation Aspects of Shale Plays
- When to acid and when to frack?
- Basics of hydraulic fracturing and acidizing
- Pressure Transient Analysis for tight rocks
- Rate estimation and uncertainty analysis
- Decline curve analysis for unconventional
- Reservoir Simulation for Unconventional Reservoirs
- Surveillance Strategy
Module 5 – Case Studies, New Technology and Commercial Evaluation Overview
Key Topics
- Various Economic Indicators.
- Case Studies in North America.
- Role of MEOR to Develop Extra Heavy Oil Case Study
- Commercial Evaluation concept and workshop
- Hans on Applications