Why Choose this Training Course

Understanding carbonate reservoirs is crucial for professionals in the oil and gas industry, as they differ significantly from clastic reservoirs. This carbonate reservoirs characterization course emphasizes these distinctions, which are key to evaluating critical success factors impacting hydrocarbon-in-place (HCIIP), fluid flow behavior, and ultimate recovery.

Carbonate reservoirs pose unique challenges due to multi-scale matrix heterogeneities, ranging from grain to field size, profoundly affecting reservoir quality. They are also subject to significant diagenetic alteration over geological time, where processes like dissolution, cementation, and dolomitization drastically modify rock properties. Furthermore, carbonates are inherently brittle and prone to fracturing, creating complex permeability pathways that are critical for fluid flow but often challenging to predict and characterize.

By the end of this carbonate reservoirs characterization course, participants will be able to identify and comprehend carbonate-specific parameters and uncertainties that directly influence both HCIIP and ultimate recovery. They will learn about the essential data required to investigate these parameters and gain expertise in how to appropriately incorporate carbonate heterogeneities into static models. The curriculum also covers how these heterogeneity patterns affect fluid flow behavior, enabling participants to predict reservoir performance more accurately. Finally, the course explores various development options tailored for different types of carbonate fields, equipping participants with the knowledge to make informed decisions for complex carbonate reservoir characterization and development.

We are also a proud member of the Energy Institute of UK.

Who Should Attend

• Petroleum engineers
• Geologists
• Geophysicists
• People involved with appraisal and development of carbonate oil and gas reservoirs

Key Learning Objectives

• Differentiate between clastic and carbonate depositional systems, understand carbonate factories, and classify various carbonate platform types and their controls.
• Analyze the impact of diagenesis, fracturing, and non-stratiform heterogeneities (like karst) on carbonate reservoir quality and fluid flow.
• Address critical volumetric uncertainties in carbonate reservoirs, including challenges related to seismic reflection, fluid contacts, net-to-gross, average porosity, and hydrocarbon saturation.
• Develop robust static models and apply appropriate rock typing methodologies to characterize complex carbonate reservoir heterogeneities.
• Evaluate recovery techniques specific to carbonate reservoirs and recognize how geological time influences carbonate reservoir potential and characteristics.

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