Carbonate Reservoir Characterization
Here is a detailed 5-day course agenda on Carbonate Reservoir Characterization, with daily time blocks and breaks. The course is structured for geologists, reservoir engineers, and geoscientists working in carbonate settings. It blends theory, case studies, and hands-on exercises. Course …
Overview
Here is a detailed 5-day course agenda on Carbonate Reservoir Characterization, with daily time blocks and breaks. The course is structured for geologists, reservoir engineers, and geoscientists working in carbonate settings. It blends theory, case studies, and hands-on exercises.
Course Title: Carbonate Reservoir Characterization – Concepts, Tools & Applications
Duration: 5 Days
Daily Schedule: 08:30 AM – 04:30 PM
Format: Lectures, Case Studies, Core Workshops, Group Exercises
🗓️ Day 1: Introduction to Carbonates & Depositional Systems
| Time | Topic |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Course Objectives, Participant Introductions |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Carbonate Rocks vs Clastics – Origin, Properties, Global Distribution |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Carbonate Factories – Biological, Physical, and Chemical Processes |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽️ Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Depositional Environments – Platform, Ramp, Isolated, Reefal |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Facies Models – Carbonate Lithofacies and Microfacies (Exercise: Core Image Interpretation) |
🗓️ Day 2: Diagenesis, Porosity Types & Carbonate Pore Systems
| Time | Topic |
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Carbonate Diagenesis – Cementation, Dolomitization, Dissolution |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Porosity Evolution in Carbonates – Fabric-Selective vs. Non-Fabric Selective |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽️ Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:30 | Carbonate Pore Types – Vuggy, Intercrystalline, Moldic, Fracture |
| 02:30 – 02:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 02:45 – 04:30 | Exercise: Thin Section & Core Photos – Pore Type Identification & Porosity Classification (Lucia, Choquette & Pray) |
🗓️ Day 3: Petrophysical Evaluation of Carbonate Reservoirs
| Time | Topic |
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Challenges in Carbonate Petrophysics – Heterogeneity, Pore Connectivity |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Porosity-Permeability Relationships – Lucia Rock Types, Winland R35 |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽️ Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Log Interpretation in Carbonates – Dual Porosity, NMR, Sonic, Density-Neutron |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Exercise: Log Analysis & Rock Typing for Carbonates |
🗓️ Day 4: Structural & Fracture Analysis + Reservoir Modeling
| Time | Topic |
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs – Natural Fracture Networks, Faulting, Dual Porosity Models |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Seismic Characterization – Carbonate Seismic Facies, Diffraction Imaging, Inversion Techniques |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽️ Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:30 | Reservoir Modeling Inputs – Facies, Porosity, Permeability, Diagenesis |
| 02:30 – 02:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 02:45 – 04:30 | Exercise: Integrating Core, Log, Seismic, and Production Data into Static Model |
🗓️ Day 5: Case Studies, Field Development Impacts & Group Project
| Time | Topic |
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Field Case Studies – Middle East, North Africa, and SE Asia Carbonate Reservoirs |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Carbonate Uncertainties & Their Impact on Development Planning |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽️ Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 03:00 | Group Project – Build a Conceptual Carbonate Reservoir Model |
| 03:00 – 03:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:15 – 04:30 | Group Presentations & Instructor FeedbackCourse Review & Certificates Distribution |
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Course Materials Provided:
- Digital course notes & references
- Atlas of carbonate core photos
- Excel templates for petrophysical analysis
- Case study presentations
Target audiences
- Reservoir Engineers, Geologists
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Course Features
- Lecture 0
- Quiz 0
- Duration 5 days
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 40
- Assessments Yes