Formation MicroImager (FMI) Interpretation and Applications
This intensive 5-day course provides comprehensive knowledge and practical skills for interpreting Formation MicroImager (FMI) and similar borehole imaging tools. It covers principles of image log acquisition, processing, and interpretation for structural, sedimentological, and fracture analysis, with a strong emphasis …
Overview
This intensive 5-day course provides comprehensive knowledge and practical skills for interpreting Formation MicroImager (FMI) and similar borehole imaging tools. It covers principles of image log acquisition, processing, and interpretation for structural, sedimentological, and fracture analysis, with a strong emphasis on integrating FMI data into reservoir characterization.
🏅 Who Should Attend:
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Petrophysicists
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Structural geologists
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Sedimentologists
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Reservoir geologists
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Geoscientists involved in wellsite operations or reservoir modeling
📚 Training Format:
Instructor-led lectures with hands-on exercises on real FMI datasets, image log interpretation software demos, and interactive discussions.
🗓️ Detailed 5-Day Agenda
📅 Day 1: Fundamentals of Borehole Imaging
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Course introduction & objectives |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Borehole imaging technologies: FMI, UBI, XRMI, OBMI |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Physical principles of FMI measurement |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Image acquisition: pad-based and circumferential sampling |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Image processing: static and dynamic normalization |
📅 Day 2: Data Quality and Image Log Interpretation
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Data quality control: resolution, coverage, tool sticking artifacts |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Caliper data and borehole geometry interpretation |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Basic features: identifying bedding planes and bed boundaries |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Hands-on exercise: picking bed dips on FMI images |
📅 Day 3: Structural Analysis from FMI Data
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Techniques for accurate dip picking and dipmeter interpretation |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Structural features: faults, fractures, folds, unconformities |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Fracture characterization: open vs. healed fractures, fracture density |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Exercise: structural interpretation of FMI logs |
📅 Day 4: Sedimentological & Stratigraphic Interpretation
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Sedimentary structures: cross-bedding, laminations, bioturbation |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Recognizing depositional facies with FMI data |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Image-based paleoenvironment interpretation |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Case study: fluvial vs. turbidite FMI signatures |
📅 Day 5: Advanced Applications & Integration
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Integration with petrophysical & geomechanical data |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Building fracture models from FMI data |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Workflow: integrating FMI with core, logs, seismic |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Group exercise: full interpretation of an FMI dataset & wrap-up discussion |
✅ Key Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, participants will:
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Understand FMI acquisition principles and quality control
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Confidently identify structural and sedimentological features
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Characterize fractures and faults from FMI data
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Integrate FMI interpretation into reservoir modeling workflows
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