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In conjunction with IPTC, the IPTC Sponsoring Organisations will offer the following one-day short courses running concurrently.
European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE) |
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3D Reservoir Modelling of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs |
| European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE) & Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Joint Course |
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Insights and Methods for 4D Reservoir Monitoring and Characterisation |
| American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) |
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Assessment, Classification and Reporting of Reserves - CANCELLED |
| Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) |
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Application and Interpretation of Converted Waves - CANCELLED |
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The Role of Geophysics in Risk Assessment - CANCELLED |
| Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) |
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Gas-Condensate Reservoirs - CANCELLED |
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Streamline Simulation: Theory and Practice - CANCELLED |
Registration information
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Instructors: Mark Bentley and Tim Wynn, TRACS Intl.
Fee: EAGE Members: EUR425 (approx US$550); Non-members: EUR525 (approx. US$680)
Geoscientists newly working in naturally fractured reservoirs and petroleum engineers providing input to, or receiving output from fractured reservoir models.
Broad experience of subsurface engineering or geoscience. No software will be used interactively during the day and no hands-on modelling experience is therefore required.
- To go away with a practical workflow for modelling naturally fractured reservoirs using standard industry software.
- To understand the data-gathering requirements and methodology for characterising fractured reservoirs.
- To appreciate the special distinction of naturally fractured reservoir models compared to standard single-porosity models.
Reservoir modelling for field development planning is a well-accepted process but its application to fractured reservoirs requires specific considerations which are less commonly known. This course describes a practical methodology for building 3D static (‘geocellular’) reservoir models for naturally fractured reservoirs using standard modelling software, covering such considerations.
The issues addressed include the integration of log, core and seismic data sources, the sourcing and application of in situ stress data, the mechanics of building the static reservoir model itself, and the creation of output in a form appropriate for dynamic modelling using dual porosity reservoir simulators.
More complex workflows using discrete fracture networks will also be summarised, as will general issues of fracture description, uncertainty-handling and volumetrics.
- Styles of natural fracturing
- Describing fractures from core and image log data
- Describing fractures from standard open hole logs
- Predicting fracture density away from wells
- Integrating production data
- Model-building workflow for implicit fracture representation
- Discrete fracture networks
- In place volumes and preparation of output to simulation
- Static-dynamic model iteration
Mark Bentley is a production geoscientist who has been directly involved in 3D reservoir modelling for the last 10 years, modelling on a variety of industry-standard and company-proprietary software systems. After joining the industry in 1986, Bentley worked for 11 years with Shell in petroleum engineering teams in U.K, Oman and The Netherlands, developing a specialism in reservoir modelling. Bentley then moved to TRACS Intl. where he now consultants and trains with other petroleum engineers on projects world-wide. He served as an SPE Distinguished Lecturer during 1996-1997 and an EAGE Distinguished Lecturer during 2002-2003, both in modelling-related fields, and has received awards for modelling presentations at SPE, AAPG and EAGE.
Tim Wynn is a reservoir geologist and geomechanical engineer with 10 years experience in the geological and geomechanical aspects of fractured reservoir characterisation and modelling. With a PhD in structural geology at Imperial College, London, he joined GeoScience Ltd. in 1994 and spent 6 years working on fractured reservoir characterisation projects for the nuclear and oil industries. He then joined ICE Energy working on wellbore stability problems until the merger of ICE Energy with TRACS Intl. in 2001. Since then, Wynn has worked on a wide variety of international consultancy and training projects with TRACS, including geocellular modelling and in-situ stress characterisation of fractured reservoirs. Wynn is a member of the SPE, Geological Society of London, Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain (PESGB) and American Geophysical Union (AGU).
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Instructor: Rodney Calvert, Shell
Fee: EAGE/SEG Members: EUR35 (approx. US$43); Non-members: EUR105 (approx. US$128)
Those interested in understanding the methods of 4D and their potential. This course is suitable for managers who must make the important decisions, for reservoir engineers who want to understand the results, for seismologists who have to get the results, and for anyone else who would like to learn how to remotely track subsurface processes in 3D as they happen. Advanced knowledge of seismic theory is not required; this course is about understanding and practice.
4D can give major returns if applied properly. However, it is still a rapidly evolving technology. Participants in this one-day course come away with a basic understanding of the issues leading to success and failure and the methods to ensure success.
The course will address the following questions:
- What methods of seismic 4D monitoring are appropriate for different types of fields and production mechanisms are appropriate for? What questions can 4D answer? Are there any alternatives?
- What are the seismic quality requirements and how can we assure they are sufficient? What 3D problems can we difference away to get good 4D?
- There are now more and more options available for seismic acquisition with streamers, OBC, OBS and down-hole possibilities. How do we make the best choice for quality and price? Some real breakthroughs are now possible.
- What should we measure from our data? What are the important reservoir engineering questions? What do people mean by "quantitative 4D" and what is possible with petrophysical and reservoir engineering co-operation?
- How can we update a reservoir model using 4D data and 4D history matching?
- How should we make 4D monitoring an integral part of field development and management? How might this change our industry?
Participants will be able to take home and use the answers and methods discussed in this course.
Rodney Calvert started his first time-lapse work measuring continental drift in Iceland as part of a PhD from 1966-69. He joined Shell in The Hague as a seismic processor, then assumed position of processing manager for Shell Malaysia. He was heavily involved with Shell’s early 3D efforts in the North Sea. He held several research and management positions in geophysics and integrated reservoir characterization before returning to 4D. He is now based in Houston.
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EAGE & EAGE/SEG JOINT COURSE
Contact:
EAGE Business Office
PO Box 59
3995 DB Houten
The Netherlands
Tel: +31.30.635.4055
Fax: +31.30.634.3524
Email: eage@eage.org
http://www.eage.org
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