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The course will give students the skills to interpret petrophysically complex reservoirs from a variety of sedimentological and lithological environments. Integration with geology will be emphasised along with the advanced tools and techniques necessary to characterise these very different reservoir types. By the end of this course, students will understand: how the sedimentary environment impacts reservoir properties; how those properties may be evaluated; the logging tool suites available to interpret complex reservoirs; key differences between matrix and fracture based production systems; impact of clay type and distribution on clastic reservoir quality; and the potential volumes available from unconventional reservoirs.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Online | Sustained Study | No |
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- Sedimentology of clastic reservoirs
- Advanced interpretation for volume of clay, silt and shale
- Permeability estimation in a complex clastic environment
- Pore geometry and flow units
- Advanced application of acoustic and nuclear magnetic resonance tools in clastic reservoirs
- Key differences between carbonate and clastic reservoirs
- Carbonate deposition, diagenesis, mineralogy, rock textures and pore types
- Well log responses in carbonates
- Wettability in a carbonate environment
- Natural and induced fracture evaluation
- Controls on reservoir heterogeneity
- Introduction to unconventional reservoirs
- Shale gas fundamentals
- Shale gas log analysis
- Gas in place and recovery factors
- Total organic carbon (TOC) and maturity
- Geomechanics for shale gas production
- Coal bed methane (CBM) fundamentals
- Coal permeability and well testing technology
- CO2 storage and enhanced recovery.
This course is based on thee Senergy courses, A1 (Advanced Clastics), A2 (In-depth Carbonates), and A3 (Unconventional Reservoirs).
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
Online examination (40%) and in-course exercise (60%).
There are no assessments for this course.
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