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GL5531: SPECIALIST FORMATION EVALUATION (2017-2018)

Last modified: 27 Feb 2018 14:57


Course Overview

The aim of this course is to take students to the frontier of petrophysics as currently practised and to allow them to develop specialisms that will enhance their future careers. By the end of this course students will understand: the limits of what is currently achievable using petrophysical interpretation; and the role of specialist petrophysics in either seismic interpretation, drilling, production technology, or fracture detection. They should also have an understanding of possible future trends in petrophysics and formation evaluation.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr David Cornwell

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Geology And Petroleum Geology (GL) (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

By the end of this course, students will have been exposed to two of the following topics:
  • Image log analysis
  • Advanced production log interpretation methods
  • Cement and casing evaluation
  • Advanced seismic methods
  • Geomechanics
  • Borehole acoustics
  • Resistivity modelling and geosteering

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt:  Continuous assessment (100%)

Resit:  Two-hour exercise under exam conditions

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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