Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05
Petrophysics, core analysis and formation evaluation are key disciplines in the oil and gas industry and renewable energy such as geothermal energy. It provides the main source of data on porosity, permeability and fluid saturations in the subsurface. Petrophysics is a crossroad discipline and petrophysicists work closely with geologists and petroleum engineers in exploration and production. This course provides essential information about petrophysics and core analysis and formation evaluation to allow petroleum engineers to interact effectively with geoscientists.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course provides a background knowledge required for subsurface petrophysical properties and formation core analysis. It looks at the tools available to analyse the lithology and fluid content of a petroleum reservoir and how petrophysicists work with other discipline to estimate hydrocarbon volumes in the subsurface. The course identifies the multiple data sources required for reservoir evaluation, emphasising integration of all available data, potential sources of error and uncertainty within the data. It shows how to relate wireline data to core; gives a solid grounding in the acquisition and evaluation of routine (RCA) and special (SCAL) core analysis datasets; and teaches how to apply these principles to a fully computerised formation evaluation workflow.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 19 | Feedback Weeks | 20 | |
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Written exam Feedback will be provided after the exam |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | Integrate all other available data such as mud logs, sample descriptions and core with wireline log data. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Describe the theoretical basis and practical limitations of logging tools. |
| Factual | Remember | Identify rock lithology in terms of composition, mineralogy, structure and thickness; identify reservoir fluids; and evaluate reservoir volumes. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Evaluate reservoir intervals defined in clastic and shaly sandstone systems; also understand the similarities and differences with carbonate reservoirs. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 11 | Feedback Weeks | 14 | |
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Report on practical work assessment Feedback will be provided via MyAberdeen |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Describe the theoretical basis and practical limitations of logging tools. |
| Factual | Remember | Identify rock lithology in terms of composition, mineralogy, structure and thickness; identify reservoir fluids; and evaluate reservoir volumes. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Remember | Identify rock lithology in terms of composition, mineralogy, structure and thickness; identify reservoir fluids; and evaluate reservoir volumes. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Describe the theoretical basis and practical limitations of logging tools. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Integrate all other available data such as mud logs, sample descriptions and core with wireline log data. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Evaluate reservoir intervals defined in clastic and shaly sandstone systems; also understand the similarities and differences with carbonate reservoirs. |
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