The oil and gas industry faces complex challenges in reservoir management and field development, necessitating innovative and cost-effective solutions. This training program provides an overview of geochemical techniques and their integration with geological and engineering data, offering powerful insights into reservoir characteristics and performance.
The course begins with an introduction to geochemical techniques and their importance in reservoir management, highlighting the benefits of data integration. Participants will learn how to use mud gas isotopes for identifying and characterizing pay zones, as well as applying geochemical data from produced fluids (oil, gas, water) and core material to assess reservoir compartmentalization, allocate commingled production, identify completion problems, and monitor flood progression.
The program also covers fluid compositions as natural tracers for tracking fluid movement and compartmentalization, and understanding the processes causing compositional differences between fluids. The integration of geochemical, geological, and engineering data is emphasized, with participants learning to combine these data types for informed decision-making in reservoir management and field development tasks.
The course includes a theoretical review of key software packages, such as PeakView, ReserView, OilUnmixer, and Excess Pressure calculations. Practical exercises with these software tools will be dependent on the availability of the software packages for individual participants.
In conclusion, this training program offers a concise overview of geochemical techniques for reservoir management and field development, helping participants to enhance decision-making and resource utilization in the oil and gas industry.
• Reservoir engineers: Professionals responsible for estimating oil and gas reserves and optimizing production from reservoirs can benefit from the insights provided by geochemical techniques for reservoir characterization and management.
• Production engineers: Those involved in designing and optimizing production systems can use geochemical data to identify completion problems, allocate commingled production, and monitor flood progression.
• Geoscientists: Geologists, geophysicists, and geochemists working on field development and reservoir management can gain a better understanding of the interplay between geochemical, geological, and engineering data to optimize decision-making.
• Petrophysicists: Professionals responsible for the interpretation of subsurface data can utilize geochemical techniques to enhance their understanding of fluid properties and reservoir compartmentalization.
• Field development planners: Those responsible for designing and executing field development strategies can use the knowledge gained from this course to make informed decisions based on integrated geochemical, geological, and engineering data.
• Asset managers: Professionals responsible for managing oil and gas assets can benefit from understanding how geochemical techniques can optimize reservoir management and field development, leading to more efficient resource utilization and increased profitability.
• Exploration and development geologists: Geologists focused on exploring and developing new hydrocarbon resources can use geochemical techniques to identify missed pay zones, assess reservoir compartmentalization, and predict fluid viscosity and gravity variations.
While prior knowledge of reservoir engineering, geology, and petroleum production is recommended, professionals from related disciplines who wish to expand their understanding of the role of geochemical techniques in reservoir management and field development may also find the course valuable.
- Understand the importance and benefits of integrating geochemical techniques with geological and engineering data in reservoir management and field development
- Apply mud gas isotope analysis to identify and characterize pay zones, enhancing reservoir characterization and management
- Utilize geochemical data from produced fluids (oil, gas, water) and core material to identify missed pay, assess reservoir compartmentalization, allocate commingled production, and identify completion problems
- Implement geochemical techniques to characterize induced fractures, monitor the progression of floods (water, gas, or steam), and predict vertical and lateral variations in fluid viscosity and gravity
- Recognize the geological processes that control fluid properties in a given field and how they impact reservoir management and field development
- Leverage key software packages, such as PeakView, ReserView, OilUnmixer, and Excess Pressure calculations, to analyze and interpret geochemical data
- Use fluid compositions as natural tracers to track fluid movement and compartmentalization, and understand the processes that cause compositional differences between fluids
- Integrate geochemical, geological, and engineering data to make informed decisions in reservoir management and field development tasks, such as identifying missed pay, characterizing reservoir compartmentalization, and monitoring flood progression
- Implement best practices for sampling and analysis of oil, water, gas, and mud gas compositions, while avoiding common pitfalls and sources of contamination
- Apply the knowledge and skills acquired from this course to real-world reservoir management and field development challenges, ultimately improving decision-making and optimizing resource utilization
- Importance of geochemical techniques
- Integrating geochemical, geological, and engineering data
- Advantages of using geochemistry
- Basics of mud gas isotopes
- Identifying and characterizing pay zones
- Mud gas sampling and analysis
- Analyzing oil, gas, and water compositions
- Identifying missed pay and reservoir compartmentalization
- Allocating commingled production
- Identifying completion problems
- Characterizing induced fractures
- Monitoring flood progression
- Predicting fluid viscosity and gravity variations
- Understanding geological processes controlling fluid properties
- Introduction to PeakView, ReserView, OilUnmixer, and Excess Pressure calculations
- Applications and case studies
- Hands-on exercises using software packages
- Tracing fluid movement and compartmentalization
- Processes causing compositional differences between fluids
- Case studies and applications
- Identifying missed pay
- Characterizing reservoir compartmentalization
- Allocating commingled production
- Identifying well completion problems
- Predicting fluid viscosity and gravity
- Monitoring flood progression
- Basics of oil, water, gas, and mud gas compositional analyses
- Sampling pitfalls and sources of contamination
- Best practices for sampling and analysis
- Key learnings and takeaways
- Further resources and learning opportunities
Training can take place in 4 formats:
- Self-paced
- Blended learning
- Instructor-led online (webinar)
- Instructor-led offline (classroom)
Description of training formats:
- Self-paced learning or e-Learning means you can learn in your own time and control the amount of material to consume. There is no need to complete the assignments and take the courses at the same time as other learners.
- Blended learning or "hybrid learning" means you can combine Self-paced learning or e-Learning with traditional instructor-led classroom or webinar activities. This approach requires physical presence of both teacher and student in physical or virtual (webinars) classrooms or workshops. Webinar is a seminar or presentation that takes place on the internet, allowing participants in different locations to see and hear the presenter, ask questions, and sometimes answer polls.
- Instructor-led training, or ILT, means that the learning can be delivered in a lecture or classroom format, as an interactive workshop, as a demonstration under the supervision and control of qualified trainer or instructor with the opportunity for learners to practice, or even virtually, using video-conferencing tools.
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The optimal group size for different types of training:
- Self-paced / E-learning: 1
- Instructor-led off-line (classroom): 6 – 12
- Instructor-led on-line (webinar): 6 – 12
- Blended learning: 6 – 12
- Workshop: 6 – 12
- On-the-job: 2 – 4
- Simulator: 1 – 2
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