
Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Characterization & Analysis
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This five-day course covers reservoir engineering, well testing, and simulation aspects of naturally fractured reservoirs. Specifics include: fracture description, connectivity and network; fracture properties; physical principles underlying reservoir engineering and modeling naturally fractured reservoirs; local and global effects of viscous, capillary, gravity and molecular diffusion flow; dual-porosity/dual-permeability models; multi-scale fracture model; dual-mesh model; streamline model; transient testing with non-Darcy flow effects; tracer injection and breakthrough analysis; geomechanics and fractures; compositional model; coal-bed gas model; oil and gas from fractured shale; improved and enhanced oil recovery in naturally fracture reservoirs.
Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:
ü Define what is a fracture reservoir
ü Appreciate the economic importance of fractured reservoirs
ü Identify and quantify the characterization of fractured reservoirs
ü Understand reservoir modeling of fractured reservoirs
ü Discover the typical behavior of fractured reservoirs
ü Improve the management of fractured reservoirs
ü Detect and predict subsurface natural fracture occurrence and intensity from cores and well logs
ü Determine fractured rock properties affecting reservoir performance
ü Design and analyze pressure transient tests in naturally-fractured reservoirs
ü Evaluate reservoir performance in naturally-fractured reservoirs
ü Develop and apply numerical simulation models to fluid-flow in naturally-fractured reservoirs
ü Apply coupled geomechanics/fluid-flow behavior to reservoir management strategies in naturally fractured reservoirs
ü Evaluate the impact of natural fractures on hydraulic fracture stimulation
This course is intended for all engineers and geoscientists interested in a multi-disciplinary approach to evaluating and predicting the overall effect of natural fractures on subsurface fluid-flow and subsequent reservoir performance.
Day 1:
ORIGINS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF FRACTURED RESERVOIRS
Day 2:
SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF NATURAL FRACTURES
Day 3:
GEOMECHANICS OF FRACTURED RESERVOIRS
Day 4:
RESERVOIR MODELING OF FRACTURED RESERVOIRS
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING AND DYNAMIC SIMULATION
Day 5:
A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:
· (30%) Based on Case Studies
· (30%) Techniques
· (30%) Role Play
· (10%) Concepts
· Pre-test and Post-test
· Variety of Learning Methods
· Lectures
· Case Studies and Self Questionaires
· Group Work
· Discussion
· Presentation
This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.
Daily Course Timings:
08:00 - 08:20 Morning Coffee / Tea
08:20 - 10:00 First Session
10:00 - 10:20 Coffee / Tea / Snacks
10:20 - 12:20 Second Session
12:20 - 13:30 Lunch Break & Prayer Break
13:30 - 15:00 Last Session