Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Petroleum, Reservoir, and Production Engineers
• Geologists and Geoscientists
• Wellsite Personnel and Logging Engineers
• Subsurface and Field Development Staff
• Technical Professionals involved in reservoir evaluation
• Anyone needing a practical introduction to petrophysical concepts

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Understand the role of petrophysics in reservoir evaluation
• Describe rock and fluid properties that influence hydrocarbon storage and flow
• Interpret basic well logs for porosity, lithology, and saturation
• Apply Archie’s equation and fundamental interpretation methods
• Integrate core, log, and geological data for reservoir assessment
• Recognize uncertainties and limitations in petrophysical evaluations

DAY 1

Fundamentals of Petrophysics and Reservoir Rock Properties

• Role and Scope of Petrophysics in Reservoir Characterization 
• Relationship Between Geology, Petrophysics, Reservoir Engineering, and Production 
• Fundamentals of Formation Evaluation 
• Reservoir Rock Types and Characteristics 
• Physical Properties of Reservoir Rocks 
• Porosity: Total, Effective, Primary, and Secondary 
• Permeability and Flow Capacity 
• Fluid Saturation Concepts 
• Rock-Fluid Interactions 
• Reservoir Fluids and Their Properties 
• Core Analysis Fundamentals 
• Routine Core Analysis (RCAL) 
• Special Core Analysis (SCAL) 
• Integration of Core Data with Petrophysical Interpretation 
• Introduction to Well Logging Operations 
• Wellbore Environment and Its Impact on Measurements 
• Logging Program Design and Data Acquisition Fundamentals 
• Overview of Wireline, LWD, and MWD Technologies 
• Petrophysical Workflow and Data Quality Control 
• Practical Interpretation Examples and Reservoir Evaluation Case Studies 

DAY 2

Well Logging Tools and Qualitative Formation Evaluation

• Principles of Well Log Measurements 
• Standard Logging Suites and Their Applications 
• Gamma Ray Logging 
• Spontaneous Potential (SP) Logging 
• Resistivity Logging Principles and Applications 
• Density Logging 
• Neutron Logging 
• Sonic/Acoustic Logging 
• Borehole Imaging Tools 
• Nuclear Logging Methods 
• Environmental Corrections and Log Quality Assessment 
• Lithology Identification Techniques 
• Shale Volume Determination 
• Identification of Reservoir and Non-Reservoir Intervals 
• Quick-Look Log Interpretation Methods 
• Correlation of Multiple Log Responses 
• Identification of Hydrocarbon-Bearing Zones 
• Net Reservoir and Net Pay Concepts 
• Log-Based Facies Recognition 
• Practical Examples of Open-Hole Log Interpretation 

DAY 3

Quantitative Petrophysical Interpretation and Reservoir Evaluation

• Quantitative Formation Evaluation Workflow 
• Porosity Determination from Well Logs 
• Water Saturation Evaluation Concepts 
• Archie Equation and Saturation Models 
• Permeability Estimation Techniques 
• Fluid Identification and Fluid Contact Determination 
• Capillary Pressure Fundamentals 
• Wettability and Reservoir Rock Quality 
• Petrophysical Rock Types and Reservoir Quality Assessment 
• Integration of Core, Log, and Pressure Data 
• Carbonate and Clastic Reservoir Evaluation 
• Shaly Sand Evaluation Concepts 
• Net Pay Determination and Cut-Off Selection 
• Estimation of Hydrocarbons in Place 
• Uncertainty Assessment in Petrophysical Analysis 
• NMR Logging Applications 
• Advanced Logging Technologies and Emerging Developments 
• Computer-Aided Petrophysical Analysis 
• Reservoir Characterization and Field Development Applications 
• Integrated Case Studies in Formation Evaluation and Reservoir Assessment