• Understanding the fundamental reservoir characteristics of different geological plays, from fluvial, deltaic, deep marine, carbonate to basement
• Facies analysis from core and utilizing all the petrophysical parameters derived from core to build robust rock types
• Understanding upscaling from thin section, core, borehole images into the geological model through to simulation
• Understanding log measurements from historical wells to the latest technology and how to incorporate this data into the reservoir model
• Understand the limitations of data sets along with measurement requirements for effective reservoir development
• Looking at the necessary parameters to build reservoir models, understanding geological analogues whilst honoring the petrophysical data
• Learn to identify fractures from multiple data sets, and how to integrate their petrophysical parameters into the reservoir

The goals of this RECTUS training course is to enable the participants to generate petrophysically robust facies and rock types that honor the geological setting. By the end of this training course, participants will learn to:

• Understand different facies models and their sedimentary setting
• Develop petrophysical rock types that honor the geological setting
• Determine different rock types
• Design tool strings that are essential to acquire the correct data for facies modelling
• Analyze historical and recent data to identify fractures

This training course will benefit petrophysicists, geologists, engineers, technical project managers and exploration managers who need to maximize the efficiency of an integrated team. This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit: 

• Geologists
• Petrophysicists
• Reservoir engineers
• Technical project managers
• Exploration managers
• Geo-modellers

Participants to this training course will receive a thorough training on the subjects covered by the seminar outline with the Tutor utilising a variety of proven adult learning teaching and facilitation techniques. Seminar methodology including traditional power points, videos, group projects, interactive discussion and participants presentations.

Day One: The reservoir from overview of Geological Framework - Different types of plays, facies models and their key petrophysical parameters

• Know the reservoir from sedimentological/field point of view
• Study facies models
• Look at present day and out crops analogues
• Define carbonate rock classification and structure
• Look at carbonate modern and outcrop examples

Day Two: Basic (Conventional) Core Analysis – Facies, Porosity, Permeability, MCIP and Borehole Image Analysis 

• Define reservoir characterization
• Define porosity and permeability
• Explore the relationship between facies and porosity and permeability
• Understand thin sections, core and MCIP data and its application
• Utilization of facies derived from core and mud logs
• Introduction to borehole images and electro facies

Day Three: Petrophysical Rock Types, Facies and Cross Plots, Look at the data from historical log data to the latest technology NMR, ECS, Sonic Scanner 

• Understanding different methods of Rock Typing in clastics
• Understanding different methods of rock typing in carbonates
• Combining petrophysical cross-plots and facies
• Understanding advance petrophysical logs
• Integrating petrophysical parameters

Day Four: Introduce Petrophysical, Geological and Reservoir Engineering Rock types and Flow Units 

• Understanding different flow units
• Designing rock typing workflows to honor geological data
• Creating robust facies for the geological model
• Principals of upscaling
• Incorporating production data into reservoir characterisation
• Impact of different completion designs on production

Day Five: – Introduction to Fractures and the Geological Model 

• Introduction to fractures
• Recognizing fractures from core
• Identifying fractures from borehole images
• Locating fractures on mudlogs, openhole logs and production data
• Impact of fractures on the geological model

RECTUS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration