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

Introduction to Petrophysics and Reservoir Rocks

• Welcome and Introduction
• Pre-Test
• Scope and Applications of Petrophysics
• Reservoir Rock Types and Depositional Environments
• Porosity Types and Measurement Principles
• Permeability Concepts and Flow Characteristics
• Exercise

DAY 2

Rock–Fluid Properties and Capillary Behavior

• Rock–Fluid Interactions and Wettability
• Fluid Saturation and Distribution in Pore Systems
• Capillary Pressure Curves and Their Interpretation
• Relative Permeability Concepts
• Laboratory Measurements: Core Analysis Overview
• Exercise

DAY 3

Well Logs for Petrophysical Evaluation

• Gamma Ray for Lithology Indicators
• Density, Neutron, and Sonic Logs for Porosity
• Resistivity Logs and Fluid Analysis
• Crossplot Interpretation Techniques
• Environmental Effects and Log Quality Control
• Exercise

DAY 4

Porosity, Saturation and Hydrocarbon Evaluation

• Porosity Integration Using Multiple Logs
• Archie’s Equation and Water Saturation Calculation
• Interpretation in Clean vs. Shaly Sands
• Volumetric Calculations: Net Pay, Cut-Offs
• Integrating Logs with Core and Geological Data
• Exercise

DAY 5

Applied Petrophysics and Course Wrap-up

• Quick-Look Log Interpretation Methods
• Petrophysical Uncertainties and Common Pitfalls
• Using Petrophysics in Reservoir Modeling
• Application in Well Planning and Field Development
• Post-Test
• Certificate Ceremony