Course Details

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

• Reservoir, Petroleum, and Production Engineers
• Geologists and Geophysicists
• Subsurface and Field Development Engineers
• Completion and Stimulation Engineers
• Technical Personnel working with carbonate or fractured reservoirs
• Anyone seeking foundational or intermediate knowledge of NFR behavior

• 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 nature and origin of natural fractures in reservoirs
• Characterize fracture systems using geological, well, and seismic data
• Apply dual-porosity and dual-permeability reservoir concepts
• Analyze well performance and flow behavior in fractured formations
• Evaluate reservoir management options for improving recovery
• Recognize challenges in modeling and forecasting production in NFRs

DAY 1

Introduction to Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

• Welcome and Introduction
• Pre-Test
• Fundamentals of Fractured Reservoirs
• Fracture Types, Origins, and Geological Settings
• Fracture Networks vs. Matrix Properties
• Characterizing Fractures Using Logs, Cores, and Image Logs
• Exercise

DAY 2

Fracture Characterization and Data Integration

• Methods for Fracture Identification and Quantification
• Seismic Attributes and Fracture Detection
• Outcrop Analogues and Structural Analysis
• Well Test Data and Fracture Interpretation
• Impact of Stress Regimes on Fracture Behavior
• Exercise

DAY 3

Dual-Porosity and Dual-Permeability Concepts

• Flow Behavior in Fractured Reservoirs
• Matrix–Fracture Interaction and Transfer Functions
• Transient and Pseudo–Steady-State Flow Regions
• Pressure Transient Analysis in NFRs
• Productivity Analysis for Fractured Reservoirs
• Exercise

DAY 4

Reservoir Performance and Modeling Challenges

• Material Balance for Fractured Systems
• Decline Curve Analysis in NFRs
• Reservoir Simulation Approaches for NFRs
• Production Challenges: Water Breakthrough, Gas Coning, Channeling
• Enhanced Recovery Options for Fractured Reservoirs
• Exercise

DAY 5

Reservoir Management and Course Wrap-up

• Surveillance and Monitoring Techniques
• Stimulation Strategies for Fractured Reservoirs
• Field Development Planning Considerations
• Managing Uncertainty in NFR Evaluation
• Post-Test
• Certificate Ceremony