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Exploitation of Tight and Unconventional Reservoirs

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In-classroom

Duration

3 days

Level

Certificate

Yes

Language

English

Publisher

Saad Ibrahim, P. E.

What you will learn

By the end of this Exploitation of Tight and Unconventional Reservoirs course, you will have a better understanding of Shale oil and gas, Coal Bed Methane and Tight Sands, along with the knowledge of fracing techniques, performance evaluation, reserves determination and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) for tight sands.

Description

This course offers a detailed coverage of the techniques used in the exploitation of the unconventional oil and gas reservoirs. Since massive resources are present in the unconventional oil and gas fields including Shale gas/oil, Coal Bed Methane (CBM) and tight sands, the oil industry is paving the way to exploit these resources; including bring new technology and training their staff.

Background information about the main differences between conventional and unconventional reservoirs is established. In order to successfully evaluate the potential of these resources, the integration of the various techniques such as; engineering, petrophysical, geological, and geo-mechanical properties is utilized to determine their commerciality.

Further, the technology of Multi-stage Fracing of Horizontal Wells (MFHW’s) should be carefully optimized to enhance the economics of the Unconventional. Methods of evaluating performance and reserves of the tight/unconventional reservoirs will be discussed including: Mini frac testing (DFIT), the flowing material balance, advanced type curve matching (Blasingame, Fetkovich), well testing (PTA) and Rate Transient Analysis (RTA). Interesting class studies using actual field data will reviewed. Review of EOR for the Unconventional will be discussed. A course hand-out which is an excellent reference will be provided.

Event Locations and Dates:

Contact us for Locations and Dates at [email protected]

* This course is available for in-company delivery.

Curriculum

Introduction to the unconventional

  • Potential of the unconventional in North America and worldwide
  • Comparison of engineering and geological characteristics of conventional and unconventional reservoirs.

Coalbed Methane (CBM)

  • Background and history
  • Factors that affect the commerciality of CBM.
  • Geological/petrophysical characteristics
  • Methods to estimate gas content and reserves
  • Laboratory tests to estimate total organic content (TOC) and maturity
  • Langmuir gas desorption isotherm for wet and dry CBM
  • Production mechanism and well productivity estimate
  • Uncertainties of formation evaluation
  • Class problem example

Shale gas/oil

  • Background and history
  • Shale gas formation characteristics/description.
  • Shale maturity and methods to determine type of hydrocarbon potential
  • Geo-chemical laboratory tests to determine shale characteristics
  • Pyrolysis analysis of Kerogen
  • Typical well production profile
  • Case study from the Horn River Field (Canada)
  • Shale oil vs Oil Shale! (production mechanism)

Tight sands

  • Background and history
  • Extend of potential reserves of tight sands.
  • Geological description
  • Exploitation of tight sands; primary and secondary

Fracing Techniques

  • Background and history
  • Fracturing technique and environmental concerns
  • Concepts of fracing technology; longitudinal vs. transverse fracs
  • Well fracability; mineral contents, rock mechanic parameters: Young’s modulus , poise ratio, and ductile vs. brittle

Multi-stage Fracture of Horizontal Wells 5 (MFHW’s)

  • Benefits/applications of horizontal wells
  • Review of the technique of MFHW and frac design optimization including:
  • Hz well spacing
  • Frac size and the number of frac stages          
  • Open hole vs. cased hole completion/fracturing          
  • Taking advantage of sweet spots – quantifying benefits
  • Case studies

Applications of Mini Frac or DFIT

  • Benefits/applications of Diagnostic Fracture Injection Test (DFIT)
  • Pre and post closure analysis
  • Identification of leak-off types and fracture characteristics
  • Case studies

Performance evaluation tools of tight sands/unconventional vs conventional reservoirs

  • Review basic concepts of reservoir evaluation, such as flow geometry and boundary conditions.
  • Review of the principles and applications of the well test analysis techniques for conventional and tight sands
  • Case studies

Reserves Determination

  • Volumetric, material balance, and probabilistic methods (class example)
  • Use of Arps and advanced type curve analysis for tight formations
  • The use of flowing material balance technique
  • Use of advanced type curve matching (Blasingame, Fetkovich)
  • Use of new numerical techniques to estimate Stimulated Reservoir Volume (SRV) and Contacted Reservoir Volume (CRV), commonly used for reserves booking of tight sands and unconventional formation
  • Case studies

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) for tight sand

  • Common techniques used for EOR8
  • Review of waterflood application for tight sands using MFHW’s

Target Audience

  • Reservoir, petroleum and exploitation engineers/technologists, geophysicists, and geologists
  • Engineering and technical managers and supervisors
  • Operations managers and supervisors
  • Plant and field engineers
  • New engineers
  • Those interested in obtaining a better understanding of tight sand and unconventional field development and exploitation.

Specification: Exploitation of Tight and Unconventional Reservoirs

Format

In-classroom

Duration

3 days

Level

Certificate

Yes

Language

English

Publisher

Saad Ibrahim, P. E.

About the Publisher

  • Saad
  • Store Name: Saad Ibrahim
  • Saad Ibrahim, P.Eng., an independent consultant and president of Petro Management Group Ltd., established in Calgary (1994).  Graduated from the University of Alexandria (Egypt) with B.Sc. in ...   Read More >
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Exploitation of Tight and Unconventional Reservoirs
Exploitation of Tight and Unconventional Reservoirs

$2,690.00

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Format

In-classroom

Duration

3 days

Level

Certificate

Yes

Language

English

Publisher

Saad Ibrahim, P. E.

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