Faculty of Science and Engineering
School of Engineering
Department of Geoscience
Module Guide 2014/15
Reservoir characterizations and geological modelling
Module Code
Module Level
CING207
4
Module Credit
Semester
Module LecturerDr Pavel Spirov
Other Module Team Members
TBC
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Student class contact time
Student lab contact time
Timetable details
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1. Module Description
After competition of this module student will be familiar with reservoir characterization
and modelling. They will be familiar with commercial software such as Interactive
Petrophysics (Synergy company), ECLIPSE and PETREL (Schlumberger).
In this course, new users gain an understanding of how to get started with Petrel, IP and
ECLIPSE. They will be introduced to the interface, visualization tools and the basic
usage of the application.
Interactive Petrophysics part will give basic understanding of Well logging interpretation.
Eclipse will show the science behind the building the simulation cases needed as the
basics for more complex models in Petrel.
The course guides you from Petrel project set up to plotting of the modelling results. You
are introduced to Data import and visualization of wells and seismic, and to the creation
of Surfaces and simple grids; and become familiar with the generation of Geometrical
models, maps and intersections.
2. Learning Outcomes
By successful completion of this module students will be able to:
Learning Outcome
Students will get basic
knowledge of reservoir quality
and reservoir simulation
software
Learning Activity
Explanation
1. Lectures
Communicate key principles and
discussion of topics to help
understanding and learning
2. IP
Introduction to : Interactive
petrophysics
3. Eclipse
Eclipse – understanding of scripts
in ECLIPSE
4.Petrel
Introduction to PETREL
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3. Assessment Details
Assessment
weighting
Hand-in date
for
components
(%)
(university
1.Midterm exam
20
TBC
To demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of the module
content
2. Lab work
(Assignment
&presentation)
5
TBC
To demonstrate the application
of knowledge and understanding
of the module content to a
particular aspect of the subject
3. Final
modelling
35
TBC
Final modelling is work based
on knowledge obtained during
the course.
4. Final exam
40
Check University
Exam timetable
To demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of the module
content
Tasks
Rationale for the task
week)
4. Teaching and Learning Details
The course will be divided into theoretical part supported by lectures and practical work
based on laboratory and work with simulators used in oil and gas industry.
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5. Outline Syllabus
Week
No.
1
Date
Content
Staff
Introduction to course:
Dr.Pavel Spirov
Introduction to reservoir characterization
Migration of oil
Reading of chromatograms
Reservoirs
2
Capillary curve analysis.
Dr. Pavel Spirov
Theory of reservoir quality and capillary
curves
3
Capillary curve analysis.
Dr. Pavel Spirov
Transition zones and saturation height
modelling
4-5
Carbonate reservoirs
Dr. Pavel Spirov
Carbonate reservoir characterization
Reservoir quality index
5
Exam 1: theory
6
Introduction to well logging, Well
logging and interpretation,
Dr. Pavel Spirov
Supported by
practical examples
in IP
4
6, 710
Well logging and interpretation
Dr. Pavel Spirov
Calliper
Supported by
practical examples
in IP
SP
Resistivity Methods
Radioactive methods
Exam 2 : theory of well logging + basic
interpretation of given example in
software
Interpretation will be given as homework
Exam will be carried at the university
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Introduction to ECLIPSE
Dr. Pavel Spirov
Supported by pc
demonstration
12
Understanding of ECLIPSE modelling
Dr. Pavel Spirov
Supported by pc
demonstration
10
Introduction to PETREL
Dr. Pavel Spirov
Supported by
PETREL
11-15
Petrel basics
Dr. Pavel Spirov
Understand, retrieve and prepare your data
Visualization
Make surfaces
Supported by
PETREL
Make simple grid
5
Modelling
Plotting wells
Plotting
16
Exam 3:
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Final modelling:
FACIES & PETROPHYSICAL
ANALYSIS & MODELLING OF
SANDSTONE/Carbonate LAYERS
Geological &Petrophysical evaluation of
field
Dr. Pavel Spirov
LAS files from
given wells
Software used:
Zonation
Multi-well Correlation
Dr. Pavel Spirov
Facies Analysis
IP
Modelling
Petrel
Petrophysical Parameters calculation
Clay volume
Porosity
Permeability
Water Saturation
Computer software:
Interactive Petrophysics [Senergy]
Petrel [Schlumberger]
18
Final Exam
6
Practical
University academic week
2
3
4
5-14
5-14
5-14
Action
Understanding and calculation of
chromatograms
Amott Wettability Determination, USBM
Wettability Index
Transition zone, calculation of transition
zones from logging data, Distribution of
capillary curves in multilayered bed
IP exercise
Eclipse exercise
Petrel exercise
6. Reading and Learning Support List

Carbonate reservoir characterization,
Lucia

Basics of reservoir engineering
R. Cosse

Petrophysics, Theory and Practice of Measuring Reservoir Rock and Fluid
Properties, 3rd eddition
DjebbarTiab&Erle C. Donaldson

IP manual, Synergy

ECLIPSE manual, Schlumberger

PETREL manual, Schlumberger
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7. Plagiarism and Collusion
All students are strongly advised to be familiar with Student Codes of Conduct on this
matter and be aware of the Soran University and KRG Ministry of Higher Education and
Scientific Research procedures as outlined in the: “Teaching Quality Assurance”, etc.
Good luck with your studies
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