Department of Petroleum Engineering
PETE 303: Well Logging
4 credits : 3 50-minute lectures + 1 3-hour laboratory session per week
Required
Catalog Description: The course introduces the student to modern well logging techniques
and covers both open-hole and cased-hole log interpretation methods. The objective is to
provide insight into the basic well logging methods that are employed to derive petrophysical
properties for hydrocarbon exploration and production. Discussions also touch on production
logging. Concepts of logging program design are presented with examples of applications.
All concepts covered are demonstrated through laboratory experiments.
Prerequisite:
EE204: Circuits & Electronics
PETE204: Reservoir Rock Properties
Textbook:
M.Z.Basssioni, Theory, Measurement, Interpretation of Well Logs,
Society of Petroleum Engineers Texbook Series,Vol.4, Richardson,
Texas ,1994
Course Objectives:
1. Introduce the student to the theory and practices of well logging techniques.
2. Develop skills to calculate volumetric reserves (oil / gas / water) and to diagnose
production performance problems.
3. Improve communication skills through team solving problems (via lab work and use
of software packages) and presenting an engineering report.
Topics and Hours:
Topic
1. Introduction and overview
2. Well logging environments
3. Fundamentals of well logging interpretation
4. SP log
5. GR log
6. Exam 1
7. Resisivity logs
8. Porosity logs
9. Permeability and well productivity
10. Exam 2
11. Formation lithology and effective porosity
12. Clean foramtion evaluation
13. Shaly formation evaluation
14. Cased hole logs
15. Production logs
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Class Hrs
2
3
3
3
5
1
6
8
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1
2
2
3
2
2
Total Hours 45
Lab Experiments / Problems Sessions:
Lab Experminents: 7
Problem Sessions: 7
Method of Evaluation:
Homework and Lab:
Quizzes:
Two Exams:
Final exam:
Total:
25%
10%
30%
35%
100%
Contribution to Professional Component:
Engineering Science and Design: All topics relate to the application of scientific and
engineering principles to reservoir desription and diagnosis of well and reservoir
performance problems.
Relationship of Course Learning Outcomes to Program Outcomes:
Course Learning Outcome
Program Outcome
1. Ability to apply physical and  Ability to identify/diagnose and solve
engineering principles of SP, GR,
petroleum engineering problems.
resistivity, porosity and NMR logs to  Ability to use techniques, skills and
evaluate petrophysical properties of
modern engineering tools necessary for
reservoir rocks.
engineering practices.
2. Use basic well logging to evaluate
hydrocarbon formations
3. Ability to use production logs and
cased hole logs to diagnose well
performace problems and developed
reservoir performance problems.
4. Writing an engineering report and
making an oral presentation about the
project.
Prepared by: Dr. Arun Kumar, May 2010.
Instructors: Dr. Arun Kumar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Petroleum
Engineering, 3-209, (03) 860-2524, akumarta @kfupm.edu.sa.
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