Course Introduction

Course Objectives

At the end of this course the trainees will be able to

• Understanding the importance of carbonate reservoirs
• Understanding the carbonate rocks properties
• Understanding depositional environment, primary facies and mineralogy, high resolution sequence stratigraphy, and various petrophysical characteristics.
• knowledge of petrophysical, sedimentological petrologic tools to characterize and evaluate carbonate reservoirs

Course Schedule

Day-1

• Introduction sedimentary environments
• Classic and carbonate rocks
• Carbonate deposition and diagenesis
• Carbonate mineralogy and rock textures
• Carbonate rocks classification

Day-2

• Carbonate mineralogy and components
• Carbonate rocks properties

1. Primary porosity
2. Secondary porosity
3. Dolomaization

• Carbonate rocks core analysis
• Carbonate rock and carbonate pore system classification

Day-3

• Carbonate rocks properties in well logging
• Determination of lithology, porosity, and permeability;
• response, limitations, and strengths in carbonates
• Determination of lithology, porosity, and permeability
• Fracture identification and distribution.
• Porosity/depth relationships in limestone and dolomite reservoirs

Day-4

• Permeability in carbonate rocks
• Variations in carbonate pore space and  its effect on permeability
• Channels and other discontinuities
• Correlation with seismic
• Unconformities and sealing
• Large vertical barrier/discontinuity, volcanic dykes

Day-5

• Mixed deposits,
• petrophysical parameter
• Relationship of primary depositional facies, sequence stratigraphic and diagenetic on   reservoir quality
• Fracture identification and distribution; Porosity/depth relationships in limestone and dolomite reservoirs