Development Geology

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
24 May 2026 Dubai, UAE $ 3,900 Register
20 Sept 2026 Istanbul, Turkey $ 4,500 Register
29 Nov 2026 Jeddah, KSA $ 4,500 Register

Development Geology

Introduction

Successful field appraisal, development, and management require a fundamental understanding of the reservoir pore space distribution.  Participants learn, through hands-on exercises, to compile a development plan for a field that emphasizes optimal recovery. Emphasis is placed on the selection of rock, log and test data to distinguish reservoir and non-reservoir rocks, and to determine the lower limit of pay. Structural, stratigraphic, deposition and digenetic concepts are used to locate drill sites and describe reservoirs. The input required to construct a geologic reservoir model is reviewed. Participants learn the importance of modifying development plans as a field becomes more mature and more data is available. Techniques for mature field rejuvenation are discussed, and case histories are used to illustrate successful application of various techniques.

Objectives

    How to:

    • Select optimum drill sites for field development
    •  Use log and rock data to identify reservoir rock, non-reservoir rock,and pay
    • Determine fluid distribution in a field and identify reservoir compartments
    • Estimate field reserves through the life of a field
    • Characterize carbonate and clastic rocks by productivity
    • Construct geologic reservoir models
    • Determine field drive mechanism
    • Apply seismic analysis to reservoir development
    • Determine which depositional characteristic impact reservoir behavior and use this information to optimize development
    • Compile development plan
    • Use economic techniques to evaluate different development plans

Training Methodology

The training methodology is interactive with group exercises and is suitable for all employees involved in functions management. The pace and level of the training workshop is customized to the understanding of the delegates. On-going back-up and support is available after the training on request to the supplier, and the training course is also available for in-house presentation as well as for “Competency Transfer”.

Who Should Attend?

Reservoir, development, and exploration geologists; geophysicists; petro physicists; log analysts; petroleum engineers; and experienced technicians.

Course Outline

  • Geologic characteristics that impact field development
  • Appraisal: determining recoverable hydrocarbons
  • Reservoir fluid properties and saturation
  • Influence of capillarity on hydrocarbon distribution and fluid contacts
  • Reserve and resource evaluation
  • Volumetric reserve estimation and calculation
  • Stratigraphic influence on field production
  • Depositional and digenetic controls on reservoir rock, barriers, and hydrocarbon distribution
  • Describing reservoir rock to understand reservoir behavior in carbonate and clastic rocks
  • Determining if hydrocarbons can be recovered – defining pay
  • The impact of drive mechanism: aquifer characterization, distribution, and mapping
  • Seismic applications in appraisal and development
  • Development drilling: How to optimize hydrocarbon recovery
  • Economic impact on field development
  • Subdividing the reservoir into working units
  • Reservoir pore space configurations and mapping
  • Building a static reservoir model using deterministic and stochastic techniques
  • Key factors affecting the development of fractured reservoirs
  • Steps in building a geologic reservoir model
  • Impact on barriers on field development
  • Secondary and tertiary field development
  • Rejuvenating mature and marginal fields

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