LECTURE 1 - Introduction to Petrophysics

What is Integrated Petrophysics?

What is a Log?

Recording Logs at the Wellsite

What Do Logs Look Like?

What Logs Are Available?

What Answers Can We Get From Logs?

Uses of Log Analysis Answers

Some Real World Examples

LECTURE 2 - Logging Tool Theory 1

Electrical Survey

Spontaneous Potential

Induction Logs

Laterologs

Micrologs and Microlaterologs

Gamma Ray Logs

Caliper Logs

Thermal Decay Time Logs

LECTURE 3 - Logging Tool Theory 2

Sonic Logs

Density and PE Logs

Neutron Logs

Nuclear Magnetic Log

Elemental Capture Spectrography Log

LECTURE 4 - Petrophysical Analysis Concepts

The Basic Petrophysical Analysis Model

The Log Response Equation

Definitions Needed to Understand Petrophysics

Quicklook Analysis Rules

Archie’s Laws

Exercises 0
LECTURE 5 - Visual Analysis of Logs

Visual Analysis Basics

Crain’s Rules for Visual Log Analysis

Visual Analysis for Exercise 1

Rules for Picking Log Data

Picking Logs for Exercise 1

LECTURE 6 - Quantitative Anaysis

Shale, Porosity, Water Saturation

Permeability

Cutoffs, Net Pay, Mappable Properties

Productivity and Reserves

Exercise 1

LECTURE 7 - Integrating Ground Truth

Case History - Exercise 1

Review Results for Exercise #1

Compare Results to Ground Truth

Integrate Logs, Cores, and Production History

Revise Log Analysis Picks and Parameters to Match Ground Truth - Calibration

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LECTURE 8 - Lithology Analysis

Visual Analysis for Lithology

Compatible Scale Logs

Exercise 4

Quantitative Analysis for Lithology

2- and 3- Mineral Models

Pickett Plots

Effect of Lithology on Water Saturation Parameters

LECTURE 9 - Alternate Porosity Models

Shale corrected sonic log model

Shale corrected density log model

Shale corrected neutron log model

Nuclear magnetic resonance porosity

Maximum porosity model

Water resistivity from DST or water catalog data

Exercise 2

Case History

LECTURE 10 - Analyzing Gas Sands

Compatible Scale Logs for Gas Identification

Gas Effect in Sandstones and Shaly Sands

Add gas correction to the shale corrected density neutron complex lithology porosity model

Exercise 5: Shallow Gas in Clean and Shaly Sands

Exercise 6: Gas, Depleted Gas, Tar Sands

Exercise 7: Gas in Clean Sand, Shaly Sand, and Gas Shale/Silt

LECTURE 11 - Radioactive and Low Res Sands

Basics of Radioactive Sands

Basics of Low Resistivity Pay Zones

Exercises 8 Radioactive Sand

Transition Zones

Exercises 9 Low Resistivity Sand

LECTURE 12 - Fractured Reservoirs

Fractured Reservoirs Basics

Definition of Fractures

Locating Fractures With Conventional Logs

Locating Fractures With Image Logs

Case Histories

Quantifying Fractures

Calculating Fracture Intensity

The Double Porosity Model in Fractured Reservoirs

Exercise 12

LECTURE 13 - Carbonate Reservoirs

Special Considerations in Carbonate Reservoir

Review Fracture Identification Methods

Secondary Porosity Index

Gas in Dolomite Problem

Exercise 3

Case History

Exercise 10