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Reservoir Navigation

Course Details

GEOSTEERING—INTRODUCTORY MODULE (1 day)

Data Telemetry

  • Mud Pulse, Wired Pipe, and EM Telemetry

Gamma Ray Logging and Use in Reservoir Navigation

  • Time-Average Curve vs. Up/Down vs. Azimuthal 

Resistivity Logging and Use in Reservoir Navigation

  • Non-Azimuthal Phase and Attenuation Resistivities vs. Azimuthal Resistivity

Case Studies and Exercises

  • Interspersed within Training Session; Software Independent; Unconventional and Conventional Examples


GEOSTEERING TOOL—ADVANCED MODULE (1 day)

Image Log Analysis

  • Multiple Log Types—GR, Density, Acoustic, etc.) for Reservoir Navigation
    • Integrated Analysis
    • Advanced Visualization Techniques for Enhanced Interpretation

Additional Tools and Techniques for Reservoir Navigation

  • LWD High-Resolution Electrical Logging for Reservoir Navigation
  • LWD Nuclear Magnetic Resonance for Reservoir Navigation
  • LWD Formation Pressure Gradient Analysis for Reservoir Navigation
  • Real-Time Geomechanical Analysis
    • Well Stability (Breakout/Induced Fracturing), Natural Fractures, and Elastic Modulus Logs and Images


Case Studies and Exercises

  • Interspersed within Training Session; Software Independent; Unconventional and Conventional Examples