Integrated Carbonate Reservoir Characterization

Start Date End Date Venue Fees (US $)
12 Jul 2026 Jeddah, KSA $ 4,500 Register
27 Dec 2026 Dubai, UAE $ 3,900 Register

Integrated Carbonate Reservoir Characterization

Introduction

The course introduces the participants to modern carbonate environments and explains how the constituents of carbonate sediment become lithified and changed after deposition to provide potential reservoir rocks. Modern carbonate environments from particularly the Arabian/Persian Gulf and the Caribbean are examined in detail to provide a sense of scale and perspective. Large scale carbonate architectures are discussed and illustrated from a sequence stratigraphic perspective with seismic scale examples illustrated from the outcrop.

There are numerous illustrations of outcropping carbonates and evaporates from a wide range of depositional settings throughout the Phanerozoic. Petrophysical approaches to reservoir characterization of fields are illustrated with an emphasis on fracture modeling, fluid saturation modeling, and hydraulic flow units. A selection of carbonate oil and gas plays and fields from various parts of the world are discussed. Presentations are interspersed with videos and exercises. The participants are given the course notes in electronic form upon completion.

Objectives

    • UNDERSTAND the factors affecting characteristics of carbonates reservoir characterization
    • PROVIDE an insight to the complexity of carbonate depositional systems, including associated evaporates
    • EXAMINE the susceptibility of carbonates to post-depositional (digenetic) changes
    • APPLY petrophysical approaches to carbonate reservoir description
    • MANAGE the uncertainties in predicting depositional environments
    • INTEGRATE different geological, petrophysical, and reservoir engineering data sets

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. Ongoing 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?

This course is designed for, but not limited to, those who are directly involved with carbonate reservoir characterization, and who need a deeper understanding of the complexity and problems associated with carbonate reservoirs.

  • Exploration & Development Geoscientists (Geologists & Geophysicists)
  • E&P Managers
  • Sedimentologists
  • Reservoir & Petroleum Engineers
  • Petrophysicists

Course Outline

DAY 1: Carbonate Essentials and Modern Depositional Environment

  • Carbonate Grains and Classifications
  • Carbonate Study Techniques
  • Carbonate Ramps and Platforms
  • Examples from the Middle East, Alps, UK, and the Bahamas
  • Modern Carbonate Depositional Environment

DAY 2: Carbonate Facies And Sequence Stratigraphy

  • Aeolian Deposition and Deflation
  • Evaporites
  • Modern and Ancient Microbial Mats (Stromatolites and Thrombolites)
  • Modern and Ancient Reefs
  • Carbonate Sands with emphasis on grain stone accumulations, including Oolites
  • Bioturbation by fauna and flora
  • Resedimented Carbonates
  • Sequence Stratigraphy with rock outcrop examples

DAY 3:  Diagenetic alterations and reservoir characterization

  • Diagenetic Alterations
  • Reservoir Characterization 

DAY 4: Ancient Carbonate Sequences

  • Exercise in Predicting Depositional Environments
  • Ancient Carbonate Sequences
  • Triassic Dolomites of the Italian Alps with emphasis on the Sella Platform
  • Lower Carboniferous Ramp and Platform Carbonates of the UK
  • Miocene carbonates of the Mediterranean

DAY 5: Case Studies of Carbonate Plays and Fields

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