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OG-R 104 - Principles of Carbonate Reservoirs
Code | Start Date | Duration | Venue | |
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OG-R 104 | 30 June 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
OG-R 104 | 25 August 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
OG-R 104 | 20 October 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
OG-R 104 | 15 December 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
Course Description
This course is designed to develop skills in understanding the geometry, petro physical characteristics, and reservoir behavior of carbonate reservoirs. Participants will explore the impact of depositional environments, diagenetic modifications, and sequence stratigraphy on carbonate reservoirs. Through case studies and practical exercises, they will gain insights into predicting reservoir facies, modeling reservoirs, and optimizing hydrocarbon recovery from carbonate formations.
Course Objectives
- Understand how carbonates are formed and evolve through geological time
- Identify carbonate facies and their role in reservoir quality
- Analyze the impact of sequence stratigraphy on carbonate reservoir distribution
- Determine the key controlling factors for porosity in carbonate reservoirs
- Assess the role of diagenetic processes such as compaction, Dolomitization, and cementation
- Interpret well log data specific to carbonate reservoir evaluation
- Develop reservoir models to support hydrocarbon exploration and production
Who Should Attend?
- Exploration Geologists
- Petroleum geologists
- Petrophysicists
- Geophysicists
- Reservoir Engineers
Course Details/Schedule
Day 1
- Basic principles of carbonate sedimentology and reservoir formation.
- Depositional concepts
- Grain types and classification
- Textures and fabrics and their relationship with reservoir quality
- Environmental reconstruction
- Past depositional environments.
Day 2
- Sabkha/Tidal flats – Early diagenesis and evaporitic influence
- Lagoon & Shelf environments
- Reservoir potential in shallow marine settings
- Reefs (Rudist, Coral, and Algal Reefs)
- Reservoir distribution and porosity development
- Barrier and Shoal Systems
- High-energy carbonate deposits
- Slope and redeposited carbonates
Day 3
- Primary vs. secondary porosity
- Controls on fluid storage and flow.
- Compaction and Pressure Solution
- Cementation Influence on permeability and reservoir quality.
- Dolomitization and its effects on porosity and reservoir connectivity
- Fractures and karst processes and their impact on reservoir performance
Day 4
- Gamma ray logging
- Identifying carbonate lithologies
- Sonic and neutron logs
- Evaluating porosity and fluid content
- Density Logging
- Detecting variations in porosity
- Formation micro scanner (FMS) & image logs
- Fracture analysis in carbonates
- Capillary pressure and wettability
- Implications for reservoir saturation
Day 5
- Reservoir modeling & engineering interface
- Fracture reservoirs
- Reservoir modeling approaches
- Volumetric assessment & correlation mapping
- Capillary pressure effects
- Fluid distribution in carbonate systems
- Applying geological insights to field development.