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OG-R 169 - Special Core Analysis (SCAL)
| Code | Start Date | Duration | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG-R 169 | 07 July 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| OG-R 169 | 01 September 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| OG-R 169 | 27 October 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| OG-R 169 | 22 December 2025 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
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Course Description
This course provides a practical approach to conducting and reviewing Special Core Analysis (SCAL) studies. Participants will learn how to evaluate laboratory SCAL reports, identify reliable SCAL data, prepare SCAL programs, and perform quality control (QC) on laboratory measurements. The course also covers data refinement techniques to ensure SCAL data can be effectively used in reservoir simulation studies.
Course Objectives
- Understand the role and importance of Special Core Analysis (SCAL) in reservoir evaluation and simulation
- Learn how to collect, preserve, and select core samples for SCAL studies
- Gain insights into SCAL methodologies, including capillary pressure and relative permeability measurements
- Understand laboratory QC techniques to ensure accuracy and reliability of SCAL data
- Learn how to refine and adjust SCAL data before integrating it into reservoir models
- Analyze the impact of SCAL data on reservoir simulation and fluid flow calculations
- Explore real-world case studies demonstrating the application of SCAL in reservoir engineering
Who Should Attend?
- Reservoir Engineer
- Reservoir Geologist
- Reservoir Simulation Engineers
- Petrophysicists
- Laboratory Specialists & Technicians
Course Details/Schedule
Day 1
- Introduction to Special Core Analysis (SCAL)
- Definitions of Special Core Analysis (SCAL)
- The Role of SCAL
- Challenges of Using SCAL
- Meeting the Challenges
- Planning SCAL Program
- Selecting Core Plugs for SCAL
Day 2
- Capillary Pressure
- Mercury (Hg) Injection
- Porous Plate Method
- Centrifuge Method (Recommended method)
- Amott and Harvey Method
- USBM Method
Day 3
- Relative Permeability
- Steady State Method
- Unsteady State Method
- Centrifuge Method
- QC laboratory Measurement Results
- Pros and Cons for each Method of Measurement of Relative Permeability
Day 4
- Refinement (Adjustment) of SCAL Data
- Objectives of Data Refinement
- Corey Equations for Oil-Water and Oil-Gas
- linearization of Corey Equations
- Refinement “Smoothing” of Relative Permeability Data
- Calculation of Relative Permeability from Capillary Pressure
- Effect of Wettability on Relative Permeability
- Exercises of Data Refinement from Composite Core (Sandstone and Carbonate)
Day 5
- Using of SCAL Data
- Conventional Calculations (fractional flow, displacement efficiency)
- Using of SCAL Data for Dynamic Reservoir Simulation
- Impact of SCAL on Reservoir Simulation Results
- Case Studies of Using SCAL Data
