Introduction To Karst Reservoirs Modeling

Course Type
Short Course
Duration
1 day
Thematic
Geosciences
Location
Country
Satisfaction rate

Highlights:

This introductory course presents karst reservoirs and complex karsts reservoirs, the use of analogs (outcrops and hydrocarbon fields) and describes the modeling principles and parameters to be used.

Main Objectives:

This course is designed to familiarize geoscientists, as well as reservoir engineers, with karst systems and reservoirs, with insights into static and dynamic modeling applied to karst reservoirs.

Learning Approach:

The course alternates lectures, and exercises about karst reservoirs identification and characterization.

HSE Requirements:

There is no specific requirement for this course. It should be organised in any meeting room with validated HSE characteristics, in your company premises, or elsewhere.

Course Agenda:

Karst presentation
- Karst principles: quick review & vocabulary
- Complex karst definition
- Karst diagenesis
Field Analogs
- Urbasa-Andia Plateau (Spain) mixing water karst
- Buda Hills (Hungary) hydrothermal karst
- Mallorca Llucmajor platform laboratory (Spain)
Reservoir Analogs
- Kharyaga Field (Russia)
- Kashagan Field (Kazakhstan )
- Dong Mun Field (Thailand)
Modeling principles
- Modeling parameters, distributions
- Available software
Hydrothermal modeling
Complex karst modeling

Prerequisites

This intermediate to advanced level one day course is designed for exploration and development geologists, as well as engineers with some geological background.

Lecturers

CAPPELLI J.L.

Jean-Louis Cappelli graduated from Ecole Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs. He is a technical consultant and instructor in carbonate geology with more than 40 years of worldwide industry and field experience in all aspects of applied modern and ancient carbonate geology. His experience comprises 35 years with Elf-Aquitaine and then with TOTAL, where he was a training instructor for in-house seminars and development courses (both, reservoir-oriented and exploration-oriented courses).
Dr. LAPOINTE P.

Philippe (PhD) is a technical consultant and instructor in carbonate geology with more than 36 years of worldwide industry and field experience in all aspects of applied modern and ancient carbonate geology. This experience includes 31 years with TOTAL of which 4 years with ADMA-Opco, 3 years with ExxonMobil, training instructor for in-house seminar and development courses (reservoir oriented and exploration oriented courses).