Petrophysics data is critical to making decisions for effective resource identification, reservoir development, production forecasts, landing zone identification, well placement and completions optimization.  The importance of formation evaluation can’t be understated when considering the billions of USD spent annually by oil and gas operators to obtain subsurface log data.   It continues to be a best practice that contributes significantly to the annual monetization of company, local, provincial, and national energy assets.

 

The primary objectives of formation evaluation within the oil and gas industry are to quantitatively assess the potential of subsurface rocks to generate, store and produce hydrocarbons economically.  As part of the process dynamic measurements are taken via the conveyance of logging tools during or after drilling, and even through the casing to characterize the pore system (distribution, morphology), the fluids and the rock matrix composition (organic and inorganic).  Log data is optimally integrated and calibrated against physical core data measurements from the lab when available.

 

 

Subthemes:

 

• Evaluation of conventional reservoirs
• Evaluation of unconventional reservoirs
• New technologies for cased holes
• Case studies
• Petrophysics in mature fields
• Machine learning techniques in petrophysical evaluation
• Rock physics
• Well log interpretation
• Mud logging and geochemical data interpretation
• Laboratory studies
• Aquifers evaluation
• Tight sands, fractured reservoirs, igneous rocks, heavy oil

Reference Team:

 

Claudio Naides, Pampa Energía

Carolina Bernhardt, YPF

Sergio Cuervo, Chevron

Alejandro Nawratil, Capsa

Luz Mery Rodriguez, Total

Marta D´Angiola, Weatherford

Pablo Pateti, Winthershall

Diana Massiero, YTEC

Eliana Lovrincevich, Phoenix Global Resources

Eduardo Breda, Consultor