Petroleum Engineering 663

Formation Evaluation and the Analysis of Reservoir Performance

Summer 2019 — Syllabus and Administrative Procedures

Course Instructor/Supervisor: (Classroom: RICH 319, Class meeting times: T/Th 12:00-13:50)
(Petroleum Geoscience) (Formation Evaluation) (Analysis of Reservoir Performance)
Prof. W. David Kennedy Dr. David Schechter Dr. Tom Blasingame
Tel. (979) 458-0721 Tel. (979) 845-2275 Tel. (979) 845-2292
Office: 401M RICH Office: 610 RICH Office: 821A RICH
Office Hours: tba/appointment Office Hours: tba/appointment Office Hours: tba/appointment
e-mail: david_kennedy@tamu.edu e-mail: schechter@tamu.edu e-mail: t-blasingame@tamu.edu

Text Materials:
● Petroleum Geosciences (Kennedy)
— Morton-Thompson & Woods, eds.: Dev. Geol. Manual, 1992, AAPG, Tulsa [ISBN: 0891816607] (Optional)
— Selley, R.C., 1998, Elements of Petro. Geology, 2 nd Edition, Academic Press [ISBN: 978-0126363708] (Optional)
— All assigned reading will be provided in ecampus as .pdf files
● Formation Evaluation (Schechter) (.pdf reading will be provided from Halliburton Manual)
— Openhole Log Analysis and Formation Evaluation, Bateman, R.M. Society of Petroleum Engineers, ISBN 978-1-
61399-156-5 (useful to purchase or borrow, but is optional)
● Analysis of Reservoir Performance (Blasingame)
— Lee, W.J., Rollins, J.B., and Spivey, J.P.: Pres. Transient Testing, SPE (2003) [ISBN: 978-1-55563-099-7]
(Optional)
— Lee, W.J., and Wattenbarger, R.A: Gas Reservoir Engineering, SPE (1996) [ISBN: 978-1-55563-073-7]
(Optional)
— Most (if not all) assigned reading will be provided as .pdf files.
Reference Materials: Will be handed out or placed on an accessible website as needed.
1. Reference notes.
2. Journal articles.
3. Presentation materials.
Basis for Grade: (components given as percentage of total grade average)
Geology: Hwk/Quizzes/Projects/Module Exam.............................................................33.33 percent
Formation Evaluation: Hwk/Quizzes/Projects/Module Exam.............................................................33.33 percent
Reservoir Performance: Hwk/Quizzes/Projects/Module Exam........................................................... 33.33 percent
Total = 100.00 percent
Grade Cutoffs: (Percentages)
A: 100 to 90 B: 89.99 to 80 C: 79.99 to 70 D: 69.99 to 60 F: < 59.99
Policies and Procedures:
1. Students are expected to attend class every session. Resident students (not Distance Learning students) are
REQUIRED to attend class every session. Distance Learning students are expected review lecture materials within
24 hours of the lecture being given. This is not a casual requirement, penalties can and will be assigned for
missing class.
2. Always bring your textbook, notes, homework problems, and calculator to class.
3. Homework and other assignments will be given at the lecture session. All work shall be done in an acceptable
engineering manner; work done shall be as complete as possible. Assignments are due as stated. Late assignments
will receive a grade of zero.
4. Policy on Grading
a. It shall be the general policy for this class that homework and exams shall be graded on the basis of answers
only — partial credit, if given, is given solely at the discretion of the instructor.
b. All work requiring calculations shall be properly and completely documented for credit.
c. All grading shall be done by the instructor, or under his supervision, and the decision of the instructor is final.
5. Policy on Regrading
a. Only in very rare cases will exams be considered for regrading; e.g., when the total number of points deducted
is not consistent with the assigned grade. Partial credit (if any) is not subject to appeal.
b. Work which, while correct, but cannot be followed, will be considered incorrect — and will not be considered
for a grade change.
c. Grades assigned to homework problems will not be considered for regrading.
d. If regrading is necessary, the student is to submit a letter to the instructor explaining the situation that requires
consideration for regrading and the material to be regraded must be attached to this letter. The letter and
attached material must be received within one week from the date returned.
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Policies and Procedures: (Continued)

6. The grade for a late assignment is zero. Homework will be considered late if it is not turned in at the start of class
on the due date. If a student comes to class after homework has been turned in and after class has begun, the
student's homework will be considered late and given a grade of zero. Late or not, all assignments must be turned
in.
7. Each student should review the University Regulations concerning attendance, grades, and scholastic dishonesty.
In particular, anyone caught cheating on an examination or collaborating on an assignment where collaboration is
not specifically allowed will be removed from the class roster and given an F (failure grade) in the course.
Specifically, you are NOT AUTHORIZED to collaborate any individual assignment, exam, quiz, etc.; this includes
discussions, sharing materials, etc. You are expressly FORBIDDEN from such actions on any and all assignments.
You are only permitted to collaborate on assignments if the instructor specifically authorizes such collaborations,
and then for only for the assignment where such collaboration is authorized. Failure to abide by this guideline will
invoke an F (failure grade) in the course or on the assignment, at the discretion of the instructor, based on the
severity of the infraction.
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a working knowledge of the current methodologies used in
geological description/analysis, formation evaluation (the analysis/interpretation of well log data), and the analysis of
well performance data (the design/analysis/interpretation of well test and production data). The overall course
objective is to provide the student with the ability to assess field performance and to optimize hydrocarbon recovery
by analyzing/ interpreting/integrating geologic, well log, and well performance data.
Course Objectives
The student should be able to perform the tasks given below for each course module.
Course Module 1: Petroleum Geosciences (Kennedy)
● Identify components of a petroleum system; name and describe the organic sources of hydrocarbons.
● Describe the processes of thermal maturation, primary and secondary migration, and hydrocarbon trapping; name
and describe 2 types of self-sourcing reservoirs.
● Describe the origin and significance of structural features, including folds, fractures, and traps; describe
unconformities; describe the methods and tools used for structural evaluations and modeling.
● Explain and give examples of in-situ stress effects on absolute permeability and permeability anisotropy.
● Characterize clastic and carbonate reservoirs by describing the geometry, orientation, and continuity of sedimentary
facies and their relations to flow units and reservoir quality.
● List examples of diagenetic effects on clastic and carbonate reservoir quality.
● Describe porosity-permeability relations in clastic and carbonate reservoirs; give examples of scalar effects on
permeability determination.
● Explain/describe stratigraphic traps.
● Describe the methods, tools, and workflow for developing a reservoir model.
Course Module 2: Formation Evaluation (Schechter)
1. Describe and explain determination of static original oil in place (volumetric OOIP) from open-hole logging:
● "How to Read a Log"
● Calculate volumetric estimate of original fluids in place from log example.
● Discussion of reservoir mechanisms, recovery factor and EUR
2. Explain and apply the principles of operation and interpretation of the following logs:
● Gamma Ray: demonstrate calculation of Vshale, determine gamma ray response for common rocks
● Spontaneous Potential: demonstrate calculation of Vshale, calculation of formation water resistivity, Rw
● Sonic: calculate sonic porosity, describe Rwa technique
● Neutron Density: describe gas and shale effect, determine neutron density crossplot porosity, and determine
lithology from neutron-density cross plot
● Resistivity: describe resistivity measurements in terms of invasion diameter
● Analysis and application of all porosity cross-plots
● Shallow, intermediate and deep resistivity
● Ordering of resistivity curves
● Oil-water contact and transition zone concepts
● Capillary pressure and relative permeability concepts
3. Apply the following techniques to calculate water saturation:
● Archie’s empirical equation
● Analysis of Archie’s law parameters (m, n, Rw, RT, a, )
● Pickett plot
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Course Module 3: Analysis of Reservoir Performance (Blasingame)

● Pressure Transient Analysis: (PTA)
■ Derive and apply the analysis and interpretation methodologies for pressure drawdown and pressure buildup tests
— for liquid, gas, and multiphase flow systems (i.e., "conventional" plots and type curve analysis)
■ Apply dimensionless solutions ("type curves") and field variable solutions ("specialized plots") for:
— Unfractured and fractured wells in infinite and finite-acting, homogeneous and dual porosity reservoirs.
— Variable-rate convolution (specialized plots).
— Pseudopressure and pseudotime concepts for the analysis of well test data for dry gas reservoir systems.
● Production Analysis: (PA)
■ (Time-Rate) Perform "Decline Curve Analysis" (DCA) to estimate reserves and predict future performance.
■ (Time-Rate-Pressure) Perform "model-based analysis" to estimate reservoir properties and reserves.
● Demonstrate the capability to integrate, analyze, and interpret well test and production data to characterize a
reservoir in terms of reservoir properties and performance potential (field study project).

Date Topic Reading

Module 1: Petroleum Geosciences (Kennedy) Assignments, homework and reading materials will be posted in
ecampus
May 28 Tu (Geol) Introduction; petrol. systems; source rocks; therm. mature; HC migration eCampus, pdf
30 Th (Geol) Geologic time and principles, trapping mech; seals; struct. styles and features eCampus, pdf
June 04 Tu (Geol) Structural assessment and traps; folds and fractures; unconformities eCampus, pdf
06 Th (Geol) Geophysical methods in petroleum evaluation eCampus, pdf
11 Tu (Geol) Res. Char.; stratigraphic analysis; depositional systems; stratigraphic traps eCampus, pdf
13 Th (Geol) Reservoir properties and diagenesis eCampus, pdf
June 18 T (Online examination to be assigned 18 June; due date 11 p.m., 21 June)
Module 2: Formation Evaluation (Schechter)
June 20 Th (FrmEvl) Logging procedures and format; How to read a log: Halliburton pdf TBA
25 Tu (FrmEvl) SP and GR: Determination of Rw and Vsh; Acoustic tools Halliburton pdf TBA
June 27 Th (FrmEvl) Crossplots I — Porosity, lithology-related functions Halliburton pdf TBA
July 02 Tu (FrmEvl) Resistivity Methods I — Principles Halliburton pdf TBA
04 Th University Holiday (4th of July)
09 Tu (FrmEvl) Resistivity Methods II — Advanced measurements; Crossplots Halliburton pdf TBA
11 Th (FrmEvl) Shaly-Sand Evaluation — Causes and effects; interpretation Halliburton pdf TBA
July 16 Tu (Online examination to be assigned 16 July; due date 11 p.m., 19 July)
Module 3: Analysis of Reservoir Performance (Blasingame)
Notes:
● Blasingame is unavailable 22-24 July 2019 due to the 2019 URTeC (http://urtec.org/2019) — students are encouraged to attend.
July 18 Th (ResPrf) Reservoir Engineering: Basic Theory, Petrophysics, PVT, Material Balance .pdf materials (Blasingame)
19 Fr (ResPrf) Pressure Transient Analysis: Introduction to Pressure Transient Analysis .pdf materials (Blasingame)
25 Th (ResPrf) Pressure Transient Analysis: "Conventional" and "Type Curve" Analyses .pdf materials (Blasingame)
26 Fr (ResPrf) Production Analysis: History, Basic Concepts, Simple Time-Rate Analysis .pdf materials (Blasingame)
30 Tu (ResPrf) Production Analysis: Time-Rate ("Decline") Analyses .pdf materials (Blasingame)
August 01 Th (ResPrf) Production Analysis: Time-Rate-Pressure ("RTA") Analyses .pdf materials (Blasingame)

August 04 Su (Online examination to be assigned 04 August; due date 3 p.m., 07 August)

August 08 Th Grades due for Graduating Students by 12 p.m. noon.

Notes:
● There is no comprehensive final examination for this course.
● (exam schedule) https://registrar.tamu.edu/Courses,-Registration,-Scheduling/Final-Examination-Schedules#8-August7(Wednesday)
● (grades - graduates) August 08 Thursday, 12 p.m. (noon), Grades due for all degree candidates.
● (academic calendar) http://catalog.tamu.edu/graduate/academic-calendar/
● (grades - all) August 12 Monday, 12 p.m. (noon), Grades due for all non-graduating students).
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