Short Courses
Fundamentals of Coalbed Methane
0830–1700 Friday, April 17
Instructor: John P. Seidle, Ph.D., P.E., MHA Petroleum Consultants
Location: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, 650 15th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202
0.8 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) will be awarded by SPE-Americas Office for this 1-day course
Course Description
The course is designed to help attendees understand coalbed methane production and assess CBM exploration and development opportunities. A set of course notes is provided, including a CD of Excel spreadsheets suitable for evaluating CBM reserves and producibility.
Course Contents
- Coal Fundamentals and Geology
- Measurement of Coalbged Gas Content
- Isotherms, OGIP and Recovery Factor
- Coal Permeability
- CBM Reservoir Engineering
- Simulation of Coalbed Methane Recovery
- Coal Well Drilling and Completion
- Elements of a CBM deal
- Classification of CBM reserves
- CBM pilot philosophies
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for both technical and managerial staff.
About the Instructor
Dr. John P. Seidle, P.E. has over 25 years experience in worldwide coalbed methane research, development and instruction. A Registered Professional Engineer in Colorado, Oklahoma, and Wyoming, he has authored 22 technical papers and holds 6 patents related to coalbed methane.
Registration
The registration deadline is March 27, 2009. The registration fee is $550.00 and is fully refundable until that time. For more details, contact Darien O’Brien, P.E. at dgobrien@forestoil.com or (303) 864-6015. Make your check payable to SPE Denver Section and mail to: Darien O’Brien, Forest Oil Corporation, 707 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3600, Denver, Colorado 80202. Please include the course name, your FULL name (as you would like it to appear on the course completion certificate), SPE member number (if applicable), title, company, email address, postal address, phone and fax number.
You may also register and pay on-line at http://denver.spe.org/.
Fundamentals of Reservoir Description & Modeling with Geostatistics
1300–1700 Thursday, 16 April, 2009 and 0830–1700 Friday, 17 April, 2009
Instructor: David O. Ogbe, Ph.D., P.E., Greatland Solutions, LLC
Location: Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, 650 15th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202
1.2 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) will be awarded by SPE-Americas Office for this 1 1/2-day course.
Course Description
The course introduces engineers, geologists and geoscientists to both the fundamental theory and practice of reservoir description and modeling for reservoir management. This course covers the fundamental concepts of reservoir description and modeling using geostatistical techniques. It is an introductory course with emphasis on the principles and practice of integrated studies and uncertainty analysis. Upon completion of this course, you should be able to (l) make decisions on when and where to apply reservoir description and modeling to support reservoir management, (2) understand the methodology of integrated studies (3) select the appropriate reservoir description and geostatistical modeling tools (4) analyze and QC data for reservoir modeling, (5) understand variogram analysis, kriging and stochastic simulation, integrated studies, uncertainty analysis; and (6) recognize the limitations and opportunities for reservoir modeling.
Course Contents
Reservoir Modeling Fundamentals
- What is reservoir characterization and modeling?
- What is reservoir heterogeneity?
- Scales of heterogeneities
- What are the strengths and limitations of different reservoir modeling techniques
Overview of Statistics and Probability
- Basic definitions
- Histograms, frequency distribution and probability
Data analysis, QC and Preparation
- Data analysis and QC tools
- Applications
Variogram Modeling
- What is it? What is the information to be derived?
- How to calculate variograms
Kriging Techniques
- What is kriging?
- Different types of kriging
- Applications and limitations of kriging
Stochastic Simulation and Modeling Case Studies
- How to conduct a geostatistical reservoir modeling study
- Conditional simulation. Use of hard and soft data
- Sequential indicator simulation and Sequential Gaussian simulation
- Case Studies of geostatistical modeling
Overview of Uncertainty Analysis and Integrated Studies
- What is Uncertainty? Integrated Studies?
- How to account for uncertainty in Integrated reservoir studies
- Case Studies
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for petroleum engineers, geologists and geoscientists who need to know the application of reservoir description and modeling to support reservoir management. This course is also for managers and supervisors who wish to update their skills and to be aware of the current level of technology available for reservoir characterization and management.
About the Instructor
Dr. David O. Ogbe, P.E. is President & Senior Reservoir Engineering Advisor with Greatland Solutions, LLC, in Denver, CO and Professor Emeritus, University of Alaska. Prior to this assignment he was a Lead Reservoir Engineer with Schlumberger, Denver, Colorado. He was a Professor of Petroleum Engineering and Coordinator of the Coalbed Methane for Rural Energy Research Program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA. He is a registered professional engineer. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Louisiana State University and Ph.D. from Stanford University, all in petroleum engineering. Dr. Ogbe has more than 25 years of consulting, teaching and research experience. His areas of specialization are oil and gas reservoir engineering, well testing, reservoir simulation, reservoir characterization and formation evaluation, and large-scale reservoir simulation on high performance computers. He has published 100 technical papers on well testing, reservoir characterization, reservoir simulation, and computer applications. Dr. Ogbe has provided consulting services and training for clients from major and independent oil & gas companies, NOCs, and government agencies world-wide.
Registration
The registration deadline is March 27, 2009. The registration fee is $650.00 and is fully refundable until that time. For more details, contact Darien O’Brien, P.E. at dgobrien@forestoil.com or +1.303.864.6015. Make your check payable to SPE Denver Section and mail to: Darien O’Brien, Forest Oil Corporation, 707 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3600, Denver, Colorado 80202. Please include the course name, your FULL name (as you would like it to appear on the course completion certificate), SPE member number (if applicable), title, company, email address, postal address, phone and fax number.
You may also register and pay on-line at http://denver.spe.org/.
