Advances in Formation Testing

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Disciplines: Reservoir

Course Description

Over the past two decades, formation testing has emerged as one of the most critical reservoir evaluation activities in petroleum exploration and production. As a result of increased drilling and testing costs in deep water, high-pressure, high-temperature, environmentally sensitive and other frontier areas, modern formation testing has become the primary—often only—source of information on fluid properties. Additionally it has provided insights into reservoir architecture issues that were previously the sole territory of conventional well testing.

Attendees of this course will gain a good understanding of the state-of-the-art in formation testing and its changing role, vis-à-vis other disciplines. The fundamental applications and interpretations of formation testing and highlights of the advances made over the last decade will be reviewed.  Examples will be shown to cement the learning and to highlight the merits of new technology and the value of integration.

Topics:

• Pressure testing
• Pressure gradients
• Fluid sampling and down hole fluid analysis
• Permeability and pressure transient testing
• Application to reservoir and fluid characterization
• Micro-fracturing
• The value of integration

Learning Level

Intermediate

Course Length

3 or 5 Days

Why Attend

By the end of the course, you should be able to separate myths from realities. You will be better equipped to address asset or well objectives and translate them into an optimized formation-testing program.

Who Attends

This course is designed for individuals who work in reservoir modeling, fluid analysis, or formation evaluation. 

CEUs

2.4 or 4.0 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) are awarded for this 3- or 5-day course.

Additional Resources

This course has supplemental books located in our SPE Bookstore entitled Formation Testing: Fluid Analysis (Digital Edition), Formation Testing: Pressure Analysis (Digital Edition), and Openhole Log Analysis and Formation Evaluation, Second Edition. Please check out these valuable resources! 

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be received no later than 14 days prior to the course start date. Cancellations made after the 14-day window will not be refunded. Refunds will not be given due to no show situations.

Training sessions attached to SPE conferences and workshops follow the cancellation policies stated on the event information page. Please check that page for specific cancellation information.

SPE reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule courses at will. Notification of changes will be made as quickly as possible; please keep this in mind when arranging travel, as SPE is not responsible for any fees charged for cancelling or changing travel arrangements.

We reserve the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.

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