Development Geology

Oil, Gas & Petroleum · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 4,500

Overview

Successful field appraisal, development, and management require a fundamental understanding of the reservoir pore space distribution. Participants learn, through hands-on exercises, to compile a development plan for a field that emphasizes optimal recovery. Emphasis is placed on the selection of rock, log and test data to distinguish reservoir and non-reservoir rocks, and to determine the lower limit of pay. Structural, stratigraphic, deposition and digenetic concepts are used to locate drill sites and describe reservoirs. The input required to construct a geologic reservoir model is reviewed.

Learning Objectives

• Select optimum drill sites for field development
• Use log and rock data to identify reservoir rock, non-reservoir rock,and pay
• Determine fluid distribution in a field and identify reservoir compartments
• Estimate field reserves through the life of a field
• Characterize carbonate and clastic rocks by productivity
• Construct geologic reservoir models
• Determine field drive mechanism
• Apply seismic analysis to reservoir development
• Determine which depositional characteristic impact reservoir behavior and use this information to optimize development
• Compile development plan
• Use economic techniques to evaluate different development plans

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for professionals working in oil and gas, as well as those whose responsibilities require a stronger practical grasp of the subject and its application within their organisation.

• Professionals in Geology & Exploration
• Engineers and specialists in oil & gas operations
• Operations, process and field personnel

Course Outline

Day 1 — Geologic characteristics that impact field development

• Appraisal: determining recoverable hydrocarbons
• Reservoir fluid properties and saturation
• Influence of capillarity on hydrocarbon distribution and fluid contacts
• Reserve and resource evaluation

Day 2 — Volumetric reserve estimation and calculation

• Stratigraphic influence on field production
• Depositional and digenetic controls on reservoir rock, barriers, and hydrocarbon distribution
• Describing reservoir rock to understand reservoir behavior in carbonate and clastic rocks
• Determining if hydrocarbons can be recovered – defining pay

Day 3 — The impact of drive mechanism: aquifer…

• Seismic applications in appraisal and development
• Development drilling: How to optimize hydrocarbon recovery
• Economic impact on field development

Day 4 — Subdividing the reservoir into working units

• Reservoir pore space configurations and mapping
• Building a static reservoir model using deterministic and stochastic techniques
• Key factors affecting the development of fractured reservoirs

Day 5 — Steps in building a geologic reservoir model

• Impact on barriers on field development
• Secondary and tertiary field development
• Rejuvenating mature and marginal fields

Accreditation

Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.

Dates & Venues

Dates	Venue	Delivery	Duration	Fee (USD)
20–24 September 2026	Istanbul, Turkey	Public	5 days	4,500
29 November – 3 December 2026	Jeddah, KSA	Public	5 days	4,500

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What certificate will I receive?

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