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PETROGEO 7021 - Petrophysics of Energy Resource Systems

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: Semester 2
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 6 hours per day (classroom sessions taught in intensive short-course mode – 12 classroom days required)
Restriction: Available only to students undertaking the Master of Science in Petroleum Geoscience (to eventually be renamed MSc in Energy Geoscience)
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: No
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Pre-Requisite: Honours degree level training or equivalent in Geoscience – no specific course pre-requisites; Honours degree GPA of 5/7 or greater; substantive research project experience or equivalent workplace experience in a related technical role
Co-Requisite: PETROGEO 7012, PETROGEO 7022
Assumed Knowledge: Honours degree level training or equivalent in Geoscience.
Assessment: In-class tests; quizzes; spreadsheet exercises, reports; assignments; take-home end-of-course assessment (summative).
Syllabus:

Petrophysics of Energy Resource Systems will give participants an overview of well logging concepts, the measurement or inference of basic rock properties, the wellbore environment, petrophysical tools, interpretation concepts and the standard petrophysical analysis, interpretation and modelling workflow. Students will learn the best techniques in the interpretation of wireline logging tool datasets, including the determination of lithology, porosity, fluid content and movement, and net pay. Both, qualitative (quick look) and quantitative analyses methods are covered. Practical aspects, such as logging operations, including MWD, and logging program design will also be addressed. Practical examples are used throughout and case histories are used to demonstrate specific aspects. Specialised Methods and Recent Advances give an overview of dipmeter and borehole imaging logs, as well as NMR, and determination of permeability from logs. The main interactive modes of assessment will be through progressive petrophysical analyses to build up the complete picture of a geological energy resource system recorded by real well data. Industry-standard petrophysical reporting will also be demonstrated and assessed.

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
Semester 2 Mon 05/08/2024 Wed 14/08/2024 Fri 13/09/2024 Fri 25/10/2024


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
24041 WR01 5 5 5 Aug - 6 Aug Monday, Tuesday 9am - 1pm Petroleum Engineering, 108, Teaching Room
12 Aug - 16 Aug Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9am - 1pm Petroleum Engineering, 108, Teaching Room
2 Sep - 6 Sep Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9am - 1pm Petroleum Engineering, G13, Teaching Room