PETROLEUM SYSTEM MODELING
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2016/2017
- Teacher
- ALBERTO RIVA
- Credits
- 6
- Didactic period
- Primo Semestre
- SSD
- GEO/02
Training objectives
- The objectives are to offer a complete overview of the petroleum system modeling, in a broad sense, providing the interdisciplinary tools for their adequate understanding and appropriate modeling.
At the end of the course, the student will acquire the methods and the scientific approaches used for hydrocarbon exploration by the use of petroleum systems modeling. The student will also acquire complementary, but fundamental, knowledge about petroleum geology applied to the petroleum systems modeling, such as seismic interpretation and 1D basin modeling software. Prerequisites
- The student needs to know basic sedimentary geology, structural geology and geophysics, already deriving from previous courses. It is suggested however to follow the course "Stratigraphy, Application to hydrocarbon exploration".
Course programme
- The course is organized in 12 modules of the duration of 4 hours each, characterized by some flexibility about the arguments.
Module 1 (4 hours): This part represents the ourse introduction, with an explanation of the different topics covered during the course. This module is used also for understanting the level of preparation of the students, to taylor better the course itself.
Modules 2 and 3 (8 hours): These modules deal with everything about wells, from drilling to well log acquisition during (LWD) and after (wireline logs) drilling, coring and petrophysical interpretation. During these modules the most important well logs for hydrocarbon exploration will be explained and discussed.
Modules 4 and 5 (8 hours): These modules will focus on use and acquisition of 2D, 3D and well seismic data, for understanding subsurface structure. During module 5, there will be an exercise on 3D seismic interpretation by using the open source software OpendTect.
Module 6 (4 hours): This module will deal with the basic knowledge for creating a 3D geological model of a reservoir by following the standards of the oil industry.
Modules from 7 to 12 (24 hours) - These modules will focus on the data necessary for developing a Petroleum System Model and its creation. During this part of the course, there will be a module for refreshing the definitions of petroleum system (4 hours), the concept of geohistory analysis will be treated (4 hours) and the data used for calibration will be discussed in depth (4 hours). In the last part of the course, the use of the IES Petromod 1D will be taught (4 hours) and then there will be a final exercise by using the software and creating a 1D Petroleum System Model of a publicly available Italian well. Didactic methods
- Teaching hours will be complemented with practical exercises: in addition to clarifying theoretical explanation, such an activity will provide the students with the very basic expertise required by E&P industry.
Learning assessment procedures
- The test will be oral. Questions will be focusing on all the topics covered during the course, starting from one chosen by the student. The test will not exclusively deal with the mnemonic learning of different arguments, but will focus on the capacity of the student to connect and discuss the different topics in a logic way.
The result will be expressed in 1/30th, with a minimum value of 18/30 for a positive evaluation. Reference texts
- Reference texts will be provided as pdf articles and Powerpoint slides for each thematic module.
Suggested book readings:
- Asquith, G. (1982). Basic Well Log Analysis for geologists. The American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
- Bjorlykke, K. (2010). Petroleum Geoscience. Springer.
- Gluyas, J., & Swarbrick, R. (2004). Petroleum Geoscience. Wiley Blackwell.
- Hantschel, T., & Kauerauf, A. I. (2009). Fundamentals of basin and petroleum systems modeling. Springer Verlag.
