ONLINE: Open Hole and LWD Interpretation Principles and Applications (PPH933)
4-7 May 2026 4 days ONLINE, Course Fee: 2850 EUR + VAT
Description
This interactive, applications-driven course will highlight the techniques and principles of well log interpretation for oil industry professionals who deal with wireline and/or LWD logs in their daily job.
The course will explore the tools response explained from their physical principles as well as their relationship with the rock and fluid properties; most existing open hole logging technologies will be covered explaining their main applications and limitations. Advanced interpretation methods will be discussed with numerous examples and exercises including complex lithology interpretation techniques.
This training course will feature:
Course Structure: 4 modules of max. 4 hours each, delivered over 4 days
Each day will consist of 1 module which will be no more than 4 hours in length with ample time for delegates to break for refreshments.
Course Level: Foundation / Skill
Instructor: Angel Meso
The course will explore the tools response explained from their physical principles as well as their relationship with the rock and fluid properties; most existing open hole logging technologies will be covered explaining their main applications and limitations. Advanced interpretation methods will be discussed with numerous examples and exercises including complex lithology interpretation techniques.
This training course will feature:
- Discussions on tools physical principles and applications
- Tool limitations on different borehole environments
- Tips and examples to identify and understand common logging issues
- Explanation of petrophysical concepts and techniques for advanced formation evaluation using wireline and LWD logs
- Application of interpretation methods in several examples and exercises
Course Structure: 4 modules of max. 4 hours each, delivered over 4 days
Each day will consist of 1 module which will be no more than 4 hours in length with ample time for delegates to break for refreshments.
Course Level: Foundation / Skill
Instructor: Angel Meso
Designed for you, if you are...
- An engineer in the exploration and/or production department
- A geologist, geophysicist or petrophysicist
- A petroleum, reservoir or drilling engineer
- In general, any oil & gas industry professional involved in wireline and LWD logging data interpretation and validation
How we build your confidence
- This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented.
- The sessions will be given in real time through live webinars (instructor-led training); some exercises will be executed during the sessions, others will be done as homework.
- The daily sessions will be highly interactive and participative. This involves regular discussions of applications as well as hands-on exercises that will be solved manually and/or using Microsoft Excel.
The benefits from attending
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:- Physical principles of most existing open hole logging tools
- Main applications and limitations of the different tool readings
- Uses of advanced wireline and LWD logging tools in complex lithology interpretation
- How to perform a quantitative formation evaluation on a complex lithology
Topics
Basic Concepts Review and Resistivity Tools- Petrophysics concepts review
- Introduction to well logging
- Log classification according to the measured properties
- Auxiliary measurements, uses and common issues
- Basic measurements: Gamma ray and spontaneous potential
- Resistivity theory, principles and applications of laterologs
- Advanced laterolog logging tools: array and azimuthal
- Microresistivity devices, principles and applications
Conductivity and Nuclear Logging Tools
- Conductivity tools, uses and limitations
- LWD resistivity determination tools
- Advanced induction logging tools, 3D induction
- RT and invasion profile determination
- Formation density tools, principles and applications
- The photoelectric factor, a key lithology indicator
- Neutron tools principles and applications
- Porosity determination from density and neutron logs
- LWD nuclear logging tools
- Lithology determination, calibrations and log quality control parameters
Acoustic and Geological Logging Tools
- Basic sonic tools, borehole compensation
- Dipole sonic tools, applications
- Mechanical properties determination and uses
- Common sonic issues in the borehole
- LWD acoustic tools
- Dipmeter interpretation principles
- Geological image logging tools
- Structural and stratigraphic interpretation principles
- Open, partially open and healed fractures interpretation
- Faults and unconformities interpretation examples
- Facies analysis for reservoir characterisation with image logs
- Ultrasonic logging tools
Advanced Logging Tools and Formation Evaluation
- Nuclear magnetic resonance, principles and applications
- Relaxation mechanisms and their association with fluid and rock properties
- Porosity, irreducible water saturation and permeability determination
- Advanced fluid determination methods: 3D map T1-T2-difussion
- Dielectric tools principles and applications
- Saturation determination parameters, m, n and CEC
- Geochemical logging tools
- Complex lithology evaluation examples
- Formation evaluation principles
- Rw determination methods
- Crossplots utilisation, Hingle and Pickett plots
- Graphical interpretation techniques for porosity and lithology
- Advanced saturation determination equations and techniques
- Complete formation evaluation for complex lithology
Customer Feedback
"A big thank you to the organisers at HOT and to the instructor for the well organised, instructive and interactive course." - Geologist at NiMBUC"Vast quantity of information." - Geologist at KOC
"I liked the flexibility of the instructor." - Petrophysicist at KOC
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