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ONLINE: Exploring Petrophysics in Geothermal Energy (PPH940)

  • 29-30 September 20252 daysONLINE, Course Fee: 1650 EUR + VAT

Description

This course offers a practical guide on using and interpreting well logs measured near planned geothermal sites, to reduce uncertainties when assessing the feasibility of geothermal energy utilisation. Both, analytical methods and (more sophisticated) reservoir simulations used for reservoir and production engineering assessment of the potential energy yield (volumes and temperature) require fundamental input such as porosity, permeability, and geothermal properties. Wells are the best source for such data. As more and more countries make well information and data publicly available, logs from the vicinity of planned geothermal targets should be used and assessed.
This course is very hands-on, result oriented and particularly powerful for those who want to make meaningful petrophysical assessments for their geothermal challenge.

Course Structure: 4 modules of max. 3 hours each, delivered over 2 days
Each day will consist of 2 modules which will be no more than 3 hours in length with ample time for delegates to break for refreshments.

Course Level: Foundation
Instructor: Claudia Steiner-Luckabauer

Designed for you, if you are...

  • A fresh graduate petrophysicist with limited experience
  • A team leader or project manager working on a geothermal project
  • A professional looking to build fundamental skills in reading logs, extracting petrophysical parameters, and interpreting geothermal-specific data

How we build your confidence

  • Examples of intuitive log reading
  • Practical examples on how to visually pinpoint key aspects of a log section
  • Discussion of literature examples

The benefits from attending

By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:

  • How to read old and modern logs, and how to extract petrophysical parameters
  • Fundamental differences between calculating properties from carbonate or clastic environments
  • How to assess log quality, how to qualitatively extract fundamental information such as horizon-based water salinity changes, how to derive basic lithologies, and how to differentiate between tight and permeable zones
  • Applying fundamental petrophysical equations and how to extract properties such as porosity, shale volume, permeability and main lithologies

Topics

  • Fundamentals of practical log interpretation
  • Logging effects
  • The interlink between permeability and mud filtrate invasion
  • Critical evaluation (deficiencies, mis-interpretations, etc.) of (literature) examples deriving thermal properties from logs


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