2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
SOEE3800 Production Geosciences
10 creditsClass Size: 60
Module manager: Dr Richard Collier
Email: r.e.l.collier@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2019/20
Pre-requisite qualifications
SOEE2600 Sedimentary Basins and Hydrocarbon ResourcesOR
SOEE2510 Basin Evolution and Hydrocarbon Resources
AND
SOEE1150 Fundamentals of Geophysics
OR
SOEE2630 Fundamentals of Geophysics OR
SOEE2631 Introduction to Geophysics
Module replaces
SOEE3740 Seismic InterpretationSOEE3500 Basin Dynamics and Petroleum SystemsThis module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
The module introduces the purpose, problems and methods involved in creating a 3D geological (static) reservoir model which is the basis for dynamic modelling of hydrocarbon reservoir production.Objectives
The module introduces the purpose, problems and methods involved in creating a 3D geological (static) reservoir model which is the basis for dynamic modelling of hydrocarbon reservoir production.Learning outcomes
1. Awareness of the role and methods of 3D geologic (static) reservoir model generation
2. Familiarity with reservoir sedimentology and architecture descriptors and interpretation
3. Skills in sequence stratigraphic interpretation and well log correlation
4. Awareness of uncertainties associated with data acquisition, data type, data resolution, and impacts on reservoir modelling uncertainty – the need for iteration as new data become available
5. Awareness of economic (STOOIP and STGOIP) implications of uncertainties in reservoir volumetrics and quality.
6. Teamwork skills through a team-based reservoir characterization exercise
Syllabus
Setting the problem: Resolution of subsurface data; spatial resolution of all data types; limitations of 1D well data; problem of production and well placement planning on few data points (appraisal wells); need for iteration of reservoir models.
Reservoir sedimentology: Depositional elements (clastics); rock-typing in carbonates (primary, secondary diagenetic and fracture controls on pore network connectivity); alternative approaches to reservoir element definition.
Sequence stratigraphy as a methodology to constrain basin context and architectural framework: Sequence stratigraphy in well data and well to well correlations.
Towards a 3D geological (static) model: The modelling workflow (e.g. Cosentino); reservoir modelling elements – lithofacies, diagenetic, stratigraphic, structural (Bentley approach)
Reservoir modelling strategies and methods – significance of vertical and lateral heterogeneities at varying scales
Practical reservoir calculations using physical reservoir models. Practical reservoir calculations using physical reservoir models to illustrate (i) the effect of heterogeneity and anisotropy on reservoir calculations, (ii) the need for having representative values that characterise the reservoir, and ways of understanding the inter-well volume, (iii) the role of seismic data in reservoir calculations, and the errors induced by misinterpreting/mispicking reservoir horizons from seismic data, and (iv) how uncertainty in microstructural and flow properties both affect the calculated STOOIP or STGOIP values.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 7 | 1.00 | 7.00 |
Practical | 11 | 2.00 | 22.00 |
Independent online learning hours | 6.00 | ||
Private study hours | 65.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 29.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 |
Private study
Wider reading, exam preparation and extra time beyond allocated practical classes for team practical activities.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Formative feedback will be provided through practical classes throughout the moduleMethods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Poster | A0 poster presentation submitted online | 40.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 40.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 60.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 60.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 30/04/2019
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