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Practical Applications of Hydrodynamics

  • Fundamentals of Hydrodynamics
  • Pressure Gradients and Flow Theory
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Hydraulic Head
  • Darcy’s Law
  • Pressure Measurements
  • Conventional Systems and Fluid Contacts
  • Water Chemistry
  • Water Chemistry Screening
  • Conventional Formation Water: Multivariate Cross-plots – Stiff Diagrams
  • Unconventional Formation Water: TDS Curves – Isotopic Cross-plots
  • Dynamic Systems and Fluid Contacts
  • Introduction to Tilted Oil-Water contacts
  • Hydrodynamics and Oil Quality (Clearwater Formation)
  • Basin Characterization
  • Basin Flow vs Compartments
  • Global Examples: Delaware Basin – Green River Basin – Rift Basin (North Sea) – Oriente Basin – Williston Basin
  • Hydrodynamic Analysis
  • Hydrodynamic Migration Modeling
  • Analysis of Tilted O-W Contacts
  • Examples from Western Canada
  • Fluid Flow Theory – Darcy’s Law
  • Hydrostatic Analysis in the WCSB
  • Shallow Biogenic Gas
  • Cardium
  • Cretaceous Deep Basin
  • Charlie Lake
  • Paleozoic Carbonates
  • Shallow Assessment for Source Water
  • Water Sourcing – General Rules, Guidelines and Resources
  • Hydrogeological Assessment for Source Water: A Case Study and Workflow
  • Deep Assessment for Aquifer Disposal
  • Types of Disposal Wells, Regulatory Requirements and Resources (AB/BC)
  • Factors to Consider: Disposal Capacity – Hydraulic Isolation – Reservoir and Fracture Pressure – Faulting and Fracturing – Fluid Chemistry Compatibility

Deep Basin Systems and the Montney Formation

  • Morphology of the Deep Basin
  • The Evolution and Development history of the Montney Formation
  • The Physical Evolution of a Deep Basin System
  • Interpretation and Mapping of Deep Basin Systems
  • Pressure Data Challenges in Low-Permeability Reservoirs
  • Geothermics and Thermal Maturity
  • Geothermal Gradient and Isotherm Mapping
  • Burial and thermal history of source rocks
  • Gas Chemistry
  • Gas Chemistry data as a proxy for liquids production
  • Identifying Secondary Dry Gas Migration using Gas Chemistry
  • An introduction to using Produced and Mud Gas Isotopes
  • Fluid Dynamics and Liquids Phase Transitions
  • The role of fluid dynamics in risk mitigation
  • Pressure-Temperature plots and the determination of fluid transition zones
  • Graphical analysis of reservoir conditions to predict and determine the produced fluid
  • Subsurface Drivers and Completions Outcomes

Introduction To Carbon Storage

  • Introduction to the Carbon Cycle
  • The Greenhouse Effect
  • Types of Greenhouse Gases
  • The Global Carbon Cycle
  • Carbon Capture and Transportation
  • Types of Carbon Capture
  • Transportation of CO2
  • Supercritical CO2
  • Overview of Carbon Storage
  • Types of Storage
  • Plume Movement
  • CO2 Trapping Mechanisms
  • Project Stages: Regional Screening to Site Selection
  • Geologic Workflows: Pore Volume and Storage Resource Estimation, Seals and Containment
  • Hydrodynamic Workflow: Pressure, Temperature and CO2 Density
  • Permeability and Injectivity
  • Early Storage Resource Estimates and Analytical Models
  • Project Stages: Steps Following Site Selection
  • Classification & Categorization of CO2 Storage Resources (SRMS)
  • Technical Risks and Dynamic Modelling
  • Measurement, Monitoring and Verification Planning
  • Examples of Current Storage Projects
  • CO2 Storage in Saline Formation
  • CO2 Storage in Depleted Pools
  • CO2-EOR

Flow Systems: Basic Concepts, Interpretive Tools and Global Examples

  • Basin Characterization
  • Basin Flow vs Compartments – Open vs Closed Systems - Pressure vs Elevation Graphs
  • Global Examples: Delaware Basin – Green River Basin – Rift Basin (North Sea) – Oriente Basin – Williston Basin
  • Hydrodynamic Applications: Tools and Data
  • Fundamentals of Hydrodynamics
  • Hydrostatic verses Hydrodynamic Regimes
  • Data Types and Data Application
  • Fluid Flow Theory – Darcy’s Law
  • Hydrodynamic Analysis in the WCSB – Conventional Flow Systems
  • Concept of Basinal Flow – Hydraulic Head and Salinity mapping
  • Density Driven Flow – Hydrodynamic Based Migration Modelling
  • Tilted Oil Water Contacts – Destructive and Constructive Impact of fluid flow on trapping
  • Hydrodynamics and Oil Quality Case Study: The Clearwater Formation

Aquifer Mapping and Assessment

  • Water Chemistry
  • Water Chemistry Screening
  • Conventional Formation Water: Multivariate Cross-plots – Stiff Diagrams
  • Unconventional Formation Water: TDS Curves – Isotopic Cross-plots
  • Shallow Assessment for Source Water
  • Water Sourcing – General Rules, Guidelines and Resources
  • Hydrogeological Assessment for Source Water: A Case Study and Workflow
  • Deep Assessment for Aquifer Disposal
  • Types of Disposal Wells, Regulatory Requirements and Resources (AB/BC)
  • Factors to Consider: Disposal Capacity – Hydraulic Isolation – Reservoir and Fracture Pressure – Faulting and Fracturing – Fluid Chemistry Compatibility

Deep Basin Systems and the Montney Formation

  • Morphology of the Deep Basin
  • The Evolution and Development history of the Montney Formation
  • The Physical Evolution of a Deep Basin System
  • Interpretation and Mapping of Deep Basin Systems
  • Pressure Data Challenges in Low-Permeability Reservoirs
  • Regional versus Pad Level Analysis of Pressure Data
  • An Introduction to Common Pressure Measurements in the Deep Basin
  • Geothermics and Thermal Maturity
  • Geothermal Gradient and Isotherm Mapping
  • Burial and thermal history of source rocks
  • Gas Chemistry
  • Gas Chemistry data as a proxy for liquids production
  • Identifying Secondary Dry Gas Migration using Gas Chemistry
  • An introduction to using Produced and Mud Gas Isotopes
  • Fluid Dynamics and Liquids Phase Transitions
  • The role of fluid dynamics in risk mitigation
  • Pressure-Temperature plots and the determination of fluid transition zones
  • Graphical analysis of reservoir conditions to predict and determine the produced fluid
  • Subsurface Drivers and Completions Outcomes

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