Luis Escandon

Petrophysicists Specialist, graduated as Petroleum Engineer at the Central University of Venezuela.

Luis has over 34 years experience as Senior Petrophysics specialist working in Exploration and Production for PDVSA in all the basins of Venezuela, and in several of Colombia and Mexico basins, extensive experience in University teaching, and technical instructor.

He is an Expert user of Techlog, Discovery, Petrel, ArcGIS, and Cristal-Ball.

Luis lectures in association with MineaOil Ltd.

This theoretical-practical class is geared towards the interpretation and petrophysical characterization of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs. The program pursues the successful, timely and systematic execution of the highest possible reliability and with the least degree of associated uncertainty, of Petrophysical processes required in the Reservoir Management.

The specialized themes discussed focus on its specific objectives on methodological techniques to execute with the highest degree of precision possible, according to the available data, the following processes of Assessment of Hydrocarbon Formations: Determination of Hydraulic Flow Units (HFU, Petrofacies), Volumetric Calculation of Hydrocarbon Reserves (VCRH), and quantification of the uncertainties.

• Demonstrate the fundamental principles for profile assessment.
• Presenting the Concepts of Formation Assessment
• Illustrate the processes for defining Hydraulic Units
• Present the petrophysical processes used for the calculation of Reserves
• Demonstrate methods of distribution of petrophysical properties in a reservoir model
• Practice integrated multidisciplinary interpretation methods

At the end of the course the participants will be able to carry out “Petrophysical Characterization of Deposits” processes in reduced time cycle and integrate it harmoniously and effectively into the “Static Model” generated together with the rest of the disciplines responsible for the integrated evaluation of the reservoir.

• Geologists
• Geophysicists
• Production Engineers,
• Reservoir Engineers,
• Drilling Engineers etc.

Professionals related to the exploration, evaluation, development and operation of hydrocarbon resources, characterization, and management of deposits, committed to the execution of integrated multidisciplinary studies, modelling and simulation of reservoirs.

Day 1
Petrophysical Characterization of Reservoirs

• Assessment of Hydrocarbon Formations (EFH),
• Type and petrophysical rock characterization (Mineralogy and Clays)
• Preferential fluid mobility (absolute and relative permeability system)
• Fluid Distribution (Sand and Volumetric Distribution of Gas-Water and Oil)
• Practical Examples and Field Cases
• Exercises

Day 2
Evaluation of Reservoirs in Classic Formations 

•  Determination of storage capacity and flow capacity
• Determination of Hydraulic Flow Units (Petrofacies)
• Identification and characterization of Prospective Intervals
• Practical Examples and Field Cases
• Exercises

Day 3
Evaluation of Reservoirs in Carbonaceous and Shaly Formations

•  Determination of storage capacity and flow capacity
• Identification of Fractures
• Identification and characterization of Prospective Intervals in Carbonates
• Volumetrics (estimation of gas, water, and oil volumes, associated with carbonate  reservoir)
• Risk sensitivity and uncertainty analysis
• Practical Examples and Field Cases
• Exercises

Day 4
Volumetric Estimate of Reserves

•  Quantification of gas, water and oil volumes associated with the reservoir
• Valuation in terms of Hydrocarbon Volumetric Resources
• Practical Examples and Field Cases
• Exercises

Day 5
Integration of Results into Static Model

•  Stochastic propagations of petrophysical properties
• Volumetric calculations of Gas, Water and Oil, associated with the reservoir
• Risk sensitivity and uncertainty analysis
• Systematized integration of Interdisciplinary Models
• Practical Examples and Field Cases
• Summary and Conclusions

End of Training