Course Description

This course will cover wide range of knowledge in Unconventional Resources addressing physics behind, screening criteria, applications, development strategy. Unconventional Resources are now well-focused due to scarcity of easy oil. It needs special technology and analysis to study, evaluate, appraiser and develop.

The course starts with an overview about different types of unconventional resources. PRMS concepts and definitions will be covered throughout before going deep into tight rocks development and heavy oil reservoir addressing all of its related aspects whether in appraisal or development stage. Different key elements will be addressed for each relevant resource.

The course will then start to present reservoir engineering fundamentals covering briefly pressure transient analysis consideration, stimulation techniques and decline curve analysis. In addition to presenting different case studies in Egypt, and commercial aspects.

Course Goal

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participant will be able to:

• Understand the different types of unconventional resources and their evaluation methods.
• Apply PRMS concepts for reserve estimation and commercial assessment of unconventional resources.
• Analyze geological and petrophysical aspects of unconventional reservoirs.
• Develop strategies for drilling, completion, and production in tight reservoirs.
• Identify key challenges and solutions for heavy oil and extra heavy oil reservoirs.
• Utilize stimulation techniques such as acidizing and hydraulic fracturing.
• Perform pressure transient analysis and decline curve analysis for unconventional reservoirs.
• Implement surveillance strategies for monitoring unconventional reservoir performance.
• Analyze case studies and apply economic indicators for commercial evaluation of unconventional resources.
• Gain insights into new technologies and their applications in unconventional resource development.

Who Can Benefit

• Reservoir Engineers
• Petroleum Engineers
• Development Geologist
• Field Engineers