UNSW Handbook Course - Introduction to Petrophysics

Introduction to Petrophysics - PTRL2016


	Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
	School: School of Petroleum Engineering
	Contact: Salisch,Henry
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 3
	EFTSL: 0.062 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisites: PTRL1010,PTRL1016,GEOS3321
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)

Description

The study of petroleum reservoirs. Fundamentals of petrophysics. Interrelation between petrophysical parameters. Borehole environment. Invasion profiles and invasion characteristics. Hydrocarbon mobility. Acquisition of petrophysical data. Data quality assurance. Presentation of petrophysical data. Measurement of natural gamma rays. Formation waters. Importance of formation water characteristics. The SP curve. Wellsite log evaluation. Formation resistivities. Shallow and deep resistivity measuring devices. Porosity related measurements with well logs in clean and shaly sands. Sonic (Acoustic), Formation Density and Neutron logs. Practical work with well log and core analysis and well pressure data.

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