Face-to Face Course

December 3 to 5, 2024

Duration : 3 days

Level: Intermediate

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Engineers and geoscientists with a BS degree and with 2 or more years’ experience in managing and/or developing mature oil fields.  Students should have basic proficiency in Excel and bring their own laptop.

OBJECTIVES:

This workshop presents the concepts and practical applications of optimizing waterfloods using the Capacitance Resistance Model (CRM). Concepts are illustrated with field examples from the USA, North Sea, and Canada, with particular emphasis on the interpretation of CRM results. In-class exercises use Excel spreadsheet software.

BENEFITS:           You will

understand what connectivity is and how it behaves

learn what the CRM does and how it works

apply the CRM using data provided

interpret the CRM results for engineering waterfloods

learn methods to compare and combine geology and CRM results

Course content includes:

•             Connectivity definitions and behavior

•             CRM fundamentals

•             What do I need to use the CRM for my field?

•             Interpreting CRM results and their uncertainties

•             Applying the CRM to tight, conventional, and heavy oil field cases

•             Using the CRM with tracers