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ADVANCED OPERATIONS GEOLOGY: WELL PLACEMENT OPTIMIZATION AND WELL PLANNING

Location

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Date

From Date: 08-Sep-2025
To Date: 12-Sep-2025

Duration

5 days

Language

ENGLISH

Discipline

GEOLOGY, DRILLING & RESERVOIRS

Introduction

This course focuses on the principles and methodologies used in advanced operations geology, specifically well placement optimization and well planning. Participants will learn the essential tools and techniques to optimize well placement through geological and geophysical data integration. The course also covers critical aspects of well planning to ensure efficiency, safety, and cost-effectiveness in drilling operations.

Objective

By the end of the course, participants will be able to understand

Understand the principles of well placement optimization.
Learn to interpret geological data for well planning.
Gain knowledge of advanced geological modeling techniques.
Develop skills in assessing reservoir properties and geological risks.
Be able to apply best practices for effective well placement and drilling planning.

Audience

Geologists and Operations Geologists involved in well planning and placement.
Drilling engineers seeking a deeper understanding of geological aspects in well optimization.
Professionals working in exploration and production operations who are responsible for the planning and execution of well placements.
Anyone involved in subsurface modeling and reservoir management who wants to optimize well planning processes.

Content

Day 1: Introduction to Advanced Operations Geology

Overview of operations geology and its role in well planning.
Key geological concepts and terminologies.
Geological data sources for well placement (seismic, well logs, core data).
Integration of geological and geophysical data for well optimization.

Day 2: Well Placement Fundamentals

Factors influencing well placement decisions (reservoir characteristics, geological structures, drilling risks).
Understanding the impact of geological uncertainty on well placement.
Introduction to 3D geological modeling for well planning.
Software tools for well placement analysis.

Day 3: Advanced Well Planning Techniques

Well planning methodologies for complex reservoirs.
Optimizing well trajectories based on geological data.
Understanding fault and fracture modeling for well placement.
Managing geological risks during well planning.

Day 4: Reservoir Characterization and Optimization

Interpreting reservoir data for improved well placement.
Techniques for optimizing well placement in heterogeneous reservoirs.
Use of reservoir simulation and modeling in well planning.
Addressing challenges in reservoir uncertainty during well optimization.

Day 5: Best Practices and Real-World Applications

Review of best practices in well planning and placement.
Analyzing real-world examples of well-planned challenges and solutions.
Strategies for improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness in well placement operations.

NOTE:

Pre-& Post Tests will be conducted.

Case Studies, Group Exercises, Group Discussions, Last Day reviews, and assessments will be carried out.

Certificate

Define Management Consultants Certificate of course completion will be issued to all attendees.

Methodology

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information and knowledge transfer. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. You will also be encouraged to raise your own questions and to share in the development of the right answers using your own analysis and experiences. Tests of multiple-choice type will be made available on daily basis to examine the effectiveness of delivering the course.

Very useful Course Materials will be given.

30% Lectures
30% Workshops and work presentation
20% Group Work& Practical Exercises
20% Videos& General Discussions

Course Details