1

Applied Petrophysics for Geologists and Engineers

Instructor: Eric Eslinger
EGI and The College of Saint Rose
3 7 June 2013
Hotel Holiday Inn Baruna, Bali
This cour se intr oduces the basics of well log analysis and petr ophysics with a focus on dir ect
field applications. Miner alogical influence on well logs and integr ation of cor e data with logs
will be str essed. Intr oductor y concepts, examples, and exer cises will be facilitated via r ealtime class use of a cr oss-platfor m lithology-based petr ophysical softwar e package (GAMLS).
Each student needs to br ing a PC laptop for class work. Installation of executables and
upload of files will be done at least one week pr ior to star t of class. Minimum computer
r equir ements: 4 GB RAM (Windows 7 & >4 GB RAM pr efer r ed) plus Excel.

Day 1 am:
Day 1 pm:
Day 2 am:
Day 2 pm:
Day 3 am:
Day 3 pm:
Day 4 am:
Day 4 pm:
Day 5 am:

Introduction to Well Logs

Logging and Sampling Logistics
Porosity, Permeability, and Water Saturation
Clay Minerals, Shales, and Shaly Sands
Electrofacies, Lithofacies Classification, Prediction, and Correlation
Integrating Logs, Core Data, and Core Sedimentology Description
Prediction of Core Properties in Non-Cored Wells
Gas Shales
Special Logs

Day 1 am: Introduction to Well Logs

Basic Well Logs (caliper, gamma ray, density, neutron, sonic, photoelectric, resistivity)
Review of Major Minerals and Rock Types
Quality Control
Relationship of logs to rocks and rock sequences

Day 1 pm: Logging and Sampling Logistics

Invasion
Drilling Breaks, Log Runs, & Splicing Logs
Side-Wall Cores and Whole Cores
MDtoTVD Correction
Upscaling

Day 2 am: Porosity, Permeability, and Water Saturation

Porosity Types (free, effective, capillary, irreducible, fracture)
Porosity Measurements (lab methods & well log methods)
Permeability (measurements, ranges, anisotropy, controls)

2
Relationships between Porosity & Permeability (as function of lithofacies )
Overburden Correction
Water Saturation (via Archie & Dual-Water Equations; via Core Analysis; via Pc)
Capillary Pressure (Pc) Concepts & Applications
Formation Water Chemistry (Diagenesis, Salinity, Water Resistivity, SP log)

Day 2 pm: Clay Minerals, Shales, and Shaly Sands

Structure, Chemistry, & Classification
Origin, Depositional Environments, & Diagenesis
Petrophysical Properties (Density, Surface Area, CEC )
Analysis Techniques & Accuracy

Day 3 am: Electrofacies, Lithofacies Classification, Prediction, and Correlation

Electrofacies via Probabilistic Clustering of Well Logs
QC, Normalization, Facies, Sequences, Tops
Rock Typing from Electrofacies
Prediction of Missing Parameters (logs, porosity & permeability )
Multiwell Clustering and Correlation

Day 3 pm: Integrating Logs, Core Data, and Core Sedimentology Description
Core-to-Log Depth Correction
Reconciling Electrofacies with Core Descriptions

Day 4 am: Prediction of Core Properties in Non-Cored Wells

Building a Model - Forward Modeling of Well Log and Core Properties
Applying a Model to Predict Petrophysical Parameters
Pay and Net Pay

Day 4 pm: Gas Shales

Kerogen, Thermal Maturation, TOC
Porosity & Permeability
Well Logs
Adsorbed Gas Evaluation

Day 5 am: Special Logs

Spectroscopy (elemental logs) conversion to minerals and mineral properties
NMR
Image
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
ERIC ESLINGER, Ph.D.
Eslinger, a geologist, is a Professor at The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY, USA, and principal
with EGI (Eric Geoscience, Inc.) a geological consulting company that focuses on issues regarding
reservoir characterization and evaluation, sedimentary petrology, clay mineralogy, and siliciclastic
diagenesis. His particular interests are mineralogy-based petrophysics, and on-going development of
the software GAMLS, a probabilistic multivariate clustering analysis procedure with associated
downstream lithology-based routines and modules for reservoir evaluation and modeling. His

3
academic affiliations have included Mary Washington University, West Georgia University, Georgia
Institute of Technology (adjunct), and Union College (adjunct). He also spent nine years at the Cities
Service/Occidental Technology Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has a Ph. D. in geology from Case
Western Reserve University.
ENROLLMENT
In order to allow sufficient time for arranging travel plans, early enrollment is recommended.
Registration will be closed on April 26, 2013. Late enrollment may result in course cancellation.
CANCELLATION, SUBSTITUTION & REFUND
The tuition fee will be refunded (less US$ 100 registration fee) only if notification of cancellation is
received at least 10 days prior to the commencement.
Non payment of tuition fee does not constitute automatic cancellation of participation. Substitution
may be made at any time for those enrolled.
CERTIFICATE
A certificate of participation will be awarded to each person completing the course
TUITION FEE
Tuition fee at USD 4,250.00 + 10% VAT per delegate is due and payable upon confirmation of
enrollment. The fee is excluded accommodation. Payment should be settled at the latest on April 26,
2013. Any bank charges in connection with payment in US Dollars must be added to payment.
Tuition fee includes admittance to the course, course materials, daily refreshments and full lunch.
Payment can be made to PT. Geoservices
Bank Central Asia
Chase Plaza Lt. 1
Jl. Jend. Sudirman - Jakarta
Account No: 035.3070.964 (US$)