Conventional & Special Core Analyses

Duration: 5 Days
Target Audience: Reservoir engineers, petrophysicists, geologists, core analysts, and laboratory staff working with core samples in oil and gas reservoirs.
Delivery Mode: Classroom / Virtual with practical data interpretation exercises.
Level: Intermediate-Advanced

Course Overview

This comprehensive course equips participants with the knowledge and skills required to design, execute, and interpret both conventional and special core analyses. The program covers acquisition planning, laboratory measurements, and the integration of core data into reservoir characterization workflows.

Day-by-Day Outline

Day 1 – Core Acquisition & Handling

- Planning core acquisition programs
- Coring techniques for different formations
- Core handling, preservation, and transport best practices

Day 2 – Conventional Core Analysis

- Laboratory measurements of porosity and permeability
- Fluid saturation determination
- Basic core data interpretation

Day 3 – Special Core Analysis (SCAL) Techniques

- Capillary pressure measurements and interpretation
- Relative permeability experiments
- Electrical properties (resistivity index, formation factor)

Day 4 – Data Integration & Interpretation

- Integrating core data with log and petrophysical data
- Using core data for rock typing and reservoir characterization
- Case studies of conventional and SCAL applications

Day 5 – Quality Control & Reporting

- Core analysis data validation and QA/QC methods
- Preparing core analysis reports
- Capstone exercise: Analyze and interpret core data set

Expected Learning Outcomes

Understand coring program design and execution
Interpret conventional and special core analysis results
Integrate core data with well logs and petrophysical models
Apply core data to improve reservoir characterization
Ensure core data quality and prepare comprehensive reports

Customizable Add-ons
Tailored content for local geology (e.g. Nile Delta, Western Desert)
Lab visit or simulation hands-on demo
Integration with economics or production courses

Special Customization for Regional NOCs

Includes legal and fiscal case examples from MENA & Africa
- Arabic-English bilingual delivery available
- Tailored licensing round simulation exercises
- Optional site visits to local oilfields or regulatory agencies

Trainer Profile

- Senior reservoir and exploration engineers from IOCs and NOCs
- Former advisors to government ministries
- Experts in petroleum contracts and economic modeling

Certification

Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion and a performance report including assessment outcomes and instructor feedback.