Formation Evaluation

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Credits 4. 3 Lecture Hours. 3 Lab Hours. Well-log interpretation for formation evaluation of hydrocarbon-bearing reservoirs; basic rock physics principles; theory of tool operation; analysis of open hole logs and core measurements to estimate hydrocarbon reserves and petrophysical properties of the formation such as porosity, net pay thickness, water/hydrocarbon saturation, permeability and saturation-dependent capillary pressure; formation evaluation of clay-free and shaly-sand formations as well as basic introduction to formation evaluation of organic-shale formations. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in CVEN 305 , PETE 219 , PETE 301 , PETE 310 and GEOL 404 .