2022 WTGS Fall Symposium - 1/2 Day Short Course

Short Course Name

Using Geochemistry for Unconventional Play Development and Optimization

Class description

This course is designed to introduce participants to practical workflows using geochemistry. The use of geochemistry to quantify total and mobile oil in-place, determine vertical drainage height (drained rock volume) and production allocation, from both a quantitative and qualitative approach, will be covered. This will lead into how geochemistry and engineering workflows can be used to understand controls on production GOR from tight reservoirs to help with development strategy. Throughout the course best practices in rock and fluid sample collection, program design and cross-discipline (e.g., petrophysics, tracers and engineering) data integration will be presented.

Date & time of class

1-5 pm Sept. 22, 2022

Total number allowed 

20

Name of instructor

Eric Michael

Email

em@apt-int.com

Biography of instructor

Eric Michael (Chief Geochemical Advisor at Applied Petroleum Technology)

Eric is a geochemist with 31+ years of industry experience (ConocoPhillips, USGS, Mobil, Sohio) in conventional & unconventional reservoirs performing subsurface risk and resource assessment for in-place volumes, hydrocarbon phase prediction and field development and optimization. Eric managed a geochemistry & basin modelling team and has mentored multiple geoscientists and engineers. He has coauthored 45+ publications and patents, many specific to UR development.

Class requirements: 

Laptop helpful - (participants will work on excel spreadsheets with the instructor during the class)

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