- Geological introduction to fractures characterization
o Fractures in out-crop: identification, dip and strike measurement
o Stereographic projection of different type of fractures
o Overview of fractures characterization in a structural geology concept
II- Fractured reservoirs
o Fractured reservoirs types (examples and discussion + real images for each type)
o Fractures characterization from borehole images: identification, classification,
orientation, morphology, aperture, fractures set, fracture density.
o Integration of cores with BHI to better characterize the fractures
o Borehole sampling Bias (Terzagui correction factor)
o Fracture density types and their uses
o Performance Characteristics: production mechanisms, GOR, GOC, WOC, Water cut
o Recovery Mechanisms: Expansion, Imbibition, Convection and Diffusion
o Well Testing in Fractured Reservoirs
o EOR in Fractured Reservoirs
o Designing laboratory EOR experiments for Fractured Reservoirs
III- The effect of the fractures on porosity, permeability and fluid flow
o Porosity related fractures
o Permeability related fractures
o The effect of fractures in fluid flow
o Reservoir compartmentalization (conductivity and sealing)
o Fractured Reservoir Models: Dual Porosity vs. Dual Permeability Model
IV- Fractured reservoirs and geomechanics
v Relationship between fractures characterization and stress modelization (stress
polygon, stress magnitude calculation methods)
o Fractures reactivation detection using 2D & 3D Mohr circle methods
V- Case studies and practice sessions