GEO 115
Geosteering: Fundamentals, Planning, and Implementation
COURSE OUTLINE
3 Days
Day 1:
o Drilling high angle wells: Drilling tools, applications, and challenges
o Wellbore surveying: Tools, limitations, and challenges
o TVD calculations and the underlying uncertainties
o Dogleg severity (DLS) and the problems associated
o Real-time data acquisition and transmission systems
o Logging while drilling (LWD): tools, techniques, comparison and limitations of various tools
Day 2:
o LWD tools (continued)
o Geosteering components
o Pre-job planning: pre-job modelling, logging tool selection, geosteering strategy, etc.
o Applied tips and tricks in pre-job planning
Day 3:
o Geosteering techniques: Applications, limitations, and challenges
o Operational tips and tricks in a successful execution of geosteering
o Post-job follow-ups
o Case studies: Geosteered wells in different reservoir types with different challenges
COURSE OVERVIEW
Geosteering, sometimes referred to as well placement, is the art of maximizing production from a planned horizontal well by placing the well in the sweetest parts of a target reservoir using technologies, existing geological knowledge of the field, and integrated interpretation of real-time data acquired while drilling. The aim of this practical and fruitful course is to provide you with insights into fundamentals of geosteering from different perspectives including pre-job planning, execution, and post-job. The first day of the course will provide you with the pre-required knowledge of technologies such as directional drilling, wellbore surveying, and well logging tools used for a successful placement of a planned well. On the second day, you will get familiar with well placement components, how to carry out a promising pre-job planning, and how a professional pre-job model is made and used. The last day will focus on a successful execution of geosteering along with some useful and interesting case studies.
COURSE SCHEDULE
| Code | Date | Location | price (€)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 115 | 18 - 20 Jan 2027 | Online | 2000 |
| GEO 115 | 3 - 5 Nov 2027 | Online | 2000 |
| GEO 115 | 3 - 5 May 2027 | Trondheim | 2700 |
| GEO 115 | 27 - 29 Sep 2027 | Oslo | 2700 |
FAQ
DESIGNED FOR
The course is designed for Petroleum Engineers, Drilling Engineers, Geologists, Petrophysicists, Geo-modelers, and Reservoir Engineers. The main target audiences are anybody involved/interested in data acquisition planning, drilling operations, and geosteering.
COURSE LEVEL
o Intermediate
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The learning objectives of the top-most level content of the course are:
o Learn how to perform a proper pre-job planning for geosteering consisting of proper pre-job modelling, logging tool(s) selection, geosteering strategy, etc.
o Learn how different components of well placement are connected and affect each other.
o Learn how an integrated interpretation of real-time data can lead to a successful placement of a well.
o Become familiar with different well placemen techniques and their pros and cons.
o Learn how effectively collaborate with the service provider during pre-job planning, execution, and post-job.
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INSTRUCTOR
Instructor Profile
The instructor has over 17 years of oilfield experience as an LWD field engineer, well placement engineer, and petrophysicist. He worked at Schlumberger from 2005 to 2012, spending five years as a logging engineer and two years as a well placement engineer across the Middle East and Africa. During his time at Schlumberger, he was deeply involved in delivering LWD services, covering pre-job planning, execution, and post-job evaluation, and participated in numerous geosteering operations.
In 2014, he joined Equinor (formerly Statoil) in Norway as a petrophysicist, where he has contributed to multiple field development and reservoir modeling projects in the North Sea. He holds a BSc in Drilling Engineering and an MSc in Reservoir Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).