Tight Rock Core Analysis Course

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The Tight Rock Core Analysis course provides an in-depth exploration of advanced methods for characterizing low-permeability reservoirs critical to the Canadian oil and gas industry. Participants will learn about both routine and special core analysis techniques to evaluate petrophysical, geochemical, and geomechanical properties from reservoir samples including cores and drill cuttings. The course covers characterization at multiple scales, from meso- to nano-scale, and addresses complex processes like multiphase flow, pore confinement effects, and fracture networks. Through detailed workflows and case studies, learners gain practical insights into applying laboratory findings to field development and reservoir modeling. This training is designed for intermediate to advanced professionals in reservoir engineering and geoscience seeking to improve reservoir assessment and optimize unconventional resource development.Read more...

Who Should Take This Course
• Field development planners
• Reservoir engineers and geoscientists
• Industry researchers and lab managers
• Intermediate to advanced professionals

What You Will Learn
• Workflows linking lab data to field
• Routine and special core analysis techniques
• Multiscale reservoir sample characterization
• Evaluating petrophysical and geomechanical properties

Why This Course Works
• Improve data interpretation accuracy
• Understand tight reservoir flow and storage
• Optimize unconventional reservoir development
• Support enhanced and sustainable recovery methods

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Course contents

Chapter 1 - Routine Measurements

1.01 Intro to Tight Rock Core Analysis (19 min.) Sample Lesson

1.02 Workflows (14 min.)

1.03 Core Preparation - Part 1 (25 min.)

1.04 Core Preparation - Part 2 (12 min.) Quiz

1.05 Porosity - Part 1 (6 min.)

1.06 Porosity - Part 2 (Pore Types) (15 min.)

1.07 Porosity - Part 3 (Measurement) (16 min.)

1.08 Porosity - Part 4 (Grain Density/Bulk Volume) (18 min.)

1.09 Porosity - Part 5 (GRI Method) (14 min.) Quiz

1.10 Pore Size Distribution - Part 1 (8 min.)

1.11 Pore Size Distribution - Part 2 (LPA) (20 min.)

1.12 Pore Size Distribution - Part 3 (SANS/USANS) (11 min.) Quiz

1.13 Permeability - Part 1 (16 min.)

1.14 Permeability - Part 2 (Klinkenberg Correction) (13 min.)

1.15 Permeability - Part 3 (Standards for Tight Rocks) (7 min.)

1.16 Permeability - Part 4 (Measurement) (11 min.)

1.17 Permeability - Part 5 (USS Perm. - Crushed-Rock) (16 min.)

1.18 Permeability - Part 6 (Drill Cutting) (8 min.)

1.19 Permeability - Part 7 (Drill Cutting - 2) (17 min.)

1.20 Permeability - Part 8 (Slabbed Core) (20 min.)

1.21 Permeability - Part 9 (Pulse-Decay) (14 min.)

1.22 Permeability - Part 10 (Method Comparison) (16 min.)

1.23 Permeability - Part 11 (Pore Throat Size) (6 min.)

1.24 Permeability - Part 12 (Fracture Permeability) (24 min.) Quiz

1.25 Stress Dependence - Part 1 (18 min.)

1.26 Stress Dependence - Part 2 (Biot Constant) (6 min.)

1.27 Stress Dependence - Part 3 (Facture Compressibility (10 min.)

1.28 Permeability & Stress-Sensitivity Summary (12 min.) Quiz

1.29 Mercury Intrusion Capillary Pressure (MICP) - Part 1 (23 min.) Quiz

1.30 MICP - Part 2 (NUTECH Study) (18 min.)

1.31 MICP - Part 3 (Characterizing Hydraulic Rock Types & Flow Units) (9 min.)

Chapter 2 - Special Core Analysis

2.01 Special Core Analysis Overview (7 min.)

2.02 Wettability - Part 1 (18 min.)

2.03 Wettability - Part 2 (Video Example) (13 min.)

2.04 Wettability - Part 3 (Effect of Scale) (14 min.) Quiz

2.05 Liquid Permeability - Part 1 (24 min.)

2.06 Liquid Permeability - Part 2 (Gas vs. Liquid) (13 min.) Quiz

2.07 Relative Permeability - Part 1 (12 min.)

2.08 Relative Permeability - Part 2 (Dacy Method) (13 min.)

2.09 Relative Permeability - Part 3 (Modified Dacy Method) (18 min.)

2.10 Relative Permeability - Part 4 (Crushed Rock Methods) (19 min.) Quiz

2.11 Imbibition (16 min.)

2.12 Core-Flooding (25 min.)

2.13 Additional Huff-n-Puff Studies - Part 1 (23 min.)

2.14 Additional Huff-n-Puff Studies - Part 2 (Impact of Induced Fractures) (21 min.)

2.15 Additional Huff-n-Puff Studies - Part 3 (Effect of Water Saturation) (26 min.) Quiz

2.16 Mechanical Properties - Part 1 (7 min.)

2.17 Mechanical Properties - Part 2 (Microhardness) (21 min.)

2.18 Elastic/Mechanical Properties - Part 1 (Sonic Velocity) (12 min.)

2.19 Elastic/Mechanical Properties - Part 2 (Montney/Duvernay Comparison) (20 min.)