Unconventional Reservoirs: Reserves and Resources Estimation Fundamentals Course

Laura Beierbach , Jodi Anhorn , Trisha MacDonald , and Warren Bindon

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This course will guide the geoscientist, engineer and energy professional through key concepts of estimating reserves and resources for unconventional reservoirs.
Throughout the lessons in this course, GLJ will explore distinguishing features of an unconventional reservoir and connect the subsurface reservoir to future development through geological and engineering analysis.
Participants will dive into key data types and evaluation techniques, comparing deterministic, probabilistic, and statistical models with applications of fundamental analysis compared and contrasted between unconventional and conventional reservoirs.
GLJ will walk through existing development areas via case studies, illustrating specific components that may impact existing and future development, type curves and value.
Through successful completion of this course, the viewer will be able to successfully characterize their unconventional reservoir, build out estimates of future production, and properly classify their volumes as reserves or resources according to PRMS and COGEH.Read more...

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Course contents

    Chapter 2 - Category & Classification

    02-01 - Risk vs. Uncertainty

    02-02 - Resource Classification Workflow

    Chapter 3 - Defining Unconventionals

    03-01 - Unconventional Reservoir Types

    03-02 - Global Unconventionals

    03-03 - Unconventional Geoscience

    03-04 - Post Depositional Changes

    03-05 - Core Measurements

    Chapter 4 - Geoscience Reserves & Resources Workflows

    04-01 - Workflow Design

    04-02 - Picking Tops & Source Rocks

    04-03 - Unconventional Petrophysics

    04-04 - TOC Calculations

    04-05 - Porosity Estimation

    04-06 - Mapping Thermal Maturity

    Chapter 5 - Petroleum Economics

    05-01 - Time & Money: NPV & IRR

    05-02 - Cashflows

    05-03 - Oil & Gas Price Forecasting

    05-04 - Costs, Royalties , Taxes & Burdens

    05-05 - Capital Costs

    05-06 - Sensitivities

    Chapter 6 - TBA

    06-01 - TBA