PTRL4010 Thesis A

Integrated Oil-Gas Field Evaluation

(Geological Modelling)

COURSE OUTLINE

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CONTENTS

Table of Contents
COURSE STAFF ....................................................................................................................... 3
COURSE INFORMATION ....................................................................................................... 4
ASSESSMENT .......................................................................................................................... 5
COURSE SCHEDULE .............................................................................................................. 5
CLASS TIMES and LOCATIONS ............................................................................................ 6
RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS ............................................................................................... 7
COURSE EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT ................................................................. 8
Academic Honesty and Plagiarism............................................................................................. 8
Administrative Matters ............................................................................................................... 9

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COURSE STAFF

COURSE Dr Hamid Roshan

COORDINATOR Room 221, School of Petroleum Engineering, Tyree Energy
Technology Building (TETB)
Email: [email protected]
Consultation Times: Every week on Fridays

Tutor Mr. Muhammad Asad Pirzada

School of Petroleum Engineering, Tyree Energy Technology
Building (TETB)
Email: [email protected]

IMPORTANT NOTICE

This is a Moodle course, so all communication outside of consultation times will be made
through Moodle. It is strongly recommended that you check the course details on Moodle
daily so as not to miss important announcements concerning lectures, assignments,
marks, events and other related matters.

Students with questions about course administration or content are encouraged to:
 Read this Course Outline
 Check the course website
 Contact the lecturer during class for non-urgent matters
 E-mail your lecturer

For e-mail communication with staff, teaching staff may ignore non-UNSW e-mail
address for security reasons.

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COURSE INFORMATION

Units of Credit: 6 Contact Hours per Week: 3 Study Hours per Week: 12

Aims and Learning Outcomes

To be able to construct a structural model, distribute the petro-physical properties
in the model and assess the oil/gas in-place of an actual oil/gas field.

Learning and Teaching Strategies

One of the main aims of “Thesis” is to give you the opportunity of self-directed learning.
That is what you will face in real life where the critical decisions need to be made often with
insufficient data. The responsibilities for any decision rest with you and your group where a
proper way of researching is the key to success in such tasks.
This subject will involve the complete evaluation of a field off- shore Australia. There is 3
hour time slot on Friday of each week given to the subject.
Each project task should be completed within a specified time period and by the due date. There
will be no extension for the submissions and the late submission will attract a penalty up to 10%
of the assessment task value per day. The submission due dates and instructions are given in
appropriate section of this document.

Attendance at Classes
The School reserves the right not to mark any assignment submissions of any students who
attends less than 80% of the lectures.

Prerequisite Courses
Petroleum engineering subjects up to Year 3 including geology, log evaluation, economics
and reservoir engineering. The subject numbers are:

PTRL 2010, PTRL 3002, PTRL3003, PTRL 3022, PTRL 3023, PTRL3025

Technical Project

The students gain hands-on experience of the complete geological modelling and evaluation
of a field in off-shore Australia (note that the study field may change e.g. you will be
informed in the first lecture of the field under study). Both individual and team works are
required to deliver a successful outcome on time. In particular, team work is an important
component of this course or in fact each industrial project and no project can be successfully
completed without it. Therefore students are required to form the groups of 5 members at the
beginning of the subject. All submissions expect the final submissions are group submission
(final submission is individual). The assessment is based on both team and individual
performance. Therefore you should be very careful with your team member selection.

The subject will start with the Geology review. You will search through the existing body of
the literature to make yourself familiar with the overall geology of the area (Regional
geology) and then more focus is given to Field Geology. In the field geology section, you
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will need to review the geological information available at the field scale and link it to
regional geology.

One of the main steps in geological modelling involves the seismic interpretation especially
to pick up horizons and faults. Therefore a special emphasis will be given to this section. A
report should be prepared summarizing the information you gathered on regional and field
geology and the seismic interpretation of the field as part of the research work.

In the next part of the subject, the analysis of the petro-physical parameters of the formations
as well as DST analysis will be conducted. In DST part, you will be given a set of pressure
drawdown data to obtain the reservoir properties. As part of this exercise, you will be asked
to match the pressure data with the best model of your choice and extract the reservoir
properties. Despite the limited available pressure data, a prediction of main reservoir
properties (especially permeability) will be expected. You will then build on your static
model by data gathered from logging, well-testing, completion and drilling reports and other
available sources. There will be a report submission of the structural model up to this stage.

Eventually, you will be given a specific individual task to include in your PETREL model.
The final report summarizing all information and model runs must be submitted onto Moodle
by specified deadline. The individual task will be given in Week 10. All other reports are
group reports (each group will submit one report). The maximum of 20-page (excluding
references) is allowed for each group report and 20-page (excluding references) for
final individual report.

There will be also a group presentation on completed static model where the overall
contribution of each group and individual is determined.
The step by step training will also be conducted to get fully familiar with PETREL software
throughout the course and exercises are conducted every session.

Report
Report format
Use these notes as a general guide to the layout of your reports. In particular –

(a) The main text should be in Calibri 11 point.

(b) The left hand side header should read "PTRL 4010 – Topic”.
(c) The right hand side header should read "Page X"
(d) You should put a line under the header.
(e) The left hand side footer should show your group name
(f) The right hand side footer should show the date (for example, "26 March 2018")
(g) You should put a line above the footer.
(h) Headers and footers should be in Calibri 11 point.
(i) As a general rule, the contents of reports should be (in this
order) –
Summary
Introduction (context and aims)
Methodology
Results & Discussion
Conclusions
References
Appendix

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Others
Students must provide the report along with a signed assessment/plagiarism cover sheet in
electronic form on “Moodle”.
Electronic copies of reports and assessment cover sheets are to be placed on Moodle by
12.00 am on the submission day.

The size of the submitted file should be minimized.

For group submission, the file name must only include your group name and number.
For final individual report, the file name must include only your name and student number.
All submissions are via Moodle and no hard-copy or e-copy by email will be accepted

Data
In addition to the data given in references, data on the study area will be found on “Moodle”
for this subject.
Well Completion Reports
Several basic and interpretative Well Completion Reports will be available on
Moodle for all wells.

Digital Well Logs

Digital well logs (LAS format) for all wells drilled in the field will be available on
Moodle.

Others
Temperature and geochemical data will be available from open-files databases.
Some of these data can also be found through the Petroleum Information
Management System (PIMS) and the National Petroleum Wells Database
www.ga.gov.au
Complete SEGY file is also available on Geoscience Australia website.

ASSESSMENT

The contribution to your final mark in this subject is summarized in the table below:

Task Due date (by 12 am) Marks (%)

Geology & Seismic Interpretation Report

(group assessment) 9 April 2018 20%

Structural model Report (group assessment) 14 May 2018 20%

PETREL Model Presentation (group

1 June 2018 20%
assessment)

Final Report (individual assessment) 8 June 2018 40%

Total - 100%

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COURSE PROGRAM

As outlined in draft weekly schedule below, the project involves a number of lectures, literature
review, data collection and assimilation, modeling activities, management activities and reporting
tasks.

Week Lecture period Workshops Away work

1  Project outline  Groups to assign team  Identification of issues,
 Tasks and leaders tasks, and priorities
deadlines
 Select groups &  Discuss the main task  Allocation of tasks to group
leaders allocations members
 Students feedbacks  Overview on  Technical reading
Geological Modelling  Library references and
Regional Geology  PETREL environment wider research

2 Field Geology  PETREL Data import  Import provided data into

including: PETREL
 Well heads  Familiarization with field
geology
 Well deviation survey
 Start reading
 Well tops
completion/drilling reports
provided
3 Fundamentals of Seismic  Review group  Import SEGY files
progress with  Continue on reading
instructors completion/drilling reports
 Feed SEGY files into provided
PETREL  Extract the VSP data from
 Check-shots/VSP provided reports
 SEGY file
visualization
4 Seismic Interpretation  Review group  Pick proper horizons based
progress with on reports for the field
instructors under investigation
 Pick horizons and  Understanding the velocity
faults model concept
 Velocity model  Continue on reading
concept completion/drilling reports
provided

5 Public holiday  
- Study Period  
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Week Lecture period Workshops Away work
6 Fundamental of well  Review group  Understanding well log
logging progress with requirements
instructors  Well correlation analysis for
 Well correlation the field under investigation
 Continue on reading
completion/drilling reports
provided

7 PETREL Modelling  Review group  Fault modelling analysis for

progress with the field under investigation
instructors  Work on tricks in fault
 Fault modelling modelling
 Continue on reading
completion/drilling reports
provided

8 PETREL Modelling  Review group  Structural modelling

progress with concept
instructors  Continue on reading
 Pillar gridding completion/drilling reports
provided
 Make
horizons/zones/layers
9 DST Analysis  Review group  Recap on well-testing
progress with
 Practice making horizons
instructors
 Make horizons for the field
 Continue on making under investigation
horizons/zones/layers
 Continue on reading
 Make fluid contacts completion/drilling reports
provided
10 Property modelling and  Review group  Property modelling and
upscaling progress with upscaling for the field under
instructors investigation
 Property modelling  Continue on reading
Requirement for final
and upscaling completion/drilling reports
individual report
provided
11 Geostatistics  Review group  Data analysis
progress with  Continue on reading
instructors completion/drilling reports
 Data analysis provided

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Week Lecture period Workshops Away work
12 Petrophysical modelling  Review group  Petrophysical modelling
and volume calculation progress with
 Finishing off the model
instructors
 Petrophysical
modelling

13
 Presentations will be  Preparation of the final
Group Presentation on run on PETREL individual report
PETREL Model Software (no need to
prepare any power
point)
 Each group will have
15 mins

* Contact hours are on Fridays from 13:00-16:00. The lectures will be conducted at Central
Lecture Block 1 (K-E19-G02) between 13:00-14:30 and the tutorials at Computer Rooms (Tyree
Building: LG34-35). Any changes will be announced on Moodle during the course.
Location for PETREL presentation will be announced on Moodle during the course

RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS

Recommended Books:
None

Discipline-specific WWW Resources:

Society of Petroleum Engineers: http://www.spe.org

Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association: http://www.appea.com.au
American Association of Petroleum Geologists: http://www.geobyte.com
Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia: http://www.pesa.com.au
American Petroleum Institute – For Petroleum Standards www.api.org
Society of Petrophysicists & Well Log Analysts www.spwla.org
Geoscience Australia: http://www.ga.gov.au
European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers www.eage.org
The Society of Exploration Geophysicists www.seg.org

Students seeking resources can also obtain assistance from the UNSW Library. One
starting point for assistance is:

info.library.unsw.edu.au/web/services/services.html

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COURSE EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT

The presentation of this course is under continual improvement, so your feedback is highly
appreciated. We want your suggestions of what is good and should be retained, and what is
not so good and should be improved (with ideas on how to do it). In addition to the standard
UNSW Course and Teaching Evaluation and Improvement (CATEI) surveys we will be
asking for your feedback in other ways during your study.

Academic Honesty and Plagiarism

The university regards plagiarism as a form of academic misconduct, and has very
strict rules regarding plagiarism. For UNSW policies, penalties, and information to help
you avoid plagiarism see: https://student.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism.

At UNSW plagiarism is using the words or ideas of others and passing them off as
your own. Examples of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, are:

Using the same or very similar words to the original text or idea
without acknowledging the source or using quotation marks. This
Copying includes copying materials, ideas or concepts from a book, article,
report or other written document, presentation, composition, artwork,
design, drawing, circuitry, computer program or software, website,
internet, other electronic resource, or another person's assignment,
without appropriate acknowledgement.

Changing a few words and phrases while mostly retaining the original
structure and/or progression of ideas of the original, and information
Inappropriate without acknowledgement.
paraphrasing
This also applies in presentations where someone paraphrases another’s
ideas or words without credit and to piecing together quotes and
paraphrases into a new whole, without appropriate referencing.

Presenting work as independent work when it has been produced in

whole or part in collusion with other people. Collusion includes

 students providing their work to another student before the due

date, or for the purpose of them plagiarising at any time
Collusion  paying another person to perform an academic task and passing
it off as your own
 stealing or acquiring another person’s academic work and copying
it
 offering to complete another person’s work or seeking
payment for completing academic work.

This should not be confused with academic collaboration.

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Inappropriate Citing sources which have not been read, without acknowledging the
citation 'secondary' source from which knowledge of them has been obtained.

Self- 'Self-plagiarism' occurs where a student republishes their own

plagiarism previously written work and presents it as new findings without
referencing the earlier work, either in its entirety or partially.

Self-plagiarism is also referred to as 'recycling', 'duplication', or 'multiple

submissions of research findings' without disclosure. Self-plagiarism
includes re-using parts of, or all of, a body of work that has already been
submitted for assessment without proper citation.

To see if you understand plagiarism, do this short quiz:

https://student.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism-quiz

For information how to acknowledge your sources and reference correctly, see:
https://student.unsw.edu.au/harvard-referencing

Administrative Matters

Student Responsibilities and Conduct

Students are expected to be familiar with and adhere to university policies in relation
to class attendance and general conduct and behavior, including maintaining a safe,
respectful environment, and to understand their obligations in relation to workload,
assessment and keeping informed.
Information and policies on these topics can be found in UNSW Current Students
‘Managing your Program’ webpages: https://student.unsw.edu.au/program

Students are expected to attend all classes including any lectures, tutorials, laboratories,
etc., that have been timetabled for the course. Although exceptions may be made for
special circumstances, we do expect University commitments to take precedence
over regular work activities, holidays etc.

UNSW has rules for computer use, for example: for email and online discussion forums.
You will have to agree to them when you first access the UNSW network.

We expect everyone – staff and students – to treat each other with

respect.

Procedures for Submission of Assignments

All written work submitted for assessment must have a School of Petroleum
Engineering Assessment Cover Sheet attached. The Plagiarism Compliance Statement
on this cover sheet must be signed by the student submitting the work. Any work
submitted without the signed cover sheet will not be marked.

Occupational Health and Safety

Like the wider community, UNSW has strict policies and expectations regarding
Occupational Health and Safety. UNSW Policy requires each person to work safely and
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responsibly, in order to avoid personal injury and to protect the safety of others. For
more information see: https://www.ohs.unsw.edu.au/

Examination procedures and advice concerning illness or misadventure

If you believe that your performance in one of the assessment components for the
course has been significantly affected by illness or other unexpected circumstance, then
you should make an application for special consideration as soon as possible after the
event by visiting UNSW Student Central.

Applying for special consideration does not mean that you will be granted additional
assessment or that you will be awarded an amended result. The latter will be granted
at the discretion of teaching staff and will be considered only in exceptional
circumstances. The timing of any additional assessment is entirely at the discretion of
teaching staff.

For additional clarification –

1.Students who do not attend a written examination will fail unless they have a valid
doctor’s certificate proving that they are ill at the time of the examination.

2. Students who attend a written examination, but who fall ill during the
examination will be assessed on the examination paper they submit unless they have
a valid doctor’s certificate proving that they are ill at the time of that examination.
3.In the case of illness, the doctor’s certificate must be handed to the Student Centre and
copied to the course authority no later than 3 days after the date of the written examination.

4. If a student can prove illness with a doctor’s certificate, in extreme cases only the
course authority might give special consideration and arrange another examination
before the following UNSW semester. In such cases, the course authority either will
arrange another written examination or alternatively will arrange an oral examination
attended by 2 or 3 academics. Whether or not the course authority arranges another
examination and the form and timing of such an arrangement are entirely at the discretion
of the course authority, whose decision is final.

5. The School keeps a register of special consideration applications. The history of a

student’s previous applications for special consideration is taken into account when
considering each case.

6.If special consideration is granted, the course authority will assess a student based on
the final examination and not any previous examination paper that the student might have
submitted (see 2 above).

Equity and diversity

Students who have a disability which requires adjustment to their teaching or learning
environment are encouraged to discuss their study needs either prior to or at the
commencement of their course with the Course Coordinator or with the Equity Officer
(Disability) in the Equity and Diversity Unit.
The Equity Officer can be contacted at
www.studentequity.unsw.edu.au

Issues may include access to materials, signers or note-takers, and the provision of
services and additional exam and assessment arrangements. Early notification of
requirements for these services is essential to enable any necessary adjustments to be
made.
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