| Nome del corso di laurea |
Geology for energy resources |
| Codice insegnamento |
A004749 |
| Curriculum |
Comune a tutti i curricula |
| Docente responsabile |
Massimiliano Porreca |
| Docenti |
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| Ore |
- 52 Ore - Massimiliano Porreca
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| CFU |
6 |
| Regolamento |
Coorte 2024 |
| Erogato |
Erogato nel 2025/26 |
| Erogato altro regolamento |
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| Attività |
Caratterizzante |
| Ambito |
Discipline geologiche e paleontologiche |
| Settore |
GEO/03 |
| Anno |
2 |
| Periodo |
Primo Semestre |
| Tipo insegnamento |
Obbligatorio (Required) |
| Tipo attività |
Attività formativa monodisciplinare |
| Lingua insegnamento |
Inglese |
| Contenuti |
Petrophysics and Well Log interpretation¿¿1. Rock properties¿General introduction on rock properties: permeability, porosity, density.¿The distribution of porosity and permeability in sedimentary rocks¿Factors influenced porosity and permeability: grain-size, grain shape, texture and fractures¿Early and burial diagenesis products and their influence on porosity and permeability (compaction).¿Basic concepts of petrophysics and interaction rock-fluids: fracture and matrix relations¿2. Production geology – Pressure System¿Basic definitions¿Pore pressure and pressure regime¿Origin and quality control of pressure data – Pressure evaluation¿Origins of sub-normal pressure¿Origins of abnormal Pressure¿Pressure-temperature relationships¿3. Rock properties measurements¿Core vs. Log (scaling effects, overburden)¿Vertical depth deviation (calculation of well deviation)¿Wireline (open hole, cased hole)¿while-drilling¿Measurements of rock properties:¿Rock evaluation (Well logging)¿Lithological tools (caliper, gamma ray, potential SP, .... )¿Porosity tools (density, neutron, sonic)¿Resistivity tools (saturation: induction, galvanic)¿Pressure measurements (fluid contacts OWC, permeability)¿Calculation Methodology:¿Volume shale calculation¿Porosity¿Water saturation (Archie) |
| Testi di riferimento |
Knut Bjørlykke (2010) Petroleum Geoscience: From Sedimentary environments to Rock Physics. Springer¿¿Richard C. Selley (1998) Elements of Petroleum Geology (Second edition). AP¿¿Jon Gluyas and Richard Swarbrick (2004) Petroleum Geoscience. Blackwell¿¿Ellis, Singer (2007). Well Logging for Earth Scientists. Springer Science & Business Media |
| Obiettivi formativi |
Conoscenza delle principali caratteristiche petrofisiche delle rocce e dei sedimenti.¿Capacità decisionale per la valutazione delle risorse petroliefere. |
| Prerequisiti |
Buona conoscenze di principi geologici e petrofisici.¿Conoscenza di basi matematiche e fisiche. |
| Metodi didattici |
Lezioni frontali, esercizi pratici al computer e escursioni didattiche. |
| Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento |
Esercitazioni in aula ed esame finale. |
| Programma esteso |
Petrophysics and Well Log interpretation¿(I Semester,, II Year)¿Dott. M. Porreca¿(42 hours)¿1. Rock properties¿• General introduction on rock properties: permeability, porosity, density.¿• The distribution of porosity and permeability in sedimentary rocks¿• Factors influenced porosity and permeability: grain-size, grain shape, texture and fractures¿• Early and burial diagenesis products and their influence on porosity and permeability (compaction).¿• Basic concepts of petrophysics and interaction rock-fluids: fracture and matrix relations¿2. Production geology – Pressure System¿• Basic definitions¿• Pore pressure and pressure regime¿• Origin and quality control of pressure data – Pressure evaluation¿• Origins of sub-normal pressure¿• Origins of abnormal Pressure¿• Pressure-temperature relationships¿3. Rock properties measurements¿• Core vs. Log (scaling effects, overburden)¿• Vertical depth deviation (calculation of well deviation)¿• Wireline (open hole, cased hole)¿• while-drilling¿• Measurements of rock properties:¿• Rock evaluation (Well logging)¿• Lithological tools (caliper, gamma ray, potential SP, .... )¿• Porosity tools (density, neutron, sonic)¿• Resistivity tools (saturation: induction, galvanic)¿• Pressure measurements (fluid contacts OWC, permeability)¿• Calculation Methodology:¿• Volume shale calculation¿• Porosity¿• Water saturation (Archie)¿• Measurements of fluid/gas properties:¿• well test, pressure test, production monitoring¿4. Fault and fracture analysis¿• Correlation and layering, faults, vertical and horizontal compartmentalization¿• Fault sealing analysis (FSA)¿• Fracture characterization¿• Fracture and fluid flow¿Exercise with 2d and 3d modelling software (Move) • Workflow of a reservoir analysis using Move |
