COURSE OVERVIEW:

Clastic Reservoir Sedimentology and Facies Modeling is a fundamental course designed to provide a deep understanding of the depositional processes that form sandstone and conglomerate reservoirs. This course explores how the transport and deposition of siliciclastic grains determine the initial distribution of porosity and permeability. By analyzing sedimentary structures, textures, and facies associations, geoscientists can reconstruct ancient depositional environments and predict the spatial geometry of reservoir bodies.

The scope of this training covers a wide range of depositional systems, from continental fluvial and eolian environments to shallow marine deltas and deep-water turbidites. Participants will learn how to transition from descriptive core observations to the development of conceptual facies models that are essential for reservoir characterization. The course emphasizes the relationship between depositional energy and rock quality, providing a process-based approach to mapping "Net-to-Gross" trends and flow barriers in complex clastic systems.

Furthermore, the course addresses the integration of sedimentological data into 3D geological models. Participants will learn about the different modeling algorithms, such as Object-Based and Truncated Gaussian Simulation, and how to use facies-controlled property distribution to enhance the realism of reservoir simulations. By the end of this course, attendees will be proficient in using sedimentological principles to reduce subsurface uncertainty and optimize the development strategy for conventional clastic reservoirs.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

• Identify and interpret primary sedimentary structures in core and outcrop.
• Analyze grain size, sorting, and mineralogy to assess reservoir quality.
• Differentiate between fluvial, deltaic, and marine depositional systems.
• Construct detailed facies associations to describe reservoir architecture.
• Utilize wireline log motifs (Gamma Ray/Resistivity) for facies recognition.
• Predict the geometry and connectivity of sandstone bodies in the subsurface.
• Apply process-based sedimentology to map reservoir "sweet spots."
• Integrate core data with high-resolution seismic facies analysis.
• Evaluate the impact of depositional heterogeneity on fluid flow patterns.
• Develop conceptual facies models for diverse clastic environments.
• Understand the role of sequence stratigraphy in clastic facies distribution.
• Apply facies-based constraints to 3D static reservoir modeling.
• Identify potential stratigraphic traps within clastic depositional sequences.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Geologists, Reservoir Engineers, and Petrophysicists involved in the characterization, modeling, and development of siliciclastic reservoirs.

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY:

A highly interactive combination of lectures, discussion sessions, and case studies will be employed to maximise the transfer of information, knowledge, and experience. The course will be intensive, practical, and highly interactive. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share in developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. There will also be some indoor experiential activities to enhance the learning experience. Course material will be provided in PowerPoint, with necessary animations, learning videos, and general discussions.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and at the end of the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants completing a minimum of 80% of the total attendance time requirement.