GEOINFORMATIC DISCIPLINES FOR OIL&GAS GEOLOGISTS PEOPLES’ FRIENDSHIP UNIVERSITY OF RUSSIA Engineering Faculty Department of Mineral Deposits and Exploration Specialty: Geology, Prospecting and Exploration of Oil & Gas Fields (BSc, MSc) 2010 Moscow Performed by Professor Assistant MSc Reservoir Evaluation and Management, MSc in Engineering (Oil&Gas Geology) Motuzov Ivan S.

Presentation overview 1. Courses at Dept. of Mineral Deposits 2. Courses content 3. Knowledge evaluation system 4. Plans for future 2/13

Existing courses 3/13 Courses of Dept. of Mineral Deposits YearDisciplineHours 3 «PC training»51 4 «Computer methods for processing geologic information» 58 5 «Geoinformatics in Oil & Gas Geology»72 «Mathematic modeling for solving geologic problems» 51 «Field Geophysics data interpretation»78 6 Students’ research work and preparation of MSc dissertation 244 Post-Graduate (3 years) Students’ research work and preparation of PhD dissertation 3 years

Current changes in courses (in progress) 4/13 Courses of Dept. of Mineral Deposits YearOld disciplineNew discipline 3«PC training»“Geometry of Oil & Gas reservoirs” 4 «Computer methods for processing geologic information» “Oil & Gas Field Geology and Reserves Evaluation” 5 «Geoinformatics in Oil & Gas Geology»“Geologic Modeling” «Mathematic modeling for solving geologic problems» “Basics of Oil Field Simulation” «Field Geophysics data interpretation»“Seismofacies interpretation” 6 Students’ research work and preparation of MSc dissertation Post- Graduate (3 years) Students’ research work and preparation of PhD dissertation

Geometry of Oil & Gas Reservoirs (3 rd year) I. Digitizing: 1) Structural maps 2) Wireline logs II. Reservoir Geometry. 3) Representation of surfaces 4) Determination of two surfaces’ intersection line 5) Representation of surfaces broken by faults 6) Representation of geologic layers 7) Representation of oil & gas reservoirs of different classes and types via structural maps and cross- sections 5/13 Courses content

Oil & Gas Field Geology and Reserves Evaluation (4 th year) 1. Stages for building geologic model 2. Analysis of wireline logs and well correlation. 3. Interpolation methods. Building structural surfaces. 4. Wireline logs interpretation. 5. Oil-water contact determination. 6. Building 2D geologic model of oil & gas reservoir. 7. Building 3D geologic model of oil & gas reservoir. 6/13 Courses content

Geologic Modeling (5 th year) 1. Organization of research project. Accuracy and precision of available geologic data. Database of the project. 2. Geologic modeling. Basic definitions. 3. Structural modeling and seismic data interpretation. 4. Stratigraphic modeling 5. Lithologic and facies modeling 6. Reservoir heterogeneities 7. Reservoir properties. Petrohysical modeling 8. Reserves Evaluation 9. Regulatory documentation for oil fields research 7/13 Courses content

Basics of Oil Field Simulation (5 th year) 1. Basics of Reservoir Engineering 2. Numerical simulation of reservoir fluid performance 3. Planning for reservoir tests and other investigations 8/13 Courses content

9/13 Knowledge evaluation system Internal control for each discipline

10/13 Knowledge evaluation system Grading system for students All marks are available both for professor staff and students and their parents via Internet

11/13 Knowledge evaluation system Grading system for students

12/13 Knowledge evaluation system Grading system for students MarkUnsatisfactorySatisfactoryGoodExcellent Mark by ЕСТSFFХЕDСВА Old marks Total score in a new mark system (БРС) European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) according to Bologna process What is a scoring system? Score During a half-year studymax 75 Examination or Testing0 – 25 Total0 – 100

13/13 Plans for future Supporting materials Lab book on Geometry of Oil & Gas reservoirs (for 3 rd year students) Lectures and Lab book on Geologic Modeling of Oil & Gas Fields (for 5th- year students) Lectures and Lab book on Basics of Geologic Modeling and Reserves Evaluation (for 4th-year students) Lab book on Basics of Simulation of Oil & Gas Fields (for 5 th -year students) Via internet (already available University web-sites): Department of Mineral Deposits Professor