Evaluating & Developing Heavy Oil Resources
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Heavy oil resources demand specialized approaches for effective evaluation and development due to their complex geology and challenging production characteristics. This webinar provides an advanced overview of heavy oil reservoir properties, recovery mechanisms, and development strategies. Participants will gain a clear understanding of the technologies and methods used to assess reservoir potential, improve recovery efficiency, and address the unique operational challenges of heavy oil production.
Webinar Objectives
• Understand the key properties and challenges of heavy oil reservoirs.
• Explore evaluation techniques for assessing heavy oil potential.
• Review primary, secondary, and enhanced recovery methods.
• Identify strategies to optimize production while managing operational risks.
About the Presenter
The presenter is a seasoned professional in heavy oil and unconventional resources. With a strong background in reservoir engineering, recovery processes, and field operations, they bring both technical depth and practical insight. Their experience ensures participants gain actionable knowledge relevant to heavy oil development worldwide.
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Time : 9 PM Indian Time | Duration : 90 Minutes
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What Can PTA Tell You About Your Reservoir?
Pressure Transient Analysis (PTA) is a powerful tool for reservoir characterization — and it can tell you far more than permeability, reservoir contact, and skin factor. But to unlock its advanced capabilities, the analyst needs a solid grasp of the diagnostic features of pressure and derivative responses: how they relate to flow regimes, and how the static and dynamic features of a reservoir generate those regimes at different stages of depletion. Without that context, history matching pressure responses or fitting straight lines to portions of the data may return parameter estimates while missing the bigger picture entirely.This webinar makes the case for PTA as a reservoir characterization tool, shows its proper and improper use through worked examples, and highlights just how underused it remains in practice.Slides & Material — Copyright: All content in this session is copyrighted by Prof. Erdal Ozkan. Access to the recording and slides is provided exclusively through this platform. Any unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution outside the portal is strictly prohibited and may result in legal action under applicable laws.Recordings and certificates will be issued within one business day of the event.