Petrophysics Fundamentals Training Course

Name: Petrophysics Fundamentals and Well Log Interpretation Training Course
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Build a first formation-evaluation workflow from conventional well logs, core checks, reservoir properties, and documented uncertainty.

Petrophysics Fundamentals Training Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Muscat, Manama, Dubai, San Diego, Vienna, Amman and more
Next session: 15 – 19 November 2026, Muscat
Average fee: 7,500 €

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Overview

Petrophysics Fundamentals and Well Log Interpretation Training Course is a one-week foundation course for graduate geoscientists, junior petrophysicists, engineers, and subsurface staff who leave with a Foundation Petrophysical Evaluation Workbook. Participants connect basic well log interpretation, formation evaluation workflow, lithology and shale volume, porosity and water saturation, and core log integration with data quality, net-reservoir decisions, and uncertainty. Agile Leaders Training Center presents foundation petrophysics and formation evaluation.

Who Should Attend

Early-career geoscience functions responsible for describing formations and supporting reservoir studies
Junior petrophysics functions responsible for log quality checks and basic interpretation
Reservoir engineering functions responsible for using porosity, saturation, and net-pay inputs
Drilling and completions functions responsible for recognizing formation-evaluation data and limitations
Technical data functions responsible for preparing well logs, core results, and interpretation records

The course assumes participants can read basic geological and engineering data, and it leaves out advanced multimineral inversion, cased-hole evaluation, geomechanical modeling, and software-specific operation.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments and industries that use petrophysical evidence to describe subsurface formations.

Oil and gas exploration, appraisal, and reservoir studies
Geothermal resource evaluation and well planning
Carbon storage site characterization and monitoring design
Groundwater, mining, and engineering-geology investigations
Geoscience consulting, laboratory services, and technical data management

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Apply log-data quality and depth-reference checks
Analyze conventional log responses for lithology and fluids
Build shale-volume, porosity, and saturation calculations
Use crossplots, core data, and permeability indicators
Evaluate net-reservoir and net-pay cutoffs
Compare deterministic results and uncertainty ranges

Course Agenda

Day 1: Prepare Formation-Evaluation Data

Petrophysical Data Inventory and LAS File Checklist
Measured-Depth and Datum Reference Alignment Sheet
Caliper and Borehole-Condition Quality-Control Track
Environmental Correction and Tool-Response Register
Log Header, Units, Gaps, and Splice Review Method

Day 2: Read Conventional Well Logs

Gamma Ray and Spontaneous Potential Response Chart
Deep and Shallow Resistivity Separation Display
Density, Neutron, and Sonic Measurement Comparison
Lithology Indicator and Fluid-Effect Crossplot
Conventional Log Interpretation Evidence Panel

Day 3: Calculate Reservoir Properties

Clean-Formation and Shale-Volume Calculation Sheet
Density-Neutron Crossplot Porosity Method
Formation-Water Resistivity Estimation Worksheet
Archie Water-Saturation Equation and Assumption Log
Porosity-Saturation Sensitivity Table

Day 4: Integrate Reservoir Evidence

Routine Core Analysis and Log Calibration Table
Porosity-Permeability Relationship Screening Plot
Reservoir and Nonreservoir Cutoff Decision Matrix
Net-Reservoir and Net-Pay Summation Sheet
Petrophysical Uncertainty and Data-Limit Register

Day 5: Practice Petrophysical Evaluation

Suggested Exercise: Audit Log Quality and Depth Alignment
Suggested Exercise: Interpret Lithology and Shale Volume
Suggested Exercise: Calculate Porosity and Water Saturation
Suggested Exercise: Apply Net-Pay Cutoffs and Core Checks
Capstone Exercise: Complete the Foundation Petrophysical Evaluation Workbook

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to turn conventional logs and core measurements into a traceable formation evaluation.

Suggested activity: identify borehole effects, missing curves, unit problems, and depth mismatches in a well-log set.
Suggested activity: estimate lithology, shale volume, porosity, and water saturation from conventional curves and crossplots.
Suggested activity: compare log-derived properties with routine core analysis and document scale differences.
Suggested activity: calculate net reservoir and net pay while recording cutoff and uncertainty assumptions.

FAQs

Who suits petrophysics fundamentals and well log interpretation training, and what does it assume?

Petrophysics fundamentals training suits early-career geoscience, engineering, petrophysics, drilling, completions, and technical-data functions. It assumes participants can read basic geological and engineering information.

How does foundation petrophysics differ from advanced integrated formation evaluation?

Foundation petrophysics establishes conventional log responses, basic calculations, quality checks, and a first reservoir summary. Advanced integrated evaluation addresses complex mineral systems, probabilistic workflows, specialized measurements, and multidisciplinary reconciliation.

How are porosity and water saturation calculated from well logs?

Porosity is estimated from density, neutron, sonic, or crossplot responses after environmental and lithology checks. Water saturation combines resistivity, porosity, formation-water resistivity, and documented saturation-model assumptions.

Why is core log integration important in formation evaluation?

Core log integration compares laboratory porosity, permeability, saturation, and lithology with continuous log-derived properties. Differences reveal scale, sampling, depth, borehole, and measurement effects that influence interpretation confidence.

How are net reservoir and net pay selected in basic petrophysics?

Net reservoir and net pay are selected with documented property and fluid cutoffs, applied consistently by interval and tested against data quality, core evidence, sensitivity, and the intended reservoir decision.

Conclusion

Participants take back a Foundation Petrophysical Evaluation Workbook containing quality checks, conventional-log displays, calculations, crossplots, core comparisons, cutoff decisions, and uncertainty notes. The workbook changes separate curves and measurements into a traceable first interpretation. It supports reservoir summaries, data reviews, multidisciplinary discussions, and decisions about further evaluation.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Muscat	Week 46, 2026 15 – 19 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Manama	Week 47, 2026 22 – 26 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Dubai	Week 48, 2026 23 – 27 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
San Diego	Week 49, 2026 30 November – 4 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Vienna	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€7,500
Amman	Week 50, 2026 13 – 17 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Addis Ababa	Week 52, 2026 21 – 25 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Nairobi	Week 52, 2026 27 – 31 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Nice	Week 01, 2027 4 – 8 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
New York	Week 02, 2027 11 – 15 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Milan	Week 03, 2027 18 – 22 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€7,000
Toronto	Week 03, 2027 24 – 28 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Porto	Week 05, 2027 1 – 5 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Paris	Week 06, 2027 8 – 12 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Accra	Week 06, 2027 14 – 18 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Frankfurt	Week 08, 2027 22 – 26 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Phuket	Week 08, 2027 28 February – 4 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Geneva	Week 09, 2027 7 – 11 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Singapore	Week 11, 2027 15 – 19 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Rome	Week 12, 2027 22 – 26 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewPetrophysics Fundamentals and Well Log Interpretation Training Course is a one-week foundation course for graduate geoscientists, junior petrophysicists, engineers, and subsurface staff who leave with a Foundation Petrophysical Evaluation Workbook. Participants connect basic well log interpretation, formation evaluation workflow, lithology and sha…

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Petrophysics Fundamentals Training Course