Advanced Water Disposal Reservoir Characterization: Core Analysis, Geomechanics, Formation Damage & Injectivity Optimization

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Course Content

Day 1– Reservoir Characterization, Core Analysis & SCAL for Water Disposal
• Water disposal objectives, challenges and regulatory considerations
• Aquifer and disposal reservoir characterization
• RCAL: porosity, permeability and saturation measurements
• Mineralogy, petrography and rock typing
• SCAL: relative permeability, capillary pressure and wettability
• Hydraulic flow units and reservoir quality assessment
• Integration of laboratory measurements into static reservoir models

Day 2 – Rock Mechanics, Geomechanics & Injection Pressure Management
• Stress, strain and effective stress principles
• Mechanical behaviour of reservoir rocks
• UCS testing and elastic properties determination
• Single-stage and multi-stage triaxial testing
• Pore volume compressibility and stress sensitivity
• Fracture gradient and fracture pressure estimation
• Maximum allowable injection pressure determination
• Geomechanical model calibration and risk assessment

Day 3 – Formation Damage, Fluid Compatibility & Core Flooding
• Formation damage mechanisms and diagnosis
• Clay swelling, fines migration and particle plugging
• Organic and inorganic deposition processes
• Core flooding design and execution
• Fluid-fluid compatibility studies
• Fluid-rock interaction and geochemical alteration
• Skin factor determination and damage quantification
• Injectivity impairment forecasting

Day 4 – Scale Prediction, Water Quality & Injectivity Evaluation
• Carbonate, sulphate and iron scale mechanisms
• Water chemistry analysis and scaling prediction
• Geochemical modelling workflows
• Scale mitigation and inhibitor selection
• Water treatment and filtration assessment
• Filterability and suspended solids testing
• Step-rate and constant-rate injectivity testing
• Pressure transient analysis and injectivity index evaluation

Day 5 – Integrated Reservoir Modelling & Disposal Capacity Optimization
• SCAL, geomechanics and formation damage integration
• Property modelling and uncertainty management
• Dynamic reservoir simulation workflows
• Relative permeability and compressibility implementation
• Damage and skin modelling
• Pressure build-up forecasting and containment analysis
• Disposal capacity optimization
• Case studies and field application workshop
• Development of integrated water disposal management plans

Course Description

Advanced Water Disposal Reservoir Characterization: Core Analysis, Geomechanics, Formation Damage & Injectivity Optimization Course

This advanced programme provides an integrated and multidisciplinary framework for evaluating the technical feasibility, design, and long-term performance of water disposal and water injection reservoirs. The course combines laboratory core analysis, geomechanics, petrophysics, reservoir engineering, and flow assurance principles to develop robust injection strategies that maximise injectivity while safeguarding reservoir integrity.
Participants will gain in-depth knowledge of how to integrate Special Core Analysis (SCAL), routine core analysis (RCAL), rock mechanics testing, formation damage evaluation, fluid-rock compatibility assessment, mineral scaling prediction, injectivity and fall-off testing, and dynamic reservoir simulation into a comprehensive reservoir evaluation workflow. The programme also addresses stress-dependent rock behaviour, fracture initiation and containment, wellbore integrity, reservoir pressure management, and uncertainty assessment to optimise disposal capacity, enhance injection performance, and ensure safe, reliable, and regulatory-compliant water disposal operations throughout the asset lifecycle.

Course Objectives

• Evaluate reservoir suitability for water disposal and injection projects.
• Interpret RCAL, SCAL, rock mechanics and geomechanical laboratory measurements.
• Assess formation damage risks and fluid compatibility issues.
• Predict and mitigate scaling, plugging and injectivity decline.
• Apply injectivity testing and pressure management techniques.
• Integrate laboratory data into static and dynamic reservoir models.
• Optimize disposal well performance and long-term reservoir management strategies.

Who Should Attend

Reservoir Engineers, Petrophysicists, Geomechanics Specialists, Production Engineers, Water Injection Engineers, Completion Engineers, Core Analysts, Asset Teams, Subsurface Managers, and Water Disposal Project Personnel.

CPD Unit

Continuing Professional Development

35 HOURS CPD