Reservoir Characterization 24 months Postgraduate Programme By KFUPM |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

Engineering - PetroleumMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - Petroleum

Degree

MSci

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This program offers geoscientists and engineers an interdisciplinary specialization and advanced skills in reservoir characterization. This program integrates geology, geophysics, petroleum engineering, environmental sciences, advanced numerical models, uncertainty analysis, stochastic modeling, artificial intelligence, and economic analysis. It allows students to advance their careers by acquiring in-depth knowledge of this critically important phase of reservoir development.

In this program, students will master advanced methods in reservoir geology (including reservoir architecture and geometry, stress fractures, etc.), basin and petroleum system modeling, reservoir management (including development plans, monitoring, optimization, etc.), imaging of the reservoir with various methods (e.g. seismic, microseismic, gravity, electromagnetics, cross-well tomography) and the use of these to map the subsurface by integration multiple sources of data (using logs, cores, seismic, etc.) to do joint and constrained inversion and interpretation of datasets. The program also covers petrophysics and well log interpretation using integration with core and outcrop data to produce sedimentologic and stratigraphic models. The program includes extensive coverage of creating models using conventional methods (e.g. multivariate geostatistics) and artificial intelligence (e.g. neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, etc.), and the use of these in geological assessment, reservoir engineering, and drilling applications.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - Petroleum

Degree

MSci

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This program offers geoscientists and engineers an interdisciplinary specialization and advanced skills in reservoir characterization. This program integrates geology, geophysics, petroleum engineering, environmental sciences, advanced numerical models, uncertainty analysis, stochastic modeling, artificial intelligence, and economic analysis. It allows students to advance their careers by acquiring in-depth knowledge of this critically important phase of reservoir development.

In this program, students will master advanced methods in reservoir geology (including reservoir architecture and geometry, stress fractures, etc.), basin and petroleum system modeling, reservoir management (including development plans, monitoring, optimization, etc.), imaging of the reservoir with various methods (e.g. seismic, microseismic, gravity, electromagnetics, cross-well tomography) and the use of these to map the subsurface by integration multiple sources of data (using logs, cores, seismic, etc.) to do joint and constrained inversion and interpretation of datasets. The program also covers petrophysics and well log interpretation using integration with core and outcrop data to produce sedimentologic and stratigraphic models. The program includes extensive coverage of creating models using conventional methods (e.g. multivariate geostatistics) and artificial intelligence (e.g. neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, etc.), and the use of these in geological assessment, reservoir engineering, and drilling applications.

Admission Requirements

2 Years

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