Petroleum GeoscienceCore Analysis and Special Core Analysis
Core is the only direct sample of the reservoir most companies ever hold, and it is expensive enough that a badly planned coring run or a poorly preserved barrel wastes a large share of a well budget. Delegates begin with coring objectives, core handling, preservation and plug selection. Routine analysis covers porosity, grain density, permeability and the Klinkenberg correction, plus the pitfalls that make laboratory values differ from in situ ones. Special core analysis follows: wettability, capillary pressure by mercury injection, porous plate and centrifuge, relative permeability by steady and unsteady state methods, and electrical properties for the cementation and saturation exponents. Delegates leave able to design a core programme, audit laboratory reports and pass reliable data to petrophysicists and reservoir engineers.
Course objectives
- Plan coring objectives, core handling and preservation procedures
- Select plug locations and design a routine and special analysis programme
- Interpret routine porosity, permeability and grain density results
- Correct laboratory data for stress, Klinkenberg effect and sample damage
- Evaluate wettability and its effect on displacement
- Interpret capillary pressure and relative permeability measurements
- Derive cementation and saturation exponents from electrical tests
- Audit laboratory reports for quality and consistency
Who should attend
- Petrophysicists
- Reservoir engineers
- Development geologists
- Laboratory managers and core analysts
- Wellsite geologists responsible for core recovery
Course outline
- 01Coring objectives and methods
- 02Core handling, preservation and sampling
- 03Routine core analysis
- 04Stress and data corrections
- 05Wettability
- 06Capillary pressure methods
- 07Relative permeability
- 08Electrical properties
- 09Quality control and data integration
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 to 6 November 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | |
| 14 to 18 December 2026 | Kigali, Rwanda | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | |
| 15 to 19 February 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | |
| 1 to 5 March 2027 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | |
| 15 to 19 March 2027 | Lusaka, Zambia | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate |
Core Analysis and Special Core Analysis
From R8,500