This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of MICP & Deterministic Rock Typing. It covers the basic principles of microbial induced carbonate precipitation and the importance of rock typing in reservoir characterization; the geological settings where MICP can be applied and the rock types involved; the microbial metabolic processes that lead to carbonate precipitation; and the fundamentals of petrophysics and the applications of MICP and rock typing.
Further, the course will also discuss the types of microorganisms involved including their selection and engineering; the detailed study of biochemical reactions leading to carbonate precipitation; the environmental factors affecting MICP covering pH, temperature and other environmental parameters that influence MICP; the techniques for cultivating microorganisms and inducing precipitation in lab settings; and monitoring and measuring MICP and the different deterministic rock typing methods.
During this interactive course, participants will learn the textural and compositional analysis, petrophysical classifications, petrographic microscopy techniques and statistical methods in rock typing; integrating rock typing with seismic and other geophysical data for enhanced reservoir characterization; the challenges and strategies in scaling MICP from lab to field; the computational models used to simulate MICP processes and predict outcomes; the engineering applications of MICP including bioreactor design, economic and sustainability considerations and current research and technological advances; the reservoir modeling using rock typing; the rock typing in carbonate and clastic reservoirs; and the advanced imaging techniques, future trends in rock typing technology and workflow integration and project management.