Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master's Degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environment, offers a specialized course in Fractured Reservoirs. This program is part of the IDIL - Earth and Water Under Global Change (AWARE) - EARTH, M2 - IDIL - Earth and water under global change (AWARE) EARTH, and CHOICE 2 M2 IDIL EARTH.

Level of Education

• Master's degree

ECTS

• 2 credits

Training Structure

• Faculty of Science

Time of Year

• Autumn

Description

The program provides an in-depth analysis of naturally fractured reservoirs (NFR) in different geological contexts, including various rock types, burial, diagenesis, exhumation, folding, fault damage, cooling, and mineralogical change. It also covers anthropogenic induced fracturing systems, applications to shale plays, cap rocks, and storage sites. The integration of this knowledge into the exploration and exploitation of fractured reservoirs is a key component. Additionally, the concept and workflow for editing DFNs (discrete fracture networks) are covered. A two-day presentation by Bertrand Gauthier of Total, focusing on the static and dynamic properties of fractured oil reservoirs, is included.

Objectives

• Understand the classification, mechanisms, and contexts leading to the formation of fractured reservoirs.
• Understand the scaling laws associated with these fractured systems and integrate this data into reservoir evaluation.

Teaching Hours

• Fractured reservoir - Lecture: 8 a.m.
• Fractured reservoir - Tutorial: 8 a.m.

Mandatory Prerequisites

• Tectonics
• Rock mechanics

Knowledge Assessment

• Continuous assessment.

Additional Information

• Head of Education: Gregory BALLAS

University

• University of Montpellier