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Core workshop — participants analyzing drill cores from shale reservoirs with binocular loupe in the laboratory
Professional training

Shale Reservoir Geology

Theory-practice workshop · 32 hours · Florencio Varela

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Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires 32 hours — 4 days 8:30 am to 5:30 pm

Overview

Theory-practice course aimed at energy industry professionals and technicians seeking to deepen their understanding of shale reservoir characterization, with an emphasis on core analysis (drill cores) and application to shale oil & gas projects.

The course combines theoretical classes and hands-on work with real cores from the Vaca Muerta play at the facilities of the Parque Industrial Tecnológico de Florencio Varela (Grupo LCV). Participants will work with high-resolution analytical equipment under the guidance of specialists in sedimentology, petrophysics and rock mechanics.

The teaching team includes CONICET and UBA researchers with active experience in shale projects in Argentina and worldwide.

Objectives

  • Analyze shale reservoir heterogeneity and its implications for unconventional exploration and development.
  • Apply practical methodologies in the analysis of drill cores and cuttings.
  • Integrate geological data to improve horizontal well placement.

Course contents

The program covers the following thematic modules:

Historical perspective
SRV and DRV
Shale reservoirs
Stratigraphy
Rock mechanics
Shale evaluation
Reservoir characterization
Vaca Muerta play

Practical activities

  • Regional evaluation
  • Heterogeneity analysis
  • Navigation levels
  • Data acquisition plan

Venue and logistics

Location: Parque Industrial Tecnológico de Florencio Varela — Grupo LCV facilities, with a core analysis laboratory and specialized equipment.

Duration: 32 hours distributed over 4 consecutive days, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm.

Facilities: The venue includes a classroom equipped with a projector and work tables, and a visualization room with binocular loupes and an optical microscope.

Workshop gallery

Participants describing Vaca Muerta cores in the Grupo LCV laboratory Close-up of drill core with millimetric lamination and carbonate lenses Instructor explaining shale facies under a high-resolution binocular loupe Core table with Vaca Muerta Formation samples — hands-on workshop Participant measuring petrophysical parameters on a core section Set of drill cores from different depths and Vaca Muerta facies Natural fracture analysis in core — identification of calcite veins Lithological description with stratigraphic column in progress View of the core laboratory with a group of participants at work Black shale core with fine lamination — high organic matter concentration Instructor showing the contact between carbonate and pelitic facies in a core Group work on rock samples with facies comparison Thin section of shale under microscope — petrographic analysis of clays and carbonates Theory session on shale geochemistry and generative potential Discussion on integration of well petrophysical data with cores Core photo record: description of texture and color by facies Participants taking notes on core description forms Close-up of bedding planes and bioturbation in calcareous shale Instructors and participants in the integration and closing session of the workshop Full group of the shale reservoirs workshop at the Florencio Varela facilities

Instructors

MF

Lic. Manuel Fantin

Shale reservoir characterization

Education: Geologist (University of Buenos Aires, 2003).

Background: Over 20 years of experience in the oil industry. Specializes in shale reservoir characterization and evaluation of the Vaca Muerta play.

AM

Lic. Agostina Martínez

Sedimentology · Core Analysis

Education: Geologist (National University of La Plata, 2009).

Specialty: Sedimentology and Core Analysis.

JL

Dr. Jeremías Likerman

Rock mechanics · CONICET / UBA

Education: Geologist (2010) and PhD in Geological Sciences (2015) from the University of Buenos Aires. Postdoctoral researcher at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia.

Specialty: Structural geology and rock mechanics.

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If you are interested in participating, submit the pre-registration form. We will confirm the course once the minimum enrollment is reached.

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