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"Integration of Digital Rock Physics and Well Logging: 1+1=3"

Elizabeth Diaz
Ingrain

Managing uncertainties is vital for the economic assessment of exploration, appraisal and development of a field. A key factor resides in the integration of data at different scales. This paper will focus on an integrated DRP (Digital Rock Physics) workflow from pore to core using multi-scale x-ray CT imaging.

In gas shale, understanding of the internal pore architecture down to 3 nanometer scale is crucial for accurately determining porosity, pore connectivity, total organic content (TOC) and its connectivity, and permeability.

Different resolutions are used on gas shale samples, from macro, micro and nano scale to the newly developed FIB -SEM resolution.

The volumes obtained from macro-CT scanning used on one-meter core sections, constitutes the link between properties computed on very small samples (10 microns/diameter) and the log data.

From the President

Stefani Whittaker (The Discovery Group)

The SPWLA Convention will be held in the Colorado Springs Colorado Renaissance Hotel June 20^th-23^rd, 2011.  This hotel is right across the highway from the Air Force Academy and very close to Garden of the Gods. This is a new hotel that will be opening July 2010.

This is a great opportunity for us as the Denver Chapter of SPWLA to advertise our wonderful state as well as the dedicated and talented people that make our chapter special.

A planning committee has been organized with Dominic Holmes being the General Chair and Sue Cluff as the Assistant Chair. Dick Merkel and myself are also on the main planning committee. We are in the process of filling committee chair positions and are also looking for volunteers to serve on the following committees:

• Exhibits: Finding exhibitors and organizing the exhibit hall
• Golf Tournament: Organizing place and golfers for a tournament
• Publicity: Advertisement of event in SPWLA, and other professional societies
• Security: Helping find and facilitate a security company
• Sponsorship: Finding Sponsors for events and monetary donations
• Technical Arrangements: Website for event and assisting hired V/A company
• Field Trip Events: Arranging Field Trips and finding leaders for them
• Social Function and Transportation: Helping organize the evening social events and any transportation to events not in hotel

If you are interested in helping on one of these committees, or would like to know more about the responsibilities of volunteering on one of these committees please contact either Dominic Holmes (Dominic.Holmes@DigitalFormation.com) or me at (stefaniwhittaker@discovery-group.com). We are very excited to have you on board and work together to make this a very successful convention!

From the Past President

Bill Rodgers (Weatherford International)

Believe it or not, it’s time to start looking ahead to the next year for DWLS. It’s time to think about who you would like to nominate for the DWLS Board of Directors for the 2010-2011 year. If you know of a member in good standing that would be interested in running for the board. Or if you wish to nominate yourself, for any of the positions listed below, please email me, bill.rodgers@weatherford.com, prior to the April 19th, 2010 meeting. Like last year, voting will be done online. Results, will be announced at the May 17th meeting. In the past, the new Board has taken over in September, but since we’ve begun the fall workshops and have realized how much lead time is needed for planning them, it has been decided the new Board will begin to take over the duties and responsibilities at the end of the June meeting.

The DWLS will be organizing the 2011 SPWLA Symposium; there will be a separate committee of DWLS members involved with the planning and execution of the Symposium. This committee will report to the DWLS Board, but there will be no other involvement by any of the Board Members, unless each individual volunteers of their own accord.

Below is a description of the duties and responsibilities of each position. I do hope to see a large number of nominees.

President – Term of office is one year

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the operations and direction of the chapter;
• Preside at all meetings of the chapter;
• Plan and organize meetings of the Board of Directors;
• Organize the luncheon meetings with the venue;
• Appoint all temporary committees and chairpersons;
• Welcome members to each luncheon and chapter function, and ensure that the meeting remains on schedule;
• Introduce the event speaker when the VP-Technology is not available;
• Write a President’s Message each month for the newsletter;
• Call special elections;
• Communicate with the SPWLA by:
  • Contact with the SPWLA Regional Director, and with the SPWLA Board of Directors and office staff, as necessary;
  • Provide a formal report (on standard form) within 30 days of a chapter meeting;
  • Forward a list of officers elected to the next term before the Annual Business Meeting at the Symposium.
  • Entertain a proposal to host the SPWLA Symposium, and submit that proposal to the SPWLA Board of Directors in the fourth quarter of the calendar year.

Vice President-Technology – Term of office is one year

Responsibilities

• Organize the schedule of speakers at the monthly technical luncheons;
• Chair the committee which organizes other technical workshops and meetings identified by the Past President and approved by the chapter;
• Preside at chapter meetings in the absence of the President.
• For all above events:
  • Obtain the abstract and biography of the speaker, and provide those to the Editor at a reasonable time before the event; usually a minimum of two months prior;
  • Arrange for local transportation and housing for out-of-town speakers;
  • Arrange for the projector and other audio-visual equipment for the presentation;
  • Arrange for and provide the digital welcome banner displayed prior to and, if appropriate, during the presentation;
  • Introduce the speaker;
  • Make any announcements concerning upcoming technical events, including those of the local societies, and national societies, encouraging the submission of abstracts for presentations and papers. 

Vice President-Membership – Term of office is one year

Responsibilities

• Maintain the current membership roster.
• Handle the submission of membership forms, including the collection of dues payments. After updating the roster, checks should be sent to the Treasurer for deposit.
• Handle any delivery failures month-to-month by verifying email addresses.
• Provide the up-to-date membership roster to the Editor each month by the newsletter deadline.

Secretary. – Term of office is two years

Responsibilities

• Organize the luncheon list with the person taking reservations.
• Provide statistics on luncheon attendance to the Editor each month by the newsletter deadline.

Treasurer - Term of office is two years.

Since this is an even numbered year. This position is not currently open.

Directors - Term of office is one year

Responsibilities

• Help with organizing all special projects and events.
• Provide guidance and support to other board members as needed.

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