Integrated Consulting That Connects Logs, Cores, Tests, Productivity, Cash Flow, and Seismic Petrophysics - Since 1973

Quantitative Log Analysis Seminars
08 - 10 April and 14 - 16 Oct 2008 Calgary, Alberta
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SPECIALISTS FOR YOUR TEAM: Spectrum 2000 Mindware specializes in all aspects of log analysis and petrophysics, emphasizing integration with geophysical, geological, engineering, and simulation disciplines. We work with your team, in your office or ours, anywhere in the world. We offer mentoring, forensic reviews, tutoring, and education services, as well as the more usual petrophysical analysis for reservoir description.

FULL SPECTRUM SERVICES: Spectrum 2000 petrophysical services include consulting and data processing, courses and seminars, software sales and development, project management, systems assessment and procurement, and professional staff recruiting, permanent or part time.

EXPERIENCE  COUNTS: We have a successful 40+ year track record in Canadian and foreign work, and offer services to oil companies, government agencies, and other consulting firms to augment their expertise in log analysis and petrophysics.

We wrote The Book on log analysis: "Crain's Petrophysical Handbook on CD-ROM", available from the author, is continuously updated and on-line. This is still the only textbook with "computer-ready" math, derivations of all equations from the Log Response Equation, and worked numerical examples of every equation.

Our Interactive Learning Center is available for self-directed home study. A certificate of proficiency may be obtained by passing a rigorous exam.

Because of our wide ranging experience, we work on many difficult and varied reservoir types - from granites in Viet Nam and Indonesia to metamorphics, fractured, low permeability, or variable pore geometry problems. Recently, we have developed unique methods for determining resource potential in large shallow gas and oil prospects as well as low resistivity pay in laminated shaly sands.

INTEGRATED  ANALYSIS: We stress calibration to conventional and special core data, as well as to well test and production history. We emphasize permeabilty and flow capacity as well as the more usual porosity and water saturation results. We can even do this in the laminated shaly sands of the Milk River - and with enough research, the technique may be applicable to your low resistivity pay.

MULTI-DISCIPLINE  NETWORKING: We have close working relationships with other expert petrophysicists, geologists, geophysicists, reservoir engineers, simulation engineers, and completion engineers. Jobs requiring a multi-disciplinary approach can be co-ordinated through our office or yours. With these arrangements in place, we are often able to undertake large, small, remote, or overseas jobs on relatively short notice.

PRINCIPAL  CONSULTANT: E. R. (Ross) Crain, P.Eng. is a Consulting Petrophysicist and a Professional Engineer with over 35 years of experience in reservoir description, petrophysical analysis, and management. He has been a specialist in the integration of well log analysis and petrophysics with geophysical, geological, engineering, and simulation phases of oil and gas exploration and exploitation, with widespread Canadian and Overseas experience.

His textbook, "Crain's Petrophysical Handbook on CD-ROM" is widely used as a reference to practical log analysis. Mr Crain is an Honourary Member and Past President of the Canadian Well Logging Society (CWLS), a Member of Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA), and a Registered Professional Engineer with Alberta Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists (APEGGA).