Geologists who want: • A better “topographic map” for planning fieldwork • To visually and tangibly explore a reservoir model or compare multiple models • To perform destructive tests without destroying a sample • To “photocopy” a rock or fossil • To resurrect destroyed samples from digital data • To manufacture purely synthetic “rocks” Engineers who want: • To plan field developments • To make prototype, replacement, or one-off parts Managers who want: • To communicate more effectively with non-technical audiences (e.g., community stakeholders, landowners, juries) • To ensure their own teams are communicating effectively • To understand competitors’ presentations that 3D printed models

1. World Class Training Solutions
3D Printing: The Future of Geology

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Outline
• Brief Introduction to PetroTeach
• Biography of Distinguished Instructors Dr. Sergey Ishutov &
Dr. Franek Hasiuk
• Webinar Presentation (45 - 60 min.)
• Course Agenda on “3D Printing: The Future of Geology”
• Q&A (15 - 20 min.)

3. Introduction to PetroTeach
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Tuesday 1th – 16:00 GMT
Nightmare of Hydrate Blockage
Professor Bahman Tohidi
Wednesday 9th – 16:00 GMT
Seismic Reservoir Characterization
Dr. Andrew Ross
Thursday 10th – 16:00 GMT
Hydraulic Fracturing
Jerry Rusnak
Monday 14th – 17:00 GMT
3D Printing: The Future of Geology
Dr. Franek Hasiuk and Dr. Sergey Ishutov
Free Webinars in September
Monday 21th – 17:00 GMT
Elements of Fiscal Regimes and Impact on
E&P Economics and Take Statistics
Professor Wumi Illedare
Thursday 3th – 16:00 GMT
Advanced Petrophysics
Mostafa Haggag

5. Dr. Sergey Ishutov
PetroTeach
Distingushed Instructor
• PhD in geology from the Iowa State University
• Researcher at University of Alberta (www.rgrg.ca)
• 7 years of experience in 3D printing
• 10 years of experience with petroleum industry (ExxonMobil, Aramco,
Shell, Oxy)
• •Awards and research grants from US professional societies and oil
companies.
• MSc and PhD in carbonate geochemistry from the University of Michigan
• Worked previously at ExxonMobil on exploration, production, and research
projects in Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Iraq, Germany, and Nigeria.
• He was an assistant professor at Iowa State University before moving to a
full research position at Kansas Geological Survey. He has supported his
research programs with over $1.3 million in external funding.
• Dr. Franek Hasiuk is currently an associate scientist at the Kansas Geological
Survey (USA), a research and service unit of the University of Kansas,
where he focuses on 1) developing models for the origin and distribution of
microporosity in carbonate reservoirs, 2) evaluating reservoir and seal
quality for carbon capture/utilization/storage projects, 3) developing models
to predict road aggregate quality, and 4) 3D-printing geological models
Dr. Franek Hasiuk
PetroTeach
Distingushed Instructor

6. 3D Printing: The Future of Geology
Dr. Sergey Ishutov & Dr. Franek Hasiuk
14.09.2020
World Class Training Solutions
www.petro-teach.com

7. Geologists who want:
• A better “topographic map” for planning field work
• To visually and tangibly explore a reservoir model or
compare multiple models
• To perform destructive tests without destroying a
sample
• To “photocopy” a rock or fossil
• To resurrect destroyed samples from digital data
• To manufacture purely synthetic “rocks”
Engineers who want:
• To plan field developments
• To make prototype, replacement, or one-off parts
Managers who want:
• To communicate more effectively with non-technical
audiences (e.g., community stakeholders,
landowners, juries)
• To ensure their own teams are communicating
effectively
• To understand competitors’ presentations that 3D
printed models Reyes et al., 2005
Why use a 3D printer in Geology?

8. What is 3D Printing?

10. What can you 3D print these days?

11. 3D Printing Makes it Feel like the Future
cf. Sternbach and Okuda, 1991

12. Explosion of 3D Printing in the 21st century

13. Types of 3D Printers
Professional
$104-105
Production
$105-107
Hobbyist
$102
Personal
$103

14. 3D Printing Materials
Polymers
Acrylics
ABS
TPE/TPU
PLA
HIPS
PETG
Nylon
Carbon fiber-filled
ASA
Polycarbonate
Polypropylene
Wood-filled
Metal-filled
PVA
Metals
Aluminum
Steel
Brass
Copper
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Ceramics
SiO2
Concrete
TiO2
Al2O3

15. 3D Printing Applications

16. 3D Printing in the Geosciences
Reservoir Rocks
Porous MediaPaleontology Geomorphology
Geomechanics Microfluidics
Material Resolution Accuracy Repeatability

17. Bits and Pieces for Industry

18. What is a Sedimentary Rock?
Image Modified from
L. Bruce Railsback, 2002
Pores
Grains
Cement
Matrix
• Inter- vs. Intra-
• 1° vs 2°
• Clastic grains
• Carbonate grains
Hard to do with 3D Printers!

19. Another Model of a Sedimentary Rock
Solid
Void
What are the properties of the
Solid?
What are the properties of the
Void?
What are the properties of the
Interface?
Easier to do with 3D Printers!

20. How Can You Make 3D-Printed Models?
From Primitives From Code From Nature
CAD Software
(like AutoCAD)
Math Software
(like MatLab)
Computed Tomography,
Focused Ion Beam SEM,
Synchrotron
Simplest to Learn Least Computer-Intensive Most “Natural”

21. 1. 3D Printing offers better control of experiments
Different pore networks, Same material
Investigate how pore network geometry and
topology affect bulk properties
Same pore network, Different materials
Investigate how bulk properties, wettability and sonic
velocity are affected by material

22. 2. 3D Printing can “photocopy” pore networks
Closest thing we have to Star Trek
This overcomes the issue that no
two reservoir samples are
identical
Different destructive analyses can
be done on “copies” and the
original can be preserved
Pore network can be e-mailed
anywhere in the world and
recreated in tangible form

23. 3. 3DP allows us to scale pore networks
This allows the scale dependence of properties to be tested in the lab
Hasiuk and Ishutov, 2015

24. Porous Media
Dal Ferro and Morari (2015)
1000 µm elements, 1000 µm pores
Matsumura and Mizutani (2015)

25. Reservoir Rock Analysis
Elastic
(Moduli,
Velocity)
Electrical
(Resistivity)
Transport
(Permeability)
Digital Model Making
Property
Simulation
Compare Computed and Natural Rock Properties
3D Print
Compare Computed and
Printed Rock Properties
Compare Natural and
Printed Rock Properties

26. Petroleum Industry Interest
Hodder et al. (2018)

27. What is a Rock Proxy?
0.5 mm10 mm
0.3 mm5 mm
Fontainebleau sandstone, Ishutov et al. (2017)
• Data Source
• Rock properties
• Scale/dimensions
• Pore sizes
• Grain sizes
• Porosity
• Data Source
• Rock properties
• Scale/dimensions
• Pore sizes
• Grain sizes
• Porosity

28. Geomechanical Properties
Zhou and Zhu (2017)

29. 3D Printing Lab Tools
• Material selection
• Multi-material options
• Properties of choice
• Scale variability
• Replication of industrial tools

30.  6 interactive modules
 CAD modeling skills
 Terrain prototyping
 Tangible porous media
 Motivation to use 3D printing
in teaching, research and
communication

31. Summary
• 3D printing allows for substitution of rocks for
destructive and repeatable experimentation
• 3D printing materials cannot replicate all rock
properties, but their properties can be tuned
• Flow and mechanical properties of 3D printing
materials can be altered to fit models
• Studies concerning the use of 3D-printed rock proxies
in geosciences are growing
• Petroleum industry interest in flow and deformation
experiments

32. 3D PRINTING FOR GEOLOGICAL DATA (online)
16 – 17 Oct. 2020
1 – 2 Feb. 2021
Register@petro-teach.com
In this 1-day course participants will gain skills on modeling porous media to investigate fundamental research
questions in the areas of single and multiphase fluid flow in reservoir sandstones and carbonate rocks. In
addition, 3D-printed models will be compared to their digital equivalents to investigate geomechanical and
transport properties (e.g., porosity, pore sizes, grain sizes, fracture apertures, connectivity of pore and fracture
networks, wettability). Participants will learn how to deploy 3D-printed models to improve technical
communication to diverse audiences (e.g., students, geoscientists, engineers, managers, community stakeholders)
as well as they will gain experience with Touch Terrain app that allows 3D-printable terrain models to be
generated with no CAD software or GIS experience.
The course will provide a unique opportunity to use 3D printing to bridge the gap between
computational and experimental analyses of geological data.
Learning Objectives
• Understand capabilities and limitations of different 3D printing techniques;
• Demonstrate how to digitally design 3D-printable models using CAD software, web platforms, and computed
tomography data;
• Provide the assessment of digital models and their relative replicas 3D-printed from geoscience
• data;
• Characterize how 3D printing can increase the effectiveness of teaching and data communication;
• Apply 3D printing in current or future geoscience research, including reservoir flow and geomechanics.
Course price: Normal registration: 690 EUR+VAT
20% DISCOUNT for PhD students, Group (≥ 3 person) and early bird registrants (1 week before)
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33. Q&A session

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