This Petrogenium course is applicable for Geologists and geophysicists working in the oil & gas business and in related government organizations.
At the end of the course the participants will have a good general understanding of the basics of oil and gas exploration.
Each topic is introduced by a lecture, and leaning is re-enforced by practical exercises (on paper). Hand-out material in paper and/or electronic format will be provided. On request, special emphasis can be given to the local geological setting.
Course content
Focus on basins & screening tools
1. Introduction: the exploration work flow & Global distribution of oil & gas
2. Exercise: testing the geological knowledge
3. Basin formation & type
4. Exercise: basin type and structural style
5. Non seismic methods
6. Exercise: using surface geochemistry
7. Interpreting basin stratigraphy
8. Exercises: stratigraphy and prospectivity
Focus on seismic, logs, source & clastics
1. The seismic method
2. Exercise: interpretation of seismic data 1
3. Source rocks
4. Exercise: interpreting source rock data
5. Siliciclastic reservoirs
6. Exercise: Interpretation of seismic data 2
7. Geology from wireline logs
8. Exercise: well correlation
Focus on carbonates, traps & facies
1. Carbonate reservoirs
2. Exercise: Trapping geometries
3. Exercise: interpretation of seismic data
4. Seal
5. Exercise: clay smear potential
6. Facies mapping
7. Exercise: facies map construction
Focus on kitchen & prospect
1. Burial history reconstruction
2. Exercise: create burial history
3. Generation & migration of hydrocarbons
4. Exercise: effective drainage area construction
5. Kitchen mapping
6. Exercise: maturity data and kitchen map
7. Prospect mapping
8. Exercise: Assess prospect risk & uncertainty
Focus on plays, prospects, and volumes
1. Plays and petroleum systems
2. Exercise: play maps
3. Volumetrics, risk & uncertainties
4. Exercise: calculate volumetrics in prospect
5. Exploration economics
6. Exercise: data integration
7. Wrap-up & evaluation
This course can be tailored and delivered at your own facility — adapted to your specific units, equipment, and team experience level. We come to you, wherever you are in the world.
All content can be customised for awareness, intermediate, or experienced staff. Post-course consultancy and help-desk support is also available.
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