Agenda
Day 1
Objectives and Overview of Module and Course
Five Laws of Geology: Uniformitarianism, Superposition, Original Horizontality, Cross Cutting Relationships, and Walther's Law
Petroleum Systems – components, definitions, and assessment
Basin Formation
Plate Tectonics and the Wilson Cycle
Source Rocks in Conventional and Unconventional Petroleum Systems
Basin Filling – clastics
Carbonates and Dolomitization
Clastic Depositional Models - Fluvial
Day 2
Clastic Depositional Models – Delta and Deepwater Turbidite
Walthers Law
Faulting as migration pathways and/or seals
Review of Fault Types
Hydrocarbon Traps - Good and Bad
Salt Deformation
Review of exploration in Salt Basins
Sutures and Inclusions
Rubble Zones and Imaging below Salt
Day 3
Petrophysics for Exploration
Rock and Fluid Properties
Porosity and Permeability
Pressure and Compaction
Compartmentalization
Tool Applications
Biostratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy
Accomodation Space
Stratigraphic Sequences HST, FSST, LST, TST
Carbonate vs Clastic Sequence Stratigraphy
Seismic Sequence Stratigraphy
Day 4
Log Correlation Purpose and Methods
Correlations for Structure
Geological Scenarios for correlation
What to Correlate? Log Headers
Facies Correlation and accounting for Faults
Using Seismic to aid correlation
Day 5
Mapping and Contouring – Definitions and Principles
Creation of various types of contour map
Multiple working hypotheses
Contouring with Faults
Isopach Maps
DHI Concepts for Exploration
Seismic interpretation and Anomolies
Gas Effects and Bright Spots
Prospecting with DHI's
4D Seismic and Electromagnetic Data
Topics
Petroleum systems
Plate tectonics and basin formation
Depositional models
Sedimentology and stratigraphy
Faulting and fault traps
Salt tectonics and exploration in salt basins
Petrophysics for exploration
Correlation - logs and log-seismic
Mapping and contouring
DHI concepts
Audience
This course is designed for exploration geoscientists and managers who need a foundational understanding the petroleum systems and key geologic prospecting techniques.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Basic Petroleum Geology and Petroleum Systems