Course Progression Map - Deepwater Geology
Deepwater Sedimentary Systems: Exploration and Production
Sandstones deposited in deep marine environments form important hydrocarbon reservoirs in many basins around the world. Interbedded mudstones can be important as source rocks, as well as acting as barriers, baffles and seals. Deepwater reservoirs are currently the principal target for oil and gas exploration, with over 1600 existing turbidite fields and plays. Driven by technological advances and much improved scientific understanding, the pace of exploration and discovery in this realm is fast accelerating. Keeping pace with these developments and with the new knowledge base is essential for all those involved in deepwater systems. What began as the turbidite reservoir has matured into the more varies deepwater play of the 21st century that no company can afford to ignore.
This course is designed to give the participant a state-of-the-art review and update, thereby providing an overall understanding of the complexity of the deep marine system. It will outline the processes and facies and how they evolve on the slope and in the open ocean; discuss how these facies build into distinctive architectural elements and how they can be recognized in the subsurface. The course also covers analysis and interpretation of seismic records, sea floor images, well logs (including borehole image logs), core materials, and outcrop characteristics of the component elements of deepwater reservoirs, emphasizing internal architecture as related to reservoir performance. Hands-on data packages from different deepwater plays around the world will be used to further illustrate their exploration, appraisal, development and reservoir management.
Agenda Audience Prerequisites
Agenda
Day 1
Deepwater Overview and Building Blocks
Global Overview
Downslope Systems
Alongslope Systems
Open-Ocean Systems
Day 2
Architectural Elements - Nature and Recognition
Channel Style and Geometry
Lobes, Mounds and Sheets
Deepwater Massive Sands
Thin-Bedded Turbidites
Deepwater Drilling
Day 3
Seismic/ Sequence Stratigraphy and Deepwater Plays Workshop
Subsurface Models
Deepwater Plays Workshop
Roundtable Discussion & Break-out Sessions
Day 4
DAY 4: OPTIONAL – dependent on field/core availability
An optional additional day can be included where practical to allow examination of deepwater systems either in the field and/or in borehole cores.
Audience
All geologists, geophysicists and petroleum engineers involved in the exploration and development of deepwater plays. Project managers for deepwater plays and reservoir production.
Prerequisites
Understanding of basic petroleum geology, basic stragraphy and basic sedimentology.
Prerequisites