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Applied Structural Geology in Hydrocarbon Systems Analysis

Level: Advanced | Type: Classroom | Discipline: Structure Stratigraphy Sedimentology

This practical oriented course is intended for geologists, geophysicists, reservoir engineers and petrophysicists working in exploration and production of hydrocarbons. Having followed the course, the participants will be able to do geomechanically correct structural interpretations, understand natural fracture networks, including the formation of conduits (open fractures) and seals (sealing fractures and faults) in different tectonic regimes. The participants will be introduced to the main elements of petroleum systems and geo-mechanics, which will serve as a basis for an integrated geological approach. Examples can never give a complete picture, whereas a generic geo-mechanical approach is universally applicable. However, case histories still provide good illustration material that helps in understanding the mechanics and will also be used extensively.

Participants are encouraged to bring actual cases of their current work to the workshop for general discussion and integrated ‘hands-on’ problem solving during the workshop.

Especially seismic examples are welcome ‘fresh’ additions to the workshop material and help to focus the direction of the workshop on current on-going projects and ongoing problems of the participants.

A portable sandbox will be used for demonstration analogue modeling of the main tectonic regimes.

The course schedule is tentative and flexible, as interaction and discussion is given a high priority in this workshop.

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  • Seismic, field and analogue model experiments will be used to demonstrate structural geometries associated with the three main tectonic regimes. Geomechanical properties of faults and host rocks will be assessed.
  • Real case data will be used in an exercise to construct a Mohr diagram from which rock mechanical properties will be deduced.
  • Fault sealing will be treated in the context of local geology, regional tectonics and local geological history. Case history examples will be used to illustrate the theoretical aspects with real case results.
  • Fault sealing by clay smear will be explained and illustrated with a case history.
  • Inversion tectonics is described frequently. In this course a quantitative geomechanical analysis of preferential inversion will be presented and discussed.
  • Fault sealing on the basis of cataclasis will be presented as a quantitative geomechanical method. Calibration of fault seal predictions will be discussed.
  • Exercises will be based on real cases.


Geoscientists working in Exploration or Production and reservoir engineers with a good geoscience understanding or an interest in learning how things work.

For this course the participants are expected to have a working knowledge in the field of exploration and production geology. Basic structural geology knowledge is an advantage. Basic structural interpretation skills and techniques will be discussed for each tectonic regime.

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