GEO 141
Fundamentals of Hydrocarbon Exploration
COURSE OVERVIEW
Finding new oil and gas reserves is core business for most oil & gas companies or government petroleum organisations. Geologist working in exploration teams need to have a thorough grasp of the geological processes that are relevant for the formation of oil and gas pools. Also they must have skills in, and awareness of the multitude of tools used in petroleum exploration. This course discusses the fundamentals of all aspects of petroleum exploration.
COURSE SCHEDULE
| Code | Date | Location | price (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 141 | 12- 16 Jan 2026 | Online | 3300 |
| GEO 141 | 24- 28 Aug 2026 | Amsterdam | 4400 |
COURSE OUTLINE
5 days
Day 1: Basins & screening tools
o Introduction: the exploration work flow & Global distribution of oil & gas
o Exercise: testing the geological knowledge
o Basin formation & type
o Exercise: basin type and structural style
o Non seismic methods
o Exercise: using surface geochemistry
o Interpreting basin stratigraphy
o Exercises: stratigraphy and prospectivity
Day 2: Seismic, logs, source & clastics
o The seismic method
o Exercise: interpretation of seismic data 1
o Source rocks
o Exercise: interpreting source rock data
o Siliciclastic reservoirs
o Exercise: Interpretation of seismic data 2
o Geology from wireline logs
o Exercise: well correlation
Day 3: Carbonates, traps & facies
o Carbonate reservoirs
o Exercise
o Trapping geometries
o Exercise: interpretation of seismic data
o Seal
o Exercise: clay smear potential
o Facies mapping
o Exercise: facies map construction
Day 4: Kitchen & prospect
o Burial history reconstruction
o Exercise: create burial history
o Generation & migration of hydrocarbons
o Exercise: effective drainage area construction
o Kitchen mapping
o Exercise: maturity data and kitchen map
o Prospect mapping
o Exercise: Assess prospect risk & uncertainty
Day 5: Plays, prospects, and volumes
o Plays and petroleum systems
o Exercise: play maps
o Volumetrics, risk & uncertainties
o Exercise: calculate volumetrics in prospect
o Exploration economics
o Exercise: data integration
o Wrap-up & evaluation
INSTRUCTOR
Instructor Profile
Instructor has 35+ years’ experience as Exploration Geologist for Shell in a/o Egypt, NW Borneo, Middle East and North Africa, China, Madagascar, North Sea, Oman and The Netherlands – Geology Research and Teaching. He has strong exploration evaluation and project leader skills, He has also a lot of experience with Opportunity Screening and Near Field Exploration / Appraisal. He is also specialised in Seismic Stratigraphy and Reservoir Characterization, including sedimentology and diagenesis. Through the years, instructor has developed solid supervisory, teaching, and coaching competencies. He has a strong interest in Depositional Systems, Regional and Reservoir Geology and in general Petroleum Geology Learning.
FAQ
DESIGNED FOR
Geologists, geophysicists, well-site engineers, at the start of their careers
COURSE LEVEL
o Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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.
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