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Participants in this course will develop an enhanced understanding of carbonate stratigraphy and the distribution of carbonate facies. A clear grasp of the controls governing the vertical and lateral distribution of porosity and permeability is essential to reduce development risks and to ensure successful exploration and management of carbonate reservoirs.
The course introduces advanced concepts in carbonate rock analysis and discusses criteria for characterizing depositional sequences and stratigraphic architecture. It compares and contrasts carbonate and clastic systems, highlighting their fundamental differences in depositional processes, heterogeneity, and reservoir behavior. Emphasis is placed on 1D, 2D, and 3D analysis of carbonate systems, and on the importance of facies and stratigraphic inputs in reservoir modeling.
Outcrop-based case studies are used to illustrate stratigraphic heterogeneities at multiple scales, including features both above and below the resolution of seismic and well log data. Through a combination of theoretical lectures, practical exercises, and discussion sessions, participants will learn to identify and evaluate risk factors associated with spatial heterogeneity in carbonate reservoirs.
| Code | Date | Location | price (€)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 117 | 5 - 9 Oct 2026 | Online | 3300 |
| GEO 117 | 2 - 6 Nov 2026 | Online | 3300 |
| GEO 117 | 3 - 7 Aug2026 | Abu Dhabi | 4400 |
| GEO 117 | 21 - 25 Sep2026 | Stavanger | 4400 |
o Introduction to carbonate systems
o Global and regional controls over carbonate deposition
o Carbonate systems through latitude
o Accommodation, carbonate production, sea-level
o Carbonate and clastic systems
o Large-scale geometries of carbonate accumulations
o Platforms, slopes and basins, the elements of depositional morphologies
o Seismic-scale outcrops versus similar systems in the subsurface
o Stratigraphic analysis of carbonate systems
o 1D analysis, carbonate reservoir facies in outcrop, core and logs
o Stratigraphic analysis of carbonate systems in 2D
o Correlation of facies, depositional setting and key surfaces
o Methods and challenges in correlation
o Predictive models for inter-well scale variations
o Analysis of carbonate systems in 3d
o Constructing realistic Discussion of stratigraphic
o 3D models for distribution, geometry, and volume of reservoir units
o Facies and stratigraphic rules
o Integration of data and best practice workflows
Professor Maria Mutti has over 35 years of experience in the study of carbonate rocks. Dr. Mutti holds degrees for the University of Bologna (Laurea in Geosciences 1987), University of Wisconsin-Madison (MSc Geology 1990), and University of Milanm (PhD 1992). Maria is Chair of Sedimentology at the University of Potsdam since 2002 and has previously held faculty appointments at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles) and research appointments at ETH Zürich and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, where she managed the research planning of the International Ocean Drilling Program. She has extensive experience in outcrop and subsurface studies and has worked on carbonate rocks and reservoirs in many basins worldwide. Maria has served in many international committees and societies and has President of SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology). Maria has over three decades of experience in consulting, training and development of research programs in applied carbonate sedimentology.
The course is designed for Petroleum Engineers, Drilling Engineers, Geologists, Petrophysicists, Geo-modelers, Reservoir Engineers, Management and Simulation and assumes little prior knowledge in carbonate geology.
o Intermediate to Advance
After completing this course, participants will be familiar with the following:
o Principles of carbonate deposition.
o Global and regional controls.
o Contrast to clastic systems.
o Overview of depositional and stratigraphic settings and models.
o Controls over stratal architecture and depositional sequences.
o 1D, 2D and 3D analysis of carbonate systems.
o Facies and stratigraphic rules for 3D modelling.
o Integration of data.
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