GEO 140
Basic Petroleum Geology
COURSE OVERVIEW
A profitable development of an oil or gas field starts with a good understanding of the subsurface. As part of a petroleum engineering team the petroleum geologist interprets subsurface data and provides geological models that form the basis for development planning. Additionally, he/she analyses and predicts subsurface reservoir targets, pressures and stresses, which form the basis for well planning and design. He/she therefore also contributes to the safety of drilling operations. The geologist updates the subsurface models during the production phase of the fields. It is therefore important that all these activities are done as integrated teamwork involving all petroleum engineering disciplines, drilling, facilities engineering as well as economics.
COURSE SCHEDULE
| Code | Date | Location | price (€)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 140 | 25 - 29 May 2026 | Online | 3300 |
| GEO 140 | 12 - 16 Oct 2026 | Oslo | 4400 |
COURSE OUTLINE
5 days
Day 1: Energy business, development projects, geology concepts
o Scope of the energy / oil & gas business: history, major players, activities, global energy resources, oil price review and scenarios,global issues, PR & environment.
o General process of oil & gas development projects, project life cycles
o Team exercise
o Concepts of petroleum geology
o Seismic principles
Day 2: Exploration, subsurface models: appraisal, drilling, well data
o Exploration tools, basin analysis
o Drilling process, horizontal wells, risks
o Offshore field exercise 2
o Log and core data, reservoir properties, reservoir maps
o Offshore field exercise 3
Day 3: Subsurface models: structural styles, sedimentary environments, pressures
o Structural styles, traps, seals, structural maps and sections
o Offshore field exercise 4
o Sedimentary environments, sedimentary models, reservoir mapping exercise
o Offshore field exercise 5
o Subsurface pressures
Day 4: Volumetrics, surface development options, well completions
o Offshore field exercise 6
o Reservoir fluid properties and pressures, reservoir engineering
o Volumetric calculations, subsurface uncertainties
o Offshore field exercise 7
o Subsurface development planning, well completion technology
Day 5: Surface development options, project economics
o Faults, fault seal analysis
o Offshore field exercise 8
o Carbonate reservoirs
o Production facilities and operations
o Basics of project economics
o Offshore field exercise 9
o Course review and round-up
INSTRUCTOR
Instructor Profile
Instructor has nearly 30 years of experience in the energy and mining industries, including 20 years with Shell in global exploration and development roles. She has held both technical and leadership positions, serving as Operations Geology Subject Matter Expert and Global Learning Development Leader for Exploration.
She holds an M.S. from Colorado School of Mines and a B.A. in Economics and Geology from Lawrence University. She currently serves as Senior Energy Advisor for Crescat Capital, consultant, instructor, and project manager for a WWF reforestation initiative in Borneo.
FAQ
DESIGNED FOR
Petroleum engineers, well-site engineers, geologists and geophysicists at the start of their careers.
COURSE LEVEL
o Basic
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course participants will understand the principles of oil and gas generation, migration and trapping. They will be introduced the exploration processes and tools, learn the basics of rock properties, well log evaluation and log correlation. They will be able to apply geological concepts, construct maps and sections and use geological and geophysical data to make subsurface evaluations and to calculate oil and gas volumes.
They will learn how to prepare a well proposal and how to make a basic casing design based on subsurface pressures.
They will understand the field appraisal and development process and will acquire practical experience by working on an actual field development plan in teams. Production facilities and costs will be briefly discussed, to allow economic assessment of their project at the end of the course.
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