Integrated Petroleum Geoscience Masterclass
At the end of the course, participants will have grasped the basic principles of the acquisition, processing and management of subsurface data.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Type
- Course
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Training Objectives
- ANALYSE the key elements within a successful petroleum system
- LEARN about basic principles of petroleum geology, including structural geology, stratigraphy and sedimentology
- EXPLORE various techniques in seismic data acquisition, processing and interpretation
- IDENTIFY various rock types, their origins, formations and their significance in petroleum generation
- APPLY practical well-logging methods and analysis during E&P
- UNDERSTAND the basics of well designing and drilling operations
- GAIN insights on the planning and management of E&P operations
Audiences
This course is designed for participants in need of a basic understanding of the principles of petroleum geosciences and operations involved in petroleum exploration and production. They include:
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Instructor
John Keasberry
John is an exploration geologist and principal partner in J&M GeoScience Services. In a 33 year career span he worked as such in Ethiopia, the UK, Ireland, Canada, the US, Turkey, the Middle East, the Far East, Ecuador, Norway and the Netherlands, associated with companies as Placid, Barrick Petroleum, Santa Fe, Statoil, Unocal, Shell, and numerous small independents as either an employee or consultant.
He has been involved mostly in the exploration and development phases of the petroleum development, from new ventures and asset acquisition, seismic interpretation, basin analysis, appraisal to farm-out and production. John joined United Nations in Ethiopia in 1975, carrying out geophysical surveys for oil, gas, groundwater and minerals. He moved to Placid Oil in 1979 as seismic interpreter and McKinlay Smith in 1981 as a geoscientist.
In 1983 he founded his first consultancy in London carrying out interpretation and evaluation projects in the UK, Netherlands and Norway. In 1985 he joined Nedlloyd Energy as exploration manager, responsible for Nedlloyds portfolio in the Netherlands, UK, Egypt, Ecuador and Indonesia. When Nedlloyd was sold to DSM (Dutch State Mines) in 1992 he became an independent consultant again.
From 1997 through 2004 he was employed by Shell as a Course Director responsible for their integrated subsurface course covering the main subsurface disciplines from geology to production technology and developing geoscience courses. He also lectured frequently on other Shell courses.
His lecturing experience is mainly in petroleum-, wellsite- and operations geology, but is also covering disciplines as petrophysics, reservoir and well engineering. During his career he has conducted numerous geological and integrated field courses, lately in Belgium and Germany. Today his 30-plus year worldwide experience in a broad field of geoscience aspects is put to use in his consulting partnership with his wife.
John received a B.Sc in Geology and a M.Sc. in Geology and Applied Geophysics from the University of Leiden, Netherlands.
Daily Aims
Day 1
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Introduction & Principles of Physical Geology
- Basic principles and processes
- Identifying and classifying rocks and rock types
- Structural geology: fractures, faults and folds
- Basic principles and processes
- Identifying and classifying rocks and rock types
- Structural geology: fractures, faults and folds
- Properties of sedimentary rocks and its
- significance as a source of hydrocarbon
- Practical exercises and videos
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Basics of Petroleum Geology
- Origin, nature and formation of petroleum
- Elements of a working petroleum system
- Generating hydrocarbon from source rocks
- Seals, reservoirs and traps characterisation
- Timing, maturation and migration
- Depositional environments, seismic responses & detection
- Basic sequence stratigraphy
- Practical exercises
Day 2
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Basics of Petroleum Geophysics
- Gravity and magnetics techniques
- Seismic data acquisition, processing and interpretation
- Interpretation exercises
- Mapping & cross section
- Comparing seismic data in 2D versus 3D and 4D
- Seismic data plotting
- Practical exercises
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Basics of Drilling Operations
- Overview of well design and drilling process
- Components and functions of a drilling rig system
- Drill fluids: air, water and mud
- Casing & cementing
- Drilling problems
- Directional drilling
- Fishing and well control
- Basics of geosteering
- Onshore and offshore drilling units
- Practical exercises and videos
Day 3
-
Basics of Petroleum Geophysics
- Gravity and magnetics techniques
- Seismic data acquisition, processing and interpretation
- Interpretation exercises
- Mapping & cross section
- Comparing seismic data in 2D versus 3D and 4D
- Seismic data plotting
- Practical exercises
-
Basics of Drilling Operations
- Overview of well design and drilling process
- Components and functions of a drilling rig system
- Drill fluids: air, water and mud
- Casing & cementing
- Drilling problems
- Directional drilling
- Fishing and well control
- Basics of geosteering
- Onshore and offshore drilling units
- Practical exercises and videos
Day 2
-
Basics of Petroleum Geophysics
- Gravity and magnetics techniques
- Seismic data acquisition, processing and interpretation
- Interpretation exercises
- Mapping & cross section
- Comparing seismic data in 2D versus 3D and 4D
- Seismic data plotting
- Practical exercises
-
Basics of Drilling Operations
- Overview of well design and drilling process
- Components and functions of a drilling rig system
- Drill fluids: air, water and mud
- Casing & cementing
- Drilling problems
- Directional drilling
- Fishing and well control
- Basics of geosteering
- Onshore and offshore drilling units
- Practical exercises and videos
Day 2
-
Basics of Petroleum Geophysics
- Gravity and magnetics techniques
- Seismic data acquisition, processing and interpretation
- Interpretation exercises
- Mapping & cross section
- Comparing seismic data in 2D versus 3D and 4D
- Seismic data plotting
- Practical exercises
-
Basics of Drilling Operations
- Overview of well design and drilling process
- Components and functions of a drilling rig system
- Drill fluids: air, water and mud
- Casing & cementing
- Drilling problems
- Directional drilling
- Fishing and well control
- Basics of geosteering
- Onshore and offshore drilling units
- Practical exercises and videos
Training Schedule
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