Surface Geochemical Exploration for Oil and Gas
The great majority of oil and gas pools and mature source rocks have recognizable surface geochemical expression.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Type
- Classroom
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About Training
The great majority of oil and gas pools and mature source rocks have recognizable surface geochemical expression. The O&G industry devotes significant time and resources in finding and defining traps, but little or none in establishing the likely presence of hydrocarbon in those traps, especially for older onshore basins.
This program will cover surface geochemical and non-seismic detection of oil and gas, the variety of surface and near-surface methods for high-grade basins and plays, and the pre-drilling prediction of hydrocarbon charge. Explorationists will learn the techniques and methodologies that will help refine the economic evaluation of reservoirs before investing in to new plays. Explorationists will be able to learn how surface geochemical exploration methods can be complementary to existing seismic and geological methods. This will be tackled during the discussion sections on survey design, frontier basin evaluation, high grading leads and prospects, applications for field development, data interpretation and integration, and scores of exploration examples. The course is illustrated from a wide range of international basins and plays, structural and stratigraphic case studies, onshore and offshore examples, and also the application to shale-chalk plays. The methods that will be discussed in this course can help reliably predict 70%-80% of subsequent commercial discoveries, and about 90% of the eventual dry holes.
Training Objectives
- INTEGRATE the surface geochemical data from hydrocarbon detection surveys to value add to geologic and seismic exploration methods
- APPLY surface geochemical data to identify traps most likely to be charged with hydrocarbons
- GAIN understanding of hydrocarbon seepage and microseepage, as well as seepage characteristics, mechanisms and rates
- APPLY direct and indirect geochemical, remote sensing, and non-seismic geophysical methods available for hydrocarbon detection
- ANALYZE varied surface and near-surface expressions of hydrocarbon seepage and microseepage - geochemical, mineralogic, and geophysical
- EXECUTE proper survey design and survey method selection
- AVOID pitfalls in acquisition and interpretation of geochemical and non-seismic data
Audiences
This course is specially designed for exploration and development geoscientists, E&P managers, and those who are in need of a comprehensive overview of these highly effective but under utilized
technologies.
- Geochemists / Geologists / Geoscientists
- Exploration Geologists / Geophysicists/ Geoscientists
- Development Geologists / Geophysicists/ Geoscientists
- E&P Managers, Exploration Advisors, Technology Specialists
Instructor
Dietmar (Deet) Schumacher
Dr. Schumacher is Vice President for Geosciences and Technology for E&P Field Services, a Paris and Malaysia-based company providing surface geochemical exploration surveys and other geological E&P services worldwide. Before joining E&P Services, Deet was the Director of Geochemistry (1997-2012) for Geo-Microbial Technologies, an international provider of surface geochemical and microbiological surveys.
He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geology from the Univ. of Wisconsin (Madison) and his Ph.D. from the Univ. of Missouri (Columbia). Dr. Schumacher taught geology at the University of Arizona for 7 years before joining Phillips Petroleum in 1977. He held a variety of positions at Phillips, including Research Supervisor for petroleum geology and Senior Geological Specialist.
Deet joined Pennzoil in 1982 and served as manager of geology/geochemistry before transferring to assignments with Pennzoil International, Pennzoil Offshore, and Pennzoil Technology Group. From 1994 thru 1996, Deet was a Research Professor with the Energy and Geosciences Institute at the University of Utah. He also served as Sr Director of Geophysics for Terralliance, a small California-based exploration and technology company (2006-2009).
Dr. Schumacher has a long-standing interest in the exploration and development applications of petroleum geochemistry, particularly geochemical and geomicrobiological exploration methods. In the past 30 years, he has been responsible for acquiring and interpreting surface geochemical data for hundreds of surveys conducted in North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, and in Southeast Asia including Malaysia (Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Natuna Sea), Thailand, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, India, Taiwan, and China.
He has organized and taught an industry short course, Geochemical Exploration for Oil and Gas, for AAPG and other geological organizations and individual companies worldwide for more than 20 years. Schumacher has edited several significant volumes on petroleum exploration, including AAPG Memoir 66 (1996), “Hydrocarbon Migration and Its Near-Surface Expression”, and “Surface Exploration Case Histories”, published jointly by AAPG and SEG in 2002. He is currently working on a new book for the Society of Exploration Geophysicists titled “Non-Seismic Detection of Hydrocarbons: Methods, Applications, and Exploration Case histories.” Dr. Schumacher is a Certified Petroleum Geologist (CPG-4301), a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists.
Daily Aims
Day 1
- Session 1: Hydrocarbon Seepage and Geochemical Exploration
- Session 2: Overview of Hydrocarbon Detection Methods
- Session 3: Geochemical Survey Objectives & Design
- Session 4: Exploration Case Histories
- Session 5: Exploration Case Histories
Day 2
- Session 6: Exploration Case Histories
- Session 7: Exploration Case Histories
- Session 8: Interpretation Guidelines
- Session 9: Integrating Geological, Geochemical, and Geophysical Data for Maximum Value
- Session 10: Introduction to Class Mapping
Day 3
- Session11: A Closer Look at Hydrocarbon Detection Methods
- Session 12 : Hydrocarbon Seepage Mechanisms, Models, and Rates
- Session 13: Corporate Exploration Strategies
- Session 14: Discussion of Class Mapping Project
- Session15: Unconventional Exploration
Training Schedule
| Code | Start Date | End Date | Locations | Cost | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PST0222-201601 | Bali, Indonesia | USD 2,895 | Dietmar (Deet) Schumacher | ||
| PST0222-201501 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | SGD 3,995 | Dietmar (Deet) Schumacher | ||
| PST0222 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | SGD 3,995 | Dietmar (Deet) Schumacher |
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