Geomechanics for Unconventional Developments

Learn workflows to apply sequence stratigraphic concepts to the interpretation of core, well log, seismic and outcrop data.

Learn how to interpret faults and critically assess their impact on exploration traps and complex reservoir development.

A comprehensive examination of seismic stratigraphy to aid exploration and development of plays in mixed carbonate-siliciclastic systems, using examples from the Permian Basin.

Become a more effective member of a multi-disciplinary team by developing a solid understanding of engineering concepts and terminology.

Good seismic structural interpretation and analysis is required in everything from exploration risking to reservoir management. These examples and elements are discussed during the course.

This course focuses on large scale rules, risks, uncertainties, strategies and workflows to aid in de-risking carbonate exploration.

Learn core handling and core description techniques and how to integrate core-based facies analysis into reservoir characterization of siliceous and calcareous mudstones, muddy sandstones, and sandstones.

Study world-class outcrops displaying sandbody architecture in a variety of stratigraphic and structural settings to improve understanding of reservoir geometry and fluid flow characteristics.

Examine superb outcrops to develop better understanding of clastic shoreline and shelf systems and apply sedimentology and sequence stratigraphic concepts to build depositional models and predict facies distributions. 

Develop the skills necessary to identify and predict new prospects and better subdivide reservoirs by applying the concepts of sequence stratigraphy.

This course examines the structural geology of salt basins, the interactions between salt and surrounding strata, and includes interpretation of seismic data in salt settings.

Superb outcrops illustrate the range of depositional facies and tectonics that influence the style and intensity of faulting, folding and fracture development.

Learn the language of reservoir engineers, as well as what you should expect of them and how you can help them.

This software-independent course examines the reasons why reservoir models often disappoint and offers solutions for building more efficient, fit-for-purpose models.

Establishes the value of seismic data and provides a solid grounding in seismic interpretation techniques for early-career geoscientists, technical support staff, engineers and managers.

An overview of seismic technologies that might be used effectively along with geological and engineering data to solve exploration and production problems.

Creativity and innovation are learnable skills: lectures, discussions and exercises develop creative thinking techniques, models and frameworks that can be applied to oil and gas industry situations.

Application of the techniques described has consistently provided new interpretations that have led to new field discoveries and/or identification of stratigraphic compartments within existing fields.

Learn to use play fairway mapping and petroleum system analysis to identify and high-grade potential plays and prospects.

Learn to use petroleum systems analysis (regional geology, geochemistry and petroleum systems modeling) to evaluate unconventional/resource play reservoirs.

Of particular interest to individuals evaluating the pre-salt of Brazil and West Africa but will appeal to all geoscientists who wish to expand their knowledge of non-marine  carbonate reservoirs.

Examine well-exposed New Mexico outcrops to appreciate the variation in fracture types and the wide range of impacts they can have on hydrocarbon reservoirs.

A course that will guide participants through the lifecycle of a CCUS project with emphasis on key concepts, processes, and workflows of the CCUS industry.

This course provides an analysis-level treatment of fault geometry, characterization of seal effectiveness, and assessment of rupture hazard with application to hydrocarbon exploration, reservoir development and management, fluid pressure containment analysis for CCS, and induced seismicity hazard assessment. 

The course investigates world-class outcrops to introduce engineers to a wide spectrum of stratigraphic and structural features commonly found in exploration and production.

A field course focusing on the analysis of deepwater lithofacies, stratal geometries and key stratigraphic surfaces.

The course aims to improve the understanding of uncertainties in the mapping of complex fault zones and the processes that create potential seals and compartmentalisation in reservoirs in the subsurface for oil and gas as well as CO2.

A course aimed at women working in the energy industry as geoscientists, with a technical focus on salt tectonics.

This course will offer geoscientists an understanding of how they can use and adapt their expertise gained in the oil and gas industry to the growing geothermal industry.

Learn the theory and techniques required to assess trap and seal integrity in hydrocarbon subsurface reservoirs and carbon storage complexes.

Gain critical insights into the nature and behavior of thick evaporite sequences and learn to interpret salt structures in the subsurface.

Explore natural deformation at outcrop and tie to subsurface data to aid in fracture prediction in unconventional and conventional reservoirs.

Understand depth migrated seismic data and connect these data to geological settings for prospect evaluation and generation.

A comprehensive approach to fractures, teaching how to describe, measure and analyze them and to evaluate their impact on permeability in conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs, and for EOR, CO2 sequestration and geothermal energy applications.

An in-depth introduction to clastic reservoirs, with a focus on stratigraphic and structural heterogeneities that impact reservoir prediction and production.

Learn to integrate all available data to develop an understanding of reservoir architecture and create fit-for-purpose reservoir maps for exploration, development and production projects.

Learn how to plan successful onshore seismic acquisition projects and how to work with contractors to execute these projects.

Understand how to plan successful offshore seismic acquisition projects and how to work with contractors to execute these projects. 

Explains the factors that control mudrock reservoir quality and presents practical methods to evaluate reservoir heterogeneity

A concise overview of the basics of sedimentology, stratigraphy and structure of clastic units; and of the environments of deposition of clastic sediments.

This course classifies unconventional reservoirs from a petroleum systems perspective and reinforces the concepts of depositional controls on reservoir architecture and fractures.

This course will introduce the fundamentals of land seismic acquisition including receiver types and their spectrum indication.

Carbonate systems present different seismic responses and geobody geometries to clastic systems; this course examines the characteristics of seismic imaging of carbonate systems.

This course provides an introduction to siliciclastic facies in all aqueous settings focusing on sand deposition for application to conventional reservoirs.

This course provides a practical introduction to data science and its application in the E&P domain.

This class provides an overview of seismic wave propagation, discusses important issues related to seismic data acquisition and imaging, and introduces students to practical seismic interpretation workflows including mapping techniques.

The course will examine the depositional facies and stratal geometries developed in deepwater slope and channel environments.

This field course will use outcrops from the Cretaceous and Jurassic of Utah to analyze some of the major challenges facing the storage of CO2 in subsurface formations.