ABOUT THE COURSE
Develop an understanding of integrated (seismic, logs, core, outcrops) sequence stratigraphic principles and methodology, and their application to exploration for fluvial and shallow marine deposits, and following discovery, their characterization for reservoir management and development.
This is a “paperless” course in that, instead of a hard copy book of lecture material, a CD of the lecture material is provided, and therefore laptops are required of participants.
BENEFITS OF THE COURSE
At the end of this course, the participants will be able to do the following:
- Types of fluvial and shoreline/shallow marine deposits and recognition criteria on seismic, well logs, core, and outcrop.
- Stratigraphic concepts and methodology for exploration for fluvial and shoreline/shallow marine deposits.
- Methodology for characterization of fluvial and shoreline/shallow marine reservoirs to enhance production, and reasons for specific methodology.
REQUIREMENTS
Basic understanding of clastic stratigraphy, structure, and geophysics as applied to oil and gas exploration.
COURSE CONTENT
1. TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY AND RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION
- The issue of scale.
- Phases of characterization.
- Well logs.
- Rocks (conventional core, cuttings, rock types, organic geochemistry).
- 3D seismic (larger scale 3D features of reservoir).
- 4D (time lapse) seismic, seismic attributes.
2. BASICS OF SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; BUILDING A SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK
- Definitions.
- General applications to exploration and development.
- General sequence stratigraphic model with distribution of reservoir, source and seal rocks.
- Seismic stratigraphy and seismic geomorphology.
- Development of sequence stratigraphy concepts.
- Condensed sections.
- Vertical stacking patterns and their use for prediction of source, reservoir and seal.
- Biostratigraphy.
- Absolute geologic time and sea level cyclicity.
- Tectonic overprint on eustatic sea level cycles.
3. FLUVIAL DEPOSITS WITHIN A SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK
- Types of deposits.
- Recognition criteria.
- Reservoir elements.
- Case histories.
4. SHORELINE AND SHALLOW MARINE CLASTIC DEPOSITS WITHIN A SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK
- Types of deposits.
- Recognition criteria.
- Reservoir elements.
- Case histories.
5. GEOLOGICAL MODELING FOR RESERVOIR SIMULATION
- Building the geologic model.
- Upscaling.
- Case histories.
6. EXERCISES IN EACH SUBJECT WILL BE PROVIDED