DE0321 : Applied Biostratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy In Oil Exploration and Development

Course Description

This hands-on, highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview applied biostratigrap and sequence stratigraphy in oil exploration and development. It covers the laws of stratigraphy, age dating methods for sediments and igneous rocks, stratigraphical column and chronostratigraphy; the different microfossil groups and preparation techniques as well as organic microfossils and inorganic microfossils; the microfossil evolution; the first downhole occurrence, last downhole, fossil assemblages, numerical methods, frequency polygons, abundance increases and maxima; and the index fossils, stratigraphical type sections and the relation between biostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy.

 

Further, the course will also discuss the biostratigraphical cross section and datum selection; avoiding pitfalls using biostratigraphical data, downhole caving, reworking and contamination; the biozones, integrate sedimentological and petrographical data and geochemical information; the unconformities/hiatus in the sequence; the biostratigraphy, paleoenvironment’s and seismic sequence stratigraphy; the micropaleontology for paleoenvironmental interpretation; and the marine microfossils versus non-marine microfossils.

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the preservation of microfossil groups and different lithology’s; the water depth from the different fossil groups; the sequence boundaries using biostratigraphical data to identify condensed sequence, maximum flooding surfaces, lowstand system and high stand system tracts; the biostratigraphical data and seismic sequence stratigraphy; the resolution related to the geology and the limitations; the play based exploration techniques; and the hydrocarbon play definition and integrated biostratigraphy including its use in play based exploration techniques.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies:

30 % Lectures
20 % Practical Workshops & Work Presentations
30 % Hands-on Practical Exercises & Case Studies
20 % Simulators (Hardware & Software) & Videos

In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology for technical reasons.

VIRTUAL TRAINING (IF APPLICABLE)

If this course is delivered online as a Virtual Training, the following limitations will be applicable:

Certificates	:	Only soft copy certificates will be issued
Training Materials	:	Only soft copy materials will be issued
Training Methodology	:	80% theory, 20% practical
Training Program	:	4 hours per day, from 09:30 to 13:30