🏞️ Petroleum Geology and Petroleum Geoscience Masterclass
📘 Course Description This masterclass provides an intensive, practical immersion into petroleum geology and petroleum geoscience, covering the full spectrum from sedimentology and stratigraphy to basin analysis, structural geology, reservoir characterization, and seismic interpretation. It’s designed for geologists, geophysicists, and …
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📘 Course Description
This masterclass provides an intensive, practical immersion into petroleum geology and petroleum geoscience, covering the full spectrum from sedimentology and stratigraphy to basin analysis, structural geology, reservoir characterization, and seismic interpretation. It’s designed for geologists, geophysicists, and engineers seeking a deep, integrated understanding of subsurface processes, reservoir distribution, and exploration workflows that underpin oil and gas discovery and development.
🎯 Learning Objectives
✅ Understand basin formation and evolution processes
✅ Master depositional systems in clastic and carbonate environments
✅ Interpret structural features controlling hydrocarbon traps
✅ Correlate core, log, and seismic data for reservoir characterization
✅ Apply sequence stratigraphy to exploration and field development
✅ Build integrated subsurface models to assess reservoir potential
👥 Who Should Attend
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Exploration & development geologists
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Petroleum geophysicists
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Reservoir engineers
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Geotechnical team leaders & managers
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Technical professionals transitioning into exploration roles
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New hires in upstream oil & gas
🗂️ Training Format
✅ Instructor-led lectures with real-life examples
✅ Practical exercises on well logs, cores, seismic lines, and maps
✅ Group discussions of basin and reservoir case studies
✅ Hands-on interpretation workshops
✅ Q&A with expert geoscientists
📅 Day-by-Day Agenda with Time Breaks
📅 Day 1: Introduction to Petroleum Systems & Basin Analysis
Time | Topic |
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08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Objectives & Course Overview |
09:00 – 10:30 | Global Petroleum Systems: Elements & Processes |
10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
10:45 – 12:15 | Basin Types, Formation & Tectonic Settings |
12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
13:15 – 14:45 | Source Rock Deposition & Maturation |
14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
15:00 – 16:30 | Basin Modeling: Burial History & Hydrocarbon Generation |
📅 Day 2: Sedimentology, Stratigraphy & Depositional Environments
Time | Topic |
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08:30 – 10:00 | Clastic Systems: Fluvial, Deltaic & Deepwater |
10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
10:15 – 12:15 | Carbonate Systems & Facies Models |
12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
13:15 – 14:45 | Sequence Stratigraphy Fundamentals |
14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
15:00 – 16:30 | Workshop: Facies Analysis & Stratigraphic Correlation |
📅 Day 3: Structural Geology & Trap Analysis
Time | Topic |
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08:30 – 10:00 | Fundamentals of Structural Geology |
10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
10:15 – 12:15 | Types of Traps: Structural, Stratigraphic, Combination |
12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
13:15 – 14:45 | Fault & Fold Interpretation |
14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
15:00 – 16:30 | Workshop: Structural Mapping of Faulted Reservoirs |
📅 Day 4: Well Log, Core & Seismic Interpretation
Time | Topic |
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08:30 – 10:00 | Core & Well Log Analysis for Reservoir Properties |
10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
10:15 – 12:15 | Integrating Petrophysical Data into Geological Models |
12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
13:15 – 14:45 | 2D & 3D Seismic Interpretation Techniques |
14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
15:00 – 16:30 | Workshop: Correlating Logs & Seismic for Reservoir Characterization |
📅 Day 5: Integrated Reservoir Geology & Exploration Workflows
Time | Topic |
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08:30 – 10:00 | Building Static Geological Models |
10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
10:15 – 12:15 | Prospect Evaluation & Volumetric Assessment |
12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
13:15 – 14:45 | Risk & Uncertainty in Geological Interpretation |
14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
15:00 – 16:30 | Final Workshop: Developing an Integrated Subsurface Model & Course Wrap-Up |
📦 Materials Provided
✅ Printed & digital course manuals
✅ Geological maps, cross-sections & seismic examples
✅ Exercises with well logs & core data
✅ Glossary of petroleum geology terms
✅ Certificate of Completion
Target audiences
- Reservoir Engineers, Geologists