Structural Geology and Tectonics in Hydrocarbon Exploration

Overview

📄 Course Description:

This course delivers an in-depth understanding of structural geology and tectonics with direct application to hydrocarbon exploration and field development. Participants will learn to interpret structural features from seismic and outcrop data, evaluate tectonic settings, and assess structural traps and reservoir compartmentalization. Emphasis is placed on practical case studies from extensional, compressional, and strike-slip systems globally.

👥 Who Should Attend:

Exploration and development geologists
Geophysicists working on structural interpretation
Reservoir engineers and modelers
Geoscientists involved in structural mapping and fault modeling

🛠️ Training Format:

5-day interactive classroom or virtual course
Includes theory, seismic and field case studies, hands-on interpretation
Delivered by structural geology experts from Rockfrontiers
Software-based structural interpretation demos optional (e.g., Petrel, MOVE)

📆 5-Day Agenda with Time Breakdown:

📘 Day 1 – Fundamentals of Structural Geology

Time	Topic
09:00 – 09:30	Welcome, Course Objectives & Introduction to Structural Geology
09:30 – 10:30	🧱 Stress, Strain, and Rock Deformation Mechanisms
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	🧭 Folds, Faults, and Fractures – Classification and Geometry
12:15 – 13:15	🍽️ Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	📐 Measuring and Mapping Structural Features in the Field and Subsurface
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	🔍 Tools for Structural Interpretation – Maps, Cross-Sections, Seismic

📗 Day 2 – Tectonic Settings and Structural Styles

Time	Topic
09:00 – 10:30	🌍 Plate Tectonics and Basin Types: Rift, Passive, and Foreland
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	🏔️ Extensional Tectonics and Rift Basin Structures
12:15 – 13:15	🍽️ Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	⛰️ Compressional Structures: Thrusts and Folds in Orogenic Belts
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	⚡ Strike-Slip Systems and Flower Structures – Case Studies

📙 Day 3 – Structural Interpretation from Seismic and Outcrop

Time	Topic
09:00 – 10:30	🧾 Seismic Interpretation of Faults and Folds
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	📉 Interpreting Growth Faults, Salt Structures, and Detachment Systems
12:15 – 13:15	🍽️ Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	🗺️ Field Analogues for Subsurface Interpretation
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	🧭 Cross-section Balancing and Restorations (Manual and Software Tools)

📒 Day 4 – Structural Traps, Fault Seals, and Fracture Systems

Time	Topic
09:00 – 10:30	🎯 Structural Traps in Different Tectonic Regimes
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	🚧 Fault Seal Analysis and Trap Integrity
12:15 – 13:15	🍽️ Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	💥 Fracture Modeling and Prediction Techniques
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	🔍 Case Study: Structural Compartmentalization in a Reservoir

📕 Day 5 – Integrated Structural Workflows & Global Case Studies

Time	Topic
09:00 – 10:30	🛠️ Integrated Structural Interpretation Workflow for Exploration
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	🌐 Case Studies: Rift Basins, Fold-Thrust Belts, and Passive Margins
12:15 – 13:15	🍽️ Lunch
13:15 – 14:45	🎓 Final Exercise: Interpretation of Complex Structure from Seismic
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	🗣️ Group Discussion, Q&A, Wrap-Up and Certificate Distribution

Target audiences

Reservoir Engineers, Geologists

$ 5,950

Course Features

Lecture 0
Quiz 0
Duration 5 days
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 40
Assessments Yes

Structural Geology and Tectonics in Hydrocarbon Exploration

Overview

📄 Course Description:

👥 Who Should Attend:

🛠️ Training Format:

📆 5-Day Agenda with Time Breakdown:

📘 Day 1 – Fundamentals of Structural Geology

📗 Day 2 – Tectonic Settings and Structural Styles

📙 Day 3 – Structural Interpretation from Seismic and Outcrop

📒 Day 4 – Structural Traps, Fault Seals, and Fracture Systems

📕 Day 5 – Integrated Structural Workflows & Global Case Studies

Target audiences

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Structural Geology and Tectonics in Hydrocarbon Exploration

Overview

📄 Course Description:

👥 Who Should Attend:

🛠️ Training Format:

📆 5-Day Agenda with Time Breakdown:

📘 Day 1 – Fundamentals of Structural Geology

📗 Day 2 – Tectonic Settings and Structural Styles

📙 Day 3 – Structural Interpretation from Seismic and Outcrop

📒 Day 4 – Structural Traps, Fault Seals, and Fracture Systems

📕 Day 5 – Integrated Structural Workflows & Global Case Studies

Target audiences

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