ELLISON MILES GEOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
PRESENTS
Presents
Geoscience for Non-geologists with Emphasis on Petroleum Resources
Dr. Naresh Kumar, Growth Oil and Gas, Richardson
Dr. Weldon Beauchamp, Atlas Exploration, Dallas
October 24, 25 and 26th, 2006
8:00 am – 5:00 pm each day
Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute
Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Dallas, Texas
Register for ENGG 1091 21211 through Brookhaven College Continuing Education
SEATING LIMITED TO 40
COST: $555/person
The presenters are highly experienced professionals each of whom has worked in the
industry for many years.
www.brookhavencollege.edu/EMGI
This 3-day non-technical course provides an overview of the physical, chemical and
tectonic processes that shape the surface of the earth and create its mountains, oceans and
basins. The historical operation of these processes throughout the 4.5-billion year history of
our earth has concentrated various natural resources (such as oil and gas) only in certain
parts of the world. Therefore, the understanding of these systems is critical to maintaining
the lifestyle that we have all come to appreciate and enjoy.
The lectures cover the basic rock and mineral types, the nature of the earth’s continents
and oceans and the evolution of petroliferous basins. The course also covers the history of
the petroleum industry, depositional environments, geochemistry, and reservoir properties.
The basics of earthquake and exploration seismology along with a description of the use of
seismic and log analysis in oil and gas exploration is also covered.
Searching and drilling for oil is a highly technical endeavor, yet oil and gas exploration is
almost an “art”. This course explains the techniques for evaluating whether a basin is
favorable for oil and gas accumulations in jargon-free terms.
To Register: By Phone with a credit card: Call 972-860-4600, ask for
“ENGG 1091 21211”
Short Course ENGG 1091 21211
Geoscience for Non-geologists with Emphasis on Petroleum Resources
on
October 24, 25 and 26, 2006
8:00 am to 5:00 pm (each day)
at
Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute at
Brookhaven College, Dallas
by
Dr. Naresh Kumar, Growth Oil and Gas, Richardson
Dr. Weldon Beauchamp, Atlas Exploration, Dallas
(Register for ENGG 1091 21211 through Brookhaven College Continuing Education. To
register by phone with credit card: Call 972-860-4600)
This 3-day non-technical course provides an overview of the physical, chemical and tectonic
processes that shape the surface of the earth and create its mountains, oceans and basins. The historical
operation of these processes throughout the 4.5-billion year history of our earth has concentrated various
natural resources (such as oil and gas) only in certain parts of the world. Therefore, the understanding of
these systems is critical to maintaining the lifestyle that we have all come to appreciate and enjoy.
The course introduces the student to the theory of Plate Tectonics that allows us to explain the
distributions of world’s volcanoes and earthquakes (and associated hazards), the shapes, geometries and ages
of various continents and oceans as well as the evolution of the mountains and basins they contain. Plate
Tectonics also forms the basis for understanding the distribution of most natural resources, especially the
hydrocarbons (oil and gas). Within the framework of this theory we can explain petroleum generation,
migration, and trapping and why certain of the world’s geologic basins are so prolific in oil and gas resources.
The lectures cover the basic rock and mineral types, the nature of the earth’s continents and oceans
and the evolution of petroliferous basins. The course also covers the history of the petroleum industry,
depositional environments, geochemistry, and reservoir properties. The basics of earthquake and exploration
seismology along with a description of the use of seismic and log analysis in oil and gas exploration is covered.
Searching and drilling for oil is a highly technical endeavor, yet oil and gas exploration is almost an
“art”. This course explains the techniques for evaluating whether a basin is favorable for oil and gas
accumulations in jargon-free terms.
DURATION
3 days (lecture/workshop format)
COST
$555.00 (includes all materials and lunches)
MAXIMUM ENROLMENT (Per session): 40
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Technical and business professionals (such as landmen, title analysts, administrators, executive
assistants, and finance and planning professionals) working in the oil and gas industry who
would like the basics of the “science” of geology and the oil business. Land and royalty owners,
as well as recent geology and geophysics graduates who would like an overview of the
petroleum industry would also benefit from the course.
Course Outline:
Day 1 (Morning): Dr. Kumar
Introduction: Earth as a Dynamic System
Overview, earth’s structure and its systems, basic rock and mineral types, evolution of the
concepts of Plate Tectonics, geologic time scale and the
distribution of natural resources within the Plate-tectonic framework.
Day 1 (Afternoon): Dr. Kumar
Petroleum Systems: Their formation and distribution in time and
space
Basics of Stratigraphy, sedimentology and depositional environments, oil and gas generation, migration and trapping,. concept of “source
rock”, oil and gas “kitchen”. Basics of mapping structural and stratigraphic trap geometries and use of logs.
Day 2 (Morning): Dr. Beauchamp
Basics of Structural Geology and Stratigraphy
Review of basic principles of structural deformation (compression and extension).
Introduction of basic stratigraphic and sedimentological principles. Applied examples of
structural and stratigraphic styles interpreted from seismic reflection data.
Day 2 (Afternoon): Dr. Beauchamp
Fundamentals of Geophysics: Principles of Physics applied to the
study of earth
Fundamentals of earthquake and exploration seismology, acquisition, processing, and
interpretation of seismic data. Advantages and costs of 2D versus 3 D seismic data.
Day 3 (Morning): Dr. Beauchamp
Applied Seismic Interpretation and seismic attributes (DHIs and
AVO).
Applied seismic interpretation (case studies). Direct Hydrocarbon Indicators, Amplitudeversus-Offset, seismic attributes and other modern interpretation techniques.
Day 3 (Afternoon): Dr. Kumar
Resource, Risk and Reserve Analysis, Future of Oil and Gas
Estimated volumes of known and potential oil and gas resources of the world as well as
the United States. Are we running out of oil? Basic business principles applied in the oil
and gas industry and the future of oil and gas as our primary energy source.
Instructors:
Dr. Naresh Kumar, Growth Oil and Gas, Richardson
Naresh Kumar is a Dallas-based consultant and instructor. Naresh worked for ARCO for almost
twenty years and headed their worldwide oil and gas exploration research. Since retiring from
his position as an ARCO executive, he has consulted for clients worldwide. He has taught at
Columbia University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, UTDallas and at Richland and
Brookhaven Colleges. Naresh has published more than sixty papers and abstracts on oil and gas
exploration.
Dr. Weldon Beauchamp, Atlas Exploration, Dallas
Weldon owns Atlas exploration in Dallas. He is a consultant, prospect generator, and
participant in oil and gas projects. He has worked for several companies, including ARCO as a
geophysicist. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas Dallas and has taught
short courses at Brookhaven College. He has published papers on geophysics in several
international journals