Education Days Moscow 2012
19–23 November 2012
For the fourth time in a row EAGE will organize its education event in Moscow with a selection of short courses. At
this stage we are asking you and your colleagues for input on the course programme.
Please mark the courses of your interest with an ‘X’ and send this form back to
edumoscow@eage.org before Thursday, 15 September 2011.
The titles are clickable and lead to the full abstracts posted on our website. Feel free to add your comments to the
Comments field per course. We will be happy to consider including new courses to the list.
More information about our education programmes is available on our websites www.learninggeoscience.org and
www.eage.ru/education.
3D Reservoir Modelling of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
Tim Wynn
1
1 Day
Aldo Vesnaver
1 Day
Ian Jack
Yes
No
Geophysics
Yes
2 Days
No
Geophysics
After a short perspective on the development of 4D seismic from the 1980’s to its routine use in
mature areas, the course covers the basics of rock and fluid physics. It moves on to describe
current best practice and the technical and operational requirements for successful
implementation of time-lapse technology whether for hydrocarbon extraction or for CO2 injection.
Comments:
A Comprehensive Overview of Seismic Data Processing
Steps
4
Geology, Geophysics, Petrophysics,
Reservoir & Production Engineering
Building a 3D Earth model in depth is needed not only for accurate seismic imaging, but also for
linking well data (as logs and cores) and reservoir simulations. Tomography can build a 3D
macro-model for P and S velocities that integrates surface and well data, as well as active and
passive seismic. This short course will introduce the basic concepts of traveltime inversion
keeping all the math at a very basic level.
Comments:
4D Seismic for Reservoir Management
3
No
Reservoir modelling for field development planning is a well-accepted process but its application
to fractured reservoirs requires specific considerations which are less commonly known. This
course describes a practical methodology for building 3D static (‘geocellular’) reservoir models
for naturally fractured reservoirs using standard modelling software, covering such
considerations.
Comments:
3D Tomography by Active and Passive Seismic Data
2
Yes
Piet Gerritsma
1 Day
Yes
No
Geophysics
Seismic data processing can be characterized by a sequence of steps where for each of these
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steps there are a number of different approaches. This course gives a comprehensive overview
of the steps that are common in seismic data processing and discusses for each step a variety of
alternative implementations together with their inherent assumptions and strengths and
weaknesses.
Comments:
A Lab Course in Seismic Reflection Processing
Roger Young
5
To come to an understanding, through a hands-on processing experience, of the consequences
of model simplifications and mathematical assumptions imposed on the real earth during the
processing of seismic data. The cost of the course will include a copy of the EAGE book, A Lab
Manual of Seismic Processing, and an attached CD-ROM, which includes all short course notes.
Comments:
Markku Peltoniemi
1 Day
Nick Pillar
1 Day
Ian Jones
Yes
No
Geophysics
1 Day
No
Geophysics
The day will initially cover the motivations for building detailed velocity models, and briefly
discuss the inherent limitations on our ability to build a detailed model, then move on to review
the history and evolution of model building techniques. Current-day practice will be covered,
exemplified via several case-studies, and will end with a synopsis of the less well known and
emerging techniques.
Comments:
Vladimir Grechka
10
Geophysics
Yes
Applications of Seismic Anisotropy in The Oil and Gas
Industry (OTE 3)
9
No
With the change in the SEC rules in 2010 regarding the booking of Proven Undeveloped
Reserves (PUD) geophysical techniques that can be proven to be reliable and repeatable will
have a large potential impact on the valuation of oil companies in the future. One of the more
reliable techniques is seismic inversion.
Comments:
An Introduction to Velocity Model Building
8
Yes
Significant progress in the technology, methods and applications of airborne geophysics has
taken place during the 60 years that the capability has been available, and important advances
are still to be expected. Understanding the links between the geophysical parameters measured
with airborne surveys, petrophysical properties.
Comments:
A Short Course in Modern Seismic Inversion Techniques
7
No
Geophysics
A Practical Approach to Airborne Exploration Geophysics
6
Yes
1 Day
Yes
No
Geophysics
Elastic anisotropy can strongly influence seismic data. This course discusses modelling,
inversion, and processing of seismic reflection and VSP data in the presence of anisotropy. The
most critical step in extending the existing processing techniques to anisotropic media is to
identify and estimate the medium parameters responsible for measured seismic signatures.
Comments:
Assuring Flow from Pore to Process
Yes
No
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Abul Jamaluddin
1 Day
Petroleum Engineering
Impediment to flow caused by either fluid phase behaviour coupled with the dynamics of flow
and/or production-chemistry-related issues in the near-wellbore, wellbores and flow lines has
long been identified in onshore and offshore shallow-water environments. These events became
more severe in deepwater environment as the intervention is very challenging from both
technical and cost considerations.
Comments:
Attracting, Developing and Retaining Top Technical
People
Peter Lloyd
11
1 Day
Evgeny Landa
1 Day
Maurice Dusseault
No
Geophysics
2 Days
No
Geology, Petrophysics
Can we use a mud weight greater than the fracture pressure? Can we drill through depleted
zones without extra casing strings? What stresses exist around salt diapers? Can we solve
swelling shale and fractured shale drilling problems? Why does salt creep? A clear and logical
approach to such issues is provided through rock mechanics and geoscience principles.
Comments:
Dirk Nieuwland
3 Days
Yes
No
Geology
Flow of oil and gas through porous reservoir rock is controlled by the permeability of the
reservoir. In the simplest case this is a single permeability system that is completely controlled by
the rock properties of the reservoir. The presence of faults and/or fractures complicates the flow
by creating a dual porosity/permeability system when open fractures are present.
Comments:
Dealing with Geohazards in new Frontiers – Prevention
the better Cure
15
Yes
Yes
Conduits and Seals in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs: a GeoMechanical Approach
14
Training & Development
While depth imaging plays an increasing role in seismic exploration, imaging in time domain still
remains an important processing tool. Time imaging provides sufficient information for a variety
of subsurface models of moderate complexity. Moreover, for more complex models that request
the use of prestack depth migration, time imaging usually constitutes a key first step.
Comments:
Borehole Stability and Earth Stresses
13
No
Our industry is greying. The mentors in many of the major companies are gone, the in-house
training programs in many major companies are gone, and the research centres in many major
companies are gone. Comparing the E&P landscape just 10 years ago, many of the major
companies themselves are gone, and have been replaced with very different looking
organizations.
Comments:
Beyond Conventional Seismic Imaging (OTE 1)
12
Yes
Robert Gruenwald
1 Day
Yes
No
Geology, Geophysics
Transmit understanding of principles of pore pressure evaluation and prediction and its relevance
in safe and effective well bore operations in on- and offshore environments. Hands on
calculations on different type of offset well information as well as the integration of seismic
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methods, explaining the relationship between effective stress and velocities.
Comments:
Deepwater Reservoirs: Exploration and Production
Concepts
Dorrik Stow
16
2 Days
Kenneth Peters
2 Days
Per Avseth, Tor Arne Johansen
2 Days
Mike Warner
1 Day
No
Geology, Geochemistry
Yes
No
Geophysics
Yes
No
Geophysics
Full-wavefield tomography, or full-wavefield inversion (FWI) as it is otherwise known, is a
technique for seismic depth imaging, for velocity-model building, and for obtaining models of
physical properties in the sub-surface at high spatial resolution.
Comments:
Fundamentals of 3D Seismic Survey Design
Gijs Vermeer
20
Yes
The field of rock physics represents the link between qualitative geologic parameters and
quantitative geophysical measurements. Increasingly over the last decade, rock physics stands
out as a key technology in petroleum geophysics, as it has become an integral part of
quantitative seismic interpretation.
Comments:
Full-Wavefield Tomography / Full-Waveform Inversion: a
Game Changing Technology
19
Geology, Geophysics, Petroleum
Engineering
This applications-oriented 2-day course shows how geochemistry can reduce the risk associated
with petroleum exploration and development. The course provides interpretive guidelines to
evaluate prospective source rocks and define petroleum systems. Examples of the application of
geochemistry to production problems are given.
Comments:
Explorational Rock Physics and Seismic Reservoir
Prediction
18
No
Sandstones deposited in deep marine environments form important hydrocarbon reservoirs in
many basins around the world. Interbedded mudstones can be important as source rocks, as
well as acting as barriers, baffles and seals. Deepwater reservoirs are currently the principal
target for oil and gas exploration, with over 1600 existing turbidite fields and plays.
Comments:
Exploration and Development Geochemistry
17
Yes
5 Days
Yes
No
Geophysics
3D seismic surveys have become a standard ingredient for successful exploration and
exploitation of hydrocarbons. Usually, the acquisition of these surveys is the most expensive step
towards a clear picture of the subsurface targets. Therefore, an optimal choice of the survey
parameters is essential.
Comments:
Fundamentals of Seismic Acquisition and Processing
Yes
No
21
Jeff Johnson
2 Days
Geophysics
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The overall objective is to introduce E&P professionals to basic concepts and principles of
seismic data acquisition and processing that affect interpretation. Learning objectives are at
basic awareness and knowledge levels. Emphasis is on practical understanding of seismic
acquisition, processing, imaging, and data requirements for extraction of geological and
petrophysical information.
Comments:
Geological Evolution of Middle East since Triassic
Eric Barrier
22
1 Day
Alain-Yves Huc
1 Day
George Bertram
No
Geochemistry
2 Days
No
Geology
The course comprises a series of talks on the fundamentals of geology interspersed with short
practical exercises and discussions. The objective of the course is to introduce attendees to the
science of geology with particular emphasis on its application to exploration for hydrocarbons.
Comments:
Colin Sayers
1 Day
Yes
No
Geophysics
The state of stress within the earth has a profound effect on the propagation of seismic and
borehole acoustic waves, and this leads to many important applications of elastic waves for
solving problems in petroleum geomechanics. The purpose of this course is to provide an
overview of the sensitivity of elastic waves in the earth to the in-situ stress.
Comments:
Geostatistics for Seismic Data Integration in Earth
Models
26
Yes
Yes
Geophysics Under Stress: Geomechanical Applications
of Seismic and Borehole Acoustic Waves (SEG/EAGE
DISC 2010)
25
Geology
With respect to the current genuine public concern regarding the anthropogenic increase of
greenhouse gases, a great deal of research and technology development focuses on the capture
and underground storage of industrial quantities of CO 2 concentrated in emissions from
combustion sources, such as power plants and other industrial activities.
Comments:
Geology for Non-Geologists
24
No
This course describes the tectonic and geodynamic evolution of the whole Middle East in
relationship with the closure of the Tethyan oceanic domain. The course is divided into four parts
dealing with: (1) the general kinematic evolution and palinspastic reconstructions, (2) the tectonic
evolution of the Eurasian margin before Arabia-Eurasia collision (i.e. from Late Triassic to
Maastrichtian), (3) the pre-collision tectonic evolution of Arabian plate, and (4) the evolution of
the Cenozoic Arabia-Eurasia collision.
Comments:
Geological History of CO2: Carbon Cycle and Natural
Sequestration of CO2
23
Yes
Olivier Dubrule
1 Day
Yes
No
Cross Discipline
In recent years, the use of geostatistics has spread from the world of reservoir characterisation to
that of velocity analysis, time-to-depth conversion, seismic inversion, uncertainty quantification,
and more generally to that of seismic data integration in earth models. Nevertheless, many
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geoscientists still regard geostatistics as little more than a statistical black-box.
Comments:
Yes
High Resolution Methods
Hansruedi Maurer
27
2 Days
Theo Kortekaas
Yes
2 Days
Jack Bouska
1 day
Jorg Herwanger
1 day
Yes
No
Geophysics
Yes
No
Geophysics, Reservoir & Production
Engineering, Petroleum Engineering
Time-lapse seismic data are traditionally interpreted in terms of fluid saturation and pressure
changes. Recent field examples have shown that seismic time-lapse changes also occur above
and below the reservoir. These are time-lapse effects that cannot be explained using pressure or
saturation changes in the reservoir.
Comments:
Microseismicity – A Tool of Reservoir Characterization
(OTE 2)
Serge Shapiro
31
Reservoir & Production Engineering
This course covers modern techniques in 3D seismic acquisition, from the perspective of seismic
as an integrated system comprising: acquisition design, field operations, data processing,
imaging, and interpretation. This one day course will review the basics of 3D survey design, with
emphasis on how practical aspects of interpretation, data processing, imaging and/or field
operations can either constrain.
Comments:
Linking Geomechanics and Seismics: Stress-Effects on
Time-Lapse Multicomponent Seismic Data
30
No
With the currently available computing power it is now possible to model both highly complex
geological environments and highly complex hydrocarbon recovery mechanisms. In view of the
enormous amount of data in reservoir simulation models there is an increasing tendency to have
an unlimited belief in model predictions and omit the necessary quality checks on fundamentals.
Comments:
Integrated Seismic Acquisition and Processing
29
Geophysics
This course covers state-of-the-art technology and future trends for exploring the upper 100 to
200 m of the solid Earth. This depth range is critical for many aspects of mankind’s need.
Moreover, advanced knowledge of the shallow subsurface is required for imaging deeper
structures. A key element of shallow subsurface characterization includes the combined analysis
and interpretation of different types of data.
Comments:
Hydrocarbon Recovery
28
No
1 Day
Yes
No
Geology, Geophysics, Petrophysics,
Petroleum Engineering
Borehole fluid injections are typical for stimulation and development of hydrocarbon or
geothermal reservoirs. The fact that fluid injection causes seismicity has been well-established
for several decades. Current on going research is aimed at quantifying and control of this
process. Understanding and monitoring of fluid-induced seismicity can help us to characterize
reservoirs and estimates results of their stimulations.
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Migration, DMO and Velocity Model Building
Piet Gerritsma
32
1 Day
Etienne Robein
1 day
2 Days
Andreas Laake
Yes
No
Geology, Geophysics
Yes
1 Day
No
Near Surface
This course covers the geological and geophysical concepts governing the near-surface.
Methods for investigating and characterizing the near-surface such as remote sensing and
surface geophysical methods are presented. The different measurements are archived and
integrated in a geographical information system (GIS).
Comments:
New Production Technologies for Heavy Oil
Development
Maurice Dusseault
2 Days
Yes
No
Geology, Petrophysics, Reservoir &
Production Engineering
Because of a vast, largely untapped resource base, heavy oil and bitumen will become the major
source of liquid petroleum in about 50 years. Conventional low viscosity oil is being gradually
depleted, and already viscous oils comprise about 15% of world consumption. Most viscous
petroleum is found in shallow (<1000 m), high porosity (> 0.25) sandstones.
Comments:
Non-Conventional Marine Seismic Acquisition;
Evaluating the Tool Box
37
Geophysics
Seismic data contains a wealth of information if you know where and how to look for it. Using a
number of seismic based examples and ‘hands on” interpretation exercises from different
geological settings worldwide, attendees will learn how to identify different depositional
environments, predict facies, (especially reservoir, source rock and seal) measure water depths.
Comments:
Near Surface Geoscience
36
No
Seismic imaging techniques evolved regularly over the years since their first usage in E&P
business in the early 50’s, in conjunction with improvements in seismic acquisition methods.
However, a definite improvement in quality, accuracy and reliability of the seismic image was
achieved recently with the generalisation of “Pre-Stack Migrations” of compression and
converted waves.
Comments:
George Bertram
35
Geophysics
Yes
More from Seismic – a Workshop on Seismic
Stratigraphic Techniques
34
No
The process of migration, whereby a proper image in time or depth of the subsurface is obtained,
is directly related with the velocity model that both serves as input for the migration process as
well as is the result of such a migration. Therefore migration and velocity model building are
intimately related processes.
Comments:
Modern Seismic Imaging Technology
33
Yes
Mike Branston
1 Day
Yes
No
Geophysics
This course will provide a practical understanding of survey design; demonstrating why nonEuropean Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
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conventional acquisition geometries have the potential to dramatically improve your seismic
image and outlining a workflow that you can use to help select the most appropriate design for
your specific exploration problem.
Comments:
Yes
Numerical Earth Models (EET 3)
Jean-Laurent Mallet
38
1 Day
Regarding an oil-and-gas reservoir, there are only two fundamental questions that constitute the
basis of exploration and production of hydrocarbons: 1) How much can we expect to earn? and
2) How much could we lose? Answering these two questions correctly is crucial to making the
right decision, which arises immediately after having spent tens of millions of dollars to acquire
data.
Comments:
Overview of EM Methods with a focus on the MultiTransient Electromagnetic (MTEM) Method
Bruce Hobbs
39
1 Day
Patrick Corbett
1 Day
John Etherington
2 Days
Cross Discipline
Yes
No
Petroleum Engineering
Yes
No
Petroleum Engineering
It is essential that governments, lenders, investors and producers have access to consistent and
reliable petroleum reserves and resources assessments and that results be presented in a
common format that communicates the underlying risks and uncertainties. Learn from Mr John
Etherington, who chaired the SPE Subcommittee and was responsible for drafting the 2007
revised Resources Definitions.
Comments:
Yes
Practical Sequence Stratigraphy
Gary Hampson
42
No
This course in designed for a broad range of geoscientist and engineers working in the petroleum
industry. The course provides improved linkage between the techniques used at various scales
to describe and model petroleum reservoirs. The ultimate objectives are to enable technical staff
to maximise the recovery of hydrocarbons.
Comments:
Practical Applications of SPE Petroleum Resources
Management System (PRMS)
41
Yes
Reservoir rocks contain water, hydrocarbons or a mixture of both. The resistivity of those rocks is
a sensitive indicator of hydrocarbon saturation levels and may be determined remotely by
electromagnetic (EM) methods. The multi-transient electromagnetic method (MTEM) is a new
technology with sufficient resolving power to delineate potential reservoirs and to monitor
hydrocarbon movements in a commercial context.
Comments:
Petroleum Geoengineering: Integration of Static and
Dynamic Models (SEG/EAGE DISC 2009)
40
No
2 days
No
Geology, Geophysics
Sequence stratigraphy is now a well-established analytical tool for investigating sedimentary
successions, with the aim of predicting the distribution of reservoir, source rock and seal
lithologies. Over the last 20 years, concepts that were originally developed from seismic
reflection data have been refined by application to wireline-log, core and reservoir production
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datasets.
Comments:
Principles and Applications of Petroleum System
Analysis
Andrew Bell, Peter Nederlof
43
2 Days
Gerard Schuster
1 Day
Mauricio Sacchi
2 Days
Bjorn Wygrala
2 Days
No
Geology, Geochemistry
Yes
No
Geophysics
Yes
No
Geology, Reservoir & Production
Engineering
The course will provide a complete review of Petroleum Systems Modelling, a technology which
has in recent years developed to become a key component of geologic risk assessment
procedures in petroleum exploration. It will start with a presentation of the concepts,
methodological background and history of the technology, and will continue with a review of the
most advanced methods and technology, with a special emphasis on 3D applications.
Comments:
Yes
Reservoir Geophysics
William L. Abriel
47
Yes
This course covers theoretical and practical aspects of signal theory and inverse problems with
application to seismic data processing. In particular, the course stresses regularization methods
for inverse problems that arise in the inversion of seismic data, noise elimination and
reconstruction of seismic surveys.
Comments:
Recent Petroleum Systems Modelling Developments and
their Application for Petroleum Exploration Risk and
Resource Assessments
46
Geology, Geochemistry
This one-day course is designed for a broad range of seismic researchers, data processors, and
interpreters working in the petroleum industry. The course teaches the principles of seismic
interferometry and its applications to surface seismic, VSP, and OBS data. The ultimate
objectives are to enable geophysicists to evaluate the potential of seismic interferometry in
uniquely solving their problems.
Comments:
Processing, Inversion and Reconstruction of Seismic
Data
45
No
This two-day course will investigate the entire petroleum system from the preservation of organic
matter and the deposition of source rocks, to the generation and entrapment of oil and gas in the
reservoir. Alteration of hydrocarbons through in-reservoir processes such as biodegradation, oilto-gas cracking and thermochemical sulphate reduction will also be discussed in detail.
Comments:
Principles and Applications of Seismic Interferometry in
Hydrocarbon Exploration
44
Yes
1 day
No
Geophysics
This course demonstrates how and why geophysics adds value in reservoir management using
examples from multiple geological environments (deepwater turbidites, onshore fluvial, near
shore deltaics, and carbonates). The instructor examines and illustrates the dependencies of
geology and engineering data on applications during reservoir management.
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Reservoir Modelling in Practice – How to Distinguish
Good Models from Bad
Mark Bentley
48
1 day
James Gouveia, Mark McLane
1 Day
Jean Letouzey
1 Day
Andrew Hurst
1 Day
No
Reservoir & Production Engineering,
Cross Discipline
Yes
No
Geology
Yes
No
Geology, Reservoir & Production
Engineering
The course describes sand injections and their occurrence at outcrop in the subsurface.
Mechanisms for formation of sand injectites are presented and discussed. Particular emphasis is
placed on the relevance of sand injectites to hydrocarbon (and other) fluid migration during burial
and the association between injectites and hydrocarbon trapping.
Comments:
Sedimentary Structures and their Relation to Bedforms
and Flow Conditions
Djin Nio, Janrik van den Berg
52
Yes
This course, will present important aspects of structure and tectonics in the complex but highly
prospective Fold-and-Thrust Belt, Ultra-Deep Water and salt provinces. It will cover aspects of
compressional salt and shale tectonics as they relate to hydrocarbon exploration and production.
The course outlines a broad range of structural styles in the context of regional tectonics and
petroleum systems.
Comments:
Sand Injectites – Reserve Potential, Their Genesis and
Reservoir Character
51
Reservoir & Production Engineering
This is a 1-Day introductory version of Rose & Associates’ 4-Day Risk Analysis for Development
Applications (RAD) course. This course focuses primarily on engineering and geotechnical
applications of concepts, principles, and statistical methods for making better estimates under
conditions of uncertainty. In this course the focus will be on the engineering, geoscience, and
economics of oil and gas field development projects.
Comments:
Salt and Shale Tectonics in Fold-and-Thrust Belt and
Ultra-Deep Water
50
No
A non-software-specific course covering the underlying principals of 3D static reservoir
(‘geocellular’) modelling, with a focus on explaining why some models contribute successfully to
subsurface projects, and others do not. The course offers five guiding principals as a basis for
ensuring a modelling exercise is meaningful and useful.
Comments:
Risk Analysis for Development Applications
49
Yes
1 Day
Yes
No
Geology
The evaluation of reservoir properties such as geometry, porosity and permeability requires
knowledge of the depositional environments that created the rocks, their spatial variability and
temporal change. In this short course we will restrict ourselves to the analysis of physically
formed sedimentary structures, such as cross-stratification.
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Seismic Acquisition from Yesterday to Tomorrow
(SEG/EAGE DISC 2011)
Julien Meunier
53
1 Day
No
Geophysics
There seems to be a very recent acceleration in the evolution of seismic acquisition. Offshore,
wide-azimuth surveys have resulted in images of remarkable clarity. On land, increase in channel
count has allowed the use of denser grids leading to significant noise reduction. Both onshore
and offshore, the race for bandwidth extension is tenser than ever.
Comments:
Yes
Seismic Diffraction
Henning Hoeber, Evgeny Landa,
Tijmen Jan Moser
54
Yes
1 Day
No
Geophysics
Seismic diffractions are the response to discontinuities in the subsurface. The imaging of seismic
diffractions is an emerging technology for the detection of faults, stratigraphic pinchouts and
other small scale heterogeneities for which the seismic reflection response is very limited. This
course will cover the forward and inverse problems from first principles.
Comments:
Seismic Geomechanics: How to Build and Calibrate
Geomechanical Models using 3D and 4D Seismic Data
(EET 5)
Jorg Herwanger
1 Day
55
Yes
No
Geophysics, Reservoir & Production
Engineering, Petroleum Engineering
Three-dimensional geomechanical models are becoming more frequently used to assess the
state of stress inside the Earth. Knowledge of the stress-state in a reservoir and the surrounding
rock allows assessing the risk of reservoir compaction, wellbore failure, sanding, breach of seal
integrity, fault re-activation and allows the design of mitigation for these issues.
Comments:
Seismic Imaging: A Review of the Techniques, their
Principles, Merits and Limitations (EET 4)
Etienne Robein
56
1 day
Yes
No
Geophysics
As the search for new resources means that we are forced to maximise the production of
discovered reservoirs and explore new ones in domains that are increasingly complex, seismic
imaging is becoming more and more important as a tool. Seismic imaging is the ultimate stage of
a time-consuming and complex data processing sequence that aims to produce accurate
images.
Comments:
Seismic Multiple Removal Techniques: Past, Present and
Future (EET 1)
Eric Verschuur
1 day
Yes
No
Geophysics
57
The main objective of this course is to give the audience an overview of the techniques in
seismic multiple removal, starting with the deconvolution-based methods from the 1960s, via the
move-out discrimination techniques of the 1980s and ending up with wave-equation based
methods from the 1990s and their 3D extensions as developed in the 2000s.
Comments:
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Seismic Reservoir Characterization: An Earth Modelling
Yes
No
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Perspective (EET 2)
Philippe Doyen
2 Days
Geophysics, Petrophysics, Reservoir
& Production Engineering, Cross
Discipline
Three-dimensional numerical earth models play an increasingly important role in the E&P
industry to improve reservoir management and optimise hydrocarbon recovery. A key challenge
for reservoir geophysicists is the quantitative integration of 3-D and 4-D seismic data in static and
dynamic earth modelling workflows. Using a combination of theory and illustrations based on a
broad range of case studies.
Comments:
Yes
Seismic Sequence Stratigraphy
Klaus Fischer
59
2 Days
No
Geophysics, Geology
Seismic data offer more than structural information only; it can deliver the chronostratigraphic
framework and give valuable information on facies distributions within a sedimentary basin fill. It
allows making reservoir predictions both in exploration and production working domains. The
integrated approach is beneficial for delineation of flow units within a reservoir sequence and
permits detailed reconstruction of the basin fill history.
Comments:
Seismic Surveillance for Reservoir Delivery (EET 6)
Olav Inge Barkved
1 Day
Yes
No
Geophysics
This course provides context for what is driving the dynamic changes linked to producing a
60 hydrocarbon reservoir and what we should expect to observe using seismic technologies in the
varies geological setting. We will address key issues that impact the feasibility of time-lapse
seismic, and discuss established methods. However, the focus will be on 'new' technologies, use
of permanent array, frequent seismic surveying and integration.
Comments:
Single-Sensor and Single-Source Seismic: an Update on
Modern Technologies and Survey Design (OTE 4)
Anatoly Cherepovski
1 Day
Yes
No
Geophysics
61 This course will provide information related to recent advances in seismic data acquisition
technology, equipment and the methodologies that are being utilized to improve seismic imaging
quality and productivity of 3D survey acquisition. The course will not cover the fundamentals of
3D and multicomponent seismic survey design, although there will be a section that will give a
review of recent survey design approaches and principles.
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Stratigraphic Forward Modelling as a Tool in
Hydrocarbon Exploration
Peter Burgess
62
1 Day
Yes
No
Geology
Stratigraphic forward modelling is the simulation of strata based on the known response of
stratigraphic processes to given initial conditions and parameter values. Stratigraphic forward
models are playing an increasing role in subsurface modelling and are applied in various forms
using various techniques, though their predictive power and the optimal way to apply them
remains a topic of debate.
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Streamline Simulation: Theory and Practice
Akhil Datta-Gupta
63
3 Days
Jaume Verges
1 Day
Ozkan Huvaz
2 Days
Dries Gisolf
2 Days
Laura Valentina Socco
1 Day
Geology
Yes
No
Geology, Cross Discipline
Yes
No
Geophysics
Yes
No
Near Surface
The use of surface wave analysis for near surface characterisation has dramatically increased in
the last decade thanks to the possibility offered by this technique for shear wave velocity
estimation. New tools and approaches have been developed for surface wave data acquisition
and analysis to make the method robust and suitable to complex systems.
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The Why and How of Marine Wide-Azimuth Technology
68
No
This course presents a systematic approach to imaging of acoustic reflection data and the
extraction of media property information from the image amplitudes, based on wave theory.
Although the approach is valid for a wide range of acoustical frequencies and applications, there
is a bias towards seismic imaging.
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The Use of Surface Waves for Near Surface Velocity
Model Building
67
Yes
The two day course will discuss the integrated charge evaluation methods and practices and
their use in sweet-spotting unconventional plays, with special focus on Shale Gas, Light Tight Oil
(LTO) and Basin Centered Gas (BCG). The use of the classical Play Based Exploration
approach at basin, play and prospect scale for conventional settings and modifications necessary
on the approach for evaluating unconventional plays.
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The Principles of Quantitative Acoustical Imaging
66
Reservoir & Production Engineering
The aim of this course is to analyse folding styles in the Zagros Fold Belt with special emphasis
on detachment folding. Their structure, evolution, time of deformation and link to the mechanical
stratigraphy will be determined through practical exercises using Pyrenees and Zagros field and
seismic examples.
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Sweet-Spotting Unconventional Plays Using the
Integrated Charge Evaluation
65
No
This course is designed to cover introductory and advanced concepts in streamline simulation
and its applications for reservoir characterization, reservoir management and field development
strategy. Specific topics covered will be: (i) Streamline Simulation: Background and
Fundamentals (ii)Streamline Simulation: State-of-the-art and Applications (iii) Field Case Studies
and Experience.
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Structural Geology and its Application to Zagros Folding
64
Yes
Gordon Brown
1 Day
Yes
No
Geophysics
Over the last few years oil companies have invested large sums of money in acquiring marine
wide-azimuth seismic data, mainly in the Gulf of Mexico. During this time many new acquisition
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designs have been proposed and implemented. At the same time many of these survey designs
and case histories resulting from the surveys recorded have been presented at the geophysical
industry’s annual conferences and workshops.
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Top Seals and Fault Seals in Clastic and Carbonate
Reservoirs: a Practical Approach for Exploration,
Production and Reservoir Engineering
Dirk Nieuwland
69
2 Days
Peter King
2 Days
2 Days
Reservoir & Production Engineering
Yes
No
Geophysics
This course covers all areas of applied seismic anisotropy, with class exercises, and ample time
for full discussion. Because anisotropy is such a fundamental concept, it covers topics in seismic
acquisition, processing, imaging, and interpretation, all based on seismic rock physics. This is not
a 'methods course', but rather is a 'concept course'.
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Velocities and Anisotropy in Seismic: what they are; how
to measure them; how to use them
Etienne Robein
1 Day
Yes
No
Geophysics
The objective of the course is to present in simple terms the most important concepts related to
measurements and use of velocities and anisotropy in seismic. Starting from the basics of
propagation, we will infer some velocity and anisotropy definitions, propose some models and
parameterisations widely used in the industry and give some useful relationships.
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Wavefield Parameter Estimation by Optimal Stacking:
Practical View and Applications
73
No
The course will give an introduction into many of the concepts behind uncertainty in reservoir
modelling. It will start with a description of the origins of uncertainty with a mixture of heuristic
treatments and more formal mathematical approaches. It will then develop the appropriate
mathematical ideas and tools for estimating uncertainty in practical reservoir modelling.
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Leon Thomsen
72
Geology
Yes
Understanding Seismic Anisotropy in Exploration and
Exploitation: Hands On
71
No
The course is based on geo-mechanics as a sound foundation for structural geological concepts
and the behaviour of rocks in the brittle regime. Mechanical rock properties and ways and means
to determine these properties form an important element of this course. Following an introduction
to geo-mechanics, the theory of fracturing of brittle, ductile and viscous rocks is treated,
illustrated with field examples and case histories.
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Uncertainty in Reservoir Management
70
Yes
Evgeny Landa
1 day
Yes
No
Geophysics, Reservoir & Production
Engineering
While depth imaging plays an increasing role in seismic exploration, imaging in time domain still
remains an important processing tool. Stack of recorded seismic traces is one of the main steps
in data analysis and processing. Improving the quality of time sections remains the focus of
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intensive research. In particular, a lot of efforts are directed towards improving the accuracy of
normal moveout correction.
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Yes
Well Test Analysis
Shiyi Zheng
74
1 Day
No
Reservoir & Production Engineering
This course on well test analysis will provide attendees basic knowledge on the subject. The
course will start with a review of an oil field life from exploration, appraisal, development and
abandonment to define the role of well testing. The history and clear definition of the subject will
also be given as the summary of this introduction. The course will cover classic, modern and
numerical well testing concepts and techniques.
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