COURSE DESCRIPTION  

This is the most demanded subsurface mapping course in the world. From the newly graduated geoscientist or engineer to the seasoned professional, the course provides the applied, hands-on knowledge required to generate sound subsurface maps. Participants of this course will receive the Applied Subsurface Geological Mapping with Structural Methods 2nd edition textbook (2003) and a lab manual with exercises. Solutions will be provided throughout the course. 

Subsurface geologic maps are the most important and widely used documents in petroleum exploration and development. Geoscientists and engineers are expected to understand and be able to efficiently and accurately generate many types of subsurface maps. Nevertheless, many geoscientists have not had sufficient formal training in the fundamental principles and methods that underlie accurately constructed subsurface maps, whether the data source is a seismic interpretation, well log correlation, or both.  

This course covers both fundamental and advanced methods of subsurface mapping that have been used by the most proficient exploration and development geoscientists in the industry, as well as an introduction to some of the more recent advances in interpretation. Mapping techniques, examples and exercises for extensional and compressional tectonic settings are the core of the course. Diapiric and strike-slip faulted structures are also discussed. In addition, volumetric mapping is presented as well as some of the numerous pitfalls in reservoir volume determinations using isochore maps. 

COURSE CONTENT  

• Philosophical doctrine, workflow, and methodology of mapping  
• Contouring and contouring techniques  
• Directionally drilled wells and directional surveys (applications to mapping)  
• Log correlation techniques for vertical and deviated wells (applications to mapping)
• Integration of geophysical data in subsurface mapping  
• Cross section construction for extensional and compressional tectonic settings 
• Fault surface mapping using well log and seismic data  
• Structure mapping in extensional contractional, strike-slip and diapiric tectonic settings  
• Isochore map construction (bottom water and edge water reservoirs)  
• Net pay correction factors for directionally drilled wells 
• Volumetric calculations  
• Isopach map construction

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR  

Mr. Agah has more than thirty years of experience in international petroleum exploration and management.  His expertise includes West Africa (deepwater of Angola-Congo), onshore coastal Congo-Cabinda-Zaire and Cuanza basins, offshore Brazil, the entire Middle East, South Asia (specially Pakistan and Bangladesh-Assam-Western Myanmar), North Africa (Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and Egypt), and Italy.  Mr. Agah has extensive expertise as Exploration Manager in various areas of the world including Asia, the Middle East and Africa with Conoco, Inc.  He has a M.S. Petroleum Geology with Mark of Distinction from the University of London, 1972, and a B.E. in Mining from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, 1964. 

For registration and detail information, please contact:  

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