Oil and Gas

Participants will learn to:

1. Assess the tectonic setting and evolution of the Corinth Rift.
2. Evaluate the application of field observations to understanding uncertainty in sub-surface data sets at both sub-seismic and regional scales.
3. Characterise the geometry, kinematics, and evolution of an isolated normal fault and fault arrays.
4. Assess the role of sub-seismic faulting on compartmentalisation and segmentation.
5. Compare models for rifting and normal fault growth mechanisms, strain localisation, and the effects on rift basin and passive/transform margin development.
6. Apply field observations to interpret the evolution of a rift basin and its fill, applying this to sub-surface examples.

The key topics to be covered are:

• The importance of understanding structural geology from both a reservoir distribution and compartmentalisation perspective in exploration, appraisal, and production workflows.
• The geometry of isolated normal faults and impact on reservoir distribution.
• The role of fault linkage on modifying structural evolution and basin fill.
• The importance of differentiating cumulative versus instantaneous displacement on structural evolution and basin fill.
• The use of field observations from fault zone to rift basin scales to reduce uncertainty in sub-surface data interpretation.
• The evolution of a fault relay ramp and impact on segmentation and reservoir/source rock distribution.
• The impact of sub-seismic faulting on interpretation uncertainty and predicting cross-fault fluid flow.
• Construction of multi-scale cross sections to understand strain distribution, evolution, basin fill, and heat flow variability.

Itinerary

Day 0 – Arrival and Introduction 

• Arrival into Athens and transfer to hotel
• Evening HSSE briefing
• Introduction to concepts, region, and application to sub-surface data

Day 1: Loutraki/Perachora Peninsula

• Regional and basin scale exploration of rift basins

Day 2: Achaea

• Stratigraphy and Structure of a single fault block

Day 3: Achaea

• Fault mapping and geometry
• Fault block interaction and influence on reservoir distribution

Day 4: Achaea

•  Growth, linkage and death of normal faults

Day 5: Corinthia and Corinth Canal

• Reservoir scale structures
• Impact of structural geology on reservoir model build and production
• Drive to Athens

Day 6: Departure from Athens

This course is appropriate for both early-career and experienced geoscientists across the breadth of exploration, appraisal, and production roles. Participation would be equally useful to graduate geoscientists as to experienced practitioners/domain specialists in sedimentology, petrophysics, geophysics, reservoir and/or basin modelling, who are looking to develop a more integrated workflow approach.

The course can also be adapted for non-geoscientists to provide insights into hydrocarbon exploration and production in rift basins and passive/transform margins.