Oil and Gas
Oil and Gas | Geophysics and Seismic Interpretation
This is a six-day field course in west Texas and SE New Mexico, USA. is designed for geoscientists and engineers exploring and developing plays in mixed carbonate-siliciclastic systems and has relevance to those working in the Permian Basin. There will be field activities in the mornings and classroom lectures and exercises in the afternoons, with long days (typically 10 hours).
Schedule
Course Overview
Learning Outcomes
Participants will learn to:
1. Analyze exposures of carbonate shelf and ramp to siliciclastic basinal systems in order to relate depositional facies to seismic scale geometries and sequence stratigraphy.
2. Examine seismic scale outcrop geometries, document outcrop facies, and demonstrate similarities to productive intervals in the Permian Basin.
3. Understand how subaerial exposure, marine diagenesis, and early near-surface dolomitization can affect ultimate reservoir porosity and permeability and overall reservoir geometry in subsurface.
4. Assess changes in carbonate facies and relate these changes to depositional environments.
5. Apply Walter’s Law and chronostratigraphic principles in core, well-log and seismic interpretation, and relate to prediction of play elements and best productive intervals for unconventional resources.
6. Analyze sequence stratigraphy for carbonates and mixed carbonate-clastic depositional systems.
7. Interpret carbonate sequence stratigraphic patterns from outcrop, well log, and seismic data.
Course Content
Travel Day
- Arrive in El Paso, Texas. Meet and greet session at the hotel conference at 4:00 PM.
- Discussion of safety procedures and basics of Sequence Stratigraphy.
Day 1
- 8:00 AM – Meet at conference room to discuss about safety procedures for the day and discussion about Permian Basin. 10:00 AM leave for Carlsbad from El Paso.
- First stop at Salt Flat Graben to provide overview of Guadalupe Mountains.
- Lunch at El Capitan followed by a sequence stratigraphy exercise.
- Arrive no later than 6:00 PM in Carlsbad.
Day 2
- 8:00 AM - Meet at conference room to discuss safety procedures for the day.
- 10:00 AM - Leave for McKittric Canyon from El Paso.
- Lunch at the park.
- 2:00 PM - Leave the park to arrive at the hotel in Carlsbad.
- 4 PM - Meet at the conference room at for lectures and exercises on seismic stratigraphy.
Day 3
- 8:00 AM – Meet at conference room to discuss about safety procedures for the day and discussion of field visit.
- Stop at the Walnut Canyon for an overview of the Permian reef builders and main depositional facies of the platform.
- 4 PM - Meet at the conference room for lectures and exercises on stratigraphic hierarchy.
Day 4
- 8:00 AM – Meet at conference room to discuss safety procedures for the day and discussion of field visit.
- Outcrop and a sequence stratigraphy exercise at Last Chance Canyon.
- 4:00 PM - Arrive at the hotel to discuss the Guadalupe Mountains impact for unconventional resources.
Day 5
- 8:30 AM - Check out from the hotel ready to leave. Leave for Slaughter Canyon.
- Sequence Stratigraphy exercise, and a core-log correlation exercise.
- Arrive at West Face – to conclude the field course with a sequence stratigraphy exercise of the Guadalupe Mountains. A reservoir engineer will accompany the group to provide enhanced insights between outcrop-scale depositional facies and production performance.
- 1:00 PM - Leave for El Paso
Who Should Attend and Prerequisites
This course is intended for geoscientists, petrophysicists, engineers, and managers who are seeking a comprehensive introduction to the seismic stratigraphy of the Permian Basin.
Instructors
Rene Jonk
Background
Rene Jonk has more than 25 years of experience in geoscience characterization for petroleum exploration, development and research, having held technical advisor and leadership roles with ExxonMobil and Apache. He has worked extensively across offshore basins of the African and South American margins, as well as the North Sea, onshore North America and the Mediterranean areas. His experience spans across onshore and offshore regions, research, exploration and production, and both conventional and unconventional reservoir systems. Rene’s holistic approach to depositional systems allows him to work across reservoir, seal and source evaluations, at basin to field compartment scales.
Both at ExxonMobil and Apache Rene was responsible for stewarding, developing and delivering classroom and field-based training in stratigraphy and sedimentology, including seismic stratigraphy, clastic reservoir sedimentology, fine-grained rock (seal, source and reservoir) characterization, and deep-water depositional systems. Rene delivered these courses internally, as well as to external student audiences, including the SEPM short course on sequence stratigraphy.
Rene is an honorary professor at the University of Aberdeen, where he teaches formal courses on seal evaluation and reservoir characterization with application to petroleum geology and CCS, mentors Petroleum Geology M.Sc. and Ph.D. projects and is a consultant with the Sand Injectite Research Group. He is an active member of SEPM, EAGE and the Geological Society of London.
Affiliations and Accreditation
PhD University of Aberdeen – Petroleum Geology
MSc Free University of Amsterdam - Geology
Courses Taught
N410: Sequence Stratigraphy Applied to Exploration and Production
N442: Reservoir Architecture of Deep Water Systems (California, USA)
N468: Deep Water Reservoirs – Exploration Risking and Development Characterisation (Distance Learning)
N517: Well Log Sequence Stratigraphy for Exploration and Production (Distance Learning)
N518: Seismic Sequence Stratigraphy for Exploration and Production (Distance Learning)
N526: Sequence Stratigraphic Controls on Deep-Water Reservoirs Architecture: Brushy Canyon Formation,Permian Basin (West Texas and New Mexico, USA)
N747: Deep-Water Depositional Systems (Ainsa Basin, Spain)
N751: Deep-Water Clastic Depositional Systems in a Source-to-Sink Context (Pyrenees, Spain)
Accreditation and Certification
CEU: 4.0 Continuing Education Units
PDH: 40 Professional Development Hours
Certificate: Certificate Issued Upon Completion
RPS is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. We comply with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognised internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices.
We issue a Certificate of Attendance which verifies the number of training hours attended. Our courses are generally accepted by most professional licensing boards/associations towards continuing education credits. Please check with your licensing board to determine if the courses and certificate of attendance meet their specific criteria.