By the end of this advanced course, participants will be able to:

• Develop a full understanding of the global and regional influences on carbonate deposition and diagenesis and be able to apply a workflow for studying carbonate systems and understand the implications of different data sets.
• Understand the concepts of carbonate sequence stratigraphy at different scales and the importance for mapping the distribution and continuity of depositional and diagenetic facies, seals and high permeability streaks.
• Identify pore fabrics and relate them to petrophysical characteristics. Examine methodology for defining rock types and be able to use sedimentological data as an input to reservoir modelling. Understand the importance of sedimentological and diagenetic character in the calculation of STOIIP and GIIP.

This advanced course will benefit petroleum geologists, explorationists, petrophysicists, geophysicists and engineers who are involved with exploration in carbonate provinces or the development of carbonate reservoirs.

Participants should have a good basic knowledge of carbonate reservoir geology although the course will include a brief refresher on key aspects on the first day.

Using a combination of short lecture modules, group exercises, discussions and longer workshop activities, this 5-day advanced course will build on the existing knowledge of participants to create a detailed understanding of carbonate exploration and reservoir development.

Trainer 1:

Your expert course leader is a Director and Senior Consultant Geologist who has worked on various carbonate consultancy projects conducted detailed sedimentological, sequence stratigraphic and diagenetic technical studies and delivered training programs. He was formerly Managing Director of Robertson UK Limited and was responsible for the integration between different discipline recognition and encouragement of technical innovation and research and development programs across all oil and gas divisions in the company. He was also responsible for all aspects of the performance of the main Geological, Geophysical and Reservoir Engineering Services in the company.

Trainer 2:

After graduating from Liverpool University in 1980, your other expert course leader joined Robertson Research International (now CGG Services) in the reservoir geology division. His role included Sedimentologist and project manager of a wide range of carbonate reservoir and basin exploration studies within the principal petroleum provinces worldwide. He has studied all of the major reservoir strata within the Middle East and North Africa and has worked, in a senior position, closely with other disciplines on both regional evaluation and field wide reservoir simulation projects. He has been seconded to a major national oil company in Qatar, Middle East as part of a team of geoscientists and engineers formulating production strategies on the basis of geological reservoir modelling. The secondment also included training of nationals involved in the project. In addition, he was seconded to Robertson Research Utama Indonesia P.T. as Unit Head of Sedimentology and Reservoir Geology. On behalf of Robertson, he regularly delivered reservoir geology training courses. His final role at CGG Robertson was Manager of Carbonate Sedimentology. He recently retired from CGG Robertson and has set up his own consultancy company.

To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized “One to One” coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster.
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