| Why Choose this Training Course? The oil industry from upstream to downstream is a multi-faceted industry and a broad shop employing everyone from administrative staff to accountants, lawyers, chemists, production technologists, health and safety officers through to procurement, business economists and pilots. But its life blood is first finding and then producing commercial quantities of oil, and this starts with an understanding of the geology. Anyone who is employed in the oil industry should have a basic understanding of this quest to find oil, how it starts, what the fundamentals are and what the exploration geologist is looking for to make a discovery. They should also be aware of the risks involved and what the geologist does to minimize these. When that commercial oil field has been found and is being produced, it is also necessary to have a basic understanding of how the geology influences the fundamentals of oil and gas production rates, water saturations and ultimately the oil field life upon which all these jobs depend. This 5-day interactive training course and workshop has been designed to provide a high impact and holistic learning experience which will allow the non-technical staff members to understand the objectives and aims of a Petroleum Geoscientist in his quest to find and replace oil reserves for the company. Through understanding comes improved communication and enhanced team and company performance. This training course will feature:  An introduction to geology  The fundamental elements of the petroleum system  New ventures and what the geologist is looking for  Exploration from area of interest through to drillable prospect & how a prospect is defined  Discovery through to appraisal and field development  Key aspects of the petroleum geology that can affect producibility and therefore commerciality What are the Goals? By the end of this training course, participants will learn to:  The key elements of a petroleum system are, from hydrocarbon source to reservoir and seal  Basin analysis, regional geology and play based exploration techniques  The different sorts of hydrocarbon trap from structural to stratigraphic  A basic understanding of how a prospect is defined and risked  How seismic, existing well information and outcrop geology can be used for exploration  How understanding of the petroleum geology allows a discovery to be appraised and then developed How will this Training Course be Presented? This training course will be based around PowerPoint presentations for each module followed by interactive and participative individual and team exercises. There will also be workshop sessions based around real exploration and development examples to get participants to actively become aware of the critical role that an understanding and interpretation of the geology and the petroleum system plays in the oil industry. Some geological risking games will be undertaken so that participants can get an idea of how the risk element combined with exploration costs can lead to strategic decisions being made when a prospect portfolio is presented for drilling out. Who is this Training Course for? This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals who work in the oil and gas industry. It would most greatly benefit functions that have some interaction with the subsurface departments in an oil company but don’t have any technical background in petroleum geology, which includes but is not exclusive to:  Economists and Finance staff.  Reservor Enginners.  Production Engineers.  Mangers.  Lawyers  Contracts staff  Administrative Support including IT Organizational Impact Organization will have a well-trained Person who will be familiar with Oil & Gas Exploration from Geology point of view. Personal Impact Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to manage all geological operations take some decision on knowledge basis. Course Agenda Day One: An Introduction to Petroleum Geology Competency Description: An overview of the main components of a working petroleum system, these are the key aspects that the geoscientist is looking for in a hydrocarbon trap that leads to discoveries and field appraisal and development. Everyone working in the oil and gas industry should have some understanding of these requirements. Key behaviors  Understand key technical laws and principles  Analyze basic data and to develop some interpretation skills  Learn visualization skills  Develop a 3D mindset Topics to be covered  An introduction to Geology  The fundamental elements of the petroleum system  Hydrocarbon source rocks, generation and migration  Conventional hydrocarbon reservoirs clastic and carbonate  Unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs  Hydrocarbon seal and seal capacity Day Two: Sedimentary Basins and the Petroleum System Competency Description: Understanding the development of different sedimentary basins and how to look for a working petroleum system. Interpretation of different data types to provide an insight into the presence or not of oil and gas. Key behaviors  Discover what the different basin types are  Find out what a hydrocarbon play is. Day Five: From Discovery through to Development Competency Description: The requirement from exploration through to appraisal and development for a multi-disciplinary technical team to quantify what has been discovered and to assess the ease of exploitation. Key behaviors  Understand the exploration hopper and the requirement of an oil company to replace produced reserves  Develop technical comprehension and interpretation skills  Discover the basics of well design and optimization  Develop numerical skills in basic oil volume calculations |