Geoscience and Natural Resources Management
Hydrocarbon Potential and Sedimentary Basin Exploration
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About this program
Sedimentary basins serve as the main reservoirs for the world's hydrocarbon resources. A thorough understanding of their development, structural characteristics, and petroleum systems is essential for successful exploration and extraction.
This training program on Exploration of Sedimentary Basins and Hydrocarbon Potential provides participants with knowledge on basin categorization, tectonic environments, stratigraphy, petroleum system components, and exploration methodologies. It emphasizes the integration of geophysical, geochemical, and geological information to assess hydrocarbon prospects.
Through a combination of lectures, case analyses, and practical sessions, attendees will enhance their abilities in basin evaluation and hydrocarbon potential appraisal, equipping them to effectively support exploration initiatives.
Course benefits
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of sedimentary basin formation and classification.
- Acquire knowledge of petroleum system components and basin modeling techniques.
- Learn to integrate geophysical and geochemical datasets during exploration activities.
- Enhance capabilities in assessing hydrocarbon prospects.
- Obtain valuable insights from international exploration case studies.
Key outcomes
- Describe the fundamental principles underlying sedimentary basin formation and evolution.
- Categorize basins based on tectonic and depositional contexts.
- Examine petroleum system components including source rock, reservoir, seal, and trap.
- Utilize geophysical and geochemical methods for basin analysis.
- Assess processes of hydrocarbon generation, migration, and accumulation.
- Perform risk evaluations in exploration projects.
- Develop proficiency in integrated basin and petroleum system modeling techniques.
Who should attend
- Petroleum geologists and geophysicists.
- Reservoir and exploration engineers.
- Professionals working in oil and gas exploration sectors.
- Graduate students specializing in petroleum geosciences.
Course outline
Unit 1: Fundamentals of Sedimentary Basin Formation
- Processes involved in basin development and tectonic environments.
- Classification systems and various basin types.
- Worldwide locations and distribution of sedimentary basins.
- Significance of basins in the context of hydrocarbon exploration.
Unit 2: Stratigraphic Principles and Basin Structural Framework
- Fundamentals of stratigraphy and depositional environments.
- Analysis of basin-fill sequences and sedimentary facies.
- Structural characteristics within sedimentary basins.
- Illustrative case studies on basin structural architecture.
Unit 3: Components of the Petroleum System
- Characterization of source rocks.
- Assessment of reservoir properties and quality.
- Configurations of seals and traps.
- Processes of hydrocarbon generation and migration.
Unit 4: Techniques in Basin Modeling and Exploration
- Application of geophysical methods including seismic, gravity, and magnetic surveys.
- Use of geochemical approaches in basin evaluation.
- Modeling of basins and assessment of thermal maturity.
- Evaluation of risks and uncertainties in exploration.
Unit 5: Assessing Hydrocarbon Potential with Case Analyses
- Evaluation of hydrocarbon prospects.
- Examples of productive basins from around the globe.
- Insights gained from successful and unsuccessful exploration efforts.
- Emerging trends and future perspectives in basin exploration.