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G1: Introduction to
Geology
2024 Programme
3 Days | £1500+VAT per attendee
Course Aims
To provide an introduction to Petroleum Geology and practical wellsite geological procedures for engineers and other staff without formal geological training.
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Target Audience​
Drilling Engineers, LWD Engineers, Directional Drillers, Drilling Fluids Engineers, Support Staff, all non-geological personnel.
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Delegates Will Learn:
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How to recognise the physical and chemical properties of the major sedimentary rocks
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How to examine hand specimens and drill cuttings
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How to understand subsurface structures and basic reservoir geology
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How to understand the effect of geology on key drilling practice
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How to interpret lithology and geological features from LWD and wireline logs.
Course Outline
Introduction to Geology
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Structure of the Earth
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Plate tectonics and Continental Drift
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The Geological Time Scale
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Stratigraphy and Fossils
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Rock Forming Minerals
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Rock Classification (Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary)
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Sedimentary Rocks
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Classification schemes
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Carbonates
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Clastics
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Chemical Rocks
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Geological Processes
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Surface Processes (Weathering, erosion, transportation)
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Environments of deposition
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Continental
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Fluvial
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Marine
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Depositional Features
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Bedding and Lamination
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Sedimentary Structures
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Erosional features
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Structural Geology
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Dip and Strike
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Folding and Faulting
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Geological Maps
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Creating surface maps from outcrop data
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Drawing structural cross sections
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Petroleum Geology
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Origin of Hydrocarbons
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Migration
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Traps
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Reservoir Properties
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Sedimentary Petrology
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Mudrocks: Textures, Colours, Mineralogy, Environments
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Sandstones: Grain Texture, Components, Cements, Porosity and Permeability, Environments
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Carbonates: Components, Grains, Cement/Matrix, Diagenesis, Dunham Classification, Environments
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Chemical Rocks: Evaporites and precipitates
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Drill Cuttings and Show Evaluation
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Sample collection and processing
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Sample description and analysis
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Oil Show Evaluation
LWD and Wireline Logs
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Lithology from basic open-hole logs
