Course Goal:

The use of sedimentology especially the depositional environments in petroleum exploration.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, participant will be able to learn:

1. The different depositional systems and its relation to petroleum exploration.
2. The physical properties of the sediments
3. The relation of the sedimentologic data with seismic and logs
4. The use of sedimentology in petroleum exploration and production

Course Outline:

1. Sedimentologic & stratigraphic principles.
2. Relative & Absolute dating techniques.
3. Environment – diagnostic sedimentary structures.
4. Physical properties of sediments.
5. Origin & significance of overpressure.
6. Extracting sedimentologic data from seismic & borehole logs.
7. Extracting sedimentologic data from image logs.
8. Petrophysical problems of thin beds.

Who Can Benefit?

Geologists, geophysicists and petroleum engineers.