Description
SUITABLE:
Staff with little or no previous geological experience who wish to gain practical knowledge of basic geology.
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the course, delegates will:
- Be able to list the factors necessary for the existence of an accumulation of hydrocarbons;
- Be able to define the methodology used to assess the petroleum potential of sedimentary basins, and the tools classically used (geophysics, well logging), etc.
SUMMARY:
- Generic introduction to petroleum geology
- Place of exploration in the petroleum industry
- Concepts and techniques used in petroleum exploration
- Mechanism at the origin of sedimentary basins
- Infilling and deformation of sedimentary basins
- Geophysical, geological, geochemical and wireline logging methods
