Upon the successful completion of the course, participants will:

• • Understand what are the different types of carbonate hydrocarbon reservoir and the different palaeo-environments in which they are deposited
  • Integrate sedimentary core, sidewall core and log data for carbonate facies
  • Be able to recognize and interpret the petrography of the main carbonate reservoir types
  • Be able to identify the main sequences on seismic
  • Be able to integrate other geological data and then identify sequences and parasequences on well logs
  • Be conversant with the terms and definitions used in carbonate sequence and seismic stratigraphy
  • Be able to use sequence and seismic stratigraphy towards new play definition and as an aid in play and prospect risking
  • Understand the processes that control carbonate deposition
  • Understand what controls porosity and therefore reservoir development in carbonate rocks
  • Be able to understand the complex controls on the deposition of carbonate rocks and both primary and secondary depositional environments

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Petrophysicists
• Geo-Modelers
• Geologists (Exploration and Development)
• Sedimentologists
• Seismic Interpreters
• Drilling Engineers
• Reservoir Engineers
• Technical Support Personnel
• Team Leaders
• Managers

The course will not only presented by showing and interpreting the material in detail, but also the participants will work together using a real data to apply all the workflow and to project their previous knowledge and experience onto the course, they also encouraged to bring their own data so that real working examples can be reviewed and interpreted.

Module 1: General Introduction & Stratigraphic Units

Key Topics:

• • Course Objec
  • Hydrocarbon in-p
  • Stratigraphic Terminologie
  • Lithostratigraphy – short duration physical event-range zones-surface well correlation- subsurface well correlation.
  • Well correlation
  • Well correlation-How to correlate well logs- Lithostratigraphic correlation- choronostratigraphic correlation.

Module 2: Techniques of Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis Sedimentary Rocks (Facies Analysis).

Key Topics:

• • Facies Analysis: Outcrops, Core, and Modern analogues.
  • Facies-Lithofacies-Environments of lithofacies.
  • Sedimentary Petrography and Petrology.
  • Paleocurrent Directions.
  • Pedology and Ichnology Sciences.
  • Carbonate Diagenesis

Module 3: Techniques of Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis Sedimentary Rocks (Carbonate Depositional Environments).

Key Topics:

• • Classification of Depositional Environments.
  • Continental Margins Sedimentation.
  • Carbonate Depositional Setting.
  • Reef and fore-reef slope carbonate deposition
  • Basins and Slope.
  • Pelagic Sediments- Turbidite and Debris flow.
  • Platform Interior
  • Epeiric sea- lagoon or bay- tidal flats.
  • Platform Margin.
  • Reefs and organic buildups-Sand shoals.

Module 4: Component & Classification of Carbonate Rock

Key Topics:

• • Sedimentary rocks.
  • Carbonate Origin.
  • Carbonate Rock Constituent.
    • Ooids-Pelloid-Bioclasts-Spirites-Micrites.
  • Classification of Carbonate Rocks
    • Folk Classification-Danhum Classification
  • Continental Shelf Dimensions.
  • Carbonate Diagensis
  • Cementation-Microbial Micritization-Neomorphism-Dissolution-Compaction.
  • Carbonate Porosity.
  • Worldwide Carbonate Environments
  • Areas of Modern Carbonate Production-Basins (Sedimentary-Hydrocarbon)-Marine Sedimentation-Carbonate Shelves-Biogenic deposits-Silica productivity-carbonate productivity.

Module 5: Workflow of Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis

Key Topics:

• • Step 1 Tectonic Setting (Type of Sedimentary Basin)
  • Step 2 Paleodepositional Environments
  • Step 3 Sequence Stratigraphic Framework
  • Stratal Terminations
  • Stratigraphic Surfaces
  • Systems Tracts and Sequences.

Module 6: Types of Carbonate Platforms.

Key Topics:

• • Carbonate Ramps.
  • Rimmed Carbonate Shelves.
  • Non-Rimmed Carbonate Shelves.

Module 7: Sequence Stratigraphy

Key Topics:

• • History of Sequence Stratigraphy
  • Sequence Stratigraphy Definitions.
  • Basin Forming Processes
  • Foreland Basins- Extensional Basin- Strike Slip Basins.
  • Order of Cyclicity.
  • Parasequence Sets
  • Progradational- Retrogradational- Aggradational.
  • Systems Tracts
  • FFST- LST- TST- HST.

Module 8: Well Log Carbonate and Clastics Sequence Stratigraphy.

Key Topics:

• • Well Logs: Geological Uncertainties
  • Constraining Well-log Interpretations
  • Well Log Suites.
  • Well Log Response Character.
  • Stacking Pattern.

Module 9: Seismic Stratigraphy.

Key Topics:

• • What is Seismic Stratigraphy?
  • Depositional Boundaries and geometries.
  • Seismic Stratigraphy Examples.

Module 10: Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy.

Key Topics:

• • Controls in Carbonate Sedimentation.
  • Organic and Inorganic Carbonate Production.
  • Highstand Sheeding
  • Carbonate Platform Drowning.
  • Carbonate Plate Form Exposure.
  • Carbonate Slope, Platform Classification.
  • Sequence Stratigraphiy Models for Carbonate Platform.
    
    • Rimmed Shelves.
    • Escapment Margins.
    • Isolated Platforms.
  • Conclusion

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.