By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• • Understand the principles of hydrocarbon volumes and associated uncertainties (geological, geophysical, petrophysical, structural, etc.).
  • Apply contemporary methods and workflows for play- and prospect-based exploration.
  • Analyze basins and petroleum systems to assess source, reservoir, trap, seal, and charge.
  • Conduct play and prospect risk assessments, including chance of success (POS) and volumetric estimations.
  • Use geostatistical tools (distributions, P10/P50/P90, templates) for volume prediction and uncertainty quantification.
  • Integrate play-to-prospect evaluation workflows into exploration and business decision-making.
  • Perform prospect evaluation through exercises and real dataset applications.
  • Link subsurface technical analysis with exploration business impact and E&P cash flow considerations.

• Exploration Geoscientists
• Reservoir Engineers
• Exploration Managers / Decision-Makers

The course will not only be 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.

Note: The course will not only be 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: Introduction

• • Learning Objective.
  • Course Overview
  • Hydrocarbon in place Principles.
  • Data Integration.
  • Exploration and Development Uncertainty
    • Geophysical Uncertainty.
    • Geological Uncertainty.
    • Structural Uncertainty.
    • Petrophysical Uncertainty.
    • Fracture Uncertainty
    • Contact Uncertainty
    • Full Picture.

Module 2: Play Based Exploration Pyramid

• • Play Analysis detailed Work Flow.
  • Exploration Strategy.
  • Horizon Modeling.
  • Principle Definitions.
  • Level of Knowledge.
  • Play Analysis Level.

Module 3: Basin Analysis

• • Basin Definition, Earth Structure, Geological Time
  • Oceanic and Continental Crust
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Types of Basins
  • World Basins.
  • Assess Petroleum System.
  • Source Rocks, Trap Distribution, Structure Restoration.

Module 4: Play Focus Workflow.

• • Play Definition.
  • What we Know and Where we know it.
  • CRS Risking.
  • Quantitative Assessment.

Module 5: Prospect Focus.

• • From play to prospect.
  • Play Dependences.
  • Play Quality Control.
  • E&P Cash Flow.
  • Exploration Questions.

Module 6: Geo-statistical Analysis.

• • Property distribution Function.
  • Cumulative Distribution function.
  • Distribution Algorithms.
  • Min, Max.
  • P10, P50 and P90.
  • Risk and Uncertainty.
  • Risk Template
  • Normal and Lognormal Distribution
  • Volume Prediction

Module 7: Chance Factor and POS.

• • Chance factor and Risking Template.
  • Five Chance Factors & Technical Success.
  • Chance factors

Module 8: Prospect Evaluation work steps.

• • Reservoir Chance Factor.
  • Source Chance Factor.
  • Seal Chance Factor.
  • Charge Chance Factor.
  • What is Discovery

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