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| Applied Biostratigraphy | ||
| Instructor(s) | Tuition | |
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Don Van Nieuwenhuise and Industry Specialists |
$2000 |
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Course Summary
This is a survey course on biostratigraphic data and its application to petroleum exploration through development. Reservoirs are three-dimensional containers and proper definition requires identifying the top, bottom and lateral extent of reservoir containers. Prior to extensive development of a field, good biostratigraphic data has the best resolution available to the geoscientist to determine potential reservoir limits. Particular emphasis is placed on what biostratigraphic tools are available to geoscientists and how these tools can be used. Focus is placed on tools that aid in stratigraphic and paleoenvironmental interpretation that lead to understanding the reservoir’s boundaries and internal character.
Day 1
Introduction and Overview of the Course
- Biostratigraphy and its applications in petroleum exploration and appraisal
- A Few Examples of Economic Benefit
Acquisition of Biostratigraphic Data
- Brief survey of fossil types used in industry
- When and where to use each fossil group
- How are samples collected and processed
- What types of datasets are generated and available
- Value of different types of datasets
- Taxonomy and its importance to data quality and resulting interpretation
- Online and published resources (Chronos and GCS-SEPM Manuals)
Day 2
Use as Paleoenvironmental indicators
- Water-depth indicators
- Water-chemistry, temperature, and climate zone indicators
- Water-Depth Examples from the Gulf of Mexico
Use in Stratigraphic Correlation and Continuity
- Fossils in Space and Time
- Biomarkers, Event stratigraphy, Zonal Stratigraphy, and Quantitative Stratigraphy
- Stratigraphic Standards, Composite Standards, and Graphic Correlation Basics
- How these are used in Correlation and Stratigraphic Continuity Problems
- TS Creator Exercises online
- Application Examples in the Gulf of Mexico
- Application Examples in the North Sea Including Use of Graphic Correlation
- Application Examples in Non marine Settings
- Biosteering and Prediction Ahead of the Bit
