N240 Using Seismic Data from Acreage Capture to Early Field Development
N240 Using Seismic Data from Acreage Capture to Early Field Development
In this workshop styled course, seismic interpreters take an actual field from acreage acquisition, through locating a discovery well, and into field development. Through hands-on exercises, participants learn about bidding on blocks, locating a wildcat well, tying a well to seismic data, mapping reservoir structure and quality from 2D and 3D seismic data, estimating recoverable reserves and selecting the location for a production platform.
This is a 4-day learn-by-doing workshop with 60% of the time spent interpreting paper seismic data and constructing maps. Training is conducted by emphasizing hands-on activities with practical interpretation exercises. Lectures introduce each topic and prepare the attendees to work realistic exercises. Each exercise is designed to reinforce the learning objectives. Questions and discussions are encouraged throughout the workshop. Attendees work individually and in teams and have opportunities to review their work.
Participants will learn to:
Seismic data will be worked at four different scales:
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Early career seismic interpreters, geoscientists, or engineers who have a basic understanding of the seismic method and also need to build their basic seismic interpretation skills will benefit from this course. Students taking this course should have completed an introductory course in reflection seismic technology or have at least one year of equivalent work experience. Working through the class dataset, attendees will gain practical interpretation and prospect evaluation skills that can immediately be applied to opportunity identification, exploration and early field development tasks at their respective companies.
The prerequisite for this course is a basic understanding of reflection seismology, such as can be obtained in N085 (Introduction to Seismic Interpretation), or N080 (Geophysics for Subsurface Professionals). Suitable follow-up courses include N007 (Seismic and Sequence Stratigraphy for Play Prediction and Basin Analysis), N067 (Stratigraphic Traps Identification Workshop: Sequence Stratigraphy Concepts and Trap Styles in Clastic Systems), and N040 (Interpretation of 3D Seismic Data).
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