Education Days is an ideal platform to increase knowledge and awareness of new methodology for geoscience specialists. This year the event will be held at the Innovation Park (iPark) in Stavanger. The event consist of multiple on-day and two-day short courses delivered by distinguished geoscientists and professionals. The courses are carefully selected to ensure a consistent programme with appeal to a brad geoscience and engineering audience.
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Education Days Stavanger 2017
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Board of the Euro-
pean Association of Geoscientists and
Engineers (EAGE), I am pleased to in-
troduce our multiple short course pro-
gramme ‘Education Days Stavanger
2017’, which will take place on 20-24
November 2017 in Stavanger, Norway.
The event consists of multiple one-day and two-day short cours-
es delivered by distinguished geoscientists and professionals.
The courses are carefully selected to ensure a consistent pro-
gramme with appeal to a broad geoscience and engineering
audience. Multiple courses and topics are offered during the
week, thus insuring that all attendees can customize an educa-
tional programme appropriate to their own needs and interests.
Education Days is an ideal platform to increase knowledge
and awareness of new methodology for geoscience specialists.
These short courses do not only reflect the latest scientific de-
velopments in geosciences, but also demonstrate applications
of these theories to real-life problems.
This year the event will be held at the Innovation Park, or Ip-
ark, which is accessible for all participants and the ideal location
for this event. Ipark is an international centre for innovation,
research and business development, housing over 130 compa-
nies and around 900 employees. The Innovation Park is located
within Stavanger’s university campus area, and is part of the Ul-
landhaug competence environment in which the International
Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS), the University of Stavan-
ger (UiS) and Validé are important collaborative partners.
I strongly encourage you to participate in one or more short
courses during the EAGE Education Days in Stavanger. I am
sure that you will be positively surprised by the high quality
and professionalism of the courses.
Jorg Herwanger
Education Officer (EAGE Board)
Short Course Programme
20 November 2017
AVO in an Inversion World
Dr Anthony Fogg
20 November 2017
Time-Lapse Seismic: A Multidisciplinary Tool for Effective Res-
ervoir Management
Mr Cedric Fayemendy
21-22 November 2017
Understanding Seismic Anisotropy in Exploration and Exploi-
tation: Hands On
Dr Leon Thomsen
21-22 November 2017
Geology for Non-geologists
Dr George Bertram
23-24 November 2017
Rock Physics, Geomechanics and Hazard of Fluid-Induced
Seismicity
Dr Serge Shapiro
23-24 November 2017
Deepwater Reservoirs: Exploration and Production Concepts
Prof. Dr Dorrik Stow
Accreditation
In March 2013 EAGE became the first official Continuing Pro-
fessional Development (CPD) Provider of the “European Geol-
ogist” title, which is a professional accreditation established by
the European Federation of Geologists (EFG). In order to ob-
tain and maintain this title, the holder must provide a record
of high quality CPD activities, which include the short cours-
es like the ones presented in this brochure. For an overview
of the provided points for EAGE Short Courses and for more
information about this accreditation system and correspond-
ing EAGE learning activities please visit www.eage.org and
www.learninggeoscience.org.
CROSS DISCIPLINE DRILLING GEOCHEMISTRY GEOLOGY GEOPHYSICS MINING
OTHERNEAR SURFACE PETROLEUM
ENGINEERING
PETROPHYSICS TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT
RESERVOIR AND
PRODUCTION
ENGINEERING
CROSS DISCIPLINE DRILLING GEOCHEMISTRY GEOLOGY GEOPHYSICS MINING
OTHERNEAR SURFACE PETROLEUM
ENGINEERING
PETROPHYSICS TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT
RESERVOIR AND
PRODUCTION
ENGINEERING
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Monday 20 November
AVO in an Inversion World
Dr Anthony Fogg (Arun Geoscience)
CPD POINTS: 5
CROSS DISCIPLINE DRILLING GEOCHEMISTRY GEOLOGY GEOPHYSICS MINING
OTHERNEAR SURFACE PETROLEUM
ENGINEERING
PETROPHYSICS TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT
RESERVOIR AND
PRODUCTION
ENGINEERING
Course Description:
AVO (Amplitude Versus Offset) analysis has been a key tech-
nology for de-risking drill targets as it can potentially distin-
guish different fluids and litho-types. Over time the applica-
tion of the AVO technique has evolved and merged with
seismic inversion methods so that today the traditional AVO
analysis techniques have been superseded by the analysis of
rock property volumes on the interpreter’s work station. How-
ever, in order to derive these rock properties we still rely on
the fundamental principles of AVO. This course covers the ba-
sics of AVO theory and how it is used to create attributes or
inversion volumes from seismic reflection data that reveal the
rock and fluid characteristics of the sub-surface. The course
is not mathematical, but does review some simple equations
that help the student understand how AVO is applied to cre-
ate quantitative measurements from surface seismic data and
interpret those results in terms of rock physics – often referred
to as Quantitative Interpretation (QI).
Participants’ Profile
Interpreters, geologists, geophysicists and other geoscience dis-
ciplines who have an interest in understanding how AVO, rock
physics and seismic inversion is applied in real world studies.
Monday 20 November
Time-lapse Seismic: A Multidisciplinary Tool
for Effective Reservoir Management
Dr Cedric Fayemendy (Statoil)
CPD POINTS: 5
CROSS DISCIPLINE DRILLING GEOCHEMISTRY GEOLOGY GEOPHYSICS MINING
OTHERNEAR SURFACE PETROLEUM
ENGINEERING
PETROPHYSICS TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT
RESERVOIR AND
PRODUCTION
ENGINEERING
Course Description:
Geophysical Reservoir Monitoring (GRM) of reservoirs relies on
frequent time-lapse observations with high-survey repeatability.
This technology is a key enabler for maximizing the oil recovery
of oil and gas fields. The GRM technology aims at understand-
ing and updating the knowledge of producing reservoirs. This is
achieved through mapping the movement of fluid and pressure
fronts and fluid contacts during production and injection. The
combination of production monitoring with repeated seismic ac-
quisition and geological and reservoir information provides reli-
able estimates of static and dynamic reservoir parameters. The
lecture will first review the geophysical reservoir monitoring his-
tory at Statoil. We will share our experience with 4D processes,
resources allocation and the overall monitoring strategy. The
lecture will also cover challenges in understanding the 4D re-
sponses and value creation. Finally, we will look at how we push
the GRM technology towards higher use of quantitative results.
Participants’ Profile
This course should be of interest to managers, geoscientists,
reservoir and petroleum engineers with an interest in reservoir
management and monitoring using time-lapse seismic.
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Tuesday 21 - Wednesday 22 November
Understanding Seismic Anisotropy in
Exploration and Exploitation – Hands On
Dr Leon Thomsen (Delta Geophysics)
CPD POINTS: 10
CROSS DISCIPLINE DRILLING GEOCHEMISTRY GEOLOGY GEOPHYSICS MINING
OTHERNEAR SURFACE PETROLEUM
ENGINEERING
PETROPHYSICS TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT
RESERVOIR AND
PRODUCTION
ENGINEERING
Course Description
This course covers all areas of applied seismic anisotropy, with
class exercises and ample time for full discussion. Because
anisotropy is such a fundamental concept, it covers topics in
seismic acquisition, processing, imaging and interpretation, all
based on seismic rock physics.
This is not a ‘methods course’ but rather a ‘concept course’,
familiarizing the students with essential concepts, enabling
them to ask the right questions in future conversations, rather
than to operate particular software packages.
Participants’ Profile
Geophysicists should attend who have a working knowledge
of conventional exploration geophysics and wonder how it
can be that we use isotropic concepts to acquire and analyze
data that come from rocks that, after only brief thoughtful
consideration, must clearly be anisotropic.
Tuesday 21 - Wednesday 22 November
Geology for Non-Geologists
Dr George Bertram (Stratigraphic Research Int. Ltd)
CPD POINTS: 10
CROSS DISCIPLINE DRILLING GEOCHEMISTRY GEOLOGY GEOPHYSICS MINING
OTHERNEAR SURFACE PETROLEUM
ENGINEERING
PETROPHYSICS TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT
RESERVOIR AND
PRODUCTION
ENGINEERING
Course Description
The course comprises a series of talks on the fundamentals of
geology interspersed with short practical exercises and discus-
sions. The objective of the course is to introduce attendees to
the science of geology with a particular emphasis on its appli-
cation for the exploration of hydrocarbons.
Participants’ Profile
This course is principally intended for geophysicists who have
no background in geology but it should be of value to all tech-
nologists working in the hydrocarbon industry who interact
with geologists.
Thursday 23 – Friday 24 November
Rock Physics, Geomechanics and Hazard of
Fluid-induced Seismicity
Prof. Serge Shapiro (Freie Universität Berlin)
CPD POINTS: 10
CROSS DISCIPLINE DRILLING GEOCHEMISTRY GEOLOGY GEOPHYSICS MINING
OTHERNEAR SURFACE PETROLEUM
ENGINEERING
PETROPHYSICS TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT
RESERVOIR AND
PRODUCTION
ENGINEERING
Course Description
Part 1 includes: Rock physical and poroelastic fundamentals
of fluid-induced seismicity (including microseosmicity): Elastic
waves, Elastic Anisotropy, Poroelastic waves, Slow wave and
diffusion, Fluid flow in rocks, Seismic attenuation, Reservoir
properties.
Part 2 includes: Geomechanics and physics of faulting and
earthquakes and principles of the microseismic monitoring
method: faulting types, faulting criteria, tectonic stresses, rock
criticality, detection, location, earthquake mechanisims, mo-
ment tensors and magnitudes of earthquakes, microseismic
common receiver gathers, microseismic reflection imaging.
Part 3 includes: Various types of induced seismicity: produc-
tion-induced earthquakes, injection induced earthquakes, ge-
othermal systems, hydraulic fracturing, waste water injection
and carbon sequestration; interpretation of microseismic data
for reservoir stimulation and hydraulic fracturing.
Part 4 includes: Fundamentals of assessment of induced-seis-
micity hazard (injection, post-injection and disposal opera-
tions): Seismicity statistics, Gutenberg-Richter law, Interevent
times, Seismogenic index, Rupture propagation, Bounds of
magnitude frequencies, Maximum expected magnitude, trig-
gered and induced earthquakes, factors controlling hazard
and requirements for microseismic monitoring; Hazard of vari-
ous types of induced seismicity:
Participants’ Profile
The course is targeted to Geophysicists, Geologists, Petrophys-
ics, Reservoir Engineers, Graduate and Postgraduate Students,
Researchers, Interpreters.
Thursday 23 – Friday 24 November
Deepwater Reservoirs: Exploration and
Production Concepts
Prof. Dorrik Stow (Heriot-Watt University)
CPD POINTS: 10
CROSS DISCIPLINE DRILLING GEOCHEMISTRY GEOLOGY GEOPHYSICS
NEAR SURFACE PETROLEUM
ENGINEERING
PETROPHYSICS TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT
RESERVOIR AND
PRODUCTION
ENGINEERING
Course Description
This course is designed to provide the participant with a state-
of-the-art review and update, thereby providing an overall
understanding of the complexity of the deep marine system.
It will outline the processes and facies and how they evolve
on the slope and in the open ocean; discuss how these facies
build into distinctive architectural elements and how they can
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be recognized in the subsurface. The course also covers analy-
sis and interpretation of seismic records, sea floor images, well
logs (including borehole image logs), core materials and out-
crop characteristics of the component elements of deepwater
reservoirs, emphasizing internal architecture as related to res-
ervoir performance. Examples from different deepwater plays
around the world will be used to further illustrate their explo-
ration, appraisal, development and reservoir management.
Participants’ Profile
All geologists, geophysicists and petroleum engineers involved
in exploration and development of the deepwater play. Project
managers for deepwater plays and reservoir production.
Registration fees
All fees include digital course material or an official course book, lunch and coffee breaks.
One-day Course:
Registered and paid Until 16 October After 16 October
EAGE member1
€ 480 € 585
Non-member2
€ 520 € 625
Two-day Course:
Registered and paid Until 16 October After 16 October
EAGE member1
€ 705 € 760
Non-member2
€ 810 € 865
Multiple Course Package
Registered and paid Until 16 October After 16 October
EAGE member1
€ 1495 € 1625
Non-member2
€ 1765 € 1895
* Non-member fee includes EAGE Membership for 2018.
For online registration and group bookings, please refer to the EAGE Education website: www.learninggeoscience.org.
Venue
Education Days Stavanger will be held at the Innovation Park
in Stavanger:
Arkivenes Hus
Ipark - Innovation Park Stavanger
Professor Olav Hanssens vei 7a
4021 Stavanger
Norway
0047 51874000
www.ipark.no
Sponsorship
Education Days Stavanger 2017 offers excellent sponsoring
opportunities to create high visibility. For more information,
please refer to the EAGE website or contact us at education@
eage.org.
Onsite Bookshop
The EAGE Bookshop holds a collection of well over 600 sci-
entific, academic and specialist publications for professionals,
students and all who have an interest in Geosciences. During
the Education Days Stavanger, EAGE offers the opportunity to
order and pay your books online and pick them up onsite. If
you wish to do so, please send an e-mail to eagepublications@
eage.org. The deadline is 8 November.
EAGE Economic Hardship Programme
EAGE recognizes the current challenging status of the industry
and, priding itself on the inclusive character of the Association,
now has a special economic hardship assistance programme in
place to reach out to its members.
EAGE Short Course discount
EAGE aims to assist its long-term members who are currently
unemployed by providing contributions towards educational
programmes. Under this element of the EAGE Economic Hard-
ship Programme, members currently unemployed can attend
public short courses at the Education Days Stavanger for a dis-
counted course fee equal half of the lowest fee of the respec-
tive course (member early fee).
For more information we would like to refer you to the website.