Participants will acquire an understanding of the geological principles employed to find, develop and produce oil and gas reservoirs, the type of data required to build a model of the subsurface, and the different methods used to display information. The value and limitations of different data sources will be discussed. Emphasis is placed on the operational and applied aspects of petroleum geology. The course will demonstrate how appropriate use of geological information can lead to better management decisions and thus improve the value of oil and gas projects.

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PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
FOR NON-GEOLOGISTS
Your Expert Course Leader
Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams is an Explorationist with more than 30 years’ experience in the upstream oil & gas industry,
having worked for a variety of companies including Shell Australia, Delhi Petroleum, US Major Apache
Energy, Mitsubishi Corporation, Kuwaiti subsidiary Kufpec and Woodside Energy.
Here is what past learners have to say about this training course:
“An excellent primer on Petroleum geology“ Well Test Engineer, TwoThreeFiveSeven
“Overall, it is an interactive and good session” Geoscientist, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd
“As a non-geologist, this was a great course for learning everything from why we drill for hydrocarbon to reading seismic charts. Adrian
is a very good presenter and uses a good misture of lectures, videos and classroom interaction. Good work!!” VP Investor Relations,
InterOil
“Very informative and intense training. Good!” Exploration IT Focal Point, Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn. Bhd
“As an IOI it has been good, well presented, clear and helpful for me as a newbie in the industry. The course leader is very experienced in
the industry and very aware of how to conduct course, hence good at it. Definitely recommended for beginner/ non geologists to use as
an initiation!” Manager - Strategy & Business Planning, InterOil Singapore
Back by popular demand!

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PETROLEUM GEOLOGY FOR NON-GEOLOGIST
About this training course
Participants will acquire an understanding of the geological principles employed
to find, develop and produce oil and gas reservoirs, the type of data required to
build a model of the subsurface, and the different methods used to display
information. The value and limitations of different data sources will be
discussed. Emphasis is placed on the operational and applied aspects of
petroleum geology. The course will demonstrate how appropriate use of
geological information can lead to better management decisions and thus
improve the value of oil and gas projects.
Course Highlights
 Course facilitator is a currently active exploration consultant with over 30
years industry experience
 Facilitator is also a professionally trained teacher who is able to effectively
communicate with all participants - regardless of their current knowledge
level
 Hands-on exercises are used to clarify and reinforce important concepts
 Videos and demonstrations provide added interest and simple illustration of
complex processes
 Current case studies are discussed to show how newfound knowledge can be
applied on the job
By attending this training, you will be able to acquire the following:
 A clear understanding of the terminology and jargon used by petroleum
geologists
 An understanding of the sources and reliability of various types of geological
information
 Knowledge of what geological questions to ask in order to gain an
understanding of the cost and analyse risk critical elements of a petroleum
project
 Confidence to carry on a basic technical conversation with a petroleum
geologist
 Hints about where to look to continue to increase their geological
understanding
 Ability to critically read press releases and simple geological reports
Who Should Attend?
 Petroleum engineers (reservoir, drilling, production) who work with
geological input data
• Geophysicists with little geological background
• Project managers whose teams include petroleum geologists
• Investment managers, brokers, analysts wanting to better interpret oil
company press
releases and other public documents
• Government data managers who handle petroleum geological data and need
to understand
the sources of different types of data
• Small-Company Directors who have picked up a large amount of geological
information over the years but need a bit of 'time out' to put it all together in
a systematic format
About your Expert Trainer:
Adrian Williams
Adrian Williams is an
Explorationist with more
than 30 years’ experience
in the upstream oil & gas
industry, having worked
for a variety of
companies including Shell Australia,
Delhi Petroleum, US Major Apache
Energy, Mitsubishi Corporation, Kuwaiti
subsidiary Kufpec and Woodside Energy.
He has extensive geological and
geophysical experience gained through a
variety of career positions including
Minesite and Wellsite Geologist, Chief
Geophysicist and Exploration Team
Manager. For the last 12 years he has
worked as an independent Consultant
providing technical and strategic advice
on how and where to explore to
multinationals, service contractors and
government bodies. He has evaluated a
vast array of exploration, production
and acquisition opportunities in regions
as diverse as Southeast Asia, Gulf of
Mexico and West Africa. He has worked
on all of the key basins in Australia, as
well as parts of New Zealand, Indonesia,
India, Malaysia, Cambodia, China,
Vietnam and North America. Prior to
joining the petroleum industry, Adrian
spent a number of years in research and
teaching at the Geology Department,
University of Newcastle (Australia), as a
field mapping assistant for the
Australian Government’s Bureau of
Mineral Resources, and as a Mine
Geologist in Australia’s remote outback.
Adrian is a Distinguished Member of the
Petroleum Exploration Society of
Australia (PESA) “for services to the
society and to industry” and has
published a number of technical papers
in Australian and international journals.
He is also the honorary founding editor
of PESA’s national industry newsletter,
PESA Resources News. Hugh Reid
operates an international petroleum
consulting practice in Calgary, Canada.
He specializes in hydrodynamics studies
and Test interpretation. He has broad
experience in teaching Courses in DSTs,
Pressure vs. Depth Plots &
Hydrodynamics to the international
petroleum industry, having presented in
over 10 countries, representing more
than 150 companies over the past 25
years.

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PETROLEUM GEOLOGY FOR NON-GEOLOGIST
7
2 DAY COURSE AGENDA
DAY 1
BASIC ROCK FORMING PROCESSES
 Classification and origin of rocks
 Burial, lithification and diagenesis
GEOLOGICAL TIME AND DATING GEOLOGICAL EVENTS
 How rocks are dated (absolute and relative time)
 Importance of time in rock formation and deformation
 Significance of unconformities
 Lithostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy
EXERCISE:
Dating and sequencing structural and stratigraphic events
EXERCISE:
Understanding a stratigraphic column
FUNDAMENTALS OF MAPS AND SECTIONS
 Concepts of strike and dip
 Isochores and isopachs
 Key characteristics of maps and sections
 Mapping structure and stratigraphy
EXERCISE:
Construction of simple maps and sections
CHARACTERISTICS OF PETROLEUM ACCUMULATIONS
 Nature and origin of traps, sources, seals and reservoirs
 Structural and stratigraphic traps
 Petroleum systems
EXERCISE:
Generating leads and prospects
SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS
 Types and origins of sedimentary rocks (clastics and
carbonates)
 Major depositional environments and their importance to
exploration
 Characteristics and distribution of source rocks, reservoirs
and seals
 Facies mapping and palaeogeography
CASE STUDY:
Application of palaeogeographic principles to exploration
THE PROCESS OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION
 Basin, play and prospect analysis
 Remote sensing and the basics of seismology
 Video - seismic acquisition
 Generating and evaluating prospects
EXERCISE:
Depth converting seismic sections
EXERCISE:
The 'Exploration Game'
DAY 2
GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION FROM WELLS
 Brief overview of drilling and well completion procedures
 Video - drilling procedures
 Sources and reliability of well data (mud logging, well
logging, testing)
 Coring and core analysis
 Working with well logs
EXERCISE:
Simple well log analysis
EXERCISE:
Reading and understanding geological reports
FUNDAMENTALS OF PRODUCTION GEOLOGY
 Role of the production geologist
 Sources and reliability of information
 Reservoir geology and approaches to reservoir modeling
CASE STUDY:
Multiple map manipulation
MANAGING GEOLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY
 Prospect risking and ranking
 Deterministic versus probabilistic approaches to
volumetrics
CASE STUDY:
Interpreting press releases
FIELD DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS
• Key features of producing reservoirs
• Reducing uncertainty through appraisal drilling
CONCEPTS OF RESERVES
 Sourcing and quantifying uncertainty
 Definitions of reserves
 Approaches to reserves estimation
EXERCISE:
Beans, beans and more beans! - illustrating uncertainty

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