Instructors:
Asif Akber, Afzal Chohan
Duration:
18 Hours
Outline of "Petroleum Exploration Concepts"
What is Petroleum?
Organic/Inorganic
Origin
Modern Theories
Estimates about
Remaining Reserves
Importance and
Alternates
Petroleum Economics
Where to Look for Petroleum?
Movement of
Petroleum
Major Petroleum
producing Areas of the World
Geographic relationship with present or past Gulfs
Petroleum Reserves
of Pakistan
Offshore
Prospects
Current
Exploration Status
Basin
Studies
Paleogeography
Paleoenvironment
Requirements
of a Commercial Pool
Source
Trap
Migration
Pressure
Source Rocks
Depositional
Environment
Restricted/Semi Restricted
Source
of Organic Material
Requirements for Life
Total Organic
Content and its distribution
Maturity
Migration
Primary Migration
Secondary Migration
Migration Path
Reservoir Rocks
Properties of
Reservoirs
Porosity/Permeability
Reservoir Geometry
Structure
Folds and Faults
Salt Structures
Structural and
Stratigraphic Traps
Cap Rocks
Shale
Evaporites
Limestone
Other
Petroleum Exploration
Exploration License
Seismic Methods
Data
Acquisition
Data
Analysis
Seismic
Modeling and Interpretation
2D and
3D Surveys
Geological Modeling
Field
Data
Tectonic and Structural Setup
Stratigraphic Data
Facies Maps
Well
Drilling Data
Petrophysical Data
Core
Data
Geochemical Analysis
Petroleum Prospect Generation
Decision Trees
Play,
Prospects, Pool
Search of a
Structural Trap
Prospect
Evaluation
Risk
Evaluation
Drilling an Exploratory Well
Geological Drilling
Order
Expected
Lithology, Pressures, Problems
Testing
Program
Appraisal Wells
Well Abandonment
