Structural Styles in Petroleum Exploration and Production

Instructors: Shankar Mitra, Ph.D.
Course Length: 5 DAYS
Course CEUs: 4.0

Course Description
Structural geology is often the fundmental key to successful intrepretation and prospecting. This course provides a strong fundamental background in structural geology of the various tectonic settings. It covers common structural styles in sedimentary basins worldwide and the geometry and evolution of trap-forming structures associated with compressional, extensional, salt, strike-slip and reactivated structures. Techniques for constructing balanced cross sections, maps and 3-D interpretations through these structures are discussed in detail. Examples of trap-forming structures from a number of basins worldwide are used to illustrate the concepts. Problem sets provide hands-on experience in interpreting and validating subsurface structures using surface, seismic and well log data.

Who should attend
Exploration and production geologists, geophysicists, and engineers who need to develop knowledge in a broad range of global structural styles; understand the structural geometry of trap-forming structures; and to apply structural techniques to make improved seismic interpretations, balanced cross sections, and structural maps in complex areas.

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