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Exploration Academy

Disciplines: Geoscience
Category: Development • Exploration • Foundational • Geophysics • Geoscience • Mapping • Subsurface
Format: Classroom
Available: Public • Private

Who Should Attend

Explorers, technical managers, and subsurface leaders seeking to sharpen exploration judgment through repeated decision-making and comparison with actual project outcomes.

Description

A collaborative program focused on exploration best practices where teams work through real case studies drawn from a global library. Key elements of the course include:

Accelerating Exploration Judgement
A case-based approach to strengthening decision quality in a higher-consequence environment.

Powering Decision Quality
Expose teams to real outcomes beyond their own asset base while guided by global exploration leaders.

Strengthening Risk Framing
Leverage cross-basin examples and real decision contexts to sharpen portfolio-level thinking.

Learning Outcomes

· Focus quickly on the key factors that control exploration potential to strengthen decision gate quality.

· Identify the critical risks and uncertainties that shape outcomes and impact portfolio planning.

· Approach failures as structured learning opportunities as required in high-consequence environments.

· Gain exploration cycle “repetitions” through real cases to build approaches that transfer across basins and plays.

Course Content

· Case Studies: Real examples drawn directly from the instructor’s experience, where results are known and can be dissected for insight.

· Round Table Discussions: Collaborative reviews of discoveries and dry holes to spark dialogue, challenge assumptions, and deepen understanding.

· Business Simulations: Fast-paced, “data-room style” exercises that train teams to quickly identify key potential, risks, and uncertainties.

· Modular Design: Numerous two-day sessions that cover exploration best practices and are customizable based on client needs.

· Follow-Up Consultations: One-on-one guidance available as part of the course to reinforce learning and support application back on the job.

Instructor: Amalia Olivera-Riley, PhD, John Farrelly, Mark Olson, Mike Lakin, Douglas Frisby
Venue: SCA Training Center - Houston
Cost: $2,500.00
Date(s): April 21-23, 2026

Instructor

Amalia Olivera-Riley, PhD headshot Amalia Olivera-Riley, PhD

John Farrelly headshot John Farrelly

Mark Olson headshot Mark Olson

Mike Lakin headshot Mike Lakin

Douglas Frisby headshot Douglas Frisby

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TUITION: SCA accepts American Express, Visa, and MasterCard for tuition payments. Alternatively, an invoice can be provided via email upon request during registration. All tuition fees are payable in USD and must be finalized prior to the commencement of the course. Please note that tuition covers course materials and daily refreshments but does not include accommodation or travel expenses. Enrollment in a course is not confirmed until full payment has been received.
TRANSFERS: Students who wish to transfer their registration to a different course must notify SCA at least two (2) weeks prior to the original course start date. Registration fees may be applied to another course within 12 months of the original course’s start date. After this period, payments become non-transferable and non-refundable.
SUBSTITUTIONS: Substituting a student for another is accepted without penalty if notification is received at least seven (7) days prior to the course start date. In addition, SCA reserves the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.
CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS: If it is necessary to cancel an enrollment, the tuition, less the non-refundable registration fee of US $150.00, will be reimbursed provided the cancellation is received in our office at least 30 days prior to the first day of class. For cancellations received less than 30 days in advance, the full tuition is due. SCA reserves the right to cancel any course session at any time. The final decision to hold a course is typically made two weeks prior to the scheduled start date. If a course is canceled, registrants will be notified via email and given the opportunity to transfer to another course or receive a refund. NOTE: Should there be a difference in the tuition, the difference will be refunded on or before the start of the class. SCA is not responsible for any penalties incurred for having to cancel or change your own travel arrangements. Please keep our cancellation policy in mind when planning your travel.

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