All courses will be will be taught at the Galería Plaza Hotel and include simultaneous translation, course notes, and refreshments.
Six pre-convention short courses of scientifi c interest to the geoscientists’ community will complement several technical topics of the Convention. Three of these courses deal with specifi c geophysical and geological aspects, whereas the rest are related to the petroleum geology of specifi c areas of the Gulf of Mexico. One is being focused on the Jurassic of the northern Gulf of Mexico, while the other two are related on the petroleum geology of Mexico. The course on Mexican petroleum provinces is an updated version of the course of petroleum geology of Mexico taught in Cancun during the 2004 AAPG International Conference. The course on characterization of carbonate reservoirs stem from field work carried out in the Sierra de Chiapas and in some oil fi elds of Reforma area.
Guidelines on how to register for short courses:
• Short courses are reserved on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis, and registrations must be accompanied by payment in full. Short course enrollment is limited, so you are strongly encouraged to register early.
• Undersubscribed courses will be cancelled. In order for us to better anticipate the number of attendees and avoid the premature cancellation of a course, you are strongly encouraged to register by September 17, 2011. Cancelled short courses will be refunded.
• If a course sells out, a waiting list will be automatically generated. You will be contacted if space becomes available.
• Before making non-refundable airline or hotel reservations, make sure that your selected course(s) will take place, and that your space is confirmed. We caution you against purchasing non-refundable airline tickets in order to attend a course.
Contact information:
Gustavo Murillo-Muñetón - Short Course Chairman
E-mail: gmurill@imp.mx
Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo
Phone: +52 (55) 91756452
No. |
COURSE NAME |
INSTRUCTOR(S) |
DATES & TIMES |
FEE(USD) |
1 |
Characterization of fractured reservoirs: Examples from southeastern Mexico |
Faustino Monroy, Miguel Hernández, Lilia Hernández, Norma Olaez and Clotilde Prieto
Pemex Exploración y Producción |
Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16,
08:00 – 16:00 hrs |
$215 |
2 |
Petroleum provinces of Mexico |
Ernesto Miranda, Lourdes Clara, Mariano Téllez, Juan Rogelio Román, Víctor Valdivieso, José Ruiz and Carlos Williams
Pemex Exploración y Producción |
Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16,
08:00 – 16:00 hrs |
$225 |
3 |
Regional trends in Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous carbonate sequence stratigraphy and depositional systems and their application to carbonate reservoir case studies, onshore northern Gulf of Mexico |
Ernest A. Mancini
Texas A&M University |
Sunday, October 16,
08:00 – 16:00 hrs |
$150 |
4 |
Practical aspects of seismic depth imaging in complex geology areas |
Rubén Darío Martínez
Petroleum Geo-Services |
Sunday, October 16,
08:00 – 16:00 hrs |
$225 |
5 |
Fundamentals of siliciclastic sequence stratigraphy |
John Holbrook
University of Texas at Arlington |
Sunday, October 16,
08:00 – 16:00 hrs |
$250 |
6 |
Formation evaluation of thinly bedded reservoirs |
Quinn R. Passey
ExxonMobil |
Sunday, October 16,
08:00 – 16:00 hrs |
$185 |
SHORT COURSE # 1: Characterization of fractured reservoirs: Examples from southeastern Mexico
Instructor(s): Faustino Monroy-Santiago, Miguel Hernández-Padilla, Lilia Hernández-Salazar, Norma Olaez-Ahedo, and Clotilde Prieto-Ubaldo (Pemex Exploración y Producción)
Dates & Times: Saturday, October 15, and Sunday, October 16, 08:00 – 16:00 hrs
Fee: $215 USD
Limit: 30 persons
Who should attend? This course is designed for geoscientists, reservoir engineers, geologic modelers, and students interested in reservoir characterization where fracture systems have a great impact on hydrocarbon production.
Summary: This short course will provide attendees with an extensive understanding of concepts, techniques, and methodologies to characterize natural fractures utilizing image logs, core samples, and thin sections. Participants will become familiar with techniques used to identify and measure fracture attributes and kinematic data which are the basis of structural diagenetic studies. This information is critical to determine conductive fracture sets which are in turn utilized for calibrating fractures on other scales, including at seismic scale. Issues such as geologic controls on fracturing, classifi cations of naturally fractured reservoirs, 3D modeling of fractures, and utilization of fracture data to build up static-dynamic models will be discussed. This course also includes applications of natural fracture studies to define locations of exploratory wells and their importance in diverse activities such as field development, drilling direction, and enhanced oil recovery. Additionally, the principles, fundamentals, methodologies, and techniques for the study of natural fractures are applied to outcrops of the Sierra de Chiapas in southeastern Mexico.
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SHORT COURSE # 2: Petroleum provinces of Mexico
Instructor(s): Ernesto Miranda-Canseco, Lourdes Clara-Valdés, Mariano Téllez-Avilés, Juan Rogelio Román, Víctor Valdivieso-Ramos, José Ruiz-Morales, and Carlos Williams-Rojas (Pemex Exploración y Producción)
Dates & Times: Saturday, October 15, and Sunday, October 16, 08:00 – 16:00 hrs
Fee: $225 USD
Limit: 30 persons
Who should attend? The course is intended for managers, geoscientists, and engineers interested in knowing more about and broadening their understanding on the most important petroleum provinces of Mexico.
Summary: This course will cover the lastest advances in the exploration of Mexico´s petroleum provinces. The course consists of a series of lectures given by Pemex geoscientists with first-hand experience in the petroleum geology of every basin. The provinces to be described include: Sabinas, Burgos, Tampico-Misantla, Veracruz, Salina del Istmo, Reforma- Akal, Macuspana, and the deepwater provinces of Salina del Bravo, Perdido Fold Belt, Cordilleras Mexicanas, Cinturón Plegado Catemaco, and Salina del Istmo. Specific topics per province include: basin geologic setting, stratigraphy, petroleum systems, and main plays.
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SHORT COURSE # 3: Regional trends in Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous carbonate sequence stratigraphy and depositional systems and their application to carbonate reservoir case studies, onshore northern Gulf of Mexico
Instructor: Ernest A. Mancini (Texas A&M University)
Date & Time: Sunday, October 16, 08:00 – 16:00 hrs
Fee: $150 USD
Limit: 30 persons
Who should attend? This course is designed for geoscientists and petroleum engineers involved in the exploration for potential carbonate reservoirs and/or with the development of discovered carbonate reservoirs.
Summary: The course reviews the tectonic, depositional, burial, thermal, and diagenetic histories of the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous carbonate strata in the onshore Mesozoic interior salt basins of the northern Gulf of Mexico area. Structural and stratigraphic trends and carbonate depositional systems are defi ned and characterized based on 2D seismic refl ection, wireline well logs, and core data. The analysis of these sedimentary basins is used in the identification of the carbonate petroleum systems inherent to these basins. The sedimentary basin and petroleum system characterization and modeling studies are employed to examine potential strategies to enhance exploration for potential carbonate reservoirs in these basins and in other passive margin Mesozoic rift basins. The geohistory and petroleum system assessments of the interior salt basins form the foundation for carbonate reservoir case studies for fields in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico area that are discussed in this course. Fields characterized by combination structural-stratigraphic traps, involving Paleozoic basement features or salt structures, and stratigraphic traps are examined. The depositional and diagenetic histories of the reservoir facies in the fi elds are characterized. The origin and development of primary and secondary pores, pore systems, and porosity are studied. 3D seismic, well log, core, petrographic, and petrophysical data are employed in the reservoir characterization and modeling studies of the reservoirs in these fi elds. These studies are used to explore optimum strategies to improve hydrocarbon recovery from the carbonate reservoirs in these fields.
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SHORT COURSE # 4: Practical aspects of seismic depth imaging in complex geology areas
Instructor: Rubén Darío Martínez (Petroleum Geo-Services)
Date & Time: Sunday, October 16, 08:00 – 16:00 hrs
Fee: $225 USD
Limit: 25 persons
Who should attend? This course is designed for professionals dedicated to the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in complex geology areas and who need a clear understanding about building accurate structural models from seismic images in depth. Among these professionals are geologists, geophysicists, petroleum engineers, seismic data acquisition specialists, seismic processors, seismic interpreters, and geoscientists in general. Basic knowledge of the seismicrefl ection method, structural geology, seismic stratigraphy, and well logging is desirable.
Summary: The goal of this course is to transmit to those attending key practical aspects and concepts for obtaining accurate seismic images in depth. We will start the course with an overview of basic concepts related to seismic resolution and its impact on the quality of the seismic images in depth. The impact of residual noise and multiple reflections on the seismic images will also be analyzed. Next, we will review the types of seismic velocities and their accuracy limitations, and how they are estimated and used to build seismic images in depth. We will then discuss the type of geophysical interpretation required in velocity model building using seismic tomography. A detailed analysis will be made about the difference between pre-stack migration methods in time (PSTM) and in depth (PSDM), and the pitfalls associated with the use of PSTM in the presence of complex geology. Finally, the topic of anisotropy in seismic velocities and its impact in seismic-to-well ties will also be covered in detail. During the course, we will have discussion forums where the attendees are expected to actively participate.
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SHORT COURSE # 5: Fundamentals of siliciclastic sequence stratigraphy
Instructor: John Holbrook (University of Texas at Arlington)
Date & Time: Sunday, October 16, 08:00 – 16:00 hrs
Fee: $250 USD
Limit: 30 persons
Who should attend? Geologists, geophysists, and engineers seeking techniques for improved subsurface mapping and prediction of lithology distribution within siliciclastic reservoir intervals. The course teaches sequence stratigraphy as a tool for interpreting seismic and borehole data from slope, shelf, coastal, and/or continental deposits. An entry-level understanding of these depositional environments is anticipated.
Summary:The course will cover the full range of topics needed to develop a foundational understanding of siliciclastic sequence stratigraphy and to apply this skill to practical reservoir interpretation. The first part of the course will cover fundamental concepts in sequence stratigraphy and application of sequence stratigraphy to seismic datasets. This part will also teach basic principles and stratigraphic components of the sequence stratigraphic model, including: processes generating systems tracts and parasequenes, lapping relationships, recognition of sequence stratigraphic surfaces and systems tracts within seismic data, and predictability of porous and non-porous facies distribution in marine and fluvial units. Discussions on accommodation, sediment supply, cyclicity, and basin physiography will be included. Imparting this added insight into the origins of sequences is intended to provide a basis for understanding and predicting variations in sequence architecture between pay intervals and fields. The second part of the course focuses on the recognition and correlation of sequence stratigraphic surfaces in borehole and outcrop datasets. Facies, wireline, and lapping character of the approximately nine sequence stratigraphic surfaces commonly used to correlate sequences and to subdivide sequences into higher-resolution systems tracts will be examined. Lastly, we will analyze the relative utility of the contrasting sequence-stratigraphic approaches currently available (i.e., depositional sequence stratigraphy, genetic sequence stratigraphy, and transgressive-regressive sequence stratigraphy).
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SHORT COURSE # 6: Formation evaluation of thinly bedded reservoirs
Instructor: Quinn R. Passey (ExxonMobil)
Date & Time: Sunday, October 16, 08:00 – 16:00 hrs
Fee: $185 USD
Limit: 30 persons
Who should attend? Reservoir geologists, petrophysicists, log analysts, exploration managers, reservoir engineers, and geologic modelers interested in an overview of the issues and techniques associated with thin beds. Some basic acquaintance with well logging and log-based formation evaluation techniques will be beneficial.
Summary: At the end of the course, participants will know how to use well logs to calculate hydrocarbon pore volume in thinly bedded clastic reservoirs, and have a practical overview of the issues, uncertainties, technical methods, and a systematic approach to solutions. Key topics will include: definitions and geological occurrence of thin beds, identification of thin beds using well data, characterizing thin beds with cores and images, petrophysical properties of thinly bedded formations, modeling log responses in thinly bedded reservoirs, high-resolution techniques, and lowresolution techniques. Course notes will be the AAPG book, Archie Series No. 1 – Petrophysical Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Pore-Thickness in Thinly Bedded Clastic Reservoirs. A few additional exercises are planned.
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