Clastic Sedimentology for Exploration and Development

About the Course

The course covers the basics of clastic sedimentology at scales that are appropriate for both regional exploration and detailed reservoir characterisation. The main types of sedimentary basin are briefly reviewed in the context of crystal dynamics and plate tectonics and the production and transport of clastic material in different tectonic, topographic and climatic settings are described.

The course discusses processes of erosion, transport and deposition of sediments by water and wind. Sedimentary fluid dynamics are related to sedimentary bed forms which, in turn, are related to the lamination and bedding styles that characterise most sandstone. The processes of sediment gravity flows are related to the textures of their products and to the forms of their depositional units. These principles are applied to different depositional settings, focussing on the nature of sediment supply, the distribution of processes in space and time and the resultant organisation of depositional facies. Alluvial, deltaic, coastal, shallow-marine, slope, deep-marine and aeolian settings are all discussed in terms of processes, facies and facies organisation.

Course Objectives

Interpret clastic depositional environments using data from cores images, cutting images and wireline logs.
Apply new sequence stratigraphic concepts to clastic reservoirs.
Correlate wells using knowledge of depositional environment.
Predict reservoir size, shape, trend and quality.

Course Content

As shown in the outline below, for each environment:

- Processes
- Facies and facies distribution
- Base-level, topographic and tectonic controls on sediment distribution
- Sedimentary geometries, source rocks and reservoir sand bodies
- Main constraints on correlation and reservoir modelling
- Types of sedimentary basin in different tectonic contexts
- The large-scale tectonic setting of the main types of sedimentary basin and the relationship between structural style and patterns of sedimentary fill
- The effects of base-level changes and syn-depositional tectonics on patterns of sediment distribution
- The varying approaches to correlation in different sedimentary settings
- The role of analogues in building reservoir models in different depositional settings

Sediment generation and supply in different settings. Fluid dynamics and rheology of erosion, transport and deposition. The basic mechanics of sediment erosion, transport and deposition and resultant bedforms and sedimentary structures. Post-depositional processes and products

- Alluvial, Deltaic

- Coastal, Shallow marine

Review of sedimentary environments

Sediment generation and supply in different settings. Fluid dynamics and rheology of erosion, transport and deposition. The basic mechanics of sediment erosion, transport and deposition and resultant bed forms and sedimentary structures. Post-depositional processes and products

- Slope, Deep-marine

- Aeolian, Lacustrine

Who Should Attend?

Geologist, Geophycists, Petrophycists and Engineers who are involved in exploration in one or the other.

5 Days

Course Fees (VAT Included)

Lagos/PH/Abuja: ₦ 430,000.00

UK/US/Ghana/Others: $ 4,300.00

TRAINING PACK

Award of Certificate.
Professional Training Materials

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ACCOUNT DETAILS

NAIRA ACCOUNT

BANK: ECOBANK

ACCOUNT NAME: SBT PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE LIMITED

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 1613062169

BRANCH: Chevron Branch

SORT CODE: 050150340

DOLLAR ACCOUNT

BANK: ECOBANK

ACCOUNT NAME: SBT PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE LIMITED

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 1613062183

BRANCH: Chevron Branch