By the end of this CDGA training course, participants will be able to:

• Get familiar with a 3-D seismic structural interpretation workflow
• Perform a seismic structural interpretation: seismic data QC, well-to-seismic tying, horizons and faults picking, structural model construction and trap identification
• Use a velocity field to perform a time-to-depth conversion
• Identify structural prospects

Geologists, Geophysicists, Reservoir Engineers, Production Engineers, Petro physicists, Petroleum Engineers, Drilling Engineers, Field Development Engineers, Managers, Asset Managers, Oil & Gas Engineers, Reservoir Operators, Surveillance Engineers, Technicians, Engineering Trainees, Technical Managers, Technical Assistants, Technicians, Chemists, Physicists, Technical Supervisors, Service Company Personnel responsible for improving the performance of petroleum reservoirs.

Structural Interpretation - Prospect Geometry Identification

• Survey introduction - Geophysical context
• Geology and petroleum system overview
• Prospect objectives
  
  

Seismic Data Analysis and QC

• Parameters for seismic displays: vertical sections, time slices, composite sections, 3D view
• Seismic data analysis: noises, multiples, footprints, frequency content, smoothing
• Seismic data preparation: smoothing/filtering for structural interpretation vs. reservoir interpretation.
  
  

Well-to-Seismic Tying and Horizons Identification

• Well data calibration to identify main geological markers and main reservoir layers
• Synthetic seismogram calculation
  
  

Seismic Data Picking and Mapping – Potential Traps Definition

• Structural interpretation (in Time) of mains horizons key horizons and faults picking (time picking: manual, guided, automatic, grid, and 3D picking), and correlation
• Picking results QC and estimation of uncertainties

• Volume and surface attributes calculation and analysis
• Surfaces generation to produce a time model
• Mapping
  
  

Velocity Model Construction and Time-To-Depth Conversion

• Interfaces selection for modeling
• Seismic velocities of intervals editing and smoothing, control and correction with reference wells
• Velocity model construction via layer stripping
• Time-to-depth conversion
  
  

Introduction to Seismic Reservoir Analysis: Potential Reservoirs Analysis

• Reservoir picking and modeling
• Surface attributes calculation and analysis
• Interval attributes calculation and analysis
  
  

Structural Prospects Identification and Evaluation

• Entrapment, reservoir extension
• Time vs. depth structures comparison
• Uncertainties assessment
• Recommendations

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.