Objectives

Upon completing this course, participants are expected to:

• Understand the petroleum-forming processes and the elements of the petroleum system,
• Have a broad view of the activities involved in petroleum exploration,
• Acquire the minimum knowledge necessary to work in petroleum exploration.

Content

• Origin and formation of petroleum, the petroleum system.
• Surface and subsurface exploration activities.
• Potential and seismic methods, remote sensing.
• Types of traps and seals.
• Conventional and unconventional reservoirs.
• Prospects, exploratory plays, types of exploratory wells.
• Geological analyses: drill cutting samples, cores, biostratigraphic and geochemistry samples.

Who should participate

Geologists, geophysicists and engineers working in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons.

Instructor

• A.J.C. Magalhães, PhD