Duration : One week

Objectives

This  course provides an introduction to geology and petroleum geology for drilling and petroleum engineers. Delegates will be instructed in the physical and chemical properties of the major sedimentary rocks and will be able to examine hand specimens of all the major rock types. The origin, migration and trapping of hydrocarbons is covered together with a review of key sedimentary and geological features such as folding and faulting. A comprehensive manual and is presented in an informal style to promote maximum participation and discussion.

Who Should Attend  

Drilling and Petroleum Engineers, Directional Drillers, Mud Engineers, Bit Design and Application Engineers Office Support Staff, Secretaries , Foremen and Lab technicians.  

   Course Content  

1-Structure And Composition Of The Earth

2-Rock Cycle

3-Time Scale And Divisions

4- Rock Types And Characteristics Of Each Type

•         Igneous Or Primary Rocks

•         Sedimentary Or Secondary Rocks

•         Metamorphic Rocks

5-General Relationship Between The Three Types Of  Rocks 

6- Magma, Composition Of Magma And Formation Of Igneous Rocks

7- Intrusive, Extrusive Rocks,  And Igneous Bodies

8- Classification

9- Sedimentary Rocks And Sedimentary Environments

10- Erosion And Weathering

11- Characteristics, Clastics, Non Clastics And Classification

12- Limestones And Dunham Classification

13- Selected Sedimentary Rocks

14- Stratigraphy , Sedimentary Features And Fossils

15- Stratigraphic Correlation And Timing Events

16- Metamorphic Rocks And Broad Classification

17- Surface Processes And Agents, Weathering And Erosion

18- Plate Tectonics And Structural Geology

19- Unconformities And Nonconformities

20- Geological Maps And Geological Cross Sections

21- Folding And Faulting

22- Timing Events

23- Oil And Oil Seeps And Their Significance

24- Continuation Of Disciplines

25- Origin Of Oil, Generation And Migration

26- The Reservoir And Characterisation

27- Porosity And Permeability, Relationship And The Darcy Law

28- Petroleum Traps, Classification, And Seals

29- Exploration