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Structural Geology
from a Time Perspective
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Geologists, geophysicist and petroleum engineers with some geology background.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The aim of the course is to review structural geology from a time perspective with emphasis on prospect evaluation. In this respect, after a brief survey of elements, the concept of time is introduced gradually starting from age relationships in geological maps, time in structural interpretation of borehole images, tectonic evolution from seismic data and finally the role of time in basin analysis.
The course will be conducted in a class with a pc or laptop for each student with Excel. A working knowledge of Excel and Powerpoint is required.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Reading geologic history from geological maps.
Structural interpretation of borehole images and seismic profiles
Constructing tectonic evolution of a field from seismic data.
Role of time in basin evolution
Time perspective in petroleum prospect evaluation.
COURSE CONTENT
Structural geology overview and geological maps 1 day
- Exercise: reading geological map
Structural geology from borehole images 1 day
- Exercise: structural interpretation of borehole image logs
Structural geology from seismic profiles 1 day
- Exercise: Structural interpretation of seismic profiles and maps
Tectonic regimes, structural styles and tectonic evolution 1 day
- Exercise: Tectonic evolution using flattened seismic profiles
Basin evolution and case studies 1 day
- Exercise: Depth burial diagrams.
About the Instructor
Sait Ismail Ozkaya
Sait Ismail Ozkaya is a structural geologist with a Ph. D. degree from the University of Missouri USA. He also has an M.Sc, degree in Computer Science and strong background mathematics and computer programming. He was a professor at Kuwait University before he joined Baker Atlas in 1996. He has been working an independent consultant since 2003. His specialty is fractured reservoir characterization. He has worked on a vast number of fractured carbonate and clastic reservoirs in the Middle East. His work covers full spectrum from borehole image interpretation to fracture data generation for single or dual porosity reservoir simulation. He has been particularly successful in evaluating fracture flow patterns by integrating petroleum engineering data with geological fault/fracture information. He has used a wide range of software and techniques such as 2D and 3D Discrete fracture network modeling and prediction with Neural Networks. He has written several software packages for fracture analysis and has many publications in structural geology, computer applications and fracture analysis.