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Geoscience
Structural Styles in Petroleum Exploration
Correct structural interpretation depends on recognising the assemblage a structure belongs to and the trap types it is likely to contain. This course surveys all hydrocarbon-bearing structural assemblages, explaining their origins through rock mechanics and illustrating them with outcrop, model, seismic and field examples.
- Discipline
- Geoscience
- Level
- Foundation
- Duration
- Flexible length
- Formats
- Classroom, In-house
Every course can be delivered in-house and tailored to your organisation.
Who should attend
Exploration geologists, geophysicists, engineers and geoscience managers.
What participants will be able to do
- Recognise the main hydrocarbon-bearing structural styles in map and section
- Distinguish structural styles on seismic profiles
- Apply mechanical stratigraphy to predict trap geometry
- Validate interpretations using restoration and balancing
Topics covered
- Structural assemblages
- Trap styles
- Rock mechanics principles
- Seismic structural interpretation
- Section balancing