Short Courses
Short courses will be held at the EOG Training Facility (transportation on your own).
Please check at Registration (Watergarden A, Level 2 of the American Bank Center) for last-minute spots in the Sunday short course.
Note: You must be registered for the convention to enroll in a short course.
| COURSE #1: Depositional Environments of Ancient Clastic Systems from Well Logs* |
Instructor: Tom Fett, P.E.
12:30 pm–4:30 pm, Saturday, September 17
Location: EOG Training Facility, 539 N. Carancahua St., Corpus Christi, TX
$100 per person, $60 for students (cost includes all course materials)
Maximum 50 persons, 10 students
This course will cover stratigraphic studies in general, pattern recognition; dipmeter applications; imaging applications, including presentation formats; sedimentary features, especially cross bedding; vertical grain size profiles; bars, channels, and fans; growth faulting; depositional environments and systems; role of wireline measurements; field trips; and other resources.
*This Short Course and the Geomorphology of Nueces River Valley Field Trip (FT #4) compares ancient and modern clastic systems.
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COURSE #2: CANCELED Big Things from Small Matters: Basin Analysis from Paleontology, Geochemistry, and
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Instructor: Woodson Godfrey
8:00 am–4:00 pm • Sunday, September 18
Location: American Bank Center, 1901 N. Shoreline Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX
$150 per person, $110 for students (cost includes refreshments and all course materials)
Maximum 40 persons, 8 students
The content of this course is aimed at the geologist who uses this type of information in the pursuit of hydrocarbon exploration and production, whether in shales, sands, or carbonates. The course covers descriptions of the commonly applied fossil groups to exploration paleontology, quality assurance in data quality, and how to produce effective integration of data types. The origins and distribution of fossil remains, kerogen, and their applications in both conventional and unconventional trend development settings will be discussed. The uses of paleoecology and micro-environments. Case studies and theory in the application of paleontology to basin analysis will be discussed along with project post-mortem examinations. |
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| COURSE #3: CANCELED Geopressure for Prospect Assessment |
Instructor: Selim Simon Shaker
8:00 am–4:00 pm • Sunday, September 18
Location: American Bank Center, 1901 N. Shoreline Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX
$150 per person, $110 for students (cost includes refreshments and all course materials)
Maximum 30 persons, 6 students
A viable prospect is contingent on hydrocarbon source, a reservoir that can contain and deliver, competent seal, and drillable well trajectory. These amalgamated aspects are chiefly a consequence of the subsurface geopressure vertical and lateral partitions. Moreover, successful drilling relies on accurate prediction of pore-fracture pressure within the drilling tolerance window and their safety limitations.
Each participant will have a fundamental understanding of geopressure partitions, prospect’s trapping integrity, and reserve potentials.
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COURSE #4: Basic Seismic Attributes
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Instructor: Dr. Robert Schneider
8:00 am–4:00 pm • Sunday, September 18
Location: EOG Training Facility, 539 N. Carancahua St., Corpus Christi, TX
$150 per person, $110 for students (cost includes refreshments, lunch, and all course materials)
Maximum 40 persons, 8 students
This geophysical course will introduce and/or reinforce key concepts related to seismic attributes. The course has five sections: 1) Basic rock physics (stress/strain, elastic moduli, etc.); 2) Seismic fundamentals (reflection coefficients, phase, etc.); 3) Post-stack attributes (definitions, instantaneous and geometric attributes, curvature, etc.); 4) Pre-stack attributes (gathers, AVO, cross plots, tuning, etc.); and 5) Special topics.
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