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Application of Trace Fossils to Petroleum Exploration

Sunday, 29 September 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.  |  Muscat, Oman

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Course Content

As the world transitions into alternative energy sources; hydrocarbon exploration and production require to delve deeper into disciplines such as ichnology to increase the success of hydrocarbon discovery and its efficient production. Sedimentological and trace fossils analysis is commonly incorporated in any high-quality reservoir study. Some of the applications of trace-fossils in petroleum exploration and reservoir characterization include:

  1. The ichnological model of brackish-water settings
  2. The integration of ichnology with sedimentology and genetic stratigraphy
  3. The detailed characterization of shoreface, delta, bay and estuary deposits
  4. The continuous refinement of the continental ichnofacies and evolutionary trends depicted from the ichnofossil record.

More recently, ichnological analysis has been applied to reservoir characterization in both aquifer and hydrocarbon reservoirs. This deals with the fluid-flow modifications due to biogenically induced heterogeneities in the reservoir, and “reservoir ichnology” constitutes a growing field among industry geoscientists.

Course Objectives
  • Introduce attendees with trace fossil observations, including their identification and their relationship to physical sedimentary processes.
  • Integrate ichnological and sedimentological observations in order to depict paleoecological parameters such as:
    1. Salinity fluctuations
    2. Food resources
    3. Optimal oxygenation
    4. Sedimentation rates in depositional environments.
  • Showcase several ways where ichnological analysis aid in the understanding and refinement of depositional environments.
Agenda
  • Trace fossil concepts; classification and bioturbation assessment
  • Organisms-sediment interactions, trace fossil assemblages and ichnofacies
  • Fundamentals of ichnological analysis: ichnofossil diversity, abundance and ethological characteristics
  • Paleoecological parameters depicted from ichnological datasets: selected case studies and applications
  • Gross depositional environments and their ichnological signature: examples from continental, marginal-marine, and shallow-marine environments
  • Selected subsurface and outcrop examples from the Arabian Plate
Who Should Attend

Directed to oil & gas geoscientist involved in subsurface and outcrop sedimentological studies, reservoir characterization, identification and refining of gross depositional environments (GDE Mapping), reservoir distribution and quality studies, as well as formation evaluation analysis. Researchers and professionals, as well as undergraduate and graduate students in stratigraphy, sedimentology and petroleum geology.

Instructor

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Camilo A. Polo
Saudi Aramco
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Fee:
$415 USD
Registration Deadline Extended:
29 August  2024

Venue

Application of Trace Fossils to Petroleum Exploration
Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre
Muscat, Masqat
Oman
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Important Notes Regarding Short Courses

  • Short courses are limited in size and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis and must be accompanied by a full payment.
  • If you do not plan on attending the conference, a US $30 enrollment fee will be added to the short course fee. This fee may be applied toward registration if you decide to attend the conference at a later date.
  • A wait list is automatically created if a short course sells out. AAPG will notify you if space becomes available.
  • Before purchasing non-refundable airline tickets, confirm that the course will take place, as courses may be cancelled if undersubscribed.
  • Please register well before the deadline of 12 September 2024. Short course cancellations due to low enrollment will be considered at this time. No refunds will be allowed on short courses after 12 September 2024
  • We will continue to take registrations for short courses not cancelled until they are either sold out or closed.
  • Courses will be held in the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre unless otherwise indicated. Participants will be advised via email of the specific location approximately two weeks prior to the course.
Cancellation Policy
  • Cancellations can be made by contacting ICE Registration on or before 12 September via email at [email protected]
  • Cancellations received on or before 12 September will receive a refund LESS a US $75 processing fee.
  • Refunds will not be issued after 12 September or for “no shows.”
  • You may substitute one participant for another.

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