Petrel Petroleum System-based Play-to-

Prospect Exploration: Integrated

Exploration Techniques and Workflows using
Petrel Exploration Geology Software
The overall goal of this 5-day course is for the participant to learn how to do play evaluation that
integrates all the elements of the petroleum system into geologically-based, objective, consistent
and documented results that can be used to understand and rank opportunities. The participants
will learn to keep their play and prospect evaluation live and usable whenever new
understanding or data becomes available. Foremost, they will understand why integrated
petroleum system-based exploration is an industry best practice.

The participant will learn how the fundamentals of petroleum systems and play concepts are an
essential part of best practice Exploration. These fundamentals will be integrated in a series of
exercises that demonstrate the basics of how play fairway mapping of the petroleum system
elements is used to create play chance maps and assess play resources. The play level assessment
of resources and play chance are then the basis for doing probabilistic volumetrics and
determining the chance of success for the leads and prospects within the play.

Participants will evaluate a concession area using the Petrel Exploration Geology suite of
integrated petroleum system-based play to prospect exploration tools and workflows (Petroleum
Systems Quick Look and Play to Prospect Risk). The concession analysis goes from initial area
screening, to play evaluation and lead identification, to the final assessment of the prospects
developed from the leads. It includes learning to keep play and prospect evaluations live and
usable whenever new understanding or data becomes available.

The petroleum system-based workflows are all performed in Petrel using Schlumbergers suite of
Integrated Petroleum System-based Play to Prospect exploration tools and workflows (Petroleum
Systems Quick Look and Play to Prospect Risk). The participants will know the theory behind
the tools inputs and workflows and be able to use these tools to do play and prospect evaluations
after this course.

Agenda
Audience
Prerequisites

Day 1

Petroleum System and Play to Prospect Fundamentals. Lecture and Exercises

o Exploration Terminology, Organization, and Objectives

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 o Global Themes: What are Global Themes and how are they used in play
identification
o Petroleum Systems and Petroleum Systems Modeling Basics

Day 2

Petroleum System and Play to Prospect Fundamentals. Lecture and Exercises

o Play Identification and Evaluation: Play Fairway Mapping, Play Chance

Mapping, and Resource Assessment
o Probabilistic Volumetrics and Prospect Chance of Success

Day 3

Concession Analysis Workshop

o Initial Screening of Concession Area

Dry Hole Analysis
Quick evaluation of hydrocarbon generation potential
o Play Analysis and Lead Identification
Reservoir
Derivation of play fairway maps on rock property maps using
geological concepts and sparse data
Convert Reservoir Play Fairway maps to Play Element Chance
maps
Seal
Derivation of play fairway maps from seal facies and property
maps using geological concepts and sparse data
Use pre-defined and user-defined compaction trends to create seal
capacity maps in Petroleum Systems Quick Look.
Convert Seal Play Fairway maps to Play Element Chance maps
Trap
Use structural interpretation alternatives to construct a trap
presence map from the input data and a conceptual model.
Charge generation
Learn how to estimate oil and gas generation masses,
transformation ratios and maturities using Petroleum Systems
Quick Look.
Understand how charge input data from other software can be
used.
Use results obtained from Petroleum Systems Quick Look to create
charge generation Play Chance maps using Play to Prospect Risk.
Charge Timing
Learn how to apply Petroleum Systems Quick Look to evaluate the
charge generation versus trap timing relationship.

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 Use results obtained from Petroleum Systems Quick Look to create
charge timing Play Chance maps.
Migration
Take the previously calculated reservoir, seal, trap, generation, and
timing elements and simulate hydrocarbon flow paths in Petroleum
Systems Quick Look. Evaluate
the effect on migration of open and closed fault scenarios.
Use a method to evaluate vertical migration.
Play Chance Mapping and Lead Identification
Transform all property maps into Play Chance using Play to
Prospect Risk
Identify Leads

Day 4

Concession Analysis Workshop

o Lead Evaluation
Use all the data created to calculate the probabilistic volumes (in-place
and recoverable volumes) and chance of success for identified leads
Learn fundamentals of probabilistic evaluation and input parameters
Analyze the leads using the probabilistic volumetric and chance of success
outputs
In Place vs. Recoverable volumes
Chance of success and exceedence probability
Statistical summary to determine which inputs affect the output

Day 5

Concession Analysis Workshop

o Prospect Evaluation and Ranking

Post-Seismic Prospect Evaluation
Revise Play Fairway mapping and Play Chance Mapping for new data
Re-evaluate prospects Probabilistic Volumetrics and Chance of Success
Perform some basic economic parameter analysis (economic limits,
volumes, and chance of success) and discuss the outcome.
Rank Prospects

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Oil & Gas Training and Competency Development

Course Offerings

o Petrotechnical
Reservoir Engineering
Drilling Engineering
Production Engineering
Geology
Geophysics
Petrophysics
Surface Facilities Design and Engineering
Information Management
Geomechanics
E&P Introduction and Fundamentals

o Operations and Maintenance
Mechanical Technician Operations and Maintenance
Process Technician Operations and Maintenance
Instrumentation Technician Operations and Maintenance
Electrical Technician Operations and Maintenance

o Management, Economics and Finance
Economics and Finance
Business and Project Management
Leadership and Communications

o Technical Challenges
Unconventional Resources
Deepwater Exploration and Production
Field Development Planning
Carbonates and Fractured Reservoirs
Exploration
o Health Safety and Environment (HSE)
Health, Safety and Environment

o Schlumberger Software
Platforms & Foundation Software
Petrel
Techlog
Avocet
Studio
Ocean

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 Omega
Drillbench
ECLIPSE
GeoX
Integrated Asset Modeler
InnerLogix
MEPO
Merak
OFM
OLGA
PetroMod
PIPESIM
ProSource
INTERSECT
eSearch
Mangrove

Discipline
Reservoir Engineering
Drilling Engineering
Production Engineering
Geology
Geophysics
Petrophysics
Surface Facilities Design and Engineering
Information Management
Software Development
Unconventional Resources
Geomechanics
Economics and Finance
E&P Introduction and Fundamentals
Deepwater Exploration and Production
Field Development Planning
o Simulator Based Training
Drilling Engineering
Production Engineering
Surface Facilities
Business Simulator
o Virtual Classroom Training

Immersive Learning Programs

Training Programs

Customized Curriculums

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 Multidomain Shale Training Program
Integrated Field Development Program
Subsurface Integration Program
International Oil & Gas Management Program
Subsurface Engineering for New Hires
Unconventional Resources Program
Production Optimization
Student Intern Integrated Training Program
o Masters Programs
Petroleum Engineering

Competency Management

o Competency Assessment
o Petrel Professional Certification

Alternate Courses
Petrel Exploration Geology: Integrated Evaluation of Petroleum Systems, Plays and Prospects

Course Progression Map - Exploration Geology

A Strategic Approach to Oil and Gas Exploration

Advanced
Petroleum Systems and Exploration and Development Geochemistry

Petrel Petroleum System-based Play-to-Prospect Exploration: Integrated Exploration

Techniques and Workflows using Petrel Exploration Geology Software

Skill Trap and Seal Risking in Exploration and Development - A field and lecture workshop - Moab,
Utah

Economics of Petroleum Exploration

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 Operations and Wellsite Geology

Foundation Prospect Evaluation, Risks, and Volumes

Basin Analysis and Petroleum Systems Modeling

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