Why Choose this Training Course

As conventional hydrocarbon reserves diminish, the global energy industry is shifting its focus toward unconventional resources, specifically heavy oil, bitumen, and shale gas, to secure future energy demands. Successfully exploiting these complex assets—which serve as critical transition fuels and essential resource bases—requires a fundamental departure from traditional exploration methods. Because these reservoirs exhibit distinct petrophysical properties, such as the high viscosity of heavy oils and the intricate, low-permeability pore networks of shale plays, standard models are often insufficient. This intensive unconventional reservoirs characterization training course provides the specialized technical framework necessary to master the geophysical characterization and production strategies essential for these unconventional reservoirs. Participants will explore advanced seismic strategies, tailored rock physics models, and effective production workflows to overcome the unique challenges associated with reservoir displacement, stress states, and mineralogical variability. By integrating accurate rock and fluid characterization with practical production insights—ranging from extraction techniques to transportation and environmental considerations—you will gain the expertise to optimize recovery and mitigate risk. Designed for technical professionals, this program ensures you can confidently navigate the nuances of heavy oil and shale gas plays, transforming complex reservoir challenges into reliable, economically viable production strategies.

We are also a proud member of the Energy Institute of UK.

Who Should Attend

• Seismic interpreters
• Seismic processors
• Stratigraphers
• Sstructure geologists
• Reservoir engineers

Key Learning Objectives

• Analyze the geological origins, API classifications, and structural compositions of heavy crude oils and bitumen.

• Apply rigorous rock physics models and advanced characterization workflows to evaluate heavy oil and shale gas reservoir properties.

• Evaluate diverse heavy oil production techniques and the resulting environmental implications of extraction and exploration activities.

• Utilize seismic attributes to map geological features of interest, including the identification of production correlations with low-curvature regions.

• Interpret structural orientations and fracture patterns using rose diagrams, brittleness-scaled curvature, and azimuthal analysis.

• Predict reservoir stress fields and identify open fractures by integrating azimuthal velocity, AVO anomalies, and acoustic impedance volumes.

• Assess the prevailing technical challenges and future developments necessary for accurate unconventional reservoir characterization.

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