Why Choose this Training Course

This subsurface pressures carbon storage training offers a comprehensive overview of well planning and the strategic use of subsurface pressure data throughout the entire lifecycle of oilfields and carbon capture projects. Participants will be introduced to the fundamentals of well planning, pore pressure prediction, and the influence of geopressure on the petroleum cycle.

The curriculum emphasizes the importance of integrating geological data with pressure analysis to achieve optimal results. It also covers critical topics relevant to CCUS, including assessing storage capacity in deep saline aquifers and depleted oil and gas fields. By understanding how pressure, temperature, and trapping criteria influence carbon storage, professionals will gain the skills needed to manage carbon capture projects safely and efficiently.

This subsurface pressures carbon storage course equips professionals to improve well planning, pore pressure prediction, and overpressure mapping for better decisions and efficiency. It also supports CCUS projects by offering insights into safe carbon storage, helping companies meet sustainability goals and maximize project value.

Who Should Attend

Geoscientists, petroleum engineers, well planners, and drilling engineers involved in exploration, drilling, and reservoir management.

It is also relevant for CCUS professionals working on carbon storage projects, reservoir and production engineers focused on performance optimization, and basin modelers integrating pressure data.

Asset managers and decision-makers seeking to understand the impact of pressure data on oilfield development and carbon capture will also benefit.

Key Learning Objectives

• Identify the key components of well planning, including pressure-depth plots, overburden, and fracture pressures
• Describe overpressure generating mechanisms and the relationship between shale and reservoir pressures
• Apply tools such as drilling data, logs, seismic velocities, and basin models for pore pressure prediction
• Explain the influence of geopressure on hydraulic seal failure, fault seal integrity, and reservoir quality
• Interpret overpressure mapping and hydrodynamics in relation to fill/spill dynamics and volumetrics
• Summarize the key factors affecting carbon storage capacity, including trapping criteria and pressure/temperature conditions in deep saline aquifers and depleted reservoirs

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