COURSE OVERVIEW:

The integration of biostratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy is the key to unlocking the temporal and spatial distribution of reservoir, source, and seal rocks. This course provides a practical framework for using microfossils and stratigraphic surfaces to correlate across basins and high-resolution reservoir scales. Participants will learn how to transform discrete fossil data into a continuous chronostratigraphic framework, facilitating more accurate geological predictions in both exploration frontiers and mature fields.

The scope of this training covers the application of various biostratigraphic groups—including foraminifera, nannofossils, and palynomorphs to define age-dating, paleo-water depths, and depositional environments. Attendees will explore the principles of sequence stratigraphy, focusing on the identification of system tracts and key surfaces such as sequence boundaries and maximum flooding surfaces. We will specifically examine how "Bio-Sequence Stratigraphy" reduces the risk of miscorrelation in complex areas where seismic and log signatures are ambiguous.

Coverage includes the role of biostratigraphy in real-time wellsite operations for picking casing points and identifying unconformities. By the end of this course, participants will understand how to build integrated stratigraphic models that honor the biological clock of the earth. The course emphasizes the transition from academic fossil identification to applied industrial stratigraphy for optimizing drilling targets and characterizing reservoir compartmentalization.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

• Apply biostratigraphic data to establish accurate age-dating and chronostratigraphy.
• Utilize microfossils for the reconstruction of paleo-depositional environments.
• Identify key sequence stratigraphic surfaces (SB, MFS, TS) using fossil abundance.
• Integrate biostratigraphy with seismic and well logs for robust correlation.
• Distinguish between global eustatic signals and local tectonic controls.
• Build Wheeler Diagrams to visualize the temporal distribution of facies.
• Use biostratigraphy to predict reservoir distribution and seal integrity.
• Apply high-resolution stratigraphy to solve reservoir connectivity problems.
• Manage and quality control biostratigraphic datasets from service companies.
• Utilize real-time biostratigraphy for wellsite decision support and geosteering.
• Differentiate between marine and non-marine depositional sequences.
• Quantify the uncertainty in stratigraphic age-dating and correlation.
• Communicate stratigraphic risks and opportunities to exploration teams.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Geologists, Stratigraphers, Explorationists, and Reservoir Geoscientists seeking to enhance their correlation and basin analysis skills.

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY:

A highly interactive combination of lectures, discussion sessions, and case studies will be employed to maximise the transfer of information, knowledge, and experience. The course will be intensive, practical, and highly interactive. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share in developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. There will also be some indoor experiential activities to enhance the learning experience. Course material will be provided in PowerPoint, with necessary animations, learning videos, and general discussions.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and at the end of the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants completing a minimum of 80% of the total attendance time requirement.