COURSE OVERVIEW:

Basin and Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) is a strategic geoscience discipline used to delineate the most prospective areas for hydrocarbon exploration within a sedimentary basin. This course focuses on the integration of disparate datasets including seismic, well logs, gravity, magnetics, and geochemistry to create a unified model of the subsurface. By synthesizing these inputs, geoscientists can move from a regional understanding of basin evolution to the identification of specific "fairways" where the necessary petroleum system elements coincide.

The scope of this training involves the construction of Common Risk Segment (CRS) maps, which visually represent the spatial distribution of reservoir, source, and seal presence and quality. Participants will learn how to perform gross depositional environment (GDE) mapping and how to calibrate these models with burial history and thermal maturity data. This structured approach allows exploration teams to high-grade areas with the highest probability of success while systematically identifying data gaps and technical uncertainties that require further investigation.

Furthermore, the course addresses the economic and strategic importance of PFA in portfolio management and new venture evaluations. Participants will gain experience in using probabilistic methods to assess the aggregate resource potential of a play and how to rank different fairways based on their risk-reward profiles. This integrated workflow ensures that exploration investments are directed toward the most promising regions, optimizing the chances of discovering commercial hydrocarbon accumulations in both mature and frontier basins.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

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

• Conduct a comprehensive regional evaluation of sedimentary basin evolution.
• Integrate multi-physics datasets (seismic, G and M, well data) for basin mapping.
• Construct Gross Depositional Environment (GDE) maps for target intervals.
• Develop Common Risk Segment (CRS) maps for all petroleum system elements.
• Perform play-based exploration (PBE) workflows to identify new opportunities.
• Analyze burial history and heat flow to predict hydrocarbon charge timing.
• Delineate play fairways based on the overlap of favorable geological factors.
• Quantify play-level and prospect-level geological chance of success (GCoS).
• Utilize sequence stratigraphy to correlate units across entire basins.
• Evaluate the impact of regional tectonics on trap formation and preservation.
• Identify data gaps and design value-of-information (VOI) strategies.
• Synthesize geochemical data to define various petroleum systems within a basin.
• Present a robust play fairway recommendation to exploration management.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Senior Exploration Geologists, New Venture Managers, Basin Modelers, and Geophysicists involved in regional exploration strategy.

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.