COURSE OVERVIEW:

Play Based Exploration (PBE) is a systematic, regional approach to oil and gas discovery that moves beyond individual prospect hunting. This course focuses on evaluating the entire "Play"—a group of prospects that share similar geological characteristics—to understand the distribution of risk and reward across a basin. Participants will learn how to integrate geological, geophysical, and geochemical data into a consistent framework that identifies the most prospective "fairways" for exploration.

The coverage includes the creation of Common Risk Segment (CRS) maps for each petroleum system element, such as source, reservoir, and seal. Attendees will study the methodology of "Yet-to-Find" (YTF) analysis, which estimates the total remaining resource potential of a basin based on play statistics and discovery history. The scope addresses the use of Gross Depositional Environment (GDE) maps to predict the spatial extent of reservoir facies and the timing of tectonic events that influence trap formation and hydrocarbon charge.

Furthermore, the course addresses the commercial and strategic aspects of exploration portfolio management. Participants will learn how to rank plays and prospects using a consistent risking language, allowing companies to allocate capital more effectively. The curriculum highlights the importance of post-well audits and "play-validation" to refine models after drilling. By the end of the course, participants will be able to perform a complete play-level evaluation, identifying high-potential areas and optimizing exploration strategies in both frontier and mature basins.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

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

• Define the concept of a "Play" and its role in exploration strategy.
• Construct Gross Depositional Environment (GDE) maps for regional evaluation.
• Develop Common Risk Segment (CRS) maps for each petroleum system element.
• Integrate individual CRS maps into a Composite Common Risk Segment (CCRS) map.
• Identify Exploration Fairways where risk is minimized.
• Analyze the "Play Lifecycle" from frontier exploration to maturity.
• Estimate "Yet-to-Find" (YTF) resources using Creaming Curves and Parabolic Fractal methods.
• Risk Play-level elements versus Prospect-level elements.
• Utilize tectonic and structural history to define Play boundaries.
• Assess the impact of "Play Dependency" on portfolio risk.
• Perform post-drill audits to update and validate Play models.
• Categorize Plays into Proven, Unproven, and Frontier types.
• Communicate regional exploration potential to management and investors.
• Formulate a strategic exploration plan for a given basin or acreage.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Exploration Geologists, New Venture Specialists, Portfolio Managers, and Geophysicists involved in regional basin analysis and prospect generation.

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.