Applied Structural Geology: Magnetic and Gravity Methods
| 14 – 18 July 2025 | Abu Dhabi | 08 – 12 Dec. 2025 | Dubai | 22 – 26 Dec. 2025 | Abu Dhabi |
Course Overview:
The participants will be able to do geomechanically correct structural interpretations, understand natural fracture networks, including the formation of conduits (open fractures) and seals (sealing fractures and faults) in different tectonic regimes. The participants will be introduced to the main elements of petroleum systems and geo-mechanics, which will serve as a basis for an integrated geological approach.
Course Outline:
Introduction: to petroleum systems
The role of structures in petroleum systems
Extensional tectonics: rifts, delta’s, domes and associated sedimentation patterns.
Compressional tectonics: fold-and-thrust belts, fault reactivation – multi-phase tectonics
Diapirs and associated structures
Fracture systems: fracture mechanics, reservoir examples and outcrop examples
Analysis of fault and fracture systems, including fractal properties of fault and fractures and prediction of sub-seismic faults
Target Audience:
Geologists, Geophysicists, Geoscientists working in Exploration or Production and Reservoir Engineers.
