EDUCATION DAYS ABERDEEN 2018 28-31 AUGUST 2018 I ABERDEEN, UK www.learninggeoscience.org
Welcome to Aberdeen! EAGE is pleased to invite you to visit Aberdeen for our Education Days Aberdeen 2018. Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Board of the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), I am pleased to introduce our multiple short course programme Education Days Aberdeen 2018, which will take place on 28-31 August 2018 in Aberdeen, United Kingdom. The event consists of multiple one-day and two-day short courses delivered by distinguished geoscientists and professionals. The courses are carefully selected to ensure a consistent programme with appeal to a broad geoscience and engineering audience. Multiple courses and topics are offered during the week, thus insuring that all attendees can customize an educational programme appropriate to their own needs and interests. Education Days is an ideal platform to increase knowledge and awareness of new methodology for geoscience specialists. These short courses do not only reflect the latest scientific developments in geosciences, but also demonstrate applications of these theories to real-life problems. I strongly encourage you to participate in one or more short courses during the EAGE Education Days in Aberdeen. I am sure that you will be positively surprised by the high quality and professionalism of the courses. Jorg Herwanger I Education Officer (EAGE Board) 2 EDUCATION DAYS ABERDEEN 2018
Short Course Programme Seismic Acquisition Project Essentials: from Concept to Completion and Beyond Mr Jan de Bruin More from Seismic a workshop on Seismic Stratigraphic Techniques Dr George Bertram 30-31 AUGUST 2018 Rock Physics and Computational Geophysics Dr José M. Carcione 31 AUGUST 2018 Advanced Marine Seismic Acquisition Techniques Dr Mike Branston Venue Aberdeen Marriott Hotel Overton Circle-Dyce Aberdeen AB21 7AZ United Kingdom Accreditation In March 2013 EAGE became the first official Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Provider of the European Geologist title, which is a professional accreditation established by the European Federation of Geologists (EFG). In order to obtain and maintain this title, the holder must provide a record of high quality CPD activities, which include the short courses like the ones presented in this brochure. For an overview of the provided points for EAGE Short Courses and for more information about this accreditation system and corresponding EAGE learning activities please visit www.eage.org and www.learninggeoscience.org. Sponsorship Education Days Aberdeen 2018 offers excellent sponsorship opportunities to create high visibility. For more information, please refer to the EAGE website or contact us at education@eage.org. EAGE Economic Hardship Programme EAGE recognizes the current challenging status of the industry and, priding itself on the inclusive character of the Association, now has a special economic hardship assistance programme in place to reach out to its members. EAGE Short Course discount EAGE aims to assist its long-term members who are currently unemployed by providing contributions towards educational programmes. Under this element of the EAGE Economic Hard ship Programme, members currently unemployed can attend public short courses at the Education Days Aberdeen for a dis counted course fee equal to 75 euros for either one- or two-day course. The discounted registration fee is the same as in another supported programme EAGE Education Tours, where everyone can benefit from a discounted fee. For more information please visit the event website at events.eage.org. Registration fees All fees include digital course material or an official course book, lunch and coffee breaks. One-day Course: Registered and paid Until 15 July 16 July - on-site EAGE member 480 585 Non-member* 520 625 Two-day Course: Registered and paid Until 15 July 16 July - on-site EAGE member 705 760 Non-member* 810 865 *Non-member fee includes EAGE Membership for 2018. For online registration and group bookings, please refer to the event website at events.eage.org. DISCIPLINES Geophysics Geology Reservoir Characterization Near Surface Engineering Training and Development EDUCATION DAYS ABERDEEN 2018 3
Our Education Days are an ideal platform to increase knowledge and awareness of new methodologies for geoscience specialists Seismic Acquisition Project Essentials: from Concept to Completion and Beyond Mr Jan de Bruin (Independent Consultant) CPD Points: 10 Existing courses and books with the title seismic acquisition typically deal with designing seismic surveys, and sometimes also with processing and evaluation of the acquired data. Although design is treated in a less conventional way in this course, it is still an important part. Other equally important subjects receive equal attention, such as clients, finance, procurement, scouting, communities, execution, equipment, project management and safety. This course suits professionals who want to understand why their last seismic survey was not as successful as they expected. If you are either a client of seismic survey, in procurement, providing finance support or in an HSE supporting or policing role related to seismic acquisition, then this course will be of interest to you. This course will be of interest for employees of seismic companies who want to have a better understanding of how seismic surveys are conceived, initiated and managed in oil companies. More detail about the exact reasons why oil companies want to acquire seismic data and how they go about this will also be a focus. If you live in an area where a seismic survey will be conducted or if you are with an NGO in need of understanding more about seismic acquisition, then this course is for you. More from Seismic a Workshop on Seismic Stratigraphic Techniques Dr George Bertram (Stratigraphic Research Int. Ltd.) CPD Points: 10 Seismic data contain a wealth of information if you know where and how to look for them. Using a number of seismic based examples and hands on interpretation exercises from different geological settings worldwide, attendees will learn how to identify different depositional environments, predict facies, (especially reservoir, source rock and seal) measure water depths, calculate subsidence trends, recognize and quantify sea-level changes and, where appropriate, determine the paleo weather conditions. Issues of flattening and datuming to improve the understanding of basin evolution will also be addressed. Geoscientists, geologists and seismic interpreters, working in exploration or basin analysis, especially those interpreting seismic data with limited well control. EDUCATION DAYS ABERDEEN 2018 4
30-31 AUGUST 2018 Rock Physics and Computational Geophysics Dr José M. Carcione (OGS) CPD Points: 10 This course presents the fundamentals of physics and numerical simulation of wave propagation in anisotropic, inelastic and porous media, including the analogy between acoustic waves (in the general sense) and electromagnetic (EM) waves. The emphasis is on geophysical applications for hydrocarbon exploration but will also include the fields of earthquake seismology, rock physics and material science. Moreover, the course illustrates the use of seismic and EM modelling, with an account of the numerical algorithms for computing the synthetic seismograms and radargrams, including applications in the field of geophysical prospecting, seismology and rock physics, such as evaluation of methane hydrate content, upscaling techniques, detection of overpressure, Antarctic and permafrost exploration, exploration of the Earths deep crust and time-lapse for monitoring of CO2 injection. The course is useful for geologists, geophysicists, petrophysicists, reservoir engineers, mathematicians and physicists. The emphasis is on geophysical applications for hydrocarbon exploration but researchers in the fields of earthquake seismology, rock acoustics and material science including many branches of acoustics of fluids and solids (acoustics of materials, non-destructive testing, etc.) may also find this course useful. 31 AUGUST 2018 Advanced Marine Seismic Acquisition techniques Dr Mike Branston (WesternGeco) CPD Points: 5 The course is designed to familiarize the student with the latest developments in Marine Seismic Acquisition including Wide-Azimuth with its many geometry variants, Broadband techniques (boosting the high and low frequencies), seabed receivers for both P-wave and Converted-wave recording, simultaneous source acquisition, and methodologies to improve efficiency. The course starts with an overview of conventional 3D towed streamer seismic acquisition and then concentrates on recent advances that have enabled dramatic improvements in seismic data quality and interpretability. While the development of 3D marine seismic acquisition since the 1980s has been arguably the single most effective technique in improved drilling success, the recent addition of true 3D or wide-azimuth techniques has led to improved sub-surface illumination and imaging. In addition to improved imaging, improved resolution has been achieved through so-called broadband techniques achieved through novel source and streamer geometries and multi-component receivers. The course compares wide-azimuth towed streamer seismic acquisition as well as sea-bed seismic acquisition, ocean bottom cable (OBC) and ocean bottom node (OBN). Design and practical implementation considerations are reviewed; together with relative cost-benefits. In the case of sea-bed seismic, the value of multi-component recording is reviewed. Broadband seismic techniques are explained in terms of source and receiver design, practical implementation and interpretational benefits. The course reviews the latest developments in simultaneous source technology, which are attempting to improve the data density and / or operational efficiency of seismic acquisition. Finally the course reviews the other operational methodologies and designs that have been developed to improve acquisition efficiency. The course is designed for geophysicists and explorationists who wish to gain an overview of recent developments in 3D marine seismic acquisition. Participants are assumed to have a working knowledge of conventional seismic acquisition techniques and their use in exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources. 5 EDUCATION DAYS ABERDEEN 2018
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