Technical Courses and Workshops
Well Cuttings Workshop
2-5 day workshop with lectures
This seminar presents the theory and application of the description of well cuttings. Artificial cuttings are examined to give confidence in lithofacies and porosity evaluations. Poured cuttings are examined from several wells, and one well is described in detail as a class exercise. See full course description...
Sample Examination Seminar
1-2 week workshop with lectures
A review of geological and engineering properties of subsurface samples (especially fractures) from an international collection of reservoir lithofacies, source rocks, and seals. This seminar presents all the details needed to geologically steer the drilling of horizontal wells.
Carbonate Geology Applied to Subsurface Exploration and Production Problems
1-2 week seminar, usually with associated field trip(s)
This is the “Carbonate Seminar” that I presented for Conoco Oil Company and for Mobil Oil Company from 1978 to 1992; it has since been presented for numerous international oil companies and government agencies.
Modern-Ancient Analogs in Carbonate Depositional Environments
2-5 day seminar, usually with an associated field trip to a modern carbonate setting, such as Florida, the Bahamas or Belize
This is a new seminar with several unpublished examples from all parts of the world, all based on the Principle of Uniformitarianism, as applied to carbonate facies distribution.