SEALS Course

The SEALS course covers the following topics.  The emphasis is on practical techniques, exercises and real world examples.  Contact us for a detailed course outline.

 

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RISKING FAULT SEAL

 

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Physical character of fault zones

bulletFault nucleation, growth, evolution & seal
bulletRelays, linkages & seal
bulletConstruction of fault plane profiles
bulletJuxtaposition & connectivity
bulletFault induced fractures
bulletPredicting brittle failure & reactivation along faults
bulletFailure criteria, stress & the Mohr Circle
bulletFracture Mechanics & Numerical Modeling
bulletAnalog Models
bulletFault intersections
bulletReservoir disruption along faults
bulletChemical effects along faults
bulletQuantitative fault seal analysis
bulletCalibrated seal/leak thresholds
bulletLog analysis & SGR's
bulletPitfalls & Limitation in fault seal analysis
bulletDealing with structural & stratigraphic uncertainty
bulletMonte Carlo & stochastic analysis
bulletRisking seal in frontier exploration
bulletHC distribution & fault seal
bulletFault seal & capillary theory
bulletHC column heights & fault seal capacity
bulletFault dependent leak points (JLLP's, FPLP's, & FILP's)
bulletRisking percent fill
bulletOverpressure & Fault Seal
bulletMapping migration pathways
bulletFaults, migration & charge
bulletSeismic Pumping
bulletFault seal behavior & regional stratigraphic facies
bulletFault seal & structural style
 
bulletFault seal in producing basins
bulletFault seal behavior in the Gulf Coast
bulletFault seal behavior in the N.Sea/Norwegian Sea
bulletFault reactivation & seal
bulletPresent-day stress & seal
bulletFault block kinematics & seal
bulletFault seal & field development
bulletEstimating fault zone permeability & transmissibility for reservoir modeling
bulletBreak-down of sealing faults during production
bulletSeismic imaging of leakage: fault seal & top seal
bulletSeismic imaging of fault planes & fault seal
bulletFault seal behavior in 4-D
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Hydrodynamics & seal

RISKING TOP SEAL

bulletRisking intact top seals
bulletCapillary properties of seals
bulletTop seal capacity & seismic sequences
bulletPredicting HC column heights
bulletMechanical properties of seals
bulletRisking fractured top seals
bulletEstimating paleo-ductility
bulletIncremental strain analysis
bulletCurvature & 2nd derivatives
bullet"Snap, Crackle & Pop"  an example from the Central Graben 
bulletTop seal failure & overpressure
bulletMud volcanoes, sandstone dykes, chimneys, sea floor vents, seeps & loss of seal integrity
bulletShallow geochemical surveys, seismic imaging & seal
bulletEnhancement of seals by overpressure
bulletFracture permeability, confining pressure, & stress fields
bulletComputer techniques for seal analysis
bulletA comprehensive review of web sites related to seal analysis

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