Dorset-Based Events (England)

Petroleum Systems, Producing Fields

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Designed for:

The course is designed for Geoscientists, Petrophysicists,
Reservoir Engineers and Well Engineers. Ideally structured for groups working in multi-discipline asset-based teams.

Duration

Flexible from 1 to 5 days depending on course and client requirements.

Learning Level

Skills
skills 3
Knowledge
skills 3
Awareness
skills 3

Course Content

What’s here? 

  • Classic outcrops showing all elements of a petroleum system.
  • Producing oil fields from reservoirs exposed at the coast.
  • Source rocks.
  • Shoreface reservoirs.
  • Fluvial systems.
  • Tectonics.

 

Course Content 

Access 

Mostly coastal sections – limited walking.

Logistics 

Accommodations in Portland or Wareham

Fly in/out London or Southampton.

Duration

1 – 5 days

Course Tutors

Mark Bentley

PhD
30+ years - geoscience

Mark develops and runs courses in the Open Air, Reservoir, E&P, Uncertainty & Risk and Energy Transition series for TRACS. He has a career background at Shell, AGR, TRACS and Langdale Geoscience. He has served as a distinguished lecturer for SPE and EAGE, acted as Training Director for TRACS and is an Associate Professor Heriot-Watt University. He is also co-author of the textbook ‘Reservoir Model Design’.

Mark Bramwell

BSc, PhD
35+ years - geoscience

Mark runs courses in the Reservoir, Early Development, E&P Overview and Open Air Series. He has a career background at Shell, KUFPEC, AGR and TRACS. Mark is programme manager for the Early Development and the E&P Overview Series.

Jonathan Bellarby

BSc (Hons), MEng
30+ years – wells technology

Jonathan develops and runs courses in the Wells and Early Development series. He has a career background at BP, ICE, AGR and TRACS. Jonathan is the author of ‘Well Completion Design’.

Mark Cook

BSc, MBA
40+ years - reservoir engineering, economics and risk analysis

Mark develops and runs courses in Early Development, Business & Risk and Reservoir Engineering series. He has a career background at Shell, TRACS (Director), and AGR (VP). Mark is Author of ‘Petroleum Economics and Risk Analysis’ and co-author of ‘Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production’, an SPE distinguished lecturer, and guest lecturer at Heriot-Watt University.

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