SPE Training Course

The Making of a Giant Salt Basins: An Introduction to Tectonics and Evaporite Deposition

Abstract

Many giant oil and gas reservoirs in the world are capped with a thick salt layer. That is the case for some giant reservoirs in the Middle East and for the Tupi field offshore Brazil-the largest discovery in the last thirty years. That is no coincidence: the conditions that lead to the deposition of thick salt layers are also generally favorable to the deposition of rich source rocks in the basin. There are amazing similarities between the Red Sea today and the Brazil-Angola basin as it was 120 million years ago. Understanding the tectonics and salt deposition mechanisms in active spreading basins helps provide exploration guidance for the South Atlantic margins, the Red Sea and other areas in the world.

Who should Attend

Geologists, basin modeling experts, geophysicists, exploration and development managers, and other people intrigued by sub-salt reservoirs will find this course interesting and useful to prepare exploration programmes in salt basins.

Schedule

Morning:

• Introduction to tectonics in actively spreading basins
• Implications for oil and gas exploration

Luncheon

Afternoon:

• Modelling thick salt deposition Mechanisms
• Implications for seismic imaging and drilling

Course Registration Fees	SPE Members	Nonmembers
One Day Training Course ONLY	USD 450	USD 550
Workshop Delegates ONLY	USD 350	USD 450

 

About the Speakers

Dr. Paul Tapponnier, who heads tectonics and earthquake research at EOS, Singapore, is one of the foremost secientists of his generation in the field of neotectonics. Early in his career, he transformed scientific understanding of Asia's tectonics with his discovery of active faults in Tibet that are accommodating the collisions of India into Asia. His pioneering use of satellite imagery strongly influenced modern methods of tectonic research. He previously worked at Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France, where he built a leading laboratory for tectonic science and trained a generation of younger scientists. Dr. Tapponnier, who obtained his Doctorate in Montpellier after graduating from the Paris School of Mines, has received numerous scientific medals and other top awards for his achievements. His research interests include continental dynamics and tectonics, particularly in the Asian and Mediterranean regions; active faulting and seismo-tectonics; earthquake hazard assessment; quantitative geomorphology; state-of-the-art determination of current rates of active deformation processes; and rock mechanics and rock deformation physics.

Dr. Bernard Montaron, is currently director of geosciences for Schlumberger China in Beijing. He had the following positions in Schlumberger during the last ten years: theme director for carbonates and naturally fractured reservoirs, Dubai, UAE; general manager of Etudes et Production Schlumberger in Clamart, France; vice-president oilfield services marketing for Europe, CIS and Africa; and vice-president marketing for Schlumberger Middle East based in Dubai, UAE. Bernard Montaron holds a degree in physics from Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles in Paris (ESPCI ParisTech), and a PhD in mathematics from University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France. He is a member of the board of directors of ESPCI ParisTech. Montaron and Tapponnier co-authored the paper "A quantitative model for salt deposition in actively spreading basins" that was presented at the 2009 annual AAPG conference in Rio, Brazil.

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Deadline

Registration deadline 26 May!

Venue

Grand Rotana Resort
Sharm El Sheikh
P. O. Box 296, Shark's Bay
Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt
Tel: +20 (69) 3602700
Fax: +20 (69) 3602711
Email: grand.resort@rotana.com

Held in conjunction with ATW Deep Sea Sub-Salt Reserves and Associated Risks

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