Why Choose this Training Course

This intensive GoM basin analysis training course provides a comprehensive examination of the Gulf of Mexico’s tectonic, stratigraphic, and petroleum systems. Participants will explore the basin framework, Mesozoic and Cenozoic play maps, source rock and trap mistiming issues, and real-world success and failure cases of deep-water wells. Each day includes expert presentations, break-out sessions, and interactive exercises aimed at enhancing understanding of the region’s complex subsurface geology.

Who Should Attend

Geologists and geophysicists or exploration managers that are involved in the assessment of new exploration opportunities, acreage and prospects. This is an advanced level GoM basin analysis training course and a basic knowledge of basin analysis and in particular of petroleum systems is required.

• Exploration & Development Department
• Geologists
• Geophysicists
• Exploration Managers
• Geoscientists
• Petroleum Engineers

Key Learning Objectives

• Explore the Gulf of Mexico’s tectonic and stratigraphic framework, with an emphasis on deep crustal types, structural domains, and basin cycles. Discussions will highlight the petroleum systems in the US and Mexico sectors.
• Focus on Development of the Jurassic Aeolian Play and its critical elements, including tectonics, stratigraphy, and play evolution in both the US and Mexico.
• Examine the timing and interaction of source rock maturation, migration, and trap formation, with an emphasis on the risks in Mexico’s Salina and Catemaco regions.
• Study the subsalt systems of the Gulf of Mexico, with a focus on play diversity, risk factors, and reservoir quality, including an in-depth mapping exercise.
• Analyze real-world well outcomes, examining geological and economic success factors, and engage in discussions on strategic basin entry or exit decisions.

Enquiry Form