EDUCATION
Balgownie Geoscience have developed and can deliver a number of Upstream Oil & Gas training courses. Courses can also be tailor-made for clients as required. Please feel free to get in touch to discuss.
Upstream Oil & Gas - An Introduction
A short course to explain the Upstream Oil & Gas Industry through it’s Lifecycle from Asset Acquisition, through Exploration, Development, Production and Abandonment. Useful to newcomers to the industry and interested others.
Oil & Gas Exploration
A course explaining all aspects of the Oil & Gas exploration process. From Asset Acquisition, Regional Studies, Portfolio Development, Prospect Generation and Exploration Drilling. Great for the next generation of Oil & Gas explorers.
Oil & Gas Appraisal & Development
The next step in the Upstream lifecycle, taking a discovery through the Appraisal and Development Process. Addresses Field Development Planning and how to maximise value from a new discovery. For those tasked with developing Oil and Gas fields.
Play Fairway Analysis
Where to acquire acreage? Are the prerequisites for discoveries there? A structured course highlighting how detailed regional Play analysis can prioritise areas to study further. Critical for explorers especially in new and emerging basins.
North Sea Reservoirs
Classroom, online and (if requested) field based overview of key North Sea Reservoirs. Their deposition, character, distribution, quality and quirks. Supported by key subsurface core and petrophysical log data.
Hydrocarbon Play Elements
Explaining the Hydrocarbon Cycle and the key components of Source, Reservoir and Seal using global examples. Outdoor learning opportunities in the Midland Valley of Scotland using Devonian and Carboniferous outcrops and data.