EAGE Masterclass
Hydrocarbon Reservoir Characterization 2026
24 - 27 November 2026 | Sunbury, London
Instructors
Laura Galluccio and
Jonathan Rotzien
Duration
4 in-person days
24 November - 27 November 2026
Disciplines
Geology
Join us for a practical Masterclass in carbonate pore systems, deep-water architecture & facies modeling
Masterclass Description
This 4 day masterclass focuses on delivering insights for a practical, end-to-end workflows for characterizing complex carbonate and deep-water reservoirs. Through real world exercises and field scale demonstrations, you will master your understanding on carbonate facies analysis, sequence stratigraphy, pore system evolution, and deep-water architectural modeling. The Masterclass will give you the tools you need to bridge the gap between core, seismic, and 3D models to drastically reduce subsurface uncertainty and de-risk exploration and production targets.
Masterclass Objectives
By attending this Masterclass you will be able to:
- Analyze Carbonate Depositional Systems: Reconstruct environmental controls, facies architecture, and sequence stratigraphy at the field scale.
- Evaluate Pore System Evolution: Unravel depositional textures and diagenetic modifications to predict reservoir quality and improve 3D volumetric assessments.
- Understand Deep-Water Frontier Assets: Apply sub-bed and outcrop architectural analysis to reduce uncertainty across reservoir presence, deliverability, seal, and trap.
- Bridge Multi-Scale Data: Integrate core, outcrop, and seismic data into robust 3D reservoir models that optimize asset recovery.
Masterclass Programme
Sedimentological Characterization of Carbonate Rocks
By: Laura Galluccio
24 November 2026
Main objectives of the course:
- Understanding of a carbonate system, including the major controls on carbonate production;
- Appreciation of the heterogeneous nature of carbonate sediments and how this may impact predictability variations within the subsurface;
- Understanding of the techniques used to apply a sequence stratigraphic framework in a typical carbonate succession, and hence the impact on reservoir quality prediction.
Sedimentological Characterization of Carbonate Rocks
By: Laura Galluccio
24 November 2026
Main objectives of the course:
- Understanding of a carbonate system, including the major controls on carbonate production;
- Appreciation of the heterogeneous nature of carbonate sediments and how this may impact predictability variations within the subsurface;
- Understanding of the techniques used to apply a sequence stratigraphic framework in a typical carbonate succession, and hence the impact on reservoir quality prediction.
Carbonate Reservoir Characterization
By: Laura Galluccio
25 November 2026
Main objectives of the course:
- Identify the different pore types, their interconnectivity and hence the impact on permeability;
- Determine how specific sedimentological parameters and diagenetic process impact reservoir quality;
- Understand sample heterogeneity and its impact on reservoir quality data;
- Upscaling of reservoir quality data to aid prediction at the field scale.
Carbonate Reservoir Characterization
By: Laura Galluccio
25 November 2026
Main objectives of the course:
- Identify the different pore types, their interconnectivity and hence the impact on permeability;
- Determine how specific sedimentological parameters and diagenetic process impact reservoir quality;
- Understand sample heterogeneity and its impact on reservoir quality data;
- Upscaling of reservoir quality data to aid prediction at the field scale.
Integrated Methods for Deep-Water Reservoir Characterization
By: Jonathan Rotzien
26-27 November 2026
Main objectives of the course:
- Describe transport and depositional processes of deep-water strata including turbidites, debrites, and transitional to hybrid flow type deposits.
- Understand the different types of marine depositional environments and their implications to petroleum reservoir architecture and reservoir quality.
- Understand and interpret modern and ancient marine depositional systems.
- Characterize marine stratigraphy and build relationships with depositional environments using outcrop, core, and other oil and gas industry data.
Integrated Methods for Deep-Water Reservoir Characterization
By: Jonathan Rotzien
26-27 November 2026
Main objectives of the course:
- Describe transport and depositional processes of deep-water strata including turbidites, debrites, and transitional to hybrid flow type deposits.
- Understand the different types of marine depositional environments and their implications to petroleum reservoir architecture and reservoir quality.
- Understand and interpret modern and ancient marine depositional systems.
- Characterize marine stratigraphy and build relationships with depositional environments using outcrop, core, and other oil and gas industry data.
Participant's Profile
This Masterclass is relevant for industry professionals that are looking to expand their knowledge in exploration, production of carbonate plays and deep-water sedimentary transport processes and depositional products. We are inviting geologists, geoscientists, petrophysicists and engineers.
Participant's Profile
This Masterclass is relevant for industry professionals that are looking to expand their knowledge in exploration, production of carbonate plays and deep-water sedimentary transport processes and depositional products. We are inviting geologists, geoscientists, petrophysicists and engineers.