Petroleum Exploration Strategy
By: Jean-Jacques Biteau
Instructor
Mr. Jean-Jacques Biteau
(Total Professor Associate, France)
Duration
4–5 November 2020:
4:00PM-8:00PM CET
4 hours/day
Disciplines
Geology – Geological Modeling
Course format
The EAGE Interactive online short courses bring carefully selected courses of experienced instructors from industry and academia online to give participants the possibility to follow the latest education in geoscience and engineering remotely. The courses are designed to be easily digested over the course of two or three days. Participants will have the possibility to interact live with the instructor and ask questions.
Course description
This course is set up as follows:
Chapter 1: Introduction;
Chapter 2: Definitions, elements of strategy, partnerships;
- Reserves and costs
- Upstream actions, elements of strategy and petroleum partnership
Chapter 3: Evaluation of Exploration projects;
- 3a Working sequence and costs
- 3b The prospect Evaluation sheet or 'Fiche Objective'
- 3c Economic criteria
- 3d Economic studies in exploration / appraisal
Chapter 4: Partnerships, Contracts and mining acreage;
- 4a Partnerships
- 4b The main petroleum contract types
Chapter 5: Missions and role of the Geoscience / Exploration Manager in affiliates / Manager Career, a mix of experiences;
Chapter 6: Practical case study.
Course objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
• identify the pillars of exploration;
• understand resources, risk, uncertainty and value.
Participants' profile
The course is designed for professionals with a geoscience background. Participants should have at least Master's degree.
About the instructor
Jean-Jacques Biteau
Jean-Jacques Biteau graduated in 1977 from ENSG, i.e Nancy Geology School. Since 1977, he has worked in a large variety of positions for Algerian Government (his first professional assignment as hydrogeologist) and then for Total (appointed in 1979 as Geological engineer) in headquarters and affiliates: Netherlands, Angola, France, as well short durations stays in Gabon, Congo.... His last active position was Vice President Coordination & Portfolio Management. He started for Total a phase of preretirement period in 2016.
He is currently Professor at ENSG School, IFP School and also teaches with Total Professor Associates classes covering "Pressures, Seals and Traps". He was President of the EAGE Board from June 2017 to June 2019. He retired in April 2019 and now continues to serve as a teacher.
Petroleum Geology – History, Genesis, Exploration, Resources
By J.J. Biteau , F. Baudin.
This book covers the spectrum of petroleum geology from the initial sedimentology to the economic aspects of estimations of resources and reserves on a planetary scale. It includes the study of the migration of fluids in the sediment through exploration methods, the exploitation of the accumulations and the typology of oil fields.
EAGE members receive a 50% discount on all e-books at checkout by using the discount code "ebooks-2020", valid until 31 December 2020.
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