The Advanced Seismic Facies Interpretation Workshop offers an opportunity to interpret a company's data, using the principles of sequence and facies analysis to solve exploration-exploitation interpretation problems. The workshop uses either traditional paper copies and/or workstation technology. The intent of this workshop is:

1. To provide continued training and reinforcement in the concepts and techniques of seismic facies analysis and other stratigraphic and sedimentary ideas. The purpose of this is to extract the maximum amount of geological information from the seismic and well data, and apply it to exploration and production problems.
2. To analyze proprietary data belonging to a company; and evaluate plays, produce prospects, and solve reservoir problems.

The direction of the workshop is straightforward. The Exploration Manager, Chief or District Geophysicist and Dr. Macurda reviews the data from the area in question to determine its suitability for this type of analysis. It is requested that a portion or all of the data be sent to me approximately 30-45 days prior to the workshop, so a preliminary interpretation and design of the workshop can be developed. Then, four- to-ten interpreters and Dr. Macurda spend a week with the seismic, well and biostratigraphic data to generate an integrated interpretation. Prior participation in a Seismic Facies Analysis seminar is helpful so that work can proceed at a rapid pace. We present the results to management on the afternoon of the last day of the workshop with our bottom line recommendations on the plays, proposed prospects, and reservoir geology.

Dr. Macurda has conducted these workshops on foreign and domestic projects for many companies. Internationally, he has presented numerous workshops, which involve many locations of Central and South America, Northwestern Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. In the U.S., projects have focused on the Williston, Powder River, and Green River basins, Northwest Colorado, Tatum Basin, Permian Basin, Arkoma Basin, South Texas, and offshore in the Gulf and in California. The results have been of positive benefit to the companies in their exploration/production efforts and the explorationists have continued to successfully apply the concepts and procedures to their endeavors. Quite a few interpreters have participated in several workshops with me over the years, and he has watched their growth and development accelerate because of this experience.

Duration: Five days