Petroleum Geochemistry

Basic Concepts and Applications to Oil and Gas Exploration and Exploitation
Instructor : Prof. R. Paul Philp
2 6 June 2014
Hotel Novotel Nusa Dua, Bali

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND DESCRIPTION

Petroleum geochemistry evolved rapidly in the period 1970-2000 and is now a mature
discipline widely used in many aspects of petroleum exploration. If one thinks of the
petroleum system, petroleum geochemistry plays a role in characterizing the source rocks,
evaluating thermal history of the source rocks and whether they have matured enough to
generate oil or gas, monitoring migration pathways and playing a significant role in
reservoir characterization.
The initial part of this course will review the basic concepts of organic geochemistry and
their application to petroleum exploration, reservoir, and production problems. It will also
provide a review of various aspects of organic and analytical chemistry necessary for
completion of this course. Developments which have had a significant impact on
exploration studies include source rock characterization in terms of source, maturity,
depositional environments; crude oil characterization, including various alteration
processes; oil/oil and oil/source rock correlations; primary and secondary migration
mechanisms and distances will be discussed.
In the second part of the course we will utilize many of the basic concepts described above
and apply them to various aspects of natural gas exploration and exploitation. This area has
seen a lot of interest in the past few years, driven in part by the interest in production of
gas from non-conventional reservoirs. The geochemical techniques used for this purpose
and how they are applied to improve production from these non-conventional resources
will be described in detail.
The past decade has seen a continued increase in the utilization of geochemistry to investigate
various reservoir and production problems. Geochemical data can be integrated with
geological and engineering data to identify reservoir compartments, allocate commingled
production, and identify completion problems to optimize field development. Many of the
concepts used in these areas are equally applicable to both oil and gas reservoirs and both
will be described in detail along with appropriate examples in this course.
In brief this course will review all the basic and applied aspects of petroleum, reservoir,
and production geochemistry. Examples will be described showing where these approaches
have been used part of actual case studies. Current and future developments will also
discussed along with their potential impact on exploration and production studies.

COURSE CONTENT
In order to understand any organic geochemical concept, it is necessary to provide a brief
overview of the basic geochemical concepts and chemical structures used in the field.
Techniques needed to obtain the necessary analytical data will be described prior to
discussing the topics summarized below.
1. FORMATION OF ORGANIC RICH SOURCE ROCKS.
2. TYPES OF SOURCE ROCKS
3. SOURCE ROCK EVALUATION METHODS
4. MATURATION AND DEGRADATION
5. GENERATION OF OIL & GAS
6. CRUDE OILS
7. VOLUMETRIC CALCULATION AND PROSPECT/ACREAGE EVALUATION
8. BASIN MODELING STUDIES
9. NATURAL GAS SOURCE ROCKS
10. RESERVOIR AND PRODUCTION APPLICATIONS
11. WORLD-WIDE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION CASE STUDIES
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Prof. R. Paul Philp
Education
D.Sc. 1998 University of Sydney, Australia
Ph.D. 1972 University of Sydney, Australia
B.Sc. 1968 University of Aberdeen, Scotland
Professional Experience
Professor of Petroleum Geochemistry, University of Oklahoma. June 1987 - to date
Interim Director, School of Geology, University of Oklahoma. Jan 1987 to July 1989
Associate Professor of Petroleum Geochemistry. June 1984 - July 1987.
Principal Research Scientist, C.S.I.R.O.,Sydney, Australia.Dec.1977 - June 1984.
Associate Res. Chemist, University of California, Berkeley, California. January 1974 December 1977.
Post-doctoral fellow, University of Bristol, England.Post-doctoral fellow. March 1972 December 1973.
Research Interests
Petroleum, Environmental and Forensic geochemistry with the emphasis on molecular and
isotopic characterization of oils, gases, rock extracts and contaminants for the purposes of
source determination, characterization of depositional environments, biodegradation,
correlation, and monitoring natural attenuation.
Professional Activities
American Chemical Society
European Association of Organic Geochemists
Association of Latin American Geochemists

Awards
George Lynn Cross Research Professor, University of Oklahoma, April 1990.
Assoc. Editor of Chem.Geol.
Regents Award for Outstanding Research, University of Oklahoma, April, 1989
Joe and Robert Klabzuba Professor of Organic Geochemistry, University of Oklahoma,
July 1984Best Paper of 1974-1975 award presented by the Organic Geochemistry Section of the
Geochemical Society
ENROLLMENT
In order to allow sufficient time for arranging travel plans, early enrollment is
recommended. Registration will be closed on 21 April 2014. Late enrollment may result in
course cancellation.
CANCELLATION, SUBSTITUTION & REFUND
The tuition fee will be refunded (less US$ 100 registration fee) only if notification of
cancellation is received at least 10 days prior to the commencement.
Non payment of tuition fee does not constitute automatic cancellation of participation.
Substitution may be made at any time for those enrolled.
CERTIFICATE
A certificate of participation will be awarded to each person completing the course
TUITION FEE
Tuition fee at USD 4,150.00 + 10% VAT per delegate is due and payable upon
confirmation of enrollment. The fee is excluded accommodation. Payment should be
settled at the latest on 21 April 2014. Any bank charges in connection with payment in US
Dollars must be added to payment. Tuition fee includes admittance to the course, course
materials, daily refreshments and full lunch.
Payment can be made to PT. Geoservices
Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk.
KC Jakarta Kebon Sirih
Jl. Tanah Abang Timur No. 1 2, Jakarta 10110
Account No. : 121-000570-5490 (USD)