This 3 days introductory level course is outcrop based and a variety of well-exposed reservoir analogues of both clastics and carbonates are visited. At each outcrop the course participants are presented with a structured set of questions that conceptually guides them through the process of gathering reservoir data, interpreting the various data sources, and identifying key uncertainties in the data set. Last but not least they will predict how reservoir heterogeneity is likely to impact on different recovery mechanisms. Please see the course outline for more information.

The course is outcrop based and many of the outcrops to be visited are kilometer-sized. It covers a variety of reservoir analogues, and will provide participants with a good understanding of what features of a reservoir should be captured in a static reservoir model and most importantly, why. This field course has a modular design and depending on the learning needs of the participants course modules may be included or dropped. 2 versions of this course are offered: the 5-day version covers deltaic and desert systems + salt-induced faulting. The 11-day version includes all modules. Please see the course outline for more information.