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Enter IOL.

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Modules are available individually at $35 per module.

CEUs for a single module would be 0.2.

 
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) announces Interactive Online Learning (IOL) in association with the American Geological Institute (AGI) and the Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) , at The University of Texas at Austin.

There are 20 individual modules currently available for geoscientists and engineers. These modules are game-based, self-contained studies. The modules lead a student through the material in approximately 1.5 - 2 hours. The training approach is termed a guided investigation of the data. Each module includes some concisely stated background information that sets the stage for an exercise. Additional in-depth information and references are also available to the geoscientists and engineers on demand. Most of the modules use data from the same field (Stratton Field in South Texas, which has a fluvial depositional environment) for continuity between the modules.

Every module has the same format and feel to make it easy for the user to navigate through the modules. The exercises are all interactive and many of the graphics are animated. After an exercise is finished the "expert" solution is displayed for the participant student and they have an opportunity to revisit their own interpretation. Depending on the participant's background the modules will be basic to slightly advanced . They are multidisciplinary in scope and are for the new hires and new managers or supervisors taking on new duties.

Module 1: Product Code 911

Facies Mapping of Fluvial Gas Reservoirs in Seeligson Field, South Texas

Module 2: Product Code 912

Outcrop Analogs of Fluvial Valley-Fill Reservoirs

Module 3: Product Code 913

Correlation of Fluvial Gas Reservoirs in Stratton Field, South Texas

Module 4: Product Code 914

Seismic Stratigraphy

Module 5: Product Code 915

Determination of Net Pay in Fluvial/Deltaic Environments

Module 6: Product Code 916

Interpreting Siliciclastic Sequence Stratigraphy from Well Logs

Module 7: Product Code 917

Seismic Attributes

Module 8: Product Code 918

Thin-Bed Interpretation

Module 9: Product Code 919

Principles of Onshore 3-D Seismic Design

Module 10: Product Code 920

Stratigraphic Calibration of 3-D Seismic Data Using Vertical Seismic Profiles

Module 11: Product Code 921

Designing Velocity Checkshot Surveys and Interpreting Checkshot Data

Module 12: Product Code 922

Seismic Modeling

Module 13: Product Code 923

Production History Analysis for Reservoir Characterization

Module 14: Product Code 924

Analysis of Initial Fluid Conditions for Reservoir Characterization

Module 15: Product Code 925

Pressure-Interference Testing

Module 16: Product Code 927

Introduction to Carbonate Environments, Facies, and Facies Tracts

Module 17: Product Code 928

Platform-Interior Carbonate Depositional Environments

Module 18: Product Code 929

Platform-Margin, Slope, and Basinal Carbonate Depositional Environments

Module 19: Product Code 930

Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy and Field Examples: Fundamentals of Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy

Module 20: Product Code 931

Estimating Permeability in Carbonates Using the Rock-Fabric Method

$525 for a set of all 20 Modules; a savings of $175!
Product Code 926 4.0 CEUs

Purchase all five Carbonate Modules (16-20) for $150 -- a $25 savings! Use Product Code 932 1.0 CEUs

Funding from the AGI Foundation and AAPG Foundation has made IOL possible.
In Association with:

American Geological Institute

Bureau of Economic Geology

American Association of Petroleum Geologist

IOL Course System Requirements

The courses are Java based applets than run on compatible Internet Browsers. You will need to have the Java plugin installed and enabled.

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For more information about Java technology, please see: http://www.sun.com/java