Many interpreters rely on their workstation for their interpretations (auto-picking) and for their final maps. Yet the maps generated in a computer are almost always wrong, sometimes significantly so. This e-symposium will walk through the various steps you can use to conduct a self-audit to ensure that your final map is geologically and geometrically valid.

As the world heads toward what could be a significant shortfall in energy supply relative to demand, it is more important than ever for our industry to help stakeholders understand the contribution of the hydrocarbon sector in balancing that energy equation. To do that, the industry needs individuals who can find, exploit, and appropriately assess reserves and resources.

The AAPG DPA – SPE OGRC Petroleum Reserves and Resources Forum will help decision makers better understand the energy resource picture, and help interpreters and investors make more accurate reserve and resource assessments.

This one-day class provides an overview of portfolio management, reserve and resource reporting and methods and best practices for assessing and risking reserves and resources. The course objective is to provide interpreters and managers with the knowledge needed to evaluate resources and reserves, minimize bias in defining uncertainty and risk so that they have a better chance of building a profitable portfolio of opportunities.

Instructor

Bob Shoup is the Chief Geologist for Subsurface Consulting &Associates LLC (SCA) and Director of Clastic Reservoir Systems. He is a Board Certified Petroleum Geologist with over 40 years’ experience in basin analysis, regional studies, new play generation, prospect evaluation, field studies, and project management. Bob began his career at Shell Oil in 1980; followed by four years working for private oil companies before becoming an independent consultant in 2003, consulting in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and New Zealand. In addition to consulting, Bob is an instructor for Subsurface Consulting and Associates where he teaches courses in basin analysis, prospect evaluation, subsurface mapping, map review, clastic depositional environments, and reserve estimation. Bob has also conducted peer and project reviews and map audits for a number of companies. Bob is a proven oil finder with a 46% exploration success rate and over 135 MMBOE discovered reserves.