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PTTC Source Rocks 101

Sponsored by PTTC Texas/SE New Mexico Region

Tuesday 28-Jul-09 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CDT

Speaker: Dr. Nicholas Harris, Associate Professor
Colorado School of Mines

Houston Research Center
11611 West Little York Rd
Houston TX 77041 USA
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Phone: (512) 232-1527

Details for "PTTC Source Rocks 101"

This course will cover how oil and gas are generated, critical variables in assessing source rock quality, measuring total organic carbon content (TOC), source rock quality and organic matter type, thermal maturity, predicting volumes, types and timing of hydrocarbon generation, models for source rock deposition, and the appropriate use of more sophisticated geochemical analyses.
 
Agenda
1) Introduction
2) Organic matter, kerogen and where hydrocarbons come from
3) Measuring TOC
4) Evaluating source rock quality
5) Thermal maturity
6) Generation of hydrocarbons and cracking kinetics
7) Source rock models
8) When more sophisticated analyses are appropriateTEST
 
To register via online registration with a credit card, fax with a credit card, or mail a check, please visit the  PTTC website.

Speaker Dr. Nicholas Harris

Nick Harris is Research Associate Professor in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. He previously held a similar position at the Pennsylvania State University and worked as a research scientist and exploration geologist for 14 years at Conoco Inc. He holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University.
 
Nick's interests focus on the application of sedimentology, geochemistry and basin modeling to problems in petroleum geology. He has had a long-standing interest in hydrocarbon source rocks and worked for many years on lacustrine source rocks in the west African rift basins. He and his students are now engaged in a multidisciplinary study of source rocks and tight gas sandstones, including the Woodford Shale in west Texas.

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Registration fee: $195.00 per person
 
Earn 8 hours of professional development credits
 
Who should attend
Geologists and geophysicists. Engineers involved in shale gas and shale oil plays will also find this useful.TEST
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(512) 232-1527 (512) 232-1527
(512) 471-0140 FAX (512) 471-0140 FAX
www.beg.utexas.edu/pttc/workshops.htm
   

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