| 12 - 16 May | Prof. dr. B. Horsfield and Dr. R. Di Primio |
| 16 - 19 September | Prof. dr. B. Horsfield and Dr. R. Di Primio |
Overview: Petroleum consists of an exceedingly complex mixture of hydrocarbons and non-hydrocarbons, extending from methane to macromolecular aggregates. The relative proportions of these components are quite variable and depend initially on the nature of the kerogen in the parent source rock and its level of maturity at the time of expulsion, and subsequently upon the pressure and temperature conditions of the source-carrier-reservoir system during expulsion, migration and accumulation. This course demonstrates how petroleum compositions may be predicted and the results applied in basin modelling (e.g. phase or GOR prediction), and aims at providing an introduction to petroleum system modelling using a combined theoretical and hands-on approach. Participating students will learn:
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Basic requirements: completion of basic basin analysis courses, organic geochemistry courses |
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Location University of Oslo, Norway University of Berlin, Germany |
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| 20 - 22 May | Dr. A. Guillen |
The general objective of the course is to provide basic knowledge on the Methods and the Tools for 3D interpolation necessary to 3D representation of geological objects 1) Introduction to the concept of model geological * What's a geological model? What's a geometrical model? * Problem of none uniqueness. * Surfacic model, volumic model. * Geometry. How go from the data to the models? 2) Various methods of surface interpolation * Geostatistique applied geometrical modeling. Example of altimetric surfaces (Z = f(x, y)). * Combination of altimetric surfaces (multi-layer model), isobaths, isopaques. * Taking into account of uncertainties (variance of estimate). * Implicit Surfaces defined as isovalue of a scalar field. Example of the structural data * Outline on other methods (DSI, Spline surfaces?) 3) Volumic models * Voronoï models * Boundary representation * Voxels * Combination of implicit surfaces to define volumes 4) Exploitation of the models * Calculation of the geophysical effect of a model. * 3D Litho-inversion. * Landuse examples. * Seismic hazards examples. Examples are based on these parts by proposing suitable exercises, using 3DWEG tool. |
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Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| 22 - 23 May | Mr. G. Timar |
| Map grids & datums in GIS and GPS applications – all around the world Subject:
GIS data sources: maps, digital elevation models, remote sensing images, GPS National and global geodetic datums Ellipsoids and datums, world-wide samples
Substitute a grid with different ones for cartographic and GIS applications
Digital elevation models.
Georeferencing and usage of GIS data of Tiszacsege, Tisza River, East Hungary. Prerequisitions:
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Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| 7 - 9 July | Dr. T. Bickert, Prof. dr. H.J. Kuß, Dr. R. Speijer |
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Location University of Bremen, Germany |
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| 10 - 11 July | Dr. M. Schulz |
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Location University of Bremen, Germany |
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| August / September | Dr. H. Brinkhuis, Dr. G. Versteegh, Prof. dr. H. Willems |
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Location University of Bremen, Germany |
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| Summer | Dr. E. Huenges |
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Location University of Technology Berlin, Germany |
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| 8 - 11 September |
Dr. R. Fainstein Dr. Roberto Fainstein has more than 30 years experience with the international oil industry, most of which were with Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), Atlantic Richfield International (ARCO), and with Schlumberger. He was also a research specialist in high-resolution seismology and shear-horizontal waveguide research with Exxon Production Research Company (EPR) and a geophysics/oceanography professor at Florida Institute of Technology. As a petroleum geologist, he is experienced in Central and South America, West Africa, North America and a specialist in the geology of Southeast Asia. Most of his career has been in 2-D and 3-D seismic interpretation with particular concerns to precise methodologies of structural and stratigraphic mapping.
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Class room schedule is from 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM and continues from 13:00 PM to 16:30 PM. The coffee breaks are morning from 10:30 AM to 10:45 AM and afternoon from 14:30 PM to 15:00 PM.
Students should have pencil and eraser (plus pencil sharpener), a set of colour pencils, rulers and calculators. On the 11th, the course finishes in the morning before the first coffee break. The remaining time is for a course evaluation, recommendations and a final review exam. |
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Location: Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, room E-222 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| 29 September, 6 and 20 October, 3 and 10 November |
Mr. I. Cressie |
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9.30 - 16.30 uur UvA Amsterdam, Roeterseiland Lecturer: I. Cressie, E. Hull Study hours: 160 Costs: Regular ICG Ph.D. students: free of charge Other ICG members: EUR 600 External participants: EUR 700 Subscription: ICG Office Language: English Contents: General principles of expository writing, pre-writing and planning. Typical formats for scientific writing, emphasis on scientific articles as published in (primary) international scientific journals. English grammar essential to scientific papers. Designing tables, figures and graphs for scientific papers. Good style for readability. The refereeing and publishing process, what referees are looking for, how to deal with editors. Paragraphing, linking paragraphs to make the logic clear. Writing informative abstracts and crafting clear titles. It is advised to select in advance an article in the field of your research project that can be worked on during the course. COURSE OUTLINE Scientific writing Day 1 Morning - getting started Introductions and Inswinger: Your key words Discussion: What is effective scientific writing? Introduction to the course material Discuss Assignment 1, Letter to the Editor Language problems and exercises Afternoon - "What goes where in a scientific article" Inswinger: A cruel question Workshop-a scientific paper in 2 hours! Homework Assignment 2-write an effective Introduction section for your own work Scientific writing Day 2 Inswinger: A cruel question Discussion: Three versions of an introduction -what went wrong? Discussion of homework papers English language problems and exercises Your purpose statement-the foundation of your entire paper Workshop-getting your introduction right Presentation and discussion Afternoon - getting your Methods and Results sections right Inswinger: A cruel question The Methods and Results sections-just the facts please Workshop-develop the outlines for your Methods and Results sections Presentation and discussion of outlines Homework Assignment 3-write effective Methods and Results sections Scientific writing Day 3 Scientific writing Day 4 Scientific writing Day 5 |
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Location University of Amsterdam, Roeterseiland, Netherlands |
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| 29 September - 1 October | Dr. Martin Frank, Institute for Isotope Geology and Mineral Resources, ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
| This short course on chemical paleoceanography will at first provide an introduction into processes and mechanisms in present-day chemical oceanography. On this basis, reconstructions of chemical conditions and climate-related changes of the oceans in the past on different time scales in Earth's history will be discussed. Topics as diverse as the reconstruction of past ocean circulation and continental weathering, past ocean productivity and nutrient contents, paleotemperatures, the carbon cycle or past atmospheric CO2 content will be presented. The main archives for this purpose will be marine sediments of all kinds. The focus of the course will be applications of geochemical and isotopic tools. A short excursion into analytical techniques will be included. The course is not designed to fully cover all aspects of the subject but will present an overview over crucial issues and discuss important case studies. The course will include some practical work. A ruler and a calculator will be sufficient. | |
Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands De Boelelaan 1085 29 September morning: R223 (9.00-12.30), afternoon H358, (13.30-17.00) 30 September morning: F301 (9.00-12.30), afternoon F153, (13.30-17.00) 1 Oktober, morning: E222 (9.00-13.00) |
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| Fall | Dr. A. Förster |
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Location University of technology Berlin, Germany |
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| October | Prof. dr. V. Spieß |
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Location University of Bremen, Germany |
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| 20 and 21 October | M. de Boer |
| Objective of the course: After the course you will be able to:
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Location Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, room E222 De Boelelaan 1085 Vrije Universtiteit Amsterdam |
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| 27 - 30 October | Dr. E. Spangenberg |
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Location University of Jena, Germany |
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| 3 - 14 November | Dr. T. Bickert, Prof. dr. G. Wefer, and Dr. J. de Leeuw |
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Location University of Bremen, Germany |
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| postponed to Spring 2004 | Prof. dr. N. Pinter |
| Course Title: Human Magnification of Natural Hazards
Instructor: Prof. Nicholas Pinter, Associate Professor of Environmental Geology,
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Illinois, USA
Course Schedule: 2.5 Days (3 * 09:30-12:00; 2 * 14:00-16:30) |
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Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| 26-30 January 2004 | Prof. dr. H. Doust |
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The course is organised into 2 practical exercises, each taking approximately 2 to 2.5 days. Use is made of real data from real situations, and the participants work in small teams to come up with reasoned answers to such questions as: Should we proceed with exploration or appraisal of this prospect? What are the risks versus rewards of continuing?
1. “Fanta” Exercise. Using data from a hydrocarbon field and prospect in a south-east Asian country, participants working in small teams are asked to reach a decision on whether to proceed with the drilling of the prospect or not. They will, in small syndicates, have the opportunity to
2. “Gooney Bird” Exercise. Again, data from a real hydrocarbon accumulation, this time in the North Sea, is used to evaluate a discovery at 3 stages through early appraisal. As more data become available, teams of participants can see how their interpretations have to be modified – but become more precise. Tasks to be carried out include:
3. Depending on the time available, a further exercise, involving correlation of subsurface wire-line logs may be included. In this exercise, 2 cross sections through wells in the US Mid-Continent are provided, and participants are asked to identify the main sand bodies, interpret their depositional environment and make predictions of their extent and geometry. 4. If logistically feasible and desired by the participants, an option to visit the laboratory of the Nederlands Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM) in Assen may be added. During this, cores and wire-line logs from wells may be correlated and used in detailed reservoir analysis. Course Instructor: Following more than 30 years of employment in the petroleum industry, Harry Doust recently accepted the chair in regional and petroleum geology at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. He graduated from London University with a PhD in palaeontology but since that time has worked on a wide variety of geological and hydrocarbon exploration-related activities, and now has a broad experience in all aspects of practical subsurface evaluation at all scales. He has strong interests in regional geology and the integration of different disciplines that it requires, as well as in analysis of petroleum systems and plays.
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Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| 25 - 28 November | Dr. H. Henrich and Dr. G. Ganssen |
| Objectives In the focus of the ongoing climate discussion, large efforts have been to evaluate the role of the ocean in the global exchange of CO2. This requires a solid knowledge of the complex processes involved in the marine carbonate system, as does developing budgets for marine carbonate production and dissolution under different oceanic regimes. There is general consensus that in the present day cycle more than half of the global carbonate budget is accumulating on the shelves even though their surface area represents only 7.5 % of the global ocean. This pattern is clearly related to interglacial sea level high-stands. However, the data used for the budgeting of modern open-ocean carbonate production and dissolution is sparse, and estimates differ significantly between various models. In this course we will evaluate the ecology and production rates of the main calcareous pelagic plankton groups (i.e. planktic foraminifers, pteropods and coccolithophorids) and provide estimations of their contribution to the carbonate budgets. In addition, we will discuss tropical and non-tropical shelf carbonate systems and present an overview on current approaches to the budgeting and modelling ocean carbonates on a global scale.
Topics Each of the topics includes a lecture providing the basic knowledge and discussing paleoceanographic applications and case studies. In addition, during practical exercises the participants will achieve a basic training in the applied methodological approaches.
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Location Research Center Ocean Margins, University of Bremen, Germany Am Fallturm 1, 28359 Bremen, Room TAB Seminar 1 (close to Geo Dep.) |
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| December | Dr. A. Paul |
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Location University of Bremen, Germany |
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Advanced paleoceanography and sea level change |
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Winter |
Prof. dr. D. Kroon |
Figure 1. Worldwide economic losses due to natural disasters during
the 2nd half of the 20th century (Source: Munich Re, 2000).