Software applications in geology and petroleum geology

The objective of this module is to acquire knowledge about computer software used in the modeling, development, and management of petroleum reservoirs. It requires prior knowledge of computer science and programming.

Course Content

Chapter 01: The Importance of Software in Earth Sciences

  1. Definitions

  2. Basic concepts

  3. Data

  4. Vectors

Chapter 02: Geological Utilities

  1. Data conversion

  2. Unit conversion

  3. Format conversion

  4. Normalization

Chapter 03: Mapping Software

  1. Grapher

  2. Surfer

Chapter 04: Logging Software

  1. Log plots

Chapter 05: Techlog Software

  1. Overview

  2. Installation

  3. Work consoles

  4. Inputs

  5. Processing

  6. Outputs

  7. Backups