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Applied Micropaleontology Dr. David Jutson and Prof. Martin Langer A Short Course to be held at the Department of Paleontology University at Bonn April 11-12, 2002 Program Information Applied micropaleontology and biostratigraphy are integral tools in the exploration for oil and gas. Provided that the global population and economy will continue to grow at the current rate, the demand for fossil fuel energy resources will remain at a high level for at least another 60 to 80 years. This provides the economic incentive to sustain and reinvigorate training programs in the university community to meet the future demand of stratigraphic (micro-)paleontologist in the next several decades. The course is designed to give the participants an introduction to, and an understanding of, the methods that have been developed to apply micropaleontology to the requirements of the hydrocarbon industry. A full description of the various stages of drilling a well will be given with discussion of how these processes effects the sample material recovery and quality. The various techniques employed by industrial micropaleontologists from collecting sample material to applying the analytical results will be discussed and demonstrated in practical exercises. It is hoped that the course will give the participants an insight into applied micropaleontological methods that will aid the understanding and application of analytical results when they are dealing with drilled material for academic or industrial purposes and in this respect it should be particularly useful for academic researchers who undertake work for oil companies and students contemplating working in oil exploration and production. The course "Applied Micropaleontology" is intended for geology/paleontology students at advanced, undergraduate or early postgraduate level who have a keen interest, but little experience, in industrial and applied micropaleontology. Teaching will be in English and includes lectures and hands on practical excercises. The course is limited to a maximum number of 15 participants. So please register early. Priority will be given to given to participants with a background and experience in micropaleontology. Course Fees: 30 Euro Accommodation Housing can be arranged on request by sending an e-mail to: martin.langer@uni-bonn.de Course fees do not cover accommodation, insurance or travel expenses. Closing date for registration: 25 March 2002 Instructor Dr. David Jutson is an industrial micropaleontologist with more than 20 years experience in the oil industry during which he has worked for international oil exploration companies, government geological surveys and biostratigraphic consultants. He currently works for RWE-DEA at their research laboratory at Wietze, Niedersachsen. He has worked extensively at wellsite in the North Sea, onshore Europe and Angola. He retains his links with research and academia and has recently published several papers with subjects ranging from Lower Cretaceous microfaunas and nannofloras from Denmark to Paleocene diatoms from the North Sea to Danian nannofossils from Belgium. He is an honorary research associate of the Geology Department of University College, London. Host and Additional Instructor: Martin Langer is Professor of Micropaleontology at the University of Bonn. He specializes in the evolutionary paleobiology, biogeography, carbonate productivity and molecular evolution of foraminifera. Registration: Participants can register by sending an e-mail to martin.langer@uni-bonn.de. Final registration will be accepted after course fees have been received. Prof. Martin Langer Postbank Karlsruhe (Germany) Account Nr.: 30983759 BLZ: 66010075 Course Outline: Academic approaches to micropalaeontology Historical background to applied micropalaeontology Drilling a Well - Drilling Rigs - The cutting system - The mud system - The history of a well from beginning to end - Samples derived from drilling wellsand their reliability for micropalaeontological analysis. - Effects of cutting techniques on sample quality - Effects of drilling materials on sample quality - Additional sample degradation problems - Adaptation of academic micropalaeontology to industry - Traditional uses of micropalaeontology in hydrocarbon exploration. - Working at Wellsite and in the laboratory: Techniques, problems and examples - Recent, high resolution applications and new approaches to applied micropalaeontology including horizontal drilling/biosteering and reservoir characterisation by detailed morphological analysis of microfaunas with examples - Unconventional uses of micropalaeontology Practical Work - Checking the characteristics of sample - Processing and analysing ditch cutting samples - Real time wellsite micropalaeontology: analysis simulation Additional Information Bonn - The City of Science The city of Bonn looks back on 2000 years of history. Since the 2nd decade B.C. the Romans settled in this part of the Rhineland calling it "Castra Bonnensis". "Its location on the great main road along the Rhine river also meant witnessing turbulent events since the Roman days and many historical events influenced today's townscape including its university. The Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University was founded in 1818 by King Friedrich Wilhelm III, who ruled the Rhineland as part of Prussia from 1815. The Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn is among the largest universities in Germany. It ranks as third largest university in the State of North-Rhine Westphalia, with around 38,000 students. As part of its decision on 20th June 1991 to move Parliament and parts of the Government from Bonn to Berlin an advisory group headed by the then Chancellor Dr. Helmut Kohl had agreed upon compansation and to make "Bonn aresearch region". In the modern city's streets of Bonn, on pleasant old markets, stores, pedestrian malls, parks and in the handsome Südstadt residential area, life is unhurried by the standard of larger cities. You can enjoy a glass of wine in the shadow of an old gate, in front of the baroque facade of the old town hall or at Beethoven's feet. The University of Bonn: http://www.uni-bonn.de The Department of Paleontology: http://www.uni-bonn.de/Paleontology/ Langer Lab: http://www.uni-bonn.de/Paleontology/mitarbeiter/langer/index.htm City Map (click Lageplan button): http://www.uni-bonn.de/Paleontology/institut/kontakt.htm Dr. David Jutson RWE-DEA AG Industrie Str.2, D-29323 WIETZE, GERMANY e-mail: David.Jutson@rwedea.de Prof. Martin Langer Institute of Paleontology University of Bonn Nussallee 8 53115 Bonn, Germany e-mail: Martin.Langer@uni-bonn.de _____________________________________________________ Prof. Dr. Martin Langer Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitaet Bonn Institut fuer Palaeontologie Nussallee 8 53115 Bonn Tel.: +49 - (0)228 - 734026 Fax: +49 - (0)228 - 733509 E-mail: martin.langer@uni-bonn.de http://www.uni-bonn.de/Paleontology/mitarbeiter/langer/index.htm _____________________________________________________
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