Issue 37, December 2009

Badleys offices closed for Christmas / New Year holidays

24th December - 1st January

Our offices will close during the 24th December 2009, and will re-open on

Monday 4th January 2010. Please email support@badleys.co.uk with any

queries or requests for technical support. All messages sent to this address will

be answered over the Christmas period. We would like to thank all our

customers for a great 2009, and wish them continued success in 2010.

Coming soon: Petrel*-TrapTester direct link

In early 2010 we will release two major enhancements to the TrapTester 6

system: (a) a direct link to the Petrel* software and (b) a depth conversion tool.

Both are described in more detail below. In addition, our next patch release will

include full copy-and-paste functionality in the Database Explorer which will

enable users to make multiple copies of existing data items such as faults,

horizons and wells. The new functionality will permit multiple model realisations

to be undertaken within the same TrapTester project for uncertainty and/or

sensitivity analysis.

Petrel*-TrapTester direct link

This major new feature will be extremely valuable to all our Petrel* users. It

means that all structural geological and fault seal requirements encountered

during project work in Petrel* can now be carried out in TT6 via the Badleys

TrapTester-Petrel* plug-in. The link supports all the native TT data types

including cellular models. The latter is particularly important as it makes the

advanced functionality of TT-TransGen available to the growing base of users

who want to populate reservoir flow models with sensible, geologically-based,

fault properties. Of course it also means that the standard TrapTester Quality

Control (TT QC) tools and fault-seal methodologies are also instantly available.

Badleys Calendar

Carbon Storage Opportunities in

the North Sea Conference

24-25 March 2010

Geological Society London

UK

Badleys is sponsoring this upcoming

meeting and is also presenting a

paper. The conference will focus on

issues such as the geological factors

affecting carbon storage, how the

geology will inform the regulators and

the public, and what the risks and

opportunities are for the private

sector.

Visit the Geological Society website

for more info.

AAPG International Conference &

Exhibition

11-14 April 2010

New Orleans

USA

Badleys will have a strong presence

at the AAPG to be held in New

Orleans, USA. We will be exhibiting

with our Upstream Alliance partner

Midland Valley. More details will

follow in upcoming newsletters.

Visit the AAPG website for more info.

In-house training courses

21-25 June 2010

Badleys HQ

Lincolnshire

UK

Badleys will be running our annual

in-house training courses, now with

the possibility of enhancing your skills

with some new advanced courses.

See this newsletter and our website

for more details.

*Petrel is a trademark of Schlumberger.

Depth conversion tool

This application will convert all interpretation and all seismic data from the time

domain to depth. The methodology is based on the use of well time/depth

curves as the means of defining a 3-D velocity model. The new system

supports a rich environment for display, analysis and editing of these curves.

Training courses June 2010

21-25 June 2010

We would like to draw your attention to

our summer in-house training taking

place in June 2010. This year, we are

not only offering our usual back-to-back

Fault-Seal Analysis and TrapTester

training courses, but also three new

advanced classes specifically designed

for TrapTester users who want to get the

most out of our software:

- Fault-Seal Analysis course

- TrapTester training course

- (NEW!) Fault behaviour in production

- (NEW!) Best practice in structural modelling

- (NEW!) Fault reactivation risk

Fault-Seal Analysis course

The two-day Fault-Seal Analysis course will take place on 21-22nd

June, and provides participants a thorough overview of methods

and structural techniques for evaluating sealing faults. The

emphasis is placed on the application of an objective

methodology to the analysis of sub-surface data. The course is

essential for geologists, geophysicists and reservoir engineers.

Cost 1250 GBP + VAT (17.5%) per person.

TrapTester training course

The three-day TrapTester training course will take place on 23-24-25th June. It

introduces participants to structural framework modelling, fault-seal analysis and

geological risk evaluation using our TrapTester 6 software. The course

provides an introduction to the TrapTester software and is designed for

geoscientists and geologists who are interested in fault trap analysis. Cost

1500 GBP + VAT (17.5%) per person.

We offer a discount for participants who attend both courses (total cost 2500

GBP + VAT per person).

Fault behaviour in production

New to our training portfolio, we are offering a three-day course

using our TrapTester-TransGen software. The course explains

new methodologies for calculating fault properties from

geologically-based relationships, providing both reservoir

geologists and reservoir engineers with the common ground to

understand and use these new techniques together. It is designed

to bring the best practices, developed over the past 10 years, into

the workplace and is suitable for geologists and reservoir

engineers alike. Cost 1500 GBP + VAT (17.5%) per person.

Best practice in structural modelling

This new three-day hands-on training

course is designed to introduce users to

the best practices in structural QC,

from interpretation to maps to 3-D

models. The course is based in the

TrapTester interpretation and 3-D model

building environment. Participants will

learn how to apply modern fault analysis

concepts during structural interpretation to

identify and correct areas of poor

interpretation, as well as all the necessary

skills to create faulted structural models

and incorporate well-based data to refine

the framework model. Cost 1500 GBP +

VAT (17.5%) per person.

Fault reactivation risk

This is a new two-day hands-on training course that teaches users

how to apply the advanced functionality in TrapTester for

evaluating fault reactivation risk. It covers a wide range of

geomechanical concepts and will use the StressTester module.

Cost 1250 GBP + VAT (17.5%) per person.

The new advanced training courses will take place after the first training week to

give participants the chance to get more out of their stay in Lincolnshire.

Availability of these courses depends on demand.

If you wish to register for one or multiple course(s), please contact us or phone

us at +44 (0) 1790 753472. Visit our website for more information.

AAPG ICE 2009

Thanks for joining us!

We would like to take the opportunity to

thank all of you who came to visit our

Upstream Technology Alliance booth at

the recent AAPG ICE in Rio de Janeiro.

The exhibition was a great success

during which many of our clients, old and

new, showed their interest in our

software and services. We will be at the

AAPG in New Orleans in April next year -

hope to see you there!

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