Who Should Attend
This course is designed for the beginner through to seasoned professional who would like a review of unconsolidated oil sands reservoir petrology. This includes geologists, petrologists, asset teams, R&D teams, and petroleum engineers.
Objectives
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to have a basic understanding of important concepts of oil sands on the micro scale including:

Unconsolidated oil sands/sandstone reservoir petrology
Interpretation and application of thin section data into reservoir management
Theory of oil sands fabric analysis – qualitative (descriptive) analysis
Texture and fabric analysis for reservoir management
Introduction to quantitative analysis (image analysis)
Obtaining reservoir properties from thin sections
Microscopes and thin sections
Making thin sections and common artefacts
How/Where thin section analysis data can be used (ie. Geomodels/Sand Production)