Name: Biostratigraphy Laboratory Techniques Training Course
Rating: 4.7 (1076 reviews)

Scheduled Dates

Online

19 - 21 Oct 2026

Online

$3,950

12 - 14 Apr 2027

Online

$3,950

18 - 20 Oct 2027

Online

$3,950

Why Choose this Training Course?

This PetroKnowledge online training course will focus on the existing biostratigraphy laboratory techniques and how they are used routinely in the Petroleum Industry. We will cover the main disciplines (Palynology, Micropaleontology and Nannofossil paleontology), the differences in their processing methods and the infrastructure, equipment and materials needed to obtain excellent, quality controlled, biostratigraphic data. Emerging documentation and observation techniques such as virtual scanning will be detailed during the training course.

This online training course will highlight:

Main disciplines used in the petroleum industry
Laboratory techniques used to extract microfossils from sedimentary rocks
Infrastructure, materials, and equipment needed in a biostratigraphic laboratory
Safety and health procedures
Observation, documentation, and storage of biostratigraphic data

What are the Goals?

By the end of this online training course, participants will learn to:

Understand the main biostratigraphic disciplines used in the Petroleum industry
Learn the basic technical requirements of a working biostratigraphic laboratory
Develop the capacity to process biostratigraphic samples
Understand and apply laboratory HSE rules
Learn the existing options for biostratigraphic data documentation, storage and usage

Who is this Training Course for?

The online training course is designed to provide industry professionals with a working knowledge of the techniques used to process rock samples for biostratigraphic analysis.

This online training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

Exploration geologists
Production geologists
Sedimentologists, stratigraphers, geochemists, and other specialists
Laboratory managers
Laboratory technicians

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This online training course will utilize a variety of proven online learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension, retention of the information presented. The training course is conducted Online via an Advanced Virtual Learning Platform in the comfort of any location of your choice.

Organisational Impact

This online training course will have a significant impact on:

Enabling organizations to implement sound biostratigraphy processing techniques
Understand the infrastructure, equipment and materials needed in a biostratigraphy laboratory
Implement adequate HSE regulations
Provide quality training to their staff, from lab technicians to managers
Boost technical capacity in exploration and development efforts
Provide biostratigraphic services to the group of companies and to third parties

Personal Impact

At a personal level, this online training course will have a significant impact on:

Being able to implement biostratigraphy processing techniques in the organization laboratories
Understand the infrastructure, equipment and materials needed in a biostratigraphy laboratory
Be aware and have the capacity to implement adequate HSE regulations
Increase the technical skills in a laboratory environment
Support the organization in their exploration and development activities
Communicate effectively with other staff regarding laboratory activities

Daily Agenda

Day 1: Palynology Preparation Techniques

Types of lithologies suitable for different microfossil techniques
Palynological processing techniques – acid, non-acid, sieving, mounting, observation and analysis
Documentation
Quality control
Equipment and materials used
Chemicals used in palynological processing
HSE procedures and safety

Day 2: Micropaleontology Preparation Techniques

Sample preparation and processing techniques
Washing and thin section methods basic detergent washing, hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid leaching, cuttings, SWCs, cores
Sample residue segregation
Picking, mounting
Standard thin-section procedures and chemicals used, rapid thin-section procedures, kerosene thin-section preparations, staining
Observation and analysis
HSE procedures and safety

Day 3: Nannofossil Preparation Techniques and Photography and Scanning

Nannofossil processing techniques: mobile mount method, standard smear slide, spray slide method, short centrifuging method, gravity settling method
Cleaning, contamination and picked lithologies
Mounting, observation and analysis
Equipment and materials
HSE procedures and safety
Routine photography: palynology, nannofossils, lithologies, microfossils, thin-sections, Z-stack software
Virtual image scanning: palynology, nannofossils, thin-sections

Certificate

On successful completion of this Training Course / Online Training Course, a PetroKnowledge Certificate / E-Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.

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