Basin Modelling and Thermal Maturity Course

Name: Advanced Basin Modelling and Thermal Maturity Simulation Training Course
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Build, calibrate, challenge, and assure basin models that connect geological history with source maturity and petroleum charge risk.

Basin Modelling and Thermal Maturity Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Geneva, Tashkent, Dubai, Doha, Lagos, Prague and more
Next session: 22 – 26 November 2026, Geneva
Average fee: 7,500 €

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Overview

Advanced Basin Modelling and Thermal Maturity Simulation Training Course is a one-week course for exploration geoscience and petroleum systems functions who leave with a Basin Model Calibration and Petroleum Systems Risk File. Participants condition stratigraphic, thermal, geochemical, and structural inputs; reconstruct burial and heat-flow histories; calibrate source-rock maturity; and test generation, expulsion, migration, and charge timing. The course turns uncertain inputs into traceable scenarios and assurance evidence. Agile Leaders Training Center presents basin modelling and thermal maturity simulation.

Who Should Attend

Exploration geoscience functions responsible for basin evolution, play context, and charge risk
Petroleum systems functions responsible for source, maturity, generation, migration, and timing models
Geochemistry functions responsible for source-rock properties, kinetics, maturity indicators, and fluid evidence
Seismic and structural interpretation functions responsible for horizons, faults, erosion, and model geometry
Reservoir geology functions responsible for charge context, trap timing, preservation, and uncertainty
Technical assurance functions responsible for model review, scenario challenge, and evidence traceability

The course assumes participants can interpret geological, geochemical, well, and seismic data, and it leaves out introductory petroleum geology, specialist software administration, seismic processing, petrophysical inversion, and reservoir flow simulation.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments and industries that evaluate sedimentary basin evolution and petroleum charge.

Oil and gas exploration, appraisal, and subsurface assurance
Geothermal exploration and sedimentary-basin heat studies
Carbon storage screening and regional subsurface characterization
Petroleum systems, geochemistry, geology, and geophysics
Technical services, research, data management, and exploration risk

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Build conditioned stratigraphic, lithologic, structural, and geochemical input sets
Analyze burial, erosion, compaction, heat-flow, and temperature histories
Calibrate thermal maturity with measured temperature and maturity evidence
Evaluate source-rock kinetics, generation, expulsion, migration, and charge timing
Compare one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional scenarios
Build uncertainty, sensitivity, quality-control, and assurance records

Course Agenda

Day 1: Condition Basin Model Inputs

Stratigraphic Event and Unconformity Table
Lithology, Porosity, and Compaction Property Matrix
Well, Seismic, and Geochemical Data Conditioning Register
Source-Rock Richness, Quality, and Kinetics Input Sheet
Model Coordinate, Unit, and Version-Control Checklist

Day 2: Reconstruct Burial and Thermal History

One-Dimensional Burial and Subsidence History Plot
Erosion, Nondeposition, and Paleowater-Depth Scenario Table
Basal Heat-Flow and Surface-Temperature History Model
Present-Day Temperature and Pressure Calibration Dataset
Thermal Boundary Condition Assumption Register

Day 3: Calibrate Maturity and Generation

Vitrinite Reflectance and Maturity Indicator Calibration Plot
Source-Rock Kinetic Model Selection Matrix
Transformation Ratio and Generation-Timing Chart
Hydrocarbon Expulsion Threshold and Yield Assessment
Calibration Residual and Misfit Diagnostic Board

Day 4: Model Migration and Charge Risk

Two-Dimensional Carrier, Fault, and Seal Pathway Section
Three-Dimensional Generation Kitchen and Migration Map
Trap Formation, Charge, Leakage, and Preservation Timeline
Sensitivity, Uncertainty, and Scenario Comparison Matrix
Petroleum Systems Charge-Risk Evidence Register

Day 5: Practice Basin Model Assurance

Suggested Exercise: Audit Stratigraphic and Thermal Inputs
Suggested Exercise: Calibrate Burial, Temperature, and Maturity Histories
Suggested Exercise: Challenge Generation, Expulsion, and Migration Results
Suggested Exercise: Rank Charge Scenarios and Uncertainty Drivers
Capstone Exercise: Complete the Basin Model Calibration and Petroleum Systems Risk File

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to turn model inputs, calibration evidence, and simulation results into traceable petroleum systems decisions.

Suggested activity: condition a well-based stratigraphic column and document erosion, lithology, source-rock, and thermal assumptions.
Suggested activity: compare measured temperatures and maturity indicators with simulated burial and heat-flow histories.
Suggested activity: evaluate generation, expulsion, migration, and trap timing across alternative scenarios.
Suggested activity: challenge uncertainty drivers and prepare an assurance record for an exploration review.

FAQs

Who suits advanced basin modelling and thermal maturity simulation, and what does it assume?

Advanced basin modelling and thermal maturity simulation suits exploration geoscientists, modelers, geochemists, interpreters, reservoir geologists, and assurance reviewers. It assumes working knowledge of subsurface data, stratigraphy, source rocks, and petroleum systems concepts.

How does basin modelling training differ from reservoir simulation training?

Basin modelling training reconstructs geological, burial, thermal, maturity, generation, migration, and charge histories at well-to-basin scale. Reservoir simulation training evaluates fluid flow and production behavior within a developed reservoir using different inputs, equations, and decisions.

How is thermal maturity simulation calibrated?

Thermal maturity simulation is calibrated by comparing simulated histories with measured temperatures, vitrinite reflectance, and other maturity evidence, then challenging heat flow, erosion, burial, lithology, kinetics, and boundary conditions while preserving an audit trail.

What uncertainty should basin and petroleum systems models report?

Basin and petroleum systems models should report uncertainty in geometry, ages, erosion, lithology, thermal boundary conditions, source-rock properties, kinetics, migration parameters, and calibration data. Scenario comparisons show which assumptions control maturity, generation, timing, and charge risk.

Conclusion

Participants take back a Basin Model Calibration and Petroleum Systems Risk File linking conditioned inputs, burial and thermal histories, maturity calibration, generation, expulsion, migration, charge timing, sensitivity, and assurance evidence. It changes isolated simulation outputs into traceable geological scenarios. The file supports technical review, uncertainty communication, and exploration risk decisions.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Geneva	Week 47, 2026 22 – 26 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Tashkent	Week 48, 2026 29 November – 3 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Dubai	Week 49, 2026 30 November – 4 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Doha	Week 49, 2026 6 – 10 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€7,000
Lagos	Week 49, 2026 6 – 10 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Prague	Week 51, 2026 14 – 18 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€7,500
New York	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Dubai	Week 02, 2027 11 – 15 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Porto	Week 03, 2027 18 – 22 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Zoom	Week 05, 2027 1 – 5 February 2027	1 Week	Online	€3,000
London	Week 06, 2027 8 – 12 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Bali	Week 06, 2027 14 – 18 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Paris	Week 07, 2027 15 – 19 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Accra	Week 08, 2027 28 February – 4 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Seoul	Week 09, 2027 1 – 5 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€12,000
Amsterdam	Week 10, 2027 8 – 12 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Berlin	Week 10, 2027 8 – 12 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Istanbul	Week 11, 2027 15 – 19 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Barcelona	Week 12, 2027 22 – 26 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
San Diego	Week 12, 2027 22 – 26 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewAdvanced Basin Modelling and Thermal Maturity Simulation Training Course is a one-week course for exploration geoscience and petroleum systems functions who leave with a Basin Model Calibration and Petroleum Systems Risk File. Participants condition stratigraphic, thermal, geochemical, and structural inputs; reconstruct burial and heat-flow histor…

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Basin Modelling and Thermal Maturity Course