Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems - Virtual Learning
Rifts are key to understanding the evolutionary sequence of crustal and upper mantle stretching, which results in normal faulting from extension. Although rift basins are limited to specific areas of the globe, they are crucial for comprehending a significant part of Earth's geology. These basins are present throughout geological history, with examples from the Palaeozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
Beyond their role in geological history, rift basins also constitute hydrocarbon provinces. Despite their limited spatial extent, they account for 12% of the known oil reserves.
This Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems training course will cover the tectonic settings, structural styles, stratigraphy, and hydrocarbon production characteristics of rift basins. Selected basins will serve as case studies, including the Lusitanian Basin, Portugal, Potiguar Basin, Brazil and Orange Basin, Namibia, with multiple examples and exercises on seismic lines and data.
This Gulf Rowad training course will feature:
Sedimentary Basin types
Introduction to Rift Basins
Tectonic Evolution and the Structural Setting of Rift Basins
Identification of Rift phases and the Stratigraphy of Rift Basins
The Development of Petroleum Systems in Rift Basins
Case Studies of Rift Basins including the Lusitanian Basin, Portugal, Potiguar Basin, Brazil and Orange Basin, Namibia.
5 Days
1620 Sessions
Starting from USD 2,000
Available Face to Face
Course Methodology
This training course will feature PowerPoint presentations combined with interactive individual and team exercises. Participants will engage in sessions based on real exploration and development case studies, designed to enhance their understanding of the seismic and geological characteristics of typical rift basins. Additionally, the seminar will cover the petroleum potential of each basin. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own stratigraphic data, logs, and seismic information when relevant, allowing for the review and interpretation of real-world examples from their own companies.
Course Objectives
By the end of this training course, participants will be able:
- To understand the earth's processes that form rift basins
- To identify and interpret seismic the main structural features characteristic of rift basins
- To interpret the main stratigraphical phases characteristic of a rift basin
- To have an understanding of how petroleum systems develop in rift basins and also the geographical distribution of the main hydrocarbon plays
- To develop a good sense of where hydrocarbon traps exist in rift basins
Target Audience
This Gulf Rowad training course is suitable for exploration and development geologists, seismic interpreters, sedimentologists, petrographers and other upstream subsurface professionals who are interested in optimally utilizing seismic and geological data in the interpretation of rift basins and identifying the main hydrocarbon plays.
Target Competencies
Organisational Impact
For the organisation, the benefits will include:
- Maximize the value of costly seismic and well data
- Forecast play trends for potential new acreage acquisitions
- Enhance the accuracy of geological risk assessments for prospects
- Discover new plays, leads, and prospects
- Equip staff with advanced oil-finding skills for immediate application in exploration projects
- Improve the precision of Expected Monetary Value (EMV) estimates for prospect economic evaluations
Personal Impact
Personal impact includes:
- Identify key structural and stratigraphic geometries in rift basins and recognize them on seismic data
- Understand the primary hydrocarbon trap types in rift basins and their locations
- Develop skills to assess the presence and effectiveness of hydrocarbon source rocks and their connectivity to reservoirs
- Enhance the ability to predict the presence and distribution of clastic reservoirs and identify new plays, leads, and prospects
- Improve skills in geological risk assessments for leads and prospects in rift basins
- Enhance oil-finding abilities, leading to better professional and company recognition
Course Outline
Day 1
An Introduction to Rift Basins
- Outline and Overview
- Earth processes that lead to a rift Basin
- East Africa as a modern example of a rift basin
- Typical features of a rift Basin
- Rifting phases
- Outcrop Geology and the study of rift basins
Day 2
Tectonic Evolution and magmatism of Rift Basins
- Crustal stretching models, extension and the development of rift basins
- Identifying the main features of rift basins on seismic
- Footwall uplift and associated processes
- Hanging wall processes
- Magmatism in rift basins
- Transtensional overprint and more complex basin development
Day 3
The Stratigraphy of Rift Basins
- Pre, syn and post rift development and identification
- Controls on rift basin stratigraphy
- Sequence stratigraphy and seismic sequence stratigraphy in rift basins
- Break-up unconformity and syn to post rift transition
- Seismic facies and sedimentary systems in rift basins
- The use of applied biostratigraphy in rift systems
Day 4
The Development of Petroleum Systems and other Georesources in Rift Basins
- Hydrocarbon source rock development and distribution in rift basins
- Reservoir presence and development in rift basins
- Seal presence and hydrocarbon seal integrity
- Migration of hydrocarbons in rift basins
- Structural, stratigraphic and combination traps
- the use of seismic attributes to explore in rift basins and the pitfalls
- Mining, geothermal energy and other georesources in rift basins.
Day 5
Case Studies of Rift Basins
- The distribution of rift basins around the world
- Conjugate margins – similarities and differences
- The Lusitanian Basin, Portugal
- Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, Canada
- Potiguar Basin, Brazil
- Orange Basin, Namibia
2026 Schedule & Fees
Course Fees Starting From
USD
2,000
| Date | City | Language | Price | Action |
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| 28 Jun - 02 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 28 Jun - 02 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 05 Jul - 09 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 05 Jul - 09 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 12 Jul - 16 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 12 Jul - 16 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 19 Jul - 23 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 19 Jul - 23 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 26 Jul - 30 Jul, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 26 Jul - 30 Jul, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 02 Aug - 06 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 02 Aug - 06 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 09 Aug - 13 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 09 Aug - 13 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 16 Aug - 20 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 16 Aug - 20 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 23 Aug - 27 Aug, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 23 Aug - 27 Aug, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 30 Aug - 03 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 30 Aug - 03 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Sep - 10 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Sep - 10 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Sep - 17 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Sep - 17 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Sep - 24 Sep, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Sep - 24 Sep, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Sep - 01 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Sep - 01 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 04 Oct - 08 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 04 Oct - 08 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 11 Oct - 15 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 11 Oct - 15 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 18 Oct - 22 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 18 Oct - 22 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 25 Oct - 29 Oct, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 25 Oct - 29 Oct, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 01 Nov - 05 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 01 Nov - 05 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 08 Nov - 12 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 08 Nov - 12 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 15 Nov - 19 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 15 Nov - 19 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 22 Nov - 26 Nov, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 22 Nov - 26 Nov, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 29 Nov - 03 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 29 Nov - 03 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Dec - 10 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 06 Dec - 10 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Dec - 17 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 13 Dec - 17 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Dec - 24 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 20 Dec - 24 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Dec - 31 Dec, 2026 | Online | English | USD 2,000 | Book |
| 27 Dec - 31 Dec, 2026 | Online | Arabic | USD 2,000 | Book |
Face to Face Courses
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
5 Days
1566 Sessions
Oil Gas Technology
Jun
28
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
28 Jun – 02 Jul 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Jun
28
2026
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28 Jun 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
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USD 4,000
Jul
05
2026
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Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
05 Jul – 09 Jul 2026
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USD 4,000
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05
2026
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05 Jul 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
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USD 4,000
Jul
12
2026
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Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
12 Jul – 16 Jul 2026
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USD 4,000
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12
2026
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12 Jul 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
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USD 4,000
Jul
19
2026
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Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
19 Jul – 23 Jul 2026
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USD 4,000
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19
2026
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Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
19 Jul 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
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USD 4,000
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26
2026
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Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
26 Jul – 30 Jul 2026
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USD 4,000
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26
2026
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Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
26 Jul 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
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USD 4,000
Aug
02
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
02 Aug – 06 Aug 2026
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USD 4,000
Aug
02
2026
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Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
02 Aug 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
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USD 4,000
Aug
09
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
09 Aug – 13 Aug 2026
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USD 4,000
Aug
09
2026
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09 Aug 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
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USD 4,000
Aug
16
2026
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Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
16 Aug – 20 Aug 2026
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USD 4,000
Aug
16
2026
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Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
16 Aug 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
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USD 4,000
Aug
23
2026
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Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
23 Aug – 27 Aug 2026
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USD 4,000
Aug
23
2026
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Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
23 Aug 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
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USD 4,000
Aug
30
2026
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Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
30 Aug – 03 Sep 2026
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USD 4,000
Aug
30
2026
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Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
30 Aug 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
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USD 4,000
Sep
06
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
06 Sep – 10 Sep 2026
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USD 4,000
Sep
06
2026
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Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
06 Sep 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
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USD 4,000
Sep
13
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
13 Sep – 17 Sep 2026
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USD 4,000
Sep
13
2026
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Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
13 Sep 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
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USD 4,000
Sep
20
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
20 Sep – 24 Sep 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Sep
20
2026
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
20 Sep 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
Fee
USD 4,000
Sep
27
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
27 Sep – 01 Oct 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Sep
27
2026
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
27 Sep 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
Fee
USD 4,000
Oct
04
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
04 Oct – 08 Oct 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Oct
04
2026
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
04 Oct 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
Fee
USD 4,000
Oct
11
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
11 Oct – 15 Oct 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Oct
11
2026
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
11 Oct 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
Fee
USD 4,000
Oct
18
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
18 Oct – 22 Oct 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Oct
18
2026
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
18 Oct 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
Fee
USD 4,000
Oct
25
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
25 Oct – 29 Oct 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Oct
25
2026
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
25 Oct 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
Fee
USD 4,000
Nov
01
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
01 Nov – 05 Nov 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Nov
01
2026
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
01 Nov 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
Fee
USD 4,000
Nov
08
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
08 Nov – 12 Nov 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Nov
08
2026
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
08 Nov 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
Fee
USD 4,000
Nov
15
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
15 Nov – 19 Nov 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Nov
15
2026
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
15 Nov 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
Fee
USD 4,000
Nov
22
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
22 Nov – 26 Nov 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Nov
22
2026
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
22 Nov 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
Fee
USD 4,000
Nov
29
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
29 Nov – 03 Dec 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Nov
29
2026
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
29 Nov 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
Fee
USD 4,000
Dec
06
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
06 Dec – 10 Dec 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Dec
06
2026
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
06 Dec 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
Fee
USD 4,000
Dec
13
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
13 Dec – 17 Dec 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Dec
13
2026
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
13 Dec 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
Fee
USD 4,000
Dec
20
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
20 Dec – 24 Dec 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Dec
20
2026
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
20 Dec 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
Fee
USD 4,000
Dec
27
2026
Face to Face English
Sharm El Sheikh 5 days
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin Systems
27 Dec – 31 Dec 2026
Fee
USD 4,000
Dec
27
2026
Face to Face
Seismic Interpretation & Basin Analysis of Rift Basin S...
27 Dec 2026 · English · Sharm El Sheikh
Fee
USD 4,000
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