Derby Venue For Worldwide Geology Lecture Series
19 October 2012
Dr Dorothy Satterfield with Bjorn Wygrala
We were delighted to have been chosen by the EAGE to host a lecture again this year as it recognises the strength of our Geology programmes.
”Dr Dorothy Satterfield, Senior Lecturer in Petroleum Geology
Geology students at the University of Derby were some of the first in Europe to hear from a Geo-science expert in petroleum exploration when the University was one of just nine UK venues for an international lecture series.
As part of the European Association of Geologists and Engineers (EAGE) Student Lecture Tour, Bjorn Wygrala from Petromod spoke to BSc (Hons) Geology degree students and MSc (Masters) Applied Petroleum Geoscience students about new technologies in petroleum exploration on October 16.
Bjorn Wygrala is Managing Director of Technology Transfer at Schlumberger Center of Excellence for Petroleum Systems Modelling, which provides software and services for Petroleum Systems Modelling (also described as Basin and Petroleum System Modelling) by the Stanford Affiliates Program.
Schlumberger offers technically advanced technology that continually evolves with an extensive range of unique features by way of the PetroMod© system, that provide capabilities to do 1D, 2D, and 3D modelling.
Detailing case studies from Brazil, Alaska and offshore , Bjorn explained how recent advances and the integration of new technologies are used in the field.
It was the third time that the EAGE has visited the University of Derby and the Derby lecture was the fifth stop on the European leg of the International Student Lecture Series, which also takes in the Czech Republic, France and Italy.
Dr Dorothy Satterfield, Senior Lecturer in Petroleum Geology, said: "We were delighted to have been chosen by the EAGE to host a lecture again this year as it recognises the strength of our Geology programmes.
For more information on the lectures visit the European Association of Geologists and Engineers website www.eage.org.
