RMRDC SPONSORS STAFF ON OVERSEAS TRAINING

As part of efforts aimed at building capacity within its workforce for greater efficiency and improved service delivery, the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMDC) has sponsored Mrs. E. O. Wuyep, a Scientific Officer with the Technology Development Department (TDD) to a 5-day training workshop at the reputed Petroskills Training Center, Houston, Texas.

The workshop was designed to expose participants to the effective use of geochemical data to determine quantity charge risk during exploration, model source rock maturity and timing, integrate geochemical, geological, and engineering data to optimize field development by characterizing reservoir compartment, allocating commingled production, identifying completion problems and how to improve exploration success as geological logs vitrinite reflectance, pyrolysis, organic facies variation, biomarkers quantities generated and expelled, and distribution of sources of rock maturities, among others. 

Mrs Wuyep, in a report submitted at the end of the programme, explained that a lot was achieved during the programme. She said the information and experience gained at the workshop would enable every practicing geologist, geochemist, petroleum engineer, manager and technical personnel in the country to conduct sampling, exploration and production programmes in the mineral, oil and gas sectors of the economy.

Mrs. Wuyep went on to advocate that crude oil obtained using geochemical data integrated with geological and engineering, possessed industrial raw materials  potentials for the production of goods in Nigeria. She further recommended the training for all practicing  geologists,  petroleum engineers, and the rest in allied industries as a tool to improve upon their professional acumen and skill development.