Porosity is such a fundamental part of the reservoir. One of the key parameters that we routinely measure. But what exactly are we measuring and do all measurements give the same value? Check out this cheat sheet to see the possibilities. Has Greg missed anything? When does it really start to matter? Download the Porosity […]
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Author: Dr. Greg Samways
Enquiry-Based Learning
The conventional way of teaching technical courses is to teach people what to think and how to do something, then give them an exercise to test their newly acquired skill. After many years of teaching technical courses, Greg has learned that he learns most while he is researching the course materials, creating the exercises and […]
Critical Thinking in Geoscience – A 5 Da
What is Critical Thinking? We hear so much these days about the need for more “Critical Thinking”. But what is critical thinking? Critical thinking is many things, but this definition from Wikipedia captures the essence: “The process of actively and skilfully conceptualizing, applying, analysing, synthesizing and evaluating information to reach an answer or conclusion” This […]
Geoscience Games and Virtual Field Trips
Greg Samways: March 2017 I have been dreaming of creating geoscience games for many years now, ever since I read “Reality is Broken” by Jane McGonigal. Here conclusion from studying World of Warcraft players was that they we hooked on the “game” because it was very well designed: clear objectives, clear paths to learn the skills […]
Greg Samways – Consultancy and Training
Having worked with Greg on field development projects and geophysical instruction courses I have been greatly impressed by the infectious enthusiasm and motivational energy which he brings to his work, his broad scope of knowledge and his endless curiosity and ability to master complex topics. Greg has been a valuable and key member of every […]
Greg Samways – Technical Consultancy
Greg has been involved with our team since 2009, working on several of our assets. We have been impressed by his knowledge and his great skills at explaining things. He is very articulate. He is a person who delivers. He knows how to prioritise according to objectives set and dead lines required by our business. […]
Greg Samways – Reservoir Geologist and T
Greg is a highly competent reservoir geologist and sedimentologist with a wide ranging experience and exceptional knowledge of workflows and project organisation. His broad understanding of the industry, allied to specialised knowledge, makes him a very valuable team member and his skills in training are widely acknowledged. Carl Watkins, Director of Global Business Development, Roberston […]
Greg Samways – Project Management Traini
I met Greg as a instructor once in a training course for Project Management Program in Vietnam. Beside knowledge and skills he conveyed to me, I also learned from him enthusiasm, professionalism and especially creative and inter-person approach to common issues. It’s was the most exciting course for PM that I have ever had! Chu […]
Answer the Question!
The first thing we have to do is define what the question actually is! Seems obvious, but I meet so many people in the industry who are happily analyzing stuff, but without really knowing what the question is that they are trying to answer. We really must help peopl to clearly define the questions and the […]
GeoSkills
The application will be a lightweight competence assessment system, integrated with Moodle, with the functions outlined below. In the first instance we are focusing on collecting the competencies for subsurface G and G, with the primary objective to generate traffic to our training courses. We also have it in mind that there is no publicly available “Industry Standard” […]