Exploration For Lithium In Oilfield Brines Course (Updated April 2025)

Brad Hayes

This professional training course explores the rapidly growing field of lithium exploration in oilfield brines, addressing lithium’s critical role in modern technology and energy storage. It covers the fundamentals of lithium as an element, its diverse applications, and the expanding global market influenced by electric vehicles and grid-scale batteries. The course reviews both traditional and emerging lithium sources, focusing on deep saline aquifers that overlap with oil and gas production. Participants will learn about exploration strategies, appraisal techniques, and development of lithium resources, with emphasis on leveraging existing petroleum industry expertise. Case studies illustrate practical applications and current challenges in lithium extraction technologies.Read more...

Who Should Take This Course
• Energy industry technical staff
• Exploration and development specialists
• Geologists and earth science professionals
• Professionals interested in clean energy resources

What You Will Learn
• Appraisal and development strategies
• Exploration of lithium-bearing brines
• Lithium properties and market dynamics
• Extraction and processing technologies

Why This Course Works
• Understand emerging lithium markets
• Rising demand from battery industries
• Lithium’s critical role in clean energy
• Use petroleum skills in lithium exploration

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Course contents

    Chapter 2 - Oilfield Brine Exploration for Lithium

    02-01 - Lithium Systems (10 min.)

    02-02 - Basin-Scale Screening for Lithium Systems (6 min.)

    02-03 - Geophysical Methods for Lithium Exploration and Development (7 min.) Quiz

    Chapter 3 - Lithium Oilfield Brine Appraisal and Development

    03-01 - Land Titles and Regulation (6 min.)

    03-02 - Lithium Development (4 min.)

    03-03 - Quantifying Lithium Resources and Reserves (3 min.) Quiz

    03-04 - Lithium Extraction (14 min.) Quiz

    Chapter 4 - Lithium Oilfield Brine Exploration

    04-01 - Case Study – Leduc Formation Alberta - UPDATED (12 min.)

    04-02 - Case Study – Smackover Formation, U.S. Gulf Coast - UPDATED (10 min.)

    04-03 - Case Study – Neptune Lithium Project, Nevada - UPDATED (3 min.) Quiz

    04-04 - Current Players and Developments - UPDATED (20 min.) Quiz

    04-05 - Course Summary - UPDATED (5 min.)