Course leader: Dr Gary Kirby

Corporate course objectives:

• To introduce participants to the concepts of sequence stratigraphy and to understand the complex interaction between the controlling factors
• To understand the consequences of relative sea level changes on lithofacies distribution
• To introduce the use of seismic, well log and outcrop data in the definition of sequences

Who should attend:

Geologists and Geophysicists who work with sedimentary successions.

Course Outline:

This course is designed to introduce participants to the concepts of sequence stratigraphy. It ranges from a review of the development of this discipline, through the principles behind the theory, to examples of its application to the prediction of lithofacies and stratal architecture. A significant component of the course involves practical exercises. Some of these exercises involve the interpretation of seismic data and therefore a basic knowledge of seismic interpretation is an advantage.

Topics covered:

• Historical overview.
• What sequences are and an analysis of the controls on their formation.
• Accommodation exercise.
• Seismic data and the identification of sequences.
• Review of sedimentary environments within sequences.
• Exercises using seismic lines.
• Deviations of real-life sequences from conceptual models.
• Sequence stratigraphy and borehole and field examples.

Duration of course: 4 Days

Contact Training for course fees, scheduling and availability

 

• School of Field Geology