This
five-day course introduces through lectures and exercises the principles
of carbonate sedimentology, stratigraphy and diagenesis as applied
to hydrocarbon exploration and development geology. Learning objectives
stress the principles that shape carbonate accumulations and development
of interpretive skills. This course emphasis the development of original
depositional, stratigraphic or diagenetic models by highlighting process-response
relationships on a facies scale and basin dynamics on the scale of
carbonate platforms. The course includes a training manual.
DESIGNED
FOR
Exploration
and Production Geologists, Geophysicists, Engineers, technical support
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
Upon
completion of this course participants should be able to:
describe
basic carbonate rocks
classify
carbonate rocks according to Dunham's depositional textures
distinguish
carbonate ramp from carbonate shelf deposits based on large scale
geometric relationships as seen in outcrop and seismic
subdivide
a carbonate ramp and shelf deposits into major facies belts with
rock data through the use of diagnostic facies recognition criteria
and carbonate depositional models
predict
the composition of carbonate buildup by applying concepts of organic
evolution on carbonate deposition
directly
apply the concepts of carbonate depositional models to seismic
or well-log correlations and mapping for the purpose of regional
to local (field-scale) investigations
