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6th - 10th September 2010: North Wales, UK

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Structural Geology Workshop

Who should attend?

The course is aimed at all geologists, explorationists and seismic interpreters involved in exploration, appraisal and development.

Overview:

The course is designed to provide participants with a working knowledge of structural geology, the geometry of the major structures and the techniques used to evaluate them within the petroleum industry. The format is one of short lectures and extensive practical workshop sessions using seismic, geological maps, depth sections, Landsat and geometrical modelling. Wherever possible the course will include field visits to demonstrate relevant structural concepts. The course will cover extension, compression, inversion, strike-slip and salt tectonics. Datasets will be focused on those tectonic regimes in which the world’s oil reserves are concentrated.

Content:

  • Introduction to structural geology
  • Compressional tectonics
    Geometry of thrust faults and their control on folding. Thrusts and folds in 2 and 3 dimensions. The use of balanced cross-sections to check cross-section validity. Prediction of sub-surface structure using incomplete data. The use of geological maps and Landsat in frontier exploration. Mountain belt and foreland basin formation.
  • Extensional tectonics
    Geometry of extensional faults and their control on folding in 2 and 3 dimensions. Geometrical modelling techniques to check cross-section validity. Cross-section restoration techniques. Subsurface mapping of faulted structures. Fault and seal spill analysis. Basin modelling including syn- and post-rift.
  • Inversion tectonics
    Recognition of inversion structures on map and seismic data. Geometry of inversion structures in 2 and 3 dimensions. Sequence analysis in understanding the tectonic history. Cross-section construction and geometrical modelling.
  • Strike-slip tectonics
    Recognition of strike-slip faults on seismic and maps. Geometry of strike-slip faults and structures. Potential hydrocarbon trapping geometries in strike-slip regions.
  • Salt tectonics
    Geometry and development of salt structures. Modelling of salt structures. Techniques for producing cross-section restorations. Salt control of extensional and compressional structures during gravity spreading within passive margins.