Sponsored by AAPG Research
Committee
Conference Conveners
Rudy
Swennen
Institut Francais du Petrole
1 et 4, avenue de Bois-Préau
92852 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex
France
Tel.: 0033 1 4752 692862
Fax: 0033 1 4752 7067
François
Roure
Institut
Francais du Petrole
1 et 4, avenue de Bois-Préau
92852 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex
France
Tel.: 0033 1 4752 7362
Fax: 0033 1 4752 7067
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Purpose:
To bring
explorationists and researchers from oil companies, mineral exploration
companies and research institutes together to discuss present-day
concepts and new developments in exploration in Foreland Fold- and
Thrust Belts. Exploration in Fold and Thrust Belts is a very challenging
task in present-day petroleum exploration. It necessitates a good
understanding of pre-, syn- and post-tectonic processes which can
to a certain degree be inferred from the interpretation of seismic
transects and from forward kinematic modelling.
Over the
last few years new developments and new concepts have evolved. For
instance modelling tools coupling tectonics, sedimentation and erosion
processes provide better controls on the burial history of potential
source rocks and reservoirs and on the agenda of the petroleum systems
versus the age of the traps.
Also with
regard to the processes that might affect the reservoir units, a
many new insights in the fracturing, cementation and porosity development
history have been gained which help to reconstruct the entire fluid
flow history. Some of these new developments rely on results achieved
from integrated field, petrographical and geochemical studies (involving
stable isotope, Sr-isotope, maturation of organic material, apatite
fission tracks, clay authigenesis data, paleomagnetic analysis)
and diagenetic, fluid flow and pore fluid pressure modeling.
esearchers,
explorationists and reservoir engineers were brought together within
an interdisciplinary conference to discuss current research efforts
focusing on integrating structural geology, kinematic modeling,
fracture prediction, aquifer modeling, reactive transport modeling,
diagenesis and reservoir geology. It is also hoped to attract researchers
developing scenarios for ore exploration in similar tectonic settings.
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