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Summer Education Conference

NEW!
4-D Evolution of Contractional Terranes

INSTRUCTOR :
Steven E. Boyer, Consultant, Tacoma, WA
DATES:
June 20, 2012
LOCATION:
Norris Conference Center, Fort Worth, TX
TUITION:
Member: $475.00
(if purchased individually)
Registration for the entire week is $1,795 for members, $1,895 nonmembers. Goes up to $1895/$1995, and/or individual course prices increase by $50/course day after 5/21/2012. Includes refreshments and buffet lunch each day in addition to course notes.
No refunds for cancellations after 5/21/2012.
CONTENT:
.7 CEU What is a CEU?

Who Should Attend

Geologists and geophysicists who are currently working in thrust belts, basement-involved terranes or strike-slip (wrench) systems with a large component of contractional deformation. The content should be of value to any geoscientist concerned with the impact of deformation on the generation, migration and entrapment of hydrocarbons.

Objectives

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

  • list the common sequence of deformation in thin-skinned belts.
  • evaluate the validity of structural interpretations of fault-related folds.
  • identify “sub-resolution” deformational features that lead to errors in balancing cross sections.
  • explain why a balanced section is not always the best section and describe how attempts to make “balanced” sections may lead to invalid interpretations.
  • contrast the deformation mechanisms that enhance and destroy porosity and permeability and describe the interaction between these competing mechanisms.
  • use fault-related fold models to predict fracture distribution on folds.
  • use critical-wedge theory of thrust mechanics to explain the geometric and kinematic evolution of thin-skinned fold-and-thrust belts.
  • prepare a basin analysis plan than incorporates structural interpretation techniques, sequential modeling, and subsidence profiling in order to predict the timing of hydrocarbon generation and migration and identify migration pathways.

    • Content

    The course is an overview of structural factors related to hydrocarbon exploration in contractional basins: 1) “sub-resolution” features, such as fabrics, fractures, and small-scale faults; 2) the geometry of single, field-sized structures; 3) the relationship of small-scale features to field-scale folds; 4) the relative timing of the structural elements; and 5) the influence of kinematic structural evolution on hydrocarbon generation, migration and entrapment.

    Many of the factors are relevant to both thin-skinned and basement-involved structures, as well as those developed within strike-slip or wrench systems. Some types of structures will only be identifiable on well logs or in core, whereas others will be resolvable on seismic data.

    The course is intended to provide guidance integrating these factors into exploration programs within new basins or aiding field development and extension within existing petroleum provinces. Each section of the course manual contains a bibliography of key references to guide further study.

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