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Field Trips > Field Trip 1
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AAPG International Conference
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Dates:
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Monday-Saturday,
October 18-23 begins with check-in (preferably by 4:00 p.m.) and a brief orientation at 7:00 p.m. at the Howard Johnson Hotel in Veracruz, Mexico; concludes in Veracruz late Saturday afternoon |
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Leaders:
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Paul R. Krutak, P. Krutak Geoservices International, Rye, Colorado; Manuel R. Palacios, Terra Nostra Earth Sciences Research, Tucson, Arizona; and Gus Morales, Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida | |
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Fee:
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US$
1,535 includes transportation, lodging, lunches, guidebook and course materials; air transportation is not included from Veracruz upon conclusion of the trip |
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Limit:
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20 persons | |
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Content:
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4.0 CEU | |
Contact Information
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This
site was an important city during the Classic archeological period (A.D.
250-A.D.900) and was probably abandoned in early/late Postclassic time
(circa 1200 A.D.). The Pyramid of the Niches at El Tajín is unique
in its variation of the talud-tablero form. It incorporates 365 niches
into its facing. The niches were probably symbolic of the Xihuitl (365
day) cycle of the year.Field and exploration geologists as well as subsurface biostratigraphers and reservoir engineers who are engaged in exploring for and interpreting both carbonate and hybrid carbonate/siliciclastic reservoirs.
The first part of this 5-day excursion involves study and sampling of many of the classic Tertiary localities in the Tampico/Misantla Basin (Chapapote, Chicontepec, Escolin, Horcones, Meson and Tuxpan). Participants will be able to obtain outcrop samples for later thin section and/or micropaleontological analysis. The seminar also includes study of the classic outcrops of the Sierra de El Abra reef knolls, which crop out near the village of Taninul, Mexico. Subsurface equivalents of the El Abra occur in the Golden Lane oil fields of the Tuxpan area. The subsurface El Abra contains most of the facies found in the subsurface outcrops, and are a part of the giant supercharged petroleum system in the southern Gulf of Mexico, the Pimienta-Tamabra(!), that has total reserves of 66.3 BBO and 103.7TCF of natural gas (~83.6BBOE).
During the field excursion, participants will be able to examine and study two slabbed cores and associated thin sections from two wells in the Golden Lane trend: (1) the #101 Las Canas, and (2) the #1 Mesita. The seminar will end in Veracruz, Mexico, where we will visit the Fortress of San Juan Ulua, which was constructed from coral quarried from the modern Gallega Reef. During this portion of the seminar, new sedimentological data will be presented concerning modern hybrid (mixed) carbonate reef systems, which are being stressed by advancing siliciclastics. Many similar ancient systems have produced significant volumes of hydrocarbons. This seminar ties surface and subsurface data together, and will result in new exploration perceptions of seismic data, both from the reservoir engineer's viewpoint and biostratigraphic/lithofacies aspect.
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