Field Trip Organizer
This field trip aims to explore and study the depositional environments and sedimentary structures of the Holocene shoreface and tidal deposits at Enjefa Beach. Participants will examine the various sedimentary structures, ichnofacies, stratigraphic layering, and depositional packages. This geological site is modest; however, it offers easy access and high-quality preservation or sedimentary structures.

Field Trip Information:
- Date: 14th April 2025
- Time: 7am – 12pm
- Field Trip fee: $330
- Registration Deadline: 13th March 2025
- Register during workshop registration
Meeting Point:
Parking lot of Hyatt Regency, Al Kout Mall

Fee Includes:
- Transportation
- Field guide
- Water, cold beverages, snacks

Field Activities:
Upon arrival at Enjefa Beach, the field guides will provide an orientation of the Enjefa beach and explain the main exposed sedimentary facies. The participants will have the opportunity to walk to the exposed rocks and examine them closely. However, taking samples or breaking the exposure with a hammer will not be allowed, and can only be done with instructions from the organizers. The outcrop exposure is small, and we want to do our part in preserving its geological beauty. The instructors will walk the participants through various facies and explain their main characteristics. This will give the participants critical insight into recognizing such facies in their own hydrocarbon fields, on cores, or on other outcrops they may study. The primary depositional environments that will be analyzed are:
Shoreface Deposits
Participants will gain knowledge on how to differentiate between middle shoreface, upper shoreface, and foreshore facies using stratification patterns and ichnofacies.
Tidal Channels
Exploration of tidal channels including channel fill and lateral accretion surfaces will also be conducted based on distinct bioturbation, sedimentary structures, and sediment grading.
Sea Level Fluctuation
Once the participants have established facies understanding special attention will be put on the sea level changes during the Holocene epoch. Such understanding is critical for the participant's future application of sequence stratigraphic concepts.
We recommend that all participants bring a field notebook, camera or phone for taking pictures, and a hand lens.
Field Trip Leaders
Dr. Yaqoub Alrefaei
Dr. Aimen Amer
Important Notes Regarding the Field Trip
- Before purchasing non-refundable airline tickets, confirm that the trip will take place as trips may be cancelled if undersubscribed.
- Please register well before 13 March 2025. Field trip cancellation due to low enrollment will be considered at this time. No refunds will be allowed on field trips after this date.
- Field trips are limited in size and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis and must be accompanied by full payment.
- A wait list is automatically created if a field trip sells out. AAPG will notify you if space becomes available.
- We will continue to take registrations for field trips not cancelled until they are either sold out or closed.
Cancellation Policy
- Cancellations can be made by contacting Cora Navarro on or before 13 March via email at
- Cancellations received on or before 13 March will receive a refund LESS a US $75 processing fee.
- Refunds will not be issued after 13 March or for “no shows.”
- You may substitute one participant for another.
Bahrah Field Core Display
The core display to accompany the AAPG workshop: Unlocking Hidden Potential: Unveiling Off-Structure Prospects and Re-Evaluating Borderline Discoveries includes core cut from several Cretaceous reservoirs in the Bahrah Field of North Kuwait.
The successful development of the Bahrah Field optimizes the leveraging of new drilling and completion technology, as well as a deepening exploration strategy involving multiple reservoirs.
Reservoirs include the Mauddud Formation, a matrix-dominated shelfal carbonate reservoir originally discovered in the 1930’s, and initially not possible for production at sustainable rates using conventional vertical wells. This reservoir has been redeveloped in the last few years using horizontal wells and multi-stage acid frack completions. A similar approach is being considered for the deeper Ratawi Limestone Formation.
The Burgan and Zubair reservoirs are heterogeneous fluvio-deltaic reservoirs, where channelized sandbodies encased in heterolithic fines offer stratigraphic trapping potential. Such closures combine with a complex network of transpressional and transtensional cross faults to set-up further exploration potential through the mapping of subtle combination traps.
The story of the successful Bahrah Field development is further described in Session 3 of the workshop (The Bahrah Field and the Value of Re-Evaluating Once Borderline Discoveries).