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Outer Carpathians – Cradle of Petroleum Geology and Oil Industry

Thursday, 30 May – Friday, 31 May 2024, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.  |  Krakow, Poland

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Course Content

Field Trip Leaders

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Anna Wysocka
Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
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Piotr Krzywiec
Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
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Anna Filipek
Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
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Paweł Poprawa
AGH University of Science & Technology
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Stanisław Mazur
Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Science
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Rafal Zadak
Cracow Saltworks Museum in Wieliczka

Surface seeps of oil and exhalations of methane have been known in the Northern Outer Carpathians for centuries. In mid-19th century, following discovery of effective process of distillation of kerosene, oil industry rapidly developed, and in early 20th century this part of the Carpathians became the third largest oil producing region in the world. Fast industrial development resulted also in rapid development of various exploration geological and geophysical techniques, including micropaleontology, sedimentology of deep water flysch deposits, or reflection seismic surveying. Recent decades of exploration brought about new high-quality subsurface (seismic, MT) data, calibrated be deep wells, that provided wealth of new information on structure and evolution of this segment of the Carpathian FTB and its Miocene foreland basin. During the field trip, key localities will be visited, including frontal deformed part of the thrust belt accessible in the world-famous Wieliczka salt mine, and outcrops located within more internal thrust sheets (nappes). Source and reservoir rocks will be examined; attention will be also paid to structural control on trapping mechanisms, both in local as well as in regional scale. Surface geology will be backed up by relevant subsurface data. We will also visit Museum of Petroleum Industry in Bóbrka, where first modern commercial oil mine was established in mid-19th century by Ignacy Łukasiewicz.

Itinerary

Day 1 – Thursday 30 May

7.30 Departure from Kraków
8:30–12:30 Wieliczka Salt Mine
  • Overview of Geology and Evolution of the Frontal Carpathian FTB
  • Overview of Formation and Tectonic Evolution of the Miocene Salt Deposits Formed in the Carpathian Foreland Basin
  • Overview of Salt Exploitation Since Neolithic Times in the Wieliczka – Bochnia Area Along the Carpathian Front
13:30-15:00 Zgłobice by Dunajec River (including field lunch)
  • Field Outcrop: Overturned Miocene Deposits of the Zgłobice Unit - the Most Frontal Thrust Unit of the Carpathian FTB
  • Regional Tectono-Stratigraphic Evolution of the N Segment of the Carpathian Foreland Basin – Role of Lithospheric Flexure, Flexural Extension and Topography of Top of the Lower Plate (Including Discussion Based on Seismic Data)
  • Miocene Depositional Systems of the Carpathian Foreland Basin (Including Discussion Based on Seismic Data)
  • Petroleum System of the Carpathian Foreland Basin
16:00-16:30 Short Visit to the Węglówka Oil Field
17:00-18:00 „Prządki” Natural Reserve Near Krosno
  • Outcrops of the Cięzkowickie Sandstones
  • Discussion on Key Reservoir Rocks of the N Outer Carpathians
18:30 Arrival to the Hotel „Pałac Polanka” in Krosno
19:00-20:00 Dinner
20:00-22:00 Presentations and discussion of:
  • Pioneering Beginnings of Petroleum Geology and Geophysical Exploration in N Carpathians
  • Structure of Carpathian’s Basemend Based on Grav-Mag Data
  • Structure and Evolution of the Carpathian FTB
  • Petroleum System of the Carpathian FTB

Day 2, Friday 31 May

7:00-8:00 Breakfast and Checkout
8:30-11:00 Ignacy Łukasiewicz Museum of Oil and Gas Industry in Bóbrka
11:30-13:30 Lipowica Quarry (including field lunch)
  • Reservoir Rocks – Cergowskie Sandstones
  • Discussion on Key Reservoir Rocks of the N Outer Carpathians
14.00-16.00 Rudawka Rymanowska Outcrop
  • Source Rock – Menillite Shales
  • Discussion on Key Source Rocks of the N Outer Carpathians
19:00 Arrival to Kraków

Pricing

Fees:
€420
Registration Deadline:
10 April
Fee Includes:
Transportation, Accommodations, Meals, All Entry Fees
Refund/Cancellation Policy

No refunds or cancellations will be issued after 3 April.

Registrants who are unable to participate may designate a substitute to attend in their place.

Cancellations and substitution requests should be sent to [email protected]

Venue

Outer Carpathians – Cradle of Petroleum Geology and Oil Industry
Holiday Inn, Krakow City Center
Wielopole 4, 31-072
Krakow, Małopolskie
Poland
+48 12 619 00 00
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