The emphasis of this SEPM Short Course Notes volume is how to construct critical subsurface geologic products, such as maps and cross sections, using advanced sequence stratigraphy concepts to establish a subsurface carbonate reservoir framework that can be translated into a quantitative geologic model for reservoir simulation. Kerans and Tinker have organized their short-course notes into four chapters. Chapter 1 defines many of the key sequence stratigraphy concepts, including terminology of cyclicity and the orders of the stratigraphic hierarchy. The following Chapters 2, 3, and 4 discuss 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D stratigraphic analysis, respectively. These chapters have exceptionally useful tips for constructing the key geologic products. One of the key tips that stands out is their discussion on "datum selection" (page 56) for cross section development. The recommendation is to use "multiple datums" for a cross section consisting of multiple sequences with evolving depositional profiles. Use of one datum would skew or distort the depositional profile for all but perhaps one sequence, and such an unrealistic perspective could reverberate throughout the mapping phases and result in poor model construction. This and many of the other keen insights to sequence stratigraphic analysis for carbonate reservoir characterization make this Short Course Notes volume an important addition to any practitioner's geology tool box. It is recommended that one not begin a carbonate reservoir characterization project without first reading, studying, and planning to use the methods documented here.
Kerans, C., and S.W. Tinker, eds., 1997, Sequence Stratigraphy and Characterization of Carbonate Reservoirs: SEPM Short Course Notes No. 40, 140 p.
Jim Markello and Bill Morgan
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