Field Seminar
Naples, Italy
Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Field Trip Leaders:
Alessandro Iannace
Stefano Tavani
Mariano Parente
(University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
Themes
The Cretaceous platform carbonates of the Sorrento Peninsula offer wonderful outcrop analogues for the reservoirs of the Monte Alpi and Tempa Rossa oil fields of subsurface Basilicata and for fractured carbonate reservoirs of other Tethyan carbonate systems.
During this 1-day field trip we will see how the facies, diagenetic characters and stacking patterns of cyclical Barremian-Albian inner platform carbonates controls mechanical stratigraphy and fracture distribution. We will look at the fracture network at different scales, from stratabound fractures to reservoir-scale fracture corridors, combining panoramic observations of subvertical cliffs of the Mt. Faito ridge, exposing a >300m thick stratigraphic interval, with detailed observations of the same beds along roadcuts. Then, we will move to a road cut near Positano where we will observe a small-scale intraplatform basin, developed in Aptian-Albian carbonates, focusing on soft-sediment deformation, organic-rich dolostones, fault-zone architecture and breccia bodies.
Itinerary and Stops
Transfer from Naples to Mt Faito by minibuses (about 1h drive)
Stop 1 – Ticciano village: general introduction to the geology of the southern Apennines and to the Apennine Carbonate Platform; panorama of the Mesozoic platform carbonates of the Monte Faito ridge
Stop 2 – Croce dell’Eremita roadcut: facies and fracture distribution of Barremian-Albian inner platform interbedded dolostones-limestones
Lunch
Stop 3 – Santa Maria del Castello: panoramic view of Monte Conocchia cliff: distribution and arrest of vertical through-going joints and fracture corridors in a seismic scale carbonate platform exposure
Stop 4 – roadcut north of Positano: middle Cretaceous synsedimentary tectonics, soft sediment deformation, organic-rich dolostones and breccia bodies in a small intraplatform trough.
Driving back to Naples (about 90min drive)
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Added on 20 January, 2022
Workshop
Lisbon, Portugal
Wednesday, 18 May – Thursday, 19 May 2022, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
This 2-day conference brings together diverse experts working on modern and ancient turbidite, MTDs, contourite and hybrid/mixed systems in order to improve the present-day knowledge, models and predictive power.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 06 February, 2020
Field Seminar
Lisbon, Portugal
Monday, 16 May – Tuesday, 17 May 2022, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Come along on this 2-day field seminar and tour outcrops in the Serra de Montejunto, just north of Lisbon and on the coast from Porto Novo to Paimogo.
Instructors:
Ricardo Pereira, (PARTEX Oil and Gas & Instituto Dom Luiz)
Gil Machado (ChronSurveys Lda & Instituto Dom Luiz)
Fees:
To be determined
Includes:
Hotel
Ground Transporation
Snacks and Refreshments
Lunch and Dinner
Guidebook
Departure Time/Location
16 May 2020 8:30am
SANA Metropolitan Hotel
Note:Transportation to start point is not included in the costs of this trip. Please bring clothing for hot day time temperatures (sun hat/ sun glasses/ sun cream etc.). Participants must wear suitable and comfortable light trekking shoes.
Aims
To gain or increase an understanding of the tectono-sedimentary processes of continental extension and rifting supported by outcrop observations, with focus on deep-depositional marine systems. Discuss implications for prospective petroleum systems. Promote debate and nourish new insights between attendants.
About the Field Trip
The Lusitanian Basin records the proximal events of syn- to post rift evolution of the hyper-extended West Iberian Margin, showing some outstanding examples of the combined tectono-stratigraphic depositional systems. Here, the Late Jurassic reveals diverse aspects of mixed marine depositional systems including not only submarine fans and turbidites, but also the build-up of carbonate reefs and shoreface to fluvial clastic sequences. Throughout the fieldtrip the different depositional aspects can be observed in detail to demonstrate how such depositional systems can vary in time and space. Observation of these outcrops allows a better understanding on how deep-water depositional systems can change within a sub-basin and help improving the understanding of reservoir properties.
Itinerary
Day 1 (16th May 2022)
Stop #
Location
Relevant Aspects
1
Vila Franca de Xira
Intro-Overview
2
Castanheira
Coarse grain proximal depositional systems; Fault slope deposits
3
Arruda
Marine shales and interbedded clastic deposits
4
Ota
Late Jurassic marine reefs
5
Montejunto-Vila Verde
Marine shales and interbedded clastic deposits
6
Wrap-up at the Hotel
Day 2 (17th May 2022)
1
Consolação-São Bernardino
Shaly marine deposits of the Abadia Fm. (Kimm.)
2
Paimogo
Shoreface to fluvial deposits Late Jurassic
3
Porto Novo
Shoreface to fluvial deposits Late Jurassic
4
Santa Cruz
Late Jurassic turbidites
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Added on 06 February, 2020