Course Details
One of the many gross generalizations that were introduced by Exxon-Style Sequence Stratigraphy was the myth that the thickest and highest-quality clastic reservoirs are deposited during sea-level fall only. Transgressive deposits in this model are supposed to be thin (less than 10 meters) and shale-rich.
On this field-trip, you will realize that is far from reality! In areas with punctuated transgressions in overall subsiding basins that typify Forelands and rotating fault-blocks thick accumulations of sand can be deposited and preserved.
We will be visiting some of the best-studied transgressive deposits in the world. These include the Cretaceous Hosta Tongue, the Cliffhouse Sandstone, and the Toquito Sandstone.
Unlike most field-trips taken by geoscientists into the Book Cliffs of Utah, this entire field trip runs in the San Juan Basin of New Mexico and Colorado and the sandstones you will see are producing reservoirs in the sub-surface.
Who Should Attend
• Geologists • Geophysicists
• Petrophysicists
• Engineers
This course is meant for all who are working on the exploration and development of transgressive sandstones such as retrograding parasequences, incised valleys, and shelf sand ridges.