N027 Reservoir Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Continental Clastic Systems (Wyoming, USA)
N027 Reservoir Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Continental Clastic Systems (Wyoming, USA)
Continental clastic reservoir systems (aeolian, alluvial, fluvial, and lacustrine) account for at least 30% of the total known global hydrocarbon resource. Participants will be exposed to critical exploration and exploitation concepts for continental clastic reservoirs through a combination of outcrop exercises, classroom lectures, and core examination, all placed within an applied sequence stratigraphic context.
This is a six-day field course in NE Utah and SW Wyoming with classroom intruction (10%), core examination (10%) and outcrop visits (80%). Exercises link outcrops with well log and seismic data. Each day begins with lectures, followed by field visits. Participants will visit the Utah Geological Survey core repository, Dinosaur National Monument and Museum, and the world famous Ulrich’s Fossil Fish Quarry.
Participants will learn to:
This course provides the tools and approaches needed to identify and differentiate the diverse depositional environments encountered in continental clastic reservoir systems. Emphasis is placed on economic application of key concepts to predict play fairways, reservoir occurrence and probable reservoir behavior, all placed within the predictive power of the sequence stratigraphic model.
Itinerary
Day 0
Day 1
Day 2: High Accommodation Settings in Contintental Systems
Day 3: Moderate to low accommodation continental settings
Day 4: Successions in low accommodation continental settings
Day 5: Aeolian and Arid River successions – Dinosaur National Monument and surrounding area
Day 6: Lacustrine settings
Day 7
All geologists and geophysicists seeking training in applied clastic sedimentary geoscience as well as engineers who wish to broaden their geological knowledge with actual exposure to the reservoir styles they are analyzing. Valuable for asset team members working on continental clastic reservoirs and provides the opportunity to observe many examples of reservoir depositional features. The course is also suitable for asset managers with repsonsibility for the exploitation of continental clastic reservoirs, in addition to technical support staff developing into the Geology and Geophysics disciplines.
It is recommended, though not required, that participants have a basic knowledge of the fundamental processes and terminology of clastic sedimentology, as is offered in N155 (Introduction to Clastic Depositional Systems: a Petroleum Perspective).
Upon completion of N027, participants may wish to consider these Skilled Application Level classes visiting similar settings:
Reservoir Modeling N012 (Reservoir Modelling Field Class, Utah, USA), N215 (Advanced Techniques for Modelling Fluvial and Deltaic Architecture using Petrel, Utah, USA) and N108 (Exploration and Geological Model Development in Fluvial Reservoirs, Ebro Basin, Spain)
Sequence stratigraphy N011 (High Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy: Reservoir Applications, Utah, USA), N035 (Sedimentology, Sequence Stratigraphy and Reservoir Architecture of Paralic Deposits, Utah, USA), N042 (Reservoir Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Coastal and Shelfal Successions: Deltas, Shorelines and Origins of Isolated Sandstones, NW Colorado, USA), N117 (Shoreline and Shelf Reservoir Systems: Outcrop Lessons for Exploration and Production, NW Colorado, USA) and N244 (Clastic Reservoir Prediction Using Advanced Sequence Stratigraphic Interpretation, Wyoming, USA).
Modern to recent systems N096 (Recent Depositional and Stratigraphic Analogues for Fluvial and Shallow Marine Reservoirs, South Carolina, USA), N309 (Fluvial Reservoir Architecture From Modern and Ancient Systems, Nebraska, USA).
The physical demands for this class are MODERATE according to the Nautilus Training Alliance field course grading system. The longest walk on the class is approximately 3 km (2 miles) with an ascent (and descent) of 100 m (300 ft). There will be walks of up to 0.8 km (0.5 mile) most days over rocky trails, outcrops, loose ground and some steep ground. The field area is at an elevation of approximately 1800 m (5500 ft), and when combined with hot temperatures, may lead to unexpected fatigue or shortness of breath for some participants.
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Background
Beverly A. Blakeney DeJarnett has specialized in applied clastic sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy for the past 27 years. Blakeney formed BBD Consulting in 1992 and has provided both regional and field-scale stratigraphic analyses of clastic systems for clients throughout the U. S. Prior to forming BBD Consulting, Blakeney was a geologist with Union Pacific Resources. In addition to her consulting, Blakeney works part-time for the Bureau of Economic Geology, the University of Texas at Austin, as a research associate in BEG’s Houston Research Center. Her focus at the BEG is on the preservation of cores and cuttings, raising awareness of the importance of integrating rocks into geologic models, and outreach.
Blakeney has published numerous articles and has received awards for her presentations at national meetings.
Affiliations and Accreditation
PhD University of Alberta, Edmonton - Geology
MSc Pennsylvania State University - Geology
BSc University of Wyoming - Geology - Honors
Courses Taught
N011: High Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy: Reservoir Applications (Utah, USA)
N027: Reservoir Sedimentology & Stratigraphy of Continental Clastic Systems (Wyoming, USA)
Background
Dr. Lee F. Krystinik has specialized in using sedimentary and stratigraphic analysis to find oil and gas in clastic reservoirs since he received his Ph.D. in geology from Princeton University. Krystinik has held positions as Manager of Regional Studies at Reservoirs Inc., Manager of Geology at Union Pacific Resources and Global Chief Geologist for ConocoPhillips. He Co-founded Fossil Creek Resources, a private-equity funded start up and is now a founding Partner in Equus Alliance, an exploration investment partnership that applies new technologies in the search for overlooked targets, predominantly shallow, conventional oil targets
His areas of interest include syntectonic sedimentation and other controls on basin-fill architecture, integrated play assessment and cost effective implementation of new concepts and technology. Dr. Krystinik has been an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer in North America and Latin America and he is a past President of both SEPM and AAPG.
Affiliations and Accreditation
PhD Princeton University - Geology
Past President of AAPG and SEPM
Courses Taught
N011: High Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy: Reservoir Applications (Utah, USA)
N027: Reservoir Sedimentology & Stratigraphy of Continental Clastic Systems (Wyoming, USA)
N042: Reservoir Sedimentology & Stratigraphy of Coastal and Shelfal Successions: Deltas, Shorelines and Origins of Isolated Sandstones (NW Colorado, USA)
N244: Clastic Reservoir Prediction Using Advanced Sequence Stratigraphic Interpretation (Wyoming, USA)
N407: Predicting Reservoir and Petroleum Systems in Rifts and Extensional Basins (New Mexico & Colorado, USA)
N451: Practical Oil-Finders Guide to Siliciclastic Sequence Stratigraphy (Wyoming)
N463: Geological Drivers for Tight-Oil and Unconventional Plays in the Powder River Basin and Applications to Other Basins (Wyoming, USA)
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