Postgraduate Course: Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy (PGGE11155)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will teach modern sequence stratigraphic approaches as applied to carbonates, both in outcrop and in the subsurface. In particular, students will gain an understanding of the role of sequence stratigraphic models for reservoir property prediction, and in subsurface exploration appraisal and development. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Block 3 (Sem 2), Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 55 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-6 | | 14:00 - 17:00 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 14:00 - 17:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Leture Theatre C - JCMB |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Understand the basic concept of the sequence-stratigraphic approach
- Understand how to interpret seismic cross section in carbonates using sequence stratigraphy
- Understand the major controls on carbonate production
- Develop a basic understanding of carbonate environments and facies analysis within a sequence stratigraphic framework
- Develop a basic understanding of high-resolution carbonate sequence stratigraphy
- Understand the fundamental differences between clastic and carbonate sequence stratigraphic models
- Develop a basic understanding of sequence stratigraphic analysis and stratigraphic surfaces in carbonates using seismic and wireline data
- Develop a basic understanding of the controls on carbonate stratigraphic architectures and geometries
- Understands the uses and abuses of sequence stratigraphy
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Assessment Information
| 100% continuous assessment |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy, outcrop, reservoir prediction |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Rachel Wood
Tel: (0131 6)50 6014
Email: Rachel.Wood@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Christine Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4866
Email: Christine.Wilson@ed.ac.uk |
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