Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy: Concepts and Applications

Overview

Daily Schedule: 08:30 AM – 04:30 PM
Format: Classroom lectures, core/photo interpretation, seismic workshops, group exercises
Target Audience: Geologists, stratigraphers, reservoir engineers, and geoscientists working with carbonate systems in exploration or development.

🗓️ Day 1: Introduction to Carbonate Systems and Stratigraphic Principles

Time	Topic
08:30 – 09:00	Welcome, Introductions, Course Objectives
09:00 – 10:30	Carbonate Basics – Carbonate Factories, Production Models, Lithologies
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	Introduction to Sequence Stratigraphy – Systems Tracts, Boundaries, Surfaces
12:15 – 01:15	🍽️ Lunch Break
01:15 – 02:45	Carbonate Platform Types & Geometries – Ramp, Rimmed Shelf, Isolated Platform
02:45 – 03:00	☕ Coffee Break
03:00 – 04:30	Workshop: Interpreting Carbonate Core Photos by Systems Tract

🗓️ Day 2: High-Frequency Cyclicity and Facies Analysis

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Shallow-Water Carbonate Depositional Environments – Tidal Flats to Reefs
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Vertical Facies Successions and Parasequences – Allocyclic and Autocyclic Controls
12:15 – 01:15	🍽️ Lunch Break
01:15 – 02:45	High-Frequency Cycles (3rd-5th Order) – Meter-Scale Cycle Interpretation
02:45 – 03:00	☕ Coffee Break
03:00 – 04:30	Workshop: Cycle and Facies Analysis from Core Logs & Outcrop Analogs

🗓️ Day 3: Carbonate Sequences, Boundaries, and Systems Tracts

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Sequence Boundaries in Carbonates – Exposure Surfaces, Hardgrounds, Flooding
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Lowstand, Transgressive & Highstand Carbonate Systems Tracts
12:15 – 01:15	🍽️ Lunch Break
01:15 – 02:45	Carbonate Ramp vs Rimmed Shelf Stratigraphy – Contrast in Accommodation Response
02:45 – 03:00	☕ Coffee Break
03:00 – 04:30	Exercise: Constructing a Stratigraphic Framework from Logs & Core Data

🗓️ Day 4: Integration of Logs, Cores & Seismic in Carbonate Stratigraphy

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Well Logs in Carbonate Stratigraphy – Gamma Ray, Sonic, Density, NMR
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Seismic Expression of Carbonate Sequences – Mounded, Progradational, Toplap Features
12:15 – 01:15	🍽️ Lunch Break
01:15 – 02:45	Depositional Sequence Interpretation from Seismic & Well Data
02:45 – 03:00	☕ Coffee Break
03:00 – 04:30	Workshop: Integrating Core, Logs & Seismic for a Carbonate Sequence Model

🗓️ Day 5: Case Studies, Reservoir Applications, and Final Integration

Time	Topic
08:30 – 10:00	Sequence Stratigraphy in Exploration and Development – Traps, Seals, Reservoirs
10:00 – 10:15	☕ Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15	Case Study: Stratigraphic Modeling of a Carbonate Ramp System
12:15 – 01:15	🍽️ Lunch Break
01:15 – 03:00	Group Exercise: Build a Complete Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphic Model
03:00 – 03:15	☕ Coffee Break
03:15 – 04:30	Group Presentations, Wrap-Up Discussion, Feedback & Certification

✅ Course Materials Provided:

PDF handouts & PowerPoint slides
Core and log datasets for practice
Cross-section templates & sequence sketch sets
Real-world carbonate field examples

Target audiences

Reservoir Engineers, Geologists

$ 5,850