Put simply,
there are no ground truth data. All data, including
well logs, cores, 2-D and 3-D seismic, biostratigraphy, and production
information must be integrated for accurate sequence stratigraphic
interpretation.
Because rocks
are fundamental to an accurate sequence stratigraphic interpretation
in carbonate systems, this module is designed to provide an essential
overview of the basics of seismic stratigraphy, including carbonate
rocks, facies, fabric and pore type, as well as the three critical
environments in which indicator facies originate.
Carbonate rocks
are organized in stratigraphic hierarchies. These stratigraphic
hierarchies represent themselves differently as a function of eustacy
(icehouse, greenhouse, mixed) and tectonic/structural setting. By
examining these carbonate sequences and establishing their heirarchical
groups - cycles, cycle sets, systems tracts, HFS, CS - it will be
possible to develop a stratigraphic model and put these principles
to work in a hands-on instructional exercise using a Permian outcrop.
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