In the field, participants will study outcrops in the Tabernas and Sorbas Basins and learn the stratigraphy, shape and scale of submarine fan bodies in a small, active basin. The outcrops will illustrate the types of geological heterogeneity that occur in deepwater reservoirs, as well as the value of sequence stratigraphic approaches, paleobathymetric analyses and structural settings for predicting the large-scale character of fan deposits. In the classroom, participants will learn the characteristics of architectural elements in deepwater reservoirs (sheets, channels, levees, contourites, mass transport complexes), as well as deepwater processes, sequence stratigraphy, biostratigraphy, sedimentary remobilization and lessons learned. This instruction incorporates new observations and has been presented around the world to over 500 geoscientists, engineers, and managers.
