GE715 - SURFACE ANALOGUES FOR GEORESOURCES EXPLORATION

courses

ID:

GE715

Duration (hours):

60

CFU:

SSD:

GEOLOGIA STRATIGRAFICA E SEDIMENTOLOGICA

Located in:

CHIETI

Url:

Course Details:

GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES FOR RISKS, RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT/GEORISORSE Year: 1

Year:

2025

Course Catalogue:

https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Date/time interval

Secondo Semestre (23/02/2026 - 29/05/2026)

Course Objectives

Educational objectives: the course aims to provide the tools and knowledge necessary for the exploration of carbonate plays within sedimentary basins, through:1. the application of the main techniques of stratigraphic analysis for the subdivision of the filling of sedimentary basins into tectonic-stratigraphic units (megasequence approach);2. the application of the concepts of regional geology for the identification of the petroleum system elements in time and space;3. the illustration of the main depositional and sedimentological characters of the Mediterranean carbonate systems4. the illustration of some of the main proven carbonate plays of the Mediterranean and associated reservoirs;5. the application of the megasequence approach, of the concepts of regional geology and of the facies analysis for the identification and characterization of an exposed analogue of a carbonate reservoir

Course Prerequisites

Geological concepts related to the main geodynamic processes, from the rifting to the post-collisional phase; knowledge of the classifications of carbonate rocks. Ability to read geological maps and construction of geological cross sections.

Teaching Methods

Lectures, exercises and field work

Assessment Methods

The exam consists of an oral test and the realization of a report based on the group work carried out during the field work.

Texts

Slides e materiale bibliografico di riferimento.

1. Techniques of geological and stratigraphic analysis on a regional scale: the megasequence approach;2. Elements of regional geology and paleogeography of the Mediterranean;3. Main depositional and sedimentological characteristics of the Mediterranean carbonate systems.4. The main elements of the petroleum system and the concept of play;6. Examples of carbonate proven plays in the Mediterranean and outcrops analogues.7. Field work on an exposed Cretaceous carbonate reservoir analogue

Course Language

Italian

More information

Reception hours: Monday, 11.00 - 13.00. At the request of the students it is possible to organize meetings with the teacher for the in-depth study of the topics covered during the course. These meetings may be held during reception hours or also through other channels (e.g. email or other).grusciadelli@unich.it