International School for Geoscience Resources (IS-Geo) Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), 124 Gwahang-no, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-350, Korea. URL: http://isgeo.kigam.re.kr TEL : +82-42-868-3712 FAX: +82-42-868-3432

INTERNATIONALSCHOOLFORGEOSCIENCERESOURCES(IS‐Geo)

KOREAINSTITUTEOFGEOSCIENCEANDMINERALRESOURCES(KIGAM)

 

IntensiveTrainingCourseonFaciesModelandSequenceStratigraphy

 

 

The InternationalSchool forGeoscienceResourcesofKIGAMpresentsanintensive training course on Facies Model and Sequence Stratiraphy. Thecourse will take place at the Ara room of International School forGeoscienceResourcesofKIGAMinDaejeon Korea inDecember3throughDecember14,2012andwillincludethefollowingtopics.

Module  Content  Duration  Instructor 

Module 1. 

Clastic Sedimentology 

and Facies Model 

Topic 1. 

Clastic Sedimentology and Facies Model 

Dec. 3 – 4 

(2 days) 

Dr. I.G. Hwang 

(KIGAM) Topic 2. 

Field work in Miocene Pohang 

Basin 

Dec. 5 – 7 

(3 days) 

Module 2. 

Carbonate Facies and 

Sequence Stratigraphy 

Topic 3. 

Carbonate Sedimentology and 

Depositional Environments 

Dec. 10 – 11 

(2 days) 

Dr. S.J. Choh 

(Korea Univ.) 

Topic 4. 

Sequence Stratigraphy 

Dec. 12 – 13 

(2 days) 

Y.K. Kwon

(Kongju 

National Univ.)

Country Report Presentation Dec. 14 

(1 day) ‐ 

 

International School for Geoscience Resources (IS-Geo) Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), 124 Gwahang-no, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-350, Korea. URL: http://isgeo.kigam.re.kr TEL : +82-42-868-3712 FAX: +82-42-868-3432

COURSEINFORMATION 

Agenda

This course will provide an introduction to depositional processes andsedimentary facies as well as sequence stratigraphy. Understanding ofsedimentary processes, facies model and depositional environments iscrucialtotheexplorationanddevelopmentofpetroleumresourcesbecausesedimentology defines the location, quality and efficiency of source,reservoirandsealrocks.Sedimentaryfaciesarealsocontrolledbyeustaticsealevelfluctuation,tectonics,andsedimentsupplyrate.Inthiscourse,wewill study both clastic and carbonate sedimentology as well as sequencestratigraphy.

After the lecture of clastic sedimentology and facies model, students willhave a fieldwork in Miocene Pohang Basin, where we can see clasticsediments deposited in various depositional environments (alluvial fan todeepmarine).

CourseContent

WeatheringandErosion. SedimentaryProcessesandSedimentaryStructures FaciesModelofAlluvialFan,Fluvial,Lake,ClasticShoreLineandDeepSea FieldWorkinMiocenePohangBasin CarbonateFaciesandDepositionalEnvironments DiagenesisinCarbonateRocks ClasticandCarbonateSequenceStratigraphy ReservoirRelatedSedimentology

CourseRequirements

This course is ideally suited for geoscientists wishing to learn about the sedimentary processes and facies model. This lecture program provides profound understanding of sedimentological nature and stratigraphic characteristics of carbonate rocks. This course is also helpful for petroleum geologists who want to know details of source, reservoir, and seal rocks.

To have a fieldwork in Pohang Basin, students should wear warm clothes and outdoor shoes, because December in Korea is very cold (-2 - 5oC) and we should climb up the mountains and valleys. Long neck boots are preferred.

Participants should have knowledge of geosciences and experience on oil and gas projects.

 

International School for Geoscience Resources (IS-Geo) Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), 124 Gwahang-no, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-350, Korea. URL: http://isgeo.kigam.re.kr TEL : +82-42-868-3712 FAX: +82-42-868-3432

Topic1.ClasticSedimentologyandFaciesModelThis topic provides an overview of depositional processes and sedimentarystructuresaswellasfaciesmodelofdistinctivedepositionalenvironments.

Bytheendofthistopic,participantcanbeabletounderstandthefollowing:

Fluidmechanicsofcurrent,wave,tideandsedimentgravityflows. Sedimentarystructuresdepositedbyvariousdepositionalprocesses. Faciesmodelforvariousdepositionalenvironments.

Day1.SedimentaryProcessesandSedimentaryStructure

o Reservoirrelatedsedimentology

o WeatheringandErosion

o Fluidmechanicsofcurrentsandrelatedsedimentarystructures

o Fluidmechanicsofwave/tideandrelatedsedimentarystructures

o Fluidmechanicsofsedimentgravityflowsandrelatedsedimentary

structures

o FaciesmodelofalluvialfanandfluvialenvironmentDay2.Faciesmodel

o Faciesmodelofdelta,lake,wavedominatedshoreline,tidedominated

shorelineanddeepseafan

o IntroductiontoFieldwork

Topic2.FieldworkinMiocenePohangBasin

Sedimentary sequence in the Miocene Pohang Basin was deposited by sixcoalescing fan delta systems, controlled by tectonic subsidence and sedimentsupplyrate.AmongthefandeltasparticipantswillvisittheDoumsanFanDelta,represented by large‐scale Gilbert‐type topset, foreset and bottomset. Here,participantscanobservetypicalalluvialfan,fluvial,shallowmarine,delta,foreset,slopechannelandlobe,aswellasdeepwaterdepositswithinshortdistance.

ThefieldworkcoursealsoincludesascheduleofculturetourvisitingtoGyeongjuCity.ThiscitywasanoldcapitalcityofKoreaduringtheSillaDynasty(57BCto935AD)andtheparticipantscanenjoymanyculturalassets.

 

International School for Geoscience Resources (IS-Geo) Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), 124 Gwahang-no, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-350, Korea. URL: http://isgeo.kigam.re.kr TEL : +82-42-868-3712 FAX: +82-42-868-3432

Day3.FieldWorkinPohangBasin

o MovefromDaejeontoPohangbybus(3hours)

o FieldworkinDoumsanFanDelta:

alluvialfan,fluvialandshallowmarinesuccession

Day4.FieldWorkinPohangBasin

o Gilbert‐typeforeset,slopechannelandlobesuccession

o CulturetourinGyeongjuCity

Day5.FieldWorkinPohangBasin

o Slopeapronandbasinplainsuccession

o Experiencefossilexcavation

o MovefromPohangtoDaejeon

Topic3.CarbonateSedimentologyandDepositionalEnvironments

This topic provides an overview of calcareous sediments and evaporatesincluding limestone constituent grains, classification scheme, diagenesis anddepositionalenvironments.

Bytheendofthistopic,participantcanbeabletounderstandthefollowing:

Limestoneformingcomponents Limestoneclassification Diagenesisofcalcareoussediments Dolomitization Faciesmodeloftypicallimestonedepositionalenvironments Evaporatemodelandenvironments

Day6.Carbonateandevaporatesedimentation

o Limestonegraintypes

o Limestoneclassification

o Carbonatediagenesis

o Limestonedepositionalenvironments

o Evaporitesanddepositionalenvironments

Day7.Carbonateandhydrocarbonreservoir

o Carbonateplaytypes

 

International School for Geoscience Resources (IS-Geo) Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), 124 Gwahang-no, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-350, Korea. URL: http://isgeo.kigam.re.kr TEL : +82-42-868-3712 FAX: +82-42-868-3432

o Depositionalcarbonateplays

o Diagenesisandporosity

o Dolomitization

Topic4.SequenceStratigraphy

This topic provides an overview of basic concept of clastic and carbonatesequence stratigraphy and introduces principal stratigraphic differences incarbonatesystemsfromclasticsystems.

Bytheendofthistopic,participantcanbeabletounderstandthefollowing:

Basicconceptofsequencestratigraphy. Principal characteristics and stratigraphic differences of carbonate

systemsandrocks. Itsapplicationstocarbonatepetroleumgeology.

Day8.ClasticSequenceStratigraphy

o Lithostratigraphy,Chronostratigraphy,andSequenceStratigraphy

o BasicConceptandTerminology

o RelativeSeaLevelandAccommodationSpace

o SystemsTractsandStackingPatterns

o BoundaryIdentificationinSequenceStratigraphy

o ApplicationsofSequenceStratigraphyDay9.CarbonateSequenceStratigraphy

o CarbonateSystems

o ResponsestoChangesinSeaLevelandSedimentSupply

o TemporalChangesofCarbonateSedimentsandSystems

o BasicConceptofCarbonateSequenceStratigraphy

o DiagnosticCharacteristicsofCarbonateSequenceStratigraphy

 

International School for Geoscience Resources (IS-Geo) Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), 124 Gwahang-no, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-350, Korea. URL: http://isgeo.kigam.re.kr TEL : +82-42-868-3712 FAX: +82-42-868-3432

AbouttheinstructorDr In Gul Hwang is the principal researcher in Petroleum andMarine Division, KIGAM, and professor of University of ScienceandTechnology.HestudiedsedimentologyandgeneticsequencestratigraphyoffandeltasystemsinMiocenePohangBasinbasedon fieldwork. After he joined KIGAM, he acted as a petroleumgeologist. He is also interested in seismic interpretation,assessment of petroleum resources and economics. HwangconsultedwithgovernmentandmanyKoreanprivatecompanies,investingoverseaspetroleumassets.Heis,now,teachingstudents

inUniversityofScienceandTechnologyandhasmanyfieldworklecturecoursessuchasPohang Basin, Gyeongsang Basin, Gyeokpo and Wido Basins. Students from otheruniversities as well as petroleum geologists and engineers from many companiesenjoyedhisfieldworklecturecourse.  

Dr. Suk‐Joo Choh is an associate professor of Earth andEnvironmentalSciencesattheKoreaUniversity.Dr.Chohstudiedcarbonate rocks at the University of Texas at Austin, where hespecialized in constituents and depositional environments of theCarboniferousalgalbuildupswhicharepotential reservoir faciesinthesubsurfaceofsouth‐westernUnitedStatesandKazakhstan.He is also interested in application of information technologytoward geoscience education and co‐authored AAPG digital

publications of sandstone tutorial (Milliken et al., 2007) and carbonate petrologytutorial(MillikenandChoh,2011).Dr.Chohandhiscolleaguesarecurrentlypursuingearly Phanerozoic (Cambrian‐Ordovician) reef development patterns around thewestern margin of Gondwana supercontinent from the Taebaeksan basin of Korea,YushanareaofSouthChinaandnearXianofwesternChina.

Dr.YiKyunKwonisanassociateprofessorofDepartmentofGeo‐Environmental Sciences at the Kongju National University. Dr.Kwonspecializedinsedimentologyandstratigraphyincarbonaterocks, and seismic stratigraphy in East Sea, Korea. Recently heexpanded his research topic to petroleum geology, especially oilsandgeology,andtogeologyofcarbonstorage.Heisnowteachingabout sedimentology and stratigraphy as well as petroleumgeology, including sequence stratigraphy. His current major

researchtopicsare(1)siteselectionforcarbonstorageandgeologicalcharacterizationof storage formations in Korea, and (2) refinement of sequence stratigraphy andpaleogeographicreconstructionoftheLowerPaleozoiccarbonateplatformsequences.