About this Micro Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT)
This Micro VILT will focus on the processes and styles of salt-related deformation using a combination of subsurface and outcrop examples from around the world. It will examine a full range of topics from the large-scale depositional and tectonic settings of salt basins, to intermediate-scale aspects such as salt-sediment interaction, to the small scale of the mechanics of salt flow.
Training Objectives:
- To provide participants with a solid background in the fundamentals of salt tectonics and the impact of salt on various aspects of the petroleum system
- To teach practical tools for interpreting seismic data in salt basins and exploring for hydrocarbons in salt related traps
Micro VILT Group Pricing:
SGD$1,200 per person / USD$ 889 per person
(Minimum 5 persons per group session)
For more details on pricing for larger groups or customisation of course outline, call us at +65 6741 9927 or email
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Delivery of this Micro VILT:
The Micro VILT will be delivered through Zoom, MS Teams or equivalent video conference platforms in combination with other online interactive training tools.
Micro VILT Duration:
The Micro VILT will be delivered online in
1 session comprising 4 hours, with 2 breaks.
Micro VILT Course Materials:
All participants will receive softcopy course materials (PDF format).
Breakdown of Modules:
Module 1: Salt Basins
- Layered evaporite sequences
- Tectonic setting of evaporite basins
Module 2: Fundamentals of Salt Tectonics
- Mechanics of halite deformation
- Intrasalt deformation
- Hydraulic head
- Definitions of common terms
Module 3: Extensional Salt Tectonics
- Thin-skinned extension
- Thick-skinned extension
Module 4: Contractional Salt Tectonics
- Thin-skinned contraction
- Diapir initiation and reactivation
- Thick-skinned contraction
Module 5: Strike-slip Salt Tectonics and Vertical Salt Tectonics
- Strike-slip salt tectonics
- Differential loading
- Passive diapirism
Module 6: Near-Diapir Deformation
- Near-diapir deformation
- Salt dissolution
Module 7: Allochthonous Salt Tectonics
- Emplacement of salt sheets
- Sheets and canopies
Module 8: Salt and Petroleum Systems
- Trap
- Reservoir
- Hydrocarbons
- Seal
- Seismic interpretation guidelines
- Course close out