Glaciogenic Reservoirs and Hydrocarbon Systems

Posted by The Geological Society on Thursday, April 30, 2009

Start Date Tuesday, December 01, 2009
End Date Tuesday, December 01, 2009

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The Geological Society (Burlington House), London

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ABSTRACT DEADLINE 30TH JUNE 2009

Recent interest in glaciogenic successions has been fuelled by hydrocarbon discoveries in ancient glaciogenic reservoirs in North Africa, the Middle East and South America. Pleistocene glacial deposits are mainly renowned for their important groundwater resources but also contain hydrocarbons in both N America and NW Europe. Despite their economic importance as reservoirs and associated seal and potential hydrocarbon source rocks, exploration of these systems is extremely challenging as glaciogenic sedimentary environments are complex and still poorly understood compared to most other sedimentary environments. A better understanding of glaciogenic processes and products may be achieved by comparing ancient glaciogenic sequences to better understood modern analogues and recent glacial environments.

This international conference brings together, for the first time, leading researchers from industry, government and academic institutions involved in the research of glaciogenic sedimentary environments and their resource significance, to facilitate the exchange of knowledge across disciplines.

We encourage submissions within the following topics:

* Global context of glaciations and glaciogenic hydrocarbon systems
* Modern glacial environments
* Outcrop and subsurface analogues – Ancient and Pleistocene-Recent
* Characterising cold climate hydrocarbon systems (reservoir, source and seal): Geophysics, Boreholes, Outcrop studies
* Exploration and production case studies of hydrocarbon and groundwater resources in glaciogenic systems

For further information about this conference, please contact:
Steve Whalley, Event Co-ordinator: +44 (0)20 7432 0980 or email: steve.whalley@geolsoc.org.uk.

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