Parasequences Research Conference
"Are Siliciclastic Parasequences still relevant?"
9-12 October 2023, Green River, Utah, USA
Conveners: Howard Feldman, Bruce Ainsworth, Luca Colombera & Rebecca Caldwell. Field Trip Leader: Janok Bhattacharya
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
A LETTER TO ALL ATTENDEES WITH CONFERENCE DETAILS WILL BE SENT OUT SOON
Preliminary Program Posted
Download - Preliminary program_Aug03.pdf
**SEPM student members presenting may apply for a travel grant -- Student Foundation Travel Grants (sepm.org) **
The ultimate discussion-based guided tour and workshop set around the world class Panther Tongue, Ferron and Blackhawk outcrops.
Critical Dates
- October 9th the conference begins!
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
The parasequence, being commonly bounded by flooding surfaces, is important as a reservoir flow unit in subsurface successions of coastal depositional settings, and has hence been regarded as an integral building block for subsurface characterization studies for petroleum, carbon capture and storage, and for the definition of hydrogeological resources. Since the term parasequence was first defined nearly 40 years ago, the concept of parasequences has become deeply embedded in the clastic sedimentological lexicon. But at the same time there has been a lack of consistency in how the concept is applied, particularly with respect to scale: at what scale do parasequences exist? Additionally, new definitions have been proposed that broaden the concept by applying it to deposits other than the original coastal progradational systems.
Join us for a four-day interactive workshop combining field sessions (classic Panther Tongue, Ferron and Blackhawk locations), core inspections, talks, digital posters and data set discussions.
Program ---- Save the date!
Themes for the conference are the following. Some themes might be merged depending on the number of abstract submissions
Theme 1: Are parasequences still relevant?
Theme 2: Complexity, hierarchy and facies organization within parasequences
Theme 3: Autogenic and allogenic mechanisms of parasequence generation and stacking
Theme 3: Coastal depositional systems lacking parasequence organization
Theme 4: Should the term be applied to systems unrelated to coastal progradation?
Theme 5: Parasequences applied to subsurface characterization: Is there a scale inconsistency between outcrop and subsurface?
Theme 6: Insights from numerical models
Theme 7: Direct observation of double clinoform parasequences in the ancient
Theme 8: What can we learn from carbonates?
About the conference:
This is a small, focused meeting on the parasequence concept. Maximum number of participants is 45 and the minimum is 30. The meeting will last four days and will consist of a blend of field trips (2 days) and meeting presentations (2 days). There will also be time set aside for discussion, and ample time in the evenings for discussion and networking.
Critical Dates
- July 21 - Deadline for abstracts
- August 11 - Early Bird registration closes
- REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
