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The Wessex basin in southern England is a hydrocarbon-bearing geological area that has evolved with time from Permian (~ 300 Ma) to Early Tertiary (~ 25 Ma). The tectonic evolution of the basin controls the hydrocarbon generation
and its subsequent migration and accumulation in the different reservoir rocks in the basin. Observations from the outcrops in the Dorset area throw light on the depositional environments of the different rock types that can be linked to their potential as source, reservoir and cap rocks. However, since the development of basins can be very complex as its thermal history, to address some vital questions such as the timing of hydrocarbon generation and the formation of reservoir and cap rocks in the scale of the entire basin, it would be important to consider burial models.
In this talk, I will discuss how outcrop observations from the field trip have been integrated with basin modeling using the Halliburton-supported Permedia software for basin modeling, to enhance students’ understanding, many from engineering and other non-geology academic backgrounds, on the complexity of natural systems and 3D visualization of geological structures. As a part of this talk, I will also discuss how
academics can adapt our existing teaching content to make them timely and relevant for our students, preparing them for the future. As an example here, I will relate how understanding from hydrocarbon reservoirs have been used to teach students on subsurface CO 2 and H 2 storage. |