Research Themes & Methods
Research within the FRG is arranged into a series of broad themes that together enable concepts in fluvial sedimentology and stratigraphy to be successfully applied to improve subsurface reservoir and mineral reserve characterisation. A variety of methods are employed within these research themes.
Themes
- Techniques for establishing fluvial system type from 1D core.
- Prediction of fluvial & eolian architecture through development of relational databases.
- Discerning between autocyclic and allocyclic controls on fluvial architecture.
- Numerical and flume-based modelling of fluvial & eolian processes.
- Fluvial & eolian sequence stratigraphy and techniques in subsurface reservoir correlation.
- The relative roles of eustasy, tectonics, climate and sediment supply in controlling fluvial & eolian architectural style: examples from subsurface, modern & ancient systems.
- Small-scale and large-scale styles of fluvial & eolian system interaction.
- Diagenetic impacts on fluvial & eolian reservoir quality.
Methods
- Experimental modelling of fluvial system evolution using physical and numerical techniques.
- High-resolution outcrop architectural studies in both modern and ancient fluvial environments.
- Sequence stratigraphy for analysis of basin-scale system response to changes in external controlling parameters.
- 3D seismic-stratigraphic interpretation of large-scale fluvial basin-fill successions.
- Development of reservoir-scale models for testing effects of geometry on connectivity of fluvial sand-bodies.
- Fluvial Architecture Knowledge Transfer System (FAKTS) - a relational database.
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