Deepwater Sedimentary Systems and Architecture
5-day hybrid field course - Mid-Wales
✔ Traditional fieldwork on world-class exposures
✔ Integrated multi-scale digital geological analysis
✔ Expert-led training with applied focus
Deep Water Sedimentology with VRGeoscience
Led by experts in sedimentology, digital geology, and geoscience education
Designed for geoscientists working in energy and subsurface storage sectors, the course integrates immersive digital outcrop analysis with targeted fieldwork to develop a robust understanding of gravity flow processes and stratigraphic variability in deep-water settings.
Delivery Model
Hybrid format combining fieldwork with high-resolution digital outcrop model analysis
Structured pre- and post-field exercises to reinforce key concepts
Early delivery of interpretation frameworks to support focused outcrop engagement
Direct application to subsurface storage and deep water reservoir modelling
Course Content
Analyse sediment gravity flow processes and how they control the distribution, geometry, and internal complexity of lobe deposits
Characterise stratigraphic stacking patterns and lateral variability within fine- to sand-rich deep marine lobe systems
Develop process-based interpretations of depositional architecture to support conceptual understanding of subsurface stratigraphy in deepwater settings
Learning Outcomes
Understand the sedimentological processes that govern deep water systems and their stratigraphic organisation
Identify and interpret key depositional elements and stacking patterns observable in outcrop
