Friday, August 8, 2008
Field Trip #1
Tropical to Subtropical Syntectonic Sedimentation in the Permian to Jurassic Fundy
• Field Trip Leaders: Paul E. Olsen, LDEO, Columbia University, Palisades, New York and Mohammed Et Touhami, LGVBS, Département des Sciences de la Terre, Université Mohamed Premier, Oujda, Morocco
• Participants Arrive in
• Duration: 4 days
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Continuation of Field Trip #1. No other Conference events.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Field Trip #3
Onshore equivalents of the Cretaceous reservoir rocks of the
• Field Trip Leaders: Georgia Pe-Piper, Saint Mary’s University,
David Piper, Geological Survey of
• Departure Time: 0800 in front of Dalhousie Student Union Building,
• Return Time: 1600-1700 in front of Dalhousie Student Union Building,
• Duration: 1 day
Short Course #1
Practical Salt Tectonics: A 2-day Short Course Emphasizing the Geometry and Evolution of Salt Structures
• Instructor: Mark G. Rowan, Rowan Consulting, Inc.,
• Duration: 2 days
• Time: 0900 to 1700
• Day 1 of 2
• Location:
Short Course #2
Petroleum Systems Modelling
• Instructors: Hans Wielens, Geological Survey of Canada–Atlantic, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia &
• Duration: 2 days
• Time: 0900 to 1700
• Day 1 of 2
• Location:
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
0900 to 1700
0900 to 1700 Short Courses
1330 to 1700 Poster set-up
Short Course #1
Practical Salt Tectonics: A 2-day Short Course Emphasizing the Geometry and Evolution of Salt Structures
• Day 2 of 2
• Location:
Short Course #2
Petroleum Systems Modelling
• Day 2 of 2
• Location:
Workshop #1
Cores of Offshore
• Organizers: Les Eliuk, Geotours /
Andrew MacRae, Saint Mary’s University,
• Duration: 1 day
• Time: 0900 – 1600 (Lunch included)
• Location: CNSOPB Data Management Centre,
• Bus departure time 0800 (in front of
• Bus return time 1700 (to Dalhousie Student Union Building,
1600 to 1700 Field Trip #1 returns to
1700 to 2100
Welcoming Reception & Ice-Breaker
1700 to 2100
1700 to 2100 Seismic Data Room and Poster Session open – MacInnes Room - Dal SUB
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Session 1A - Margin Evolution & Development
Scotiabank Auditorium
0730 –
0800 to 0810 Welcome & Introduction
0810 to 0840 Keynote Address
DEPTH-DEPENDENT EXTENSION AND MANTLE EXHUMATION: AN EXTREME PASSIVE MARGIN END-MEMBER OR A NEW PARADIGM?
Karner, Garry D.
0840 to 0905 CONTINENTAL BREAK-UP MECHANISM; LESSONS FROM SLOW-, INTERMEDIATE- AND FAST-EXTENSION SETTINGS
Nemčok, Michal; Stuart, C.; Rosendahl, B. R.; Welker, C.; Smith, S.; Sheya, C.; Sinha, S. T.; Choudhuri, M.; Yalamanchili, S. V. ; Allen, R.; Reeves, C.; Sharma, S.; Srivastava, D.; Venkatraman, S. and Sinha, N.
0905 to 0930 RIFTED CONTINENTAL-MARGINS,
Hooper, Robert D. and Mann, David E.
0930 to 1000 Refreshment Break
Seismic Data Room & Poster Session OPEN
1000 to 1025 MESOZOIC SEAFLOOR SPREADING HISTORY OF THE
Bird, Dale E.; Hall, Stuart A.; Burke, Kevin; Casey, John F. and Sawyer, Dale S.
1025 to 1050 VARIATIONS IN CRUSTAL THICKNESS AND EXTENSIONAL STYLE ALONG THE SCOTIAN MARGIN, ATLANTIC
1050 to 1115 NEW PROFILE MODELS OVER THE
Odegard, Mark;
1115 to 1140 SYSTEMATIC VARIATIONS IN BASEMENT MORPHOLOGY AND RIFTING GEOMETRY ALONG THE NOVA SCOTIA AND
Wu, Yue; Louden, Keith and Tari, Gabor
1140 to 1205 THE POST-RIFT EVOLUTION OF THE ATLANTIC MARGIN OF NW
Bertotti, Giovanni; Andriessen, Paul; Barrie, Ibrahim; Beunk, Frank; Ghorbal, Badr and Wijbrans, Jan
1205 to 1330 LUNCH (
Session 1B - Margin Evolution & Development
Scotiabank Auditorium
1330 to 1400 Keynote Address
THE MESOZOIC ATLANTIC
Hogg, John R. and Enachescu, Michael E.
1400 to 1425 LOW-T THERMOCHRONOLOGY PROVIDES NEW INSIGHTS IN THE MESOZOIC TO PRESENT
Ghorbal, Badr; Bertotti, Giovanni ; Foeken , Jurgen; Stuart, Fin and Andriessen, Paul
1425 to 1450 GEOTECTONIC SCENARIOS FOR THE EVOLUTION OF THE
De Lima, Claudio Coelho; Lopes, Marcos Fetter; Gontijo, Rogerio and Pessoa Neto, Otaviano Da Cruz
1450 to 1515 REVISITING CRETACEOUS TECTONISM AND VOLCANISM IN THE LAURENTIAN SUB-BASIN AND ORPHEUS GRABEN, OFFSHORE NOVA
Bowman, Sarah; Pe-Piper, Georgia and Piper, David J.W.
1515 to 1545 Refreshment Break
Seismic Data Room & Poster Session OPEN
1545 to 1610 40AR-39AR STUDY OF THE
Barrie, Ibrahim Jorgor; Wijbrans, Jan R.; Beunk, Frank F.; Bertotti, Giovanni; Andriessen, Paul A.M.; Strasser-King, Victor E.H. and Fode, Daniel V.A.
1610 to 1635 THE INS AND OUTS OF BUTTRESS FOLDS: EXAMPLES FROM THE INVERTED FUNDY
Baum, Mark S.; Withjack, Martha Oliver and Schlische, Roy W.
1635 to 1700 SECOND-ORDER SEQUENCES AND THEIR APPLICATION FOR EXPLORATION IN THE DEEP-WATER SCOTIAN SLOPE
Davies, Andrew; Etienne, James L.; Simmons, Mike D.; Davies, Roger B.; Sharland, Peter R.; and Sutcliffe, Owen E.
CNSOPB Data Management Centre Reception, Dinner Buffet & Core Display
1730 – Buses depart for CNSOPB Data Management Centre,
1800 to 2100 – Reception, Buffet & Core Display: Offshore
2100 – Buses return to Dalhousie Student Union Building
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Session 1C - Margin Evolution & Development
Scotiabank Auditorium
0730 –
0800 to 0810 Welcome & Introduction
0810 to 0840 Keynote Address
SLOPES, BASIN FLOORS, DIAPIRS, AND CANOPIES: REGIONAL-SCALE SALT-SEDIMENT INTERACTION IN THE
Rowan, Mark G.
0840 to 0905 SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY, SALT STRUCTURES AND THERMAL AND PETROLEUM SYSTEMS MODELS ACROSS THE
Louden, Keith; Mukhopadhyay, P.K.; Wu, Yu; Negulic, Eric and Nedimovic, Mladen
0905 to 0930 BASIN-SCALE SALT TECTONIC PROCESSES AND SEDIMENT PROGRADATION IN THE SLOPE AND DEEPWATER BASIN OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL SCOTIAN MARGIN
Adam, Jürgen; Kreszek, Csaba; MacDonald, Cody; Campbell, Clarke; Cribb, Jonathan; Nedimovic, Mladen; Louden, Keith and Grujic, Djordje
0930 to 1000 Refreshment Break
Seismic Data Room & Poster Session OPEN
1000 to 1025 4D PHYSICAL MODELLING OF SALT TECTONICS IN
MacDonald, Cody; Campbell, Clarke; Cribb, Jonathan;
1025 to 1050 THERMAL EFFECTS OF SALT ON THE PETROLEUM SYSTEM: EVIDENCE FROM FISSION TRACK THERMOCHRONOLOGY, FLUID INCLUSIONS AND BASIN MODELLING
Zentilli, M.; Wielens, H.; Grist, A.M.; Kettanah,Yawooz.; Negulic, E. and Brown, Evan T.
1050 to 1115 PREDICTIVE TRENDS IN SALT MORPHOLOGY DERIVED FROM SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF MERGED 3D SEISMIC COVERAGE OVER ENTIRE BASINS
Bird, Tim John; Johnstone, David and Martin, Mark
1115 to 1140
1140 to 1205 SEDIMENTARY BASINS IN THE CENTRAL AND
Mohriak, Webster Ueipass;
1205 to 1330 LUNCH (
Session 2A - Petroleum Systems
Scotiabank Auditorium
1330 to 1400 Keynote Address
PETROLEUM SYSTEMS OF THE
1400 to 1425 UNUSUAL JURASSIC CONDENSATE OF THE
Sassen, Roger; and
1425 to 1450
Epstein, Samuel Abraham; and Clark, Donald
1450 to 1515 PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS FOR HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION OF THE CONTINENTAL SLOPE OFF NOVA
Jansa, Luba F.
1515 to 1545 Refreshment Break
Seismic Data Room & Poster Session OPEN
1545 to 1610 THE
França, Almério Barros; Gontijo, Rogério Cardoso and Bueno, Gilmar Vital
1610 to 1635 GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION AND HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL OF THE
McInroy, David and Hitchen, Kenneth
1635 to 1700 REVISITING THE EAST GEORGES BANK BASIN, OFFSHORE NOVA SCOTIA - WHAT THE EXPLORATIONISTS SAW TWO DECADES AGO
Koning, Tako
Halifax Harbour
1730 – Buses depart for downtown
1800 to 1930
1930 to 2230 Lobster Banquet in the Halifax Ball room at the Marriott Harbourfront
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2230 to 2300 Buses return to Dalhousie Student Union Building
Friday, August 15, 2008
Session 2B - Petroleum Systems
Scotiabank Auditorium
0730 –
0800 to 0810 Welcome & Introduction
0810 to 0840 Keynote Address
GEOLOGY AND HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL OF THE NW AFRICAN ATLANTIC MARGIN
Davison, Ian
0840 to 0905 MID TO LATE CRETACEOUS STRUCTURAL AND SEDIMENTARY ARCHITECTURE AT THE TERRA NOVA OILFIELD, OFFSHORE
Sinclair, Iain K.; and Withjack, Martha O.
0905 to 0930 RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS, HYDROCARBON DISTRIBUTION, RESOURCE POTENTIAL & PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE IN THE CLASTIC PLAYS OF THE SABLE SUBBASIN, SCOTIAN SHELF
Richards, Bill; Fairchild, Lee H.; Vrolijk, Peter J.; and Hippler, Susan J
0930 to 1000 Refreshment Break
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