INTRODUCTION

Understanding sequence stratigraphy architecture is a crucial step to understand the effect of relative sea level changes on reservoir characterization and architecture. This course demonstrates the value of constraining and evaluating the impact of sequence stratigraphic distribution on reservoir characterization and architecture in incised-valley deposits, and thus has an important impact on reservoir quality evolution in hydrocarbon exploration in such settings. This course will give the the fundamental starting point for sequence stratigraphy is the sedimentary facies, which is a lithostratigraphic body characterized by distinct lithological or fossil characteristics, generally reflecting a certain origin. These depositional systems can be grouped together within a framework of unconformity-bound relatively conformable stratigraphic packages called sequences, which provide the true representation of reservoir boundaries and surfaces.