In-person: Structural control on depositional processes
“Buried North Sea landslide reveals the potential of major catastrophic landslides in rift settings” by Haakon Fossen, 2025
The structural geology and the sedimentology and stratigraphy network group is proud to present a two day seminar with dinner on Structural control on depositional processes. Structural processes such as faulting, folding, and tectonic movements play a critical role in shaping depositional environments by influencing basin architecture and sediment distribution. This seminar will examine how these interactions control facies patterns and stratigraphic development, with implications for interpreting geological systems.
Date: 13 - 14 October
Time: 09.00
Register by: 6. October
Location: Meeting room TOR - Prof Olav Hanssens vei 10, Stavanger
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Note: All attendees must bring a picture ID to attend the seminar. We only accept passport, Norwegian driving licence and national ID card (within Schengen). If you do not bring valid ID, you may be denied entry.
Day 1
08.45 - 09.10 Registration & coffee
09.10 - 09.15 Welcome
Session 1: Methodology and Structural Concepts
09.15 - 10.00 KEYNOTE: Structural Controls on Basin-Fills: Learnings from the Norwegian Shelf and Analogues
Rodmar Ravnås, Aker BP
10.00 - 10.25 Best Practice in Structural Restorations for Risking Reservoir Presence and Quality
Luis Rojo and Israel Polonio, Aker BP
10.25 - 10.50 Volumetric Analysis of Fault-Controlled Base-of-Scarp Deposits
Domenico Chiarella, University of Bologna
10.50 - 11.00 Session 1 discussion
11.00 - 11.30 Lunch break
Session 2: Structural Controls on NCS Reservoir Systems 1
11.30 - 12.15 KEYNOTE: What Did We Learn from the Suez Rift, and How Applicable Is It to the NCS?
Ian Sharp, Equinor
12.15 - 12.40 The Tectono-Stratigraphic History of the Johan Sverdrup Area
Signe Ottesen and Brit Selvikvåg, Equinor
12.40 - 13.05 Structural Development and Style on the Valhall Field
Wayne Oxborough, Aker BP
13.05 - 13.15 Session 2 discussion
13.15 - 14.00 Coffee break and transition to core workshop
Core Workshop
14.00 - 16.00 Tampen and Mid-Norway Upper Jurassic core viewing: rift climax to BCU development and key surfaces
Core workshop with Ian Sharp, Equinor
14.00 - 16.00 Deformation in chalk cores from the Valhall area
Core workshop with Andrew Moyle, AkerBP
19.00 Dinner at SUMO Hall Toll downtown Stavanger
Day 2
Session 3: Structural Controls on Deep-Water Systems
09.00 - 09.45 KEYNOTE: Deep-Water Depositional Systems Controlled by Inherited Seafloor Topography: The Princess and the Pea Effect
Bryan Cronin, Deep Marine Ltd
09.45 - 10.10 Tectonic Influence on the Development of Deep-Water Systems from Worldwide Analogues to the NCS
Christophe Serié, Vår Energi
10.10 - 10.20 Session 3 discussion
10.20 - 10.40 Coffee break
Session 4: Structural Controls on NCS Reservoir Systems 2
10.40 - 11.05 The Triassic Stratigraphy of the Norwegian Sea
Bjørn Terje Oftedal, Equinor
11.05 - 11.30 Structure, stratigraphy and sedimentology of the greater Tampen Spur area, Northern North Sea
Spyridon Saltapidas, University of Aberdeen
11.30 - 11.55 Triassic Tectonics and Stratigraphic Evolution of the Utsira High Region, Northern North Sea
Riccardo Sordi, University of Aberdeen
11.55 - 12.20 Structural and Stratigraphic Complexities in the Kalavryta-Kerpini Fault Blocks, Corinth Graben, Greece
Christopher Townsend and Alejandro Escalona, University of Stavanger
12.20 - 12.30 Session 4 discussion
12.30 - 13.00 Lunch break
Session 5: Fault-Controlled Depositional Systems and Analogues
13.00 - 13.45 KEYNOTE: Fault-Controlled Depositional Systems: An Outcrop-Based Perspective
Domenico Chiarella, University of Bologna
13.45 - 14.10 Jurassic Tectono-Stratigraphic Evolution of the Froan Basin
Maja Eid Schei, University of Oslo
14.10 - 14.35 Evolution of High-Displacement Crustal Normal Faults: The Klakk Fault Complex, Frøya High, Southern Halten Terrace and Rås Basins During the Late Jurassic
Jhon Muñoz, University of Bergen
14.35 - 15.30 Final discussion, key learnings and closing remarks
15.30 Conference close
FORCE seminars have previously been fully booked with waiting lists so you are encouraged to sign up as soon as you know you will attend.
Participation fees Stavanger:
FORCE members: NOK 2000,-
Non-members: NOK 4000,-
University/Students: NOK 500,-
Important information:
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For other questions, please contact the FORCE Secretariat
Norwegian Offshore Directorate org.no: 870917732
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Updated: 12/10/2025