This trip has been a classic in the industry for over 30 years and provides participants with the chance to visit a wide variety of modern clastic environments along the Gulf Coast of Texas which are the common reservoirs we explore for. We will see modern examples of incised valleys, meandering streams, wave-dominated deltas, river-dominated deltas, barrier islands, and transgressive beaches. Subsurface information will be integrated at many of the stops.  This course is essential for those wishing to understand these units in the subsurface.

The Brazos River at flood stage near Richmond,          The marine (wave) dominated Brazos River delta
Texas. We will study the basic building blocks of        near Freeport, Texas. We will visit each component
a meandering river system: (1) point bar (top),             of these types of deltas: (1) prograding bars,
(2) oxbow (middle), and (3) flood plain (bottom).          (2) distributary channels, and (3) transgressive sands.
 

Length: 3 days

Starts/Ends: Houston, Texas with overnights in Lake Jackson and Galveston.

Cost: $1250.00 US includes rooms (double occupancy), ground transportation, manuals, and lunches.  For single room add $120.00 US.

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