WHAT IS HIGH RESOLUTION BIOSTRATIGRAPHY?
Very detailed fossil analysis of each sample at 30/60 foot intervals plotted on a checklist (species vs. depth) with abundance of each species ”Tops” of marker species, numerical ages (Ma) and zones. Sample-by-sample paleobathymetry and paleoenvironment Species diversity and abundance histograms All data available on CD in LAS or ASCII file format and “Workstation” ready
APPLICATIONS OF HIGH RESOLUTION BIOSTRATIGRAPHY:
Age date seismic reflectors Age date stacked condensed sections Seismic Sequence Stratigraphic analysis Reservoir Sequence Stratigraphic analysis Nineteen (19) different groups of microfossils worldwide Cenozoic, Mesozoic and Paleozoic Graphic correlation plots: find unconformities, faults and reworked species sedimentation rates, age and length of time of missing section Pore Pressure analysis
HIGH RESOLUTION BIOSTRATIGRAPHY WILL HELP YOU IDENTIFY:
Faults Repeated sections Unconformities Maximum Flooding Surfaces Source rocks Major seals Reworked species Determine sedimentation rate Sequence Boundaries Systems Tract boundaries

 

High Resolution Biostratigraphy in Seismic Sequence Stratigraphy

• Microfossil bioevents ("tops," LAD) are age-dated and recorded on a computer generated checklist, with paleobathymetry, abundance and diversity histograms
• Maximum Flooding Surfaces are identified on well-logs, and seismic reflection profiles age-dated and correlated with third-order depositional sequences on the Global Cycle Chart.