GTN Advanced Clastic Petroleum Geology Field Series

From Syn-Rift Lacustrine Systems to Deepwater Turbidites: Integrated Outcrop-Based Reservoir Characterization Across Indonesian Basins

Clastic reservoirs represent the backbone of hydrocarbon production in Indonesia. Deposited in environments ranging from syn-rift lacustrine systems to deepwater submarine fans, these reservoirs require strong depositional understanding to reduce exploration and development risk.

GTN presents a series of integrated field-based programs designed to strengthen subsurface interpretation through direct outcrop observation. Each location focuses on specific clastic depositional systems, reservoir architecture, and petroleum system implications.

Ombilin Basin

Theme: Lacustrine to Fluvial Reservoir Architecture in a Rift Basin Setting

This program explores Paleogene syn-rift sedimentation including:

  • Sangkarewang Formation (Eocene lacustrine shale & sandstone)
  • Sawahlunto Formation (coal-bearing fluvial–deltaic)

Brani Formation (alluvial fan deposits)

Learning Focus:

  • Rift tectono-stratigraphy
  • Lacustrine source–reservoir relationship
  • Syn-rift stratigraphic trap development
  • Coal-associated petroleum systems
Central Sumatra Basin – Riau

Theme: Fluvial–Deltaic Sandbody Prediction and Hydrocarbon Productivity

Key reservoirs of the Miocene Sihapas Group:

  • Menggala Formation
  • Bangko Formation
  • Bekasap Formation
  • Duri Formation

 

Learning Focus:

  • Reservoir stacking patterns
  • Sandbody connectivity & compartmentalization
  • Stratigraphic trap concept

Producing field analog interpretation

Padang Sidempuan, North Sumatera

Theme: Channel Architecture and Reservoir Heterogeneity Analysis

Miocene fluvial–deltaic clastics equivalent to the Sihapas reservoir system.

Learning Focus:

  • Channel belt geometry
  • Lateral accretion surfaces
  • Vertical facies stacking
  • Inputs for reservoir modeling & simulation
Ciletuh-Pelabuhan Ratu-Bayah, West Java

Reservoir Analog Study of:

  • Walat Formation (Eocene fluvial quartz arenite)
  • Bayah Formation (Eocene–Oligocene deltaic to shallow marine)

Learning Focus:

  • Early Tertiary sandstone play concept
  • Depositional energy variations
  • Reservoir quality & diagenetic impact
  • Coal-bearing petroleum systems
South Sumatra Basin

Main unit:

  • Talang Akar Formation (Oligocene–Early Miocene)

Theme: Predictive Stratigraphic Framework for Clastic Reservoir Distribution

Learning Focus:

  • Lowstand vs transgressive sand distribution
  • Syn-rift to post-rift transition
  • Stratigraphic trapping mechanism
  • Basin-scale reservoir prediction
Central Java

Formations Studied:

  • Nanggulan Formation (Eocene shallow marine)
  • Halang Formation (Miocene deep marine turbidite)

Learning Focus:

  • Facies transition from shelf to basin
  • Turbidite facies classification
  • Gravity flow deposits
  • Deepwater reservoir characteristics
East Java Basin

Key Formations:

  • Kerek Formation
  • Kalibeng Formation

Theme: Submarine Fan Architecture and Reservoir Compartmentalization

Learning Focus:

  • Slope channel systems
  • Basin floor fan complexes
  • Deepwater exploration risk reduction
  • Sandbody geometry prediction
Sumba Island

Theme: Frontier Deepwater Clastic Reservoir Analog

Neogene deep marine turbiditic successions.

Learning Focus:

  • Gravity-driven sedimentation
  • Mass transport complexes
  • Deepwater play analog for frontier basins
  • Reservoir architecture scaling
Who Should Attend?
Exploration Geologists
Reservoir Geologists
Development Geoscientists
Basin Modelers
Petroleum Engineering Teams
Energy Professionals Seeking Advanced Depositional Insight
Why GTN Field-Based Learning?
Direct outcrop-to-subsurface integration
Practical reservoir characterization approach
Exploration risk reduction focus
Indonesian basin case studies
Applicable for both exploration & development phases

What if you could see the reservoir before drilling it?

Experience direct outcrop-to-subsurface integration and elevate your reservoir prediction skills with GTN’s advanced field programs.