COMPASS Department of Earth SciencesRoyal Holloway University of LondonEgham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK

Email: compass@es.rhul.ac.uk

COMPASSContinental Margin Process Analysis,

Structures & Stratigraphy

COMPASS conducts integrated multi-

disciplinary analysis of geodynamic,

lithospheric, tectonic and sedimentary

processes that lead to formation

of basins and petroleum systems

on rifted continental margins.

COMPASS explicitly links research

across all scales, from tectonic plates

via margins and basins, to stratal

architectures and reservoirs.

Research is focussed on interlocking

multi-scale simulations through

integration of plate kinematics,

computational geodynamics, tectonic

physical simulations, stratigraphic

forward modeling, seismic interpretation

and field studies. All these methods

will be applied to case studies of

sedimentary basins, specifically the

South Atlantic conjugate margins.

If you are interested in joining the COMPASS Research Consortium please contact Dr Jürgen Adam at compass@es.rhul.ac.uk

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Who are the academic partners of COMPASSWe are a multi-disciplinary team of researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London investigating the geodynamics, syn- and post-rift evolution of continental margins with an existing focus on the Atlantic margins, from the Falkland Plateau to the Norwegian Sea. The group is ideally balanced to undertake integrative studies of continental rift processes and basin evolution using analytical, numerical, and physical simulations, regional geological analyses, and case studies.

The academic members have extensive experience in petroleum geosciences research in collaboration with industry partners. The COMPASS consortium is fully integrated in the internationally

established Petroleum Geoscience research group and MSc petroleum geosciences teaching programmes of the Earth Sciences Department.

Jürgen Adam - Tectonic analysis & salt tectonics

Peter Burgess - Seismic stratigraphy & modelling

Graeme Eagles - Plate boundaries & kinematics

Dan Le Heron - Regional geological analysis

Marta Pérez-Gussinyé - Lithosphere dynamics

Jason Phipps Morgan - Geodynamical modeling & marine geophysics

The unique integrated multi-disciplinary research of COMPASS will work towards:

n Understanding the dynamics and interactions of complex lithospheric deformation, asthenosphere flow, and tectono-sedimentary processes in rift basins and conjugate margins;

n System analysis of fundamental lithospheric, tectonic and sedimentary processes controlling the evolution of sedimentary basins and petroleum systems on continental margins across a range of scales, from basins, stratal architectures to reservoirs;

n Integrating analyses and dynamic simulations of tectonic and depositional processes during continental rifting and passive margin evolution from plate-tectonic to reservoir scales;

n Explicitly characterizing the evolution of margin-scale petroleum systems within such simulations.

Long-term rationale of COMPASS