University of Barcelona

Reservoir Geology and Geophysics

Master Research Projects 2020-21

Projects

What controls the development of counter-regional faults on gravity-driven salt tectonics along passive margins. Student: Eugeni Benaiges. Tutors: Oriol Ferrer (UB), Leonardo Pichel (UiB)

The Cotiella megaflap: Contractional reactivation of a salt structure. Student: Mercè Estiarte. Tutors: Josep Anton Muñoz (UB), Oriol Ferrer (UB), Pablo Santolaria (UB)

3D seismic interpretation of salt-sediment interaction in passive margins: The Tarfaya Basin case study (Morocco). Student: Sofia Patzi. Tutors: Rodolfo Uranga, Eduard Roca (UB) and Gonzalo Zamora (Repsol)

The Oliana anticline (Pyrenees): analog of a geothermal reservoir. Student: Pedro Ramírez. Tutors: Anna Travé (UB), Irene Cantarero (UB)

How does salt delamination processes work during shortening? Case studies vs. physical models. Student: Daniel Sala. Tutors: Oscar Gratacós (UB), Piotr Krzywiec (Polish Academy of Sciences), Oriol Ferrer (UB)

Multiscale characterisation of fracture and vein networks surrounding the Mena de la Sal diapir (Basque-Cantabrian Basin) using remote sensing and field analysis. Student: Laura Yenes. Tutors: Juan Alcalde (CSIC), Enrique Gómez Rivas (UB), Gema Llorens (CSIC)

Surface wave constraints in exploration for mineral systems. Student: Miguel Alonso. Tutors: Martin Schimmel (CSIC), Eduard Saura (UAB), David Martí (Lihica)

3D geostatistical modelling of clastic lithofacies distribution at the urban area of Girona city (NE Catalonia) for the assessment of the shallow geothermal potential. Student: Julian Engels. Tutors: Enrique Gómez Rivas (UB), Ignasi Herms (ICGC)

3D-GPR modeling of a reservoir analogue in a coral reef in the Penedès. Student: Judit Medina. Tutors: Lluis Rivero (UB), Telm Bover (UB)

Gravimetric characterization of structural controls on SN-W ore deposits. Student: Alberto Santamaria. Tutors: Puy Ayarza Arribas (USAL), Juan Alcalde (GEO3BCN), David Martí Linares (Lithica)

Landscape evolution models applied to the Messinian salinity crisis. Student: Roberto Muñoz. Tutors: Daniel García Castellanos (CSIC), Hanneke Heida (CSIC)