Research

The Center emphasizes an interdisciplinary research approach to advance the knowledge of petroleum and sedimentary systems. Research studies rely on integrated, multidisciplinary teams of students, scientists and engineers to find integrated solutions to problems facing the petroleum industry and society.

Unconventional Resources

• Eagle Ford Play in South Texas and Mexico
• Eaglebine Play in East and South Central Texas, including Brazos County

Chevron Basin Modeling Center

• Source rock expulsion mechanisms and migration efficiency
• Basin-to reservoir simulation

Carbonate Reservoirs

• Geologic controls on pore system architecture
• Characterization and mondeling from analogous outcrops
• Sequence and seism stratigraphy
• Microbial carbonate evolution and diagenesis
• Reservoir quality