The Banda Arc: Geology and Petroleum Potential
Tim Charlton
Consultant regional geologist
charlton@manson.demon.co.uk

Training courses

The author undertakes training courses for the oil industry covering the geology and hydrocarbon potential of eastern Indonesia and Timor-Leste. The courses are flexible in scope, tailored to the interests of the company, and may range in length from 1-5 days. Fieldwork elements may also be incorporated into the courses. Topics covered in a longer course may cover:

Introduction: regional geology and hydrocarbon occurrences of eastern Indonesia

Overview of the geology, evolution and exploration history of:

The Australian Northwest and Arafura shelves

New Guinea island

The Sorong Fault Zone

Sulawesi island

The geology and prospectivity of Buton island

The Banda Arc:

Tectonics of the Banda Arc

Mud volcanoes in the Banda Arc

The geology and prospectivity of Timor

The geology and prospectivity of the Savu-Roti area

The geology and prospectivity of the Tanimbar islands

The geology and prospectivity of the Kei islands

The geology and prospectivity of Seram and Buru

Palaeozoic-Mesozoic evolution of 'Gondwanan' eastern Indonesia

Tertiary evolution of the eastern Indonesia collision complex