BRUCE D. TRUDGILL
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate Courses
GEOL 308 Introductory Applied Structural Geology (3 semester hours - lecture + lab: Next Course SPRING 2005)
Graduate Courses
GEOL 598B - Structural Methods for Seismic Interpretation (3 semester hours - lecture + lab: Next Course FALL 2004)
The main aim of this course is to introduce you to a variety of structural and stratigraphic relationships that I feel are critical in making better interpretations of your seismic data.
Seismic profile from the Perdido fold belt. Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

Rotated growth strata in Tibet
Field trip to the Paradox Basin in SE Utah

Students examining outcrops on GEOL 598B field trip to the Paradox Basin
Large scale folds on Mount Kidd, Canadian Rockies
GEOL 698B Syn-Sedimentary Growth: An Integrated Structural and Sedimentary Geology Course
The main aim of this course is to understand the influence of structural processes on the stratigraphic architecture of hydrocarbon reservoirs. This will involve a review of the published literature and a description of the general types of structure that influence the stratigraphic record. We will evaluate the current criteria used to identify structural growth and its effect on deposition in a variety of settings. Students will then be assigned either project and/or topic areas incorporating a variety of data from a growth setting, and will assess the control of structural processes on stratigraphic development. Our ultimate goal is to formulate a set of criteria for assessing the influence of structural growth on reservoir development in a variety of settings.
Geol 698B field trip to Utah in March 2004
Industry Courses
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GTA Course on Extensional Faulting, Moab Utah
- June 2000, 3D Seismic Interpretation Techniques, IFP Paris June 2000
- September 1999, Practical Gulf of Mexico Salt Tectonics, GCSSEPM, Lafayette

GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT