This is a graduate course in carbonate systems. It was given to students at Imperial College London from 2009 to 2021. You can follow the theory on YouTube for free. Exercises accompany this course but are not distributed here.

PART I: Introduction and Classifications

• Lesson 1.1: Introduction
• Lesson 1.2: Carbonate Chemistry
• Lesson 1.3: Carbonate Factories
• Lesson 1.4: Biology of Carbonates
• Lesson 1.5: Carbonate Classifications
• Lesson 1.6: Carbonate Porosity
• Lesson 1.7: Carbonate Permeability

PART II: Controls on Carbonate Deposition

• Lesson 2.1: Carbonate Geometries
• Lesson 2.2: Carbonate Platforms
• Lesson 2.3: Carbonate Ramps
• Lesson 2.4: Sequence Stratigraphy
• Lesson 2.5: Systems Tracts
• Lesson 2.6: Isolated Platforms
• Lesson 2.7: Humid Ramps and Platforms
• Lesson 2.8: Arid Systems
• Lesson 2.9: Sequence Stratigraphy of the “M” Factory
• Lesson 2.10: Cool Water Carbonates

PART III: Diagenesis – Secondary Processes Impacting Reservoir Properties in Carbonates

• Lesson 3.1: Diagenetic Methods
• Lesson 3.2: Key Concepts in Diagenesis
• Lesson 3.3: Marine Diagenesis
• Lesson 3.4: Dolomitization
• Lesson 3.5: Hypersaline Diagenesis
• Lesson 3.6: Meteoric Diagenesis
• Lesson 3.7: Meteoric Karstification
• Lesson 3.8: Structural Diagenesis
• Lesson 3.9: Burial Diagenesis

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