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Field Trip 1 - Characterising Lower & Upper ‘Old Red Sandstone’ Fluvial Reservoirs

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Sunday, June 7, 2026

8:30 AM - 6:30 PM

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During this full-day field trip to Arbroath, we will explore the distinctive sedimentary and structural characteristics of Devonian age Lower and Upper Old Red Sandstone fluvial clastic reservoirs (analogues to a number of major North Sea oil fields) in addition to spending time investigating the major unconformity between them.

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