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Sub marine and sublacustrine landslides are ubiquitous in the rock record, and in the modern submarine landscapes of the world. These phenomena are resp onsible for some of the largest tsunamis, some of the most catastrophic de struction of marine and lacustrine facilities and some of the most interes ting hydrocarbon plays in the world! \; This one-day engagement will f ocus on recognition of different types of subaqueous landslide deposits in seismic, core, logs and outcrop, even thin sections! \; We will discu ss the role of these types of deposits in hydrocarbon-rich basins from reg ional influence on sediment pathways to sealing hydrocarbon traps. \; Lacustrine subaqueous mass failure deposits will be discussed as well as m ixed carbonate-clastic failures that characterize the Permian Basin of Wes t Texas. We will intersperse lively conversation with a couple of key inte rpretation and risk exercises to re-enforce how we can interpret these int eresting deposits. This course is suitable for geologists, engineers and g eophysicists, as well as anyone having to make management decisions in are as characterized by mass failures. \; That would be just about the ent ire world! \;
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