Research Interests
Basic and applied petroleum geology
Structural analysis, sequence stratigraphy, and digital integration of outcrop, wireline-log and 2-D/3-D seismic data

Basin analysis by integration of stratigraphy and structural geology into a spatial and temporal framework

Structural restoration, and stratigraphic
back-stripping

Salt tectonics

 
Education

B.S., Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France, 1994
M.S., Dynamic of the Continental Lithosphere, Université de Rennes 1, France, 1996
Ph.D., Geological Sciences, Imperial College, London, UK, 2001

 
Professional History  
Research Associate, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin (September 2003–Present).

Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Energy and Mineral Applied Research Center, The University of Colorado at Boulder (October 2000–September 2003).

 
 
Selected Publications

Rouby, D., Guillocheau, F., Robin, C., Bouroullec, R., Raillard, S., Castelltort, C., and Nalpas, T., 2003, Rates of deformation of an extensional growth fault/raft system (offshore Congo, West African Margin) from combined accommodation measurements and 3-D restoration: Basin Research, v. 15, p. 183–200.

Rouby, Delphine, Robin, Cécile, Guillocheau, François, Granjeon, Didier, Bouroullec, Renaud, and Raillard, Stéphane, 2003, Quantification and modeling of the distortion of the stratigraphic architecture of the syn-sedimentary infill of the normal fault (offshore Congo): American Association of Petroleum Geologists International Conference Official Program, p. A82.

Weimer, P., Bouroullec, R., Matt, V., Lapinski, T., van den Berg, A., Pyles, D., Arreguin, M., Pranter, M., and Roesink, J., 2003, Energy and Mineral Applied Research Center annual report to Industrial Associates for 2002, version 3.5: The University of Colorado at Boulder, annual progress report prepared for A2D, ENI-AGIP, Amerada Hess Corporation, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, BP, Burlington Resources, Chevron-Texaco, ConocoPhillips, Devon Energy, Corporation, Dominion Exploration and Production, EnCana, ExxonMobil, GeoMark Research, Kerr-McGee, Landmark, Marathon Oil Corporation, Maxus Energy Corporation, Nexen Petroleum USA, Norsk Hydro, Ocean Energy, PaleoData Inc., Paradigm, Pemex, PGS, Platte River, Shell, Total, Unocal Corporation, and Western Geco, 1141 slides and 4 stand-alone fly throughs.

Bouroullec, Renaud, Pyles, D. R., Lapinski, T., van den Berg, A., Martin, J., Roesink, J., and Weimer, P., 2002, Energy and Mineral Applied Research Center progress report to Industrial Associates for July-December 2002, version 3.4.: The University of Colorado at Boulder, progress report prepared for A2D, Alberta Energy Corporation, ENI-AGIP, Amerada Hess Corporation, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, BP, Burlington Resources, Chevron, Conoco, Enterprise, Devon Energy Corporation, Kerr-McGee, Landmark, Marathon Oil Corporation, Maxus Energy Corporation, Midland Valley, Nexen Petroleum USA, Norsk Hydro, Ocean Energy, PaleoData Inc., PanCanadian, Paradigm, Phillips, PGS, Platte River, Shell, Texaco, TGS-Nopec, Total-Fina-Elf and Western Geco, 349 slides.

Rouby, Delphine, Raillard, S., Guillocheau, François, Bouroullec, Renaud, and Nalpas, T., 2002, Kinematics of a growth fault/raft system of the west African margin using 3-D restoration: Journal of Structural Geology, v. 24, p. 783–796.

Pyles, D. R., Weimer, P., and Bouroullec, Renaud, 2001, The stratigraphic and tectonic framework of the DeSoto Canyon and Lloyd Ridge protraction areas, northeastern deep Gulf of Mexico: implications for the petroleum potential and potential play types (abs.), in 21st GCSSEPM Research Conference.

Cartwright, J. A., Bouroullec, Renaud, James, D., and Johnson, H. D., 1998, Polycyclic motion history of some Gulf Coast growth fault from high resolution displacement analysis: Geology, v. 6, no. 6, p. 819–822.

 
Selected Committees

Member, M.S. Thesis Committee, John Martin, Sequence stratigraphy and depositional history of the Neogene sediments, north central MS Canyon and Atwater Valley, northeastern deep Gulf Mexico: University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, Graduated, 2003

Member, M.S. Thesis Committee, Gretchen Bolchert, Structural and stratigraphic controls on petroleum seeps, northern Green canyon, northern Gulf of Mexico: implications for petroleum migration: University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, Graduated, 2001

Member, M.S. Thesis Committee, Sean O'Connor, Structural evolution of northern South Marsh Island, northern Gulf of Mexico: analysis of a hybrid roho-stepped counter-regional salt system and kinematic evolution of fault growth and linkage patterns: University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, Graduated, 2001

Member, M.S. Thesis Committee, Peter Morris, Structural geology and evolution of the Mississippi fan fold belt, northern deep Gulf of Mexico: University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, Graduated, 2001

Member, M.S. Thesis Committee, Hector Gonzales Venegas, Sequence stratigraphy of upper Miocene to Pleistocene sediments in the central Mississippi Canyon and northern Atwater Valley areas, Northern Gulf of Mexico: University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, Graduated, 2001

Member, M.S. Thesis Committee, Chris Morton, 2-D and 3-D seismic interpretation of Pliocene-Pleistocene submarine fans, Alaminos and Mississippi Fans, northern Gulf of Mexico: University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, Graduated, 2001

 
Contact

Renaud Bouroullec
Research Associate
Bureau of Economic Geology
The University of Texas at Austin
University Station, Box X
Austin, Texas 78713-8924
E-mail:
Telephone: 512-471-4971

 
Professional Summary (Word format)
November 2003