Sequence stratigraphy is a new method for correlating and analyzing sedimentary rocks.
When coupled with biostratigraphy and tectonic subsidence analysis it provides a procedure for making more accurate geologic time correlations, paleogeographic reconstructions and predictions of reservoir, source and seal rocks ahead of the drill. My research involves the documentation of the distribution of depositional sequences on a global scale in outcrop and the subsurface, determining their cause, defining the relation of depositional systems and rock types to systems tracts and tectonic subsidence variations and understanding how this information can best be used for paleogeographic reconstructions and resource evaluation. In addition, I am involved in the development of interactive computer interpretation procedures and basin fill simulation to improve the ease and accuracy of the interpretative procedures. My research approach is based on cooperative studies with a number of groups located in Europe, North and South America, Australia, and the Far East. Currently, I have nine projects in Europe and six in other parts of the world.