My main research interest revolves around marine and non-marine sedimentary basins, the sedimentary and diagenetic evolution of carbonate systems, and mixed carbonate-clastic systems, and the development of quantitative models and workflows to identify and characterize these systems from 2D and 3D seismic data. Much of my research focuses on unraveling and quantifying the various mechanisms that impact the occurrence, evolution, and demise of carbonate platforms and reefs and the application of conceptual models to the exploration for hydrocarbon reservoirs. Areas of particular interest include the Jurassic Smackover play in the Gulf of Mexico, the South-Atlantic pre-salt carbonate play, the Permo-Triassic carbonates in south China, and the Mesozoic-Cenozoic carbonates in Italy.
Dr. Marcello Minzoni integrates petrographic, geochemical, petrophysical, and geophysical data to advance our knowledge of carbonate reservoir characterization and seismic interpretation of carbonate systems.
His recent research focuses on assessing oceanographic and paleoclimatic impacts on Pleistocene-Holocene carbonate sediment production and accumulation, including coral reefs, in Cuba and Florida Bay.
Research Areas
- Energy
- Marine Geology & Geophysics
- Paleontology, Paleoclimatology, and Paleoecology
Subject areas:
- Energy
- Marine Geology and Geophysics
- Paleo3
