Dr Carmen Krapf

Biography/ Background

I am a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian School of Petroleum, where I am leading the Lake Eyre Basin Analogues Research Team. My research interests are in clastic sedimentology, geomorphology and sequence stratigraphy, focusing on dryland environments, including fluvio-aeolian- lacustrine interaction, palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, remote sensing and GIS

Professional Work History

• Senior Research Fellow, Australian School of Petroleum 2007-
• Research Fellow, Australian School of Petroleum 2006-2007
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian School of Petroleum 2004-2006
• Research Associate, Technical University Aachen, Germany, 2002-2004

Qualifications

Dr.rer.nat. (Ph.D., with excellence)in Geology, 2003, University of Wuerzburg, Germany. Thesis: "Ephemeral river systems at the Skeleton Coast, NW-Namibia: Sedimentological and geomorphological studies on the braided river dominated Koigab Fan, the Cenozoic succession in the Uniabmond area and comparative studies on fluvio-aeolian interaction between ephemeral rivers and the Skeleton Coast Erg"

Dipl. Geogr. (MSc), 1999, University of Wuerzburg, Germany. Thesis: Geomorphological satellite map 1:250.000 of the Karas-Region, Namibia

Vordiplom (BSc) in Geography, 1995, University of Wuerzburg, Germany

Teaching Interests

Short Courses for Industry:
Clastic Depositional Environments and Sequence Stratigraphy (5 days) - This is a five day course that focuses on the practical application of depositional environment interpretation and sequence stratigraphy. It avoids the sometimes confusing jargon where possible, and uses many exercises to emphasize the main concepts and applications.

Geology of Clastic Reservoirs (5 days) - This course offers an in-depth analysis of the distributions, geometries and sedimentary architectures of clastic reservoir facies. Participants will learn the criteria for distinguishing reservoir facies using wireline log, image and core data, how to interpret facies distributions at regional and field scales, and how to integrate this information into exploration and development projects.

Dryland Fluvial Analogue Reservoir Workshop, Lake Eyre, Central Australia - this is a seven day field workshop that will illustrate the fluvial, aeolian, lacustrine and terminal splay systems on the western shore of Lake Eyre.

Research Interests

The current main activity of my research is in the area of clastic reservoir analogues from dryland enviroments, e.g.:

1)Modern terminal splay reservoir analogues, Lake Eyre, Central Australia

2)Modern fluvial-aeolian-lacustrine successions, Lake Eyre, Central Australia and Skeleton Coast, NW Namibia

3)Dryland Sequence Stratigraphy, Neales Cliff, Central Australia

For more detail go to: http://www.asprg.adelaide.edu.au/RARGwww/dryland/rarg_dryland.html

Further Research interests include:

• Clastic Sedimentology
• Sequence Stratigraphy
• Facies Analysis
• Fluvial, Aeolian, Lacustrine and Deep-Marine Depositional Successions
• Reservoir Modeling & 3D models
• Reservoir Characterization
• Geomorphology and Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction
• GIS and Remote Sensing

For more details go to: http://www.asprg.adelaide.edu.au/RARGwww/rarg_index.html

Publications

*Peer-Reviewed Articles:

WACLAWIK, V, LANG, S.C., KRAPF, C.B.E. (in press): Fluvial response to tectonic activity in an intra-cratonic setting: The Neales River, Lake Eyre, central Australia. Geomorphology.

PAYENBERG T.H.D., KRAPF C.B.E., LANG S.C., FERNANDES B., REILLY M.R.W., CEGLAR N., IBRAHIM K.A.M. (in press): Architecture of a Deep-water, Salt-withdrawal Mini-basin, Donkey Bore Syncline, Australia. In:T. Nilsen and G. Steffens, (eds.):Atlas of Deep-Water Outcrops. AAPG Special Publication.

FISHER, J.A., WALTHAM, D., NICHOLS, G.J., KRAPF, C.B.E., LANG, S.C. (2007): A quantitative mechanism for deposition of thin fluvial sand sheets. Journal of the Geological Society, London, 164: 67 - 71.

KRAPF, C. B. E., STANISTREET, I., STOLLHOFEN, H. (2005): Morphology and fluvio-aeolian interaction of the tropical latitude, ephemeral braided-river dominated Koigab Fan, north-west Namibia. - In: Blum, M.D., Marriott, S.B. & Leclair, S.F. (Eds.): Fluvial Sedimentology VII. IAS Spec. Publ. 35: 99-120.

KRAPF, C. B. E., STOLLHOFEN H., STANISTREET, I. (2003): Contrasting styles of ephemeral river systems and their interaction with dunes of the Skeleton Coast erg (Namibia). - Quaternary International, 104: 41-52.

SVENSDEN, J, STOLLHOFEN, H., KRAPF, C., STANISTREET, I. (2003): Mass and hyper-concentrated flow deposits record dune damming and catastrophic breakthrough of ephemeral rivers, Skeleton Coast Erg, Namibia. - Sedimentary Geology, 160 (1-3): 7-31.

*Papers in review:

FISHER, J.A., KRAPF, C.B.E., Lang, S.C., NICHOLS, G.J., Payenberg, T.H.D. (in review): Sedimentology and architecture of the Douglas Creek terminal Splay, Lake Eyre, Central Australia. Sedimentology.

*PhD Thesis:

KRAPF, C.B.E. (2003): Ephemeral river systems at the Skeleton Coast, NW Namibia: Sedimentological and geomorphological studies on the braided river dominated Koigab Fan, the Cenozoic succession in the Uniabmond area and comparative studies on fluvio-aeolian interaction between ephemeral rivers and the Skeleton Coast Erg. PhD thesis, University of Wuerzburg, Germany. http://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/opus.t3/frontdoor.php?source_opus=601

*Latest Abstracts:

GARDINER, N., KRAPF, C.B.E., PAYENBERG, T.H.D. (2007): Facies Architecture of a Dryland Shadow Bar, Umbum Creek, Central Australia. AAPG Annual Convention, 2007, Long Beach.

KRAPF, C.B.E., PAYENBERG, T.H.D., LANG, S.C. (2006): The Lake Eyre Basin: A modern outcrop reservoir analogue of a dryland continental interior basin. AAPG International Conference 2006, Perth: 68.

KRAPF, C.B.E., LANG, S.C., WERNER, M., REILLY, M.R.W., WACLAWIK, V., PAYENBERG, T.H.D. (2006): Dryland sequence stratigraphy of fluvial-lacustrine-aeolian depositional systems - examples from the Neales River, western Lake Eyre, Australia. AAPG International Conference 2006, Perth: 67.

KRAPF, C.B.E., STOLLHOFEN, H., STANISTREET, I.G., WERNER, M. (2006): Contrasting styles of fluvio-aeolian interaction: the Skeleton Coast Erg - a modern day dryland reservoir analogue. AAPG International Conference 2006, Perth: 67.

KRAPF, C.B.E., LANG, S.C., PAYENBERG, T.H.D (2006): Fluvial-aeolian-lacustrine Controls on Large Scale Facies Distributions in the Dryland Continental Lake Eyre Basin, Australia. AAPG Annual Convention, 2006, Houston: 58.

KRAPF, C.B.E., STOLLHOFEN, H., WERNER, M. (2005): Fluvial response to climate and sea-level change: implications from the Skeleton Coast, Namibia. ICFS 2005, Delft/Holland, 07.-12.08.2005: 166.

Professional Associations

• American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
• International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS)
• Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)
• Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM, SEPM-CES)

Files

• Carmen's Publication List - PublicationListCK.pdf [28.7K] (application/pdf)

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 31 Oct 2007