In this course, I give an overview of one end member of the spectrum of deep-water deposystem (turbidite) reservoirs: deep-water slope channel complexes. Deep-water slope channel complexes form a large number of the discovered and producing turbidite reservoirs globally, particularly off West and East Africa, but also in the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and South America.

The course overviews their context in deep-water slopes and their relationship with deep-water lobe/frontal splay reservoirs. The morphologies of slope channel complexes are reviewed in the context of prospect evaluation and the distribution of rock properties in volumetric estimation.

Areas of critical deep-water reservoir sedimentology are overviewed in the context of reservoir architecture hierarchy, N, reservoir property distribution, and depositional models. Key intra-reservoir baffles and barriers are discussed and related to field development strategies. Deep-water sequence stratigraphy is presented in a new and modified practical format.

The course is a distilled presentation based on part of a week-long course on deep-water depositional systems and reservoirs. Paired with the equivalent course on deep-water lobe reservoirs, the courses are ideal for both technical and non-technical subsurface staff as an awareness- to intermediate-level course.