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• Seismic facies mapping
  ...cies analysis|Seismic facies]] maps show the areal distribution of seismic facies and are useful when making [[lithofacies]] interpretations. The most common The steps below outlines a suggested procedure for mapping seismic facies.
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• Midale lithofacies and distribution
  ==Productive facies== ...ine on a marine ramp. The main producing carbonate facies (vuggy packstone facies) is shoal deposits of fossiliferous, peloidal, ''Ortonella''-bearing nodula
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• Well log sequence analysis
  ...ow accommodation space changes which help us identify sequence and systems tracts. # Estimate sequences and systems tracts from the interpreted lithofacies using regional [[cross section]]s with wel
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• Sea level cycle phase and systems tracts
  ...ying each cycle phase of a depositional sequence and mapping the contained facies provides a paleogeographic map for a relatively short time interval. Such h ...ne–Pleistocene, Gulf of Mexico, in Weimer, P., Link, M., H., eds., Seismic Facies and Sedimentary Processes of Submarine Fans and Turbidite Systems: New York
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• Systems tracts and trap types
  ...64, p. 1158–1178.</ref> presents an excellent review of trap types within facies-cycle wedges, which are related to transgressive-regressive cycles and can ...potential for focused [[migration]] of hydrocarbon fluids to the reservoir facies.<ref name=ch04r69>Mitchum, R., M., Jr., 1985, Seismic stratigraphic express
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• Mapping paleogeography
  ...the paleogeography at the level of a depositional sequence or a [[Systems tracts and trap types|systems tract]]? ...or-stratigraphic-traps_fig21-34.png|300px|thumb|{{figure number|1}}Seismic facies map and corresponding paleogeographic map of the Middle Miocene Taranaki ba
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• Predicting carbonate reservoir location and quality
  ...onal, or retrogradational patterns]] within sets. Make isopachs of systems tracts using parasequence sets and their correlation surfaces. # Map [[paleogeography]] and facies tracts through time using systems tract maps; use core and log data to infer shore
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• Seismic facies analysis
  ...s of seismic parameters within [[third-order sequences]] and their systems tracts in order to determine [[lateral]] [[lithofacies]] and fluid type changes.<r ...ng_2013>Zeng, Hongliu, 2013, Frequency-dependent seismic-stratigraphic and facies interpretation: AAPG Bulletin, v. 97, no. 2, p. 201–221, DOI:[http://arch
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• Depositional sequence analysis of plays
  ..., Cores and Outcrops: Concepts for High-Resolution Correlation of Time and Facies: [http://store.aapg.org/detail.aspx?id=1196 AAPG Methods in Exploration Ser # Identify potential seal- and reservoir-quality rocks using seismic facies and [[lithofacies]] shown on maps and cross sections.
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• Sequence stratigraphy analysis
  | chapter = Petroleum Source Rocks and Organic Facies ...se facies are often associated with prograding facies of highstand systems tracts.
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• Sea level cycles and carbonate sequences
  ==Parasequence sets or systems tracts== ==Interpreting parasequence facies deposition==
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• Definitions of depositional system elements
  ...m flooding surface represents the greatest transgression of shallow marine facies within a sequence.<ref name=ch04r68 /> This is typically associated with a ...e across the shelf.<ref name=ch04r68 /> Above this surface, shallow marine facies shift landward dramatically.
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• Identifying sea level cycle phase with biostratigraphy
  ...ce patterns provide regionally applicable criteria for recognizing systems tracts within a depositional sequence. Upward-increasing fossil abundance suggests ...ob alt'' depositional cycle into the mapping intervals for slope and basin facies. The upper and lower data correlate with locally significant condensed sect
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• Procedure for geometrical analysis
  ...fication|depositional sequences]], [[Systems_tracts_and_trap_types|systems tracts]], and/or [[Hierarchy of sequences|parasequence]]s. Recognizing these corre # Divide the sedimentary section into depositional sequences, systems tracts, and parasequences using the following:
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• Organic facies
  | chapter = Petroleum Source Rocks and Organic Facies ...larger "mappable" scale requires a geological interpretation. To apply any facies concept, a geologist must (1) determine the scale at which variations are i
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• Biofacies and changing sea level
  ...ted environment. Biofacies are especially useful in [[mudstone]]-dominated facies such as the GOM basin [[Cenozoic]] strata. ...e–Pleistocene, Gulf of Mexico, in P. Weimer, and M. H. Link, eds., Seismic Facies and Sedimentary Processes of Submarine Fans and Turbidite Systems: New York
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• Sea level cycle order
  One aspect of basin analysis focuses on mapping specific systems tracts of third-, fourth-, or fifth-order sea level cycles and the relationship th ...ne–Pleistocene, Gulf of Mexico, in Weimer, P., Link, M., H., eds., Seismic Facies and Sedimentary Processes of Submarine Fans and Turbidite Systems: New York
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• Superimposed sea level cycles
  ...significant volumes of sand into the basin, depositing potential reservoir facies. Transgressive phases of siliciclastic deposition are likely to deposit reg ...sediments forming broad coastal plains with potential sandstone reservoir facies.
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• Systems tracts identification
  ...p]]s are more commonly associated with a particular [[Depositional systems tracts|depositional systems tract]]. Identifying the [[Sea_level_cycle_phase_and_s [[file:Systems_Tracts.jpg|thumb|400px|Systems tracts: Highstand, transgressive, and lowstand. Modified from Vail.<ref name=ch04r
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• Other correlation features
  ...ces, and downlap surfaces—subdivide the third-order sequences into systems tracts and parasequences. ...not by subaerial erosion due to stream rejuvenation or basinward shift in facies”.<ref name=ch21r45>Van Wagoner, J. C., 1995, [http://archives.datapages.c
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