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Line 50: − The following figure is a block diagram of the depositional model for the ''Glob alt'' reservoir interval. The model shows a 40-50-mi-long (60-80 km) transport system from a shelf-edge delta basinward to the East Breaks 160-161 minibasin. Depositional water depths exceeded [[depth::1000 ft]] (320 m) (upper bathyal), suggesting transport was by gravity-flow processes. Sandstone deposition in the minibasin may have resulted from subtle variations of sea-floor topography, perhaps related to early salt withdrawal.<ref name=ch04r53>Kneller, B., 1995, Beyond the turbidite paradign: physical models for deposition of turbidites and their implications for reservoir prediction, in Hartley, A., J., Prosser, D., J., eds., Characterization of Deep Marine Clastic Systems: Geological Society, London, Special Publication 94, p. 31–49.</ref> Mass-wasting processes occurred on the slope well to the north of the field, as shown by slump facies on Figure 4-39. The areal extent of the basin-floor sheet is restricted by the areal extent of the East Breaks 160-161 intraslope minibasin. − + + +
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==Depositional model diagram==
==Depositional model diagram==
[[file:sedimentary-basin-analysis_fig4-50.png|thumb|{{figure number|4-50}}. Copyright: Armentrout et al. (1991); courtesy Springer-Verlag.]]
[[file:sedimentary-basin-analysis_fig4-50.png|thumb|{{figure number|6}}. Copyright: Armentrout et al. (1991); courtesy Springer-Verlag.]]
[[:file:sedimentary-basin-analysis_fig4-50.png|Figure 6]] is a block diagram of the depositional model for the ''Glob alt'' reservoir interval. The model shows a 40-50-mi-long (60-80 km) transport system from a shelf-edge delta basinward to the East Breaks 160-161 minibasin. Depositional water depths exceeded [[depth::1000 ft]] (320 m) (upper bathyal), suggesting transport was by gravity-flow processes. Sandstone deposition in the minibasin may have resulted from subtle variations of sea-floor topography, perhaps related to early salt withdrawal.<ref name=ch04r53>Kneller, B., 1995, Beyond the turbidite paradign: physical models for deposition of turbidites and their implications for reservoir prediction, in Hartley, A., J., Prosser, D., J., eds., Characterization of Deep Marine Clastic Systems: Geological Society, London, Special Publication 94, p. 31–49.</ref> Mass-wasting processes occurred on the slope well to the north of the field, as shown by slump facies on Figure 4-39. The areal extent of the basin-floor sheet is restricted by the areal extent of the East Breaks 160-161 intraslope minibasin.
==Accommodation space==
==Accommodation space==