Sea level cycle phase

Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps
Series	Treatise in Petroleum Geology
Part	Critical elements of the petroleum system
Chapter	Sedimentary basin analysis
Author	John M. Armentrout
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Depositional cycles can be subdivided into systems tracts, each representing a specific phase of relative sea level, e.g., highstand, falling (regressive), lowstand, and rising (transgressive). Nonmarine systems tracts can be related to rise and fall in lake level or water table level, which may or may not be synchronized with sea level change. [See Wheeler for a discussion of base level.] Identifying each cycle phase of a depositional sequence and mapping the contained facies provides a paleogeographic map for a relatively short time interval. Such high-resolution maps provide useful predictions for hydrocarbon prospecting. This subsection discusses the concept of sea level cycle phase, identification of cycle phase, construction of a cycle chart, and how sea level cycles of different duration interact.

See also

• Determining sea level cycle order
• Sea level cycle phase and systems tracts
• Systems tracts identification
• Systems tracts and trap types
• Identifying sea level cycle phase with biostratigraphy
• Biofacies and changing sea level
• Constructing age model charts
• Superimposed sea level cycles

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