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• East Breaks trap formation
  ...inn, Jr., and J. M. Armentrout, eds., Turbidites and Associated Deep-Water Facies: WEPM Core Workshop 20, p. 1–23.</ref> ...northwest- ern Gulf of Mexico, in P. Weimer and M. J. Link, eds., Seismic Facies and Sedimentary Processes of Submarine Fans and Turbidite Systems: New York
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• Identifying sea level cycle phase with biostratigraphy
  ...ide regionally applicable criteria for recognizing systems tracts within a depositional sequence. Upward-increasing fossil abundance suggests rising relative sea l ...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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• Third-order sequences
  ...ited during a third-order cycle is called a '''depositional sequence'''. A depositional sequence has three subdivisions: highstand systems tract (HST), transgressi ..., 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
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• Carbonate diagenesis
  | chapter = Carbonate reservoir models: facies, diagenesis, and flow characterization ...s the pore size distribution and controls the productivity of depositional facies. In some cases, [[reservoir quality]] and flow characteristics are totally
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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 ==Depositional geometry of superimposed cycles==
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• Predicting carbonate reservoir location and quality
  # Map [[paleogeography]] and facies tracts through time using systems tract maps; use core and log data to infe ...are the pore types, pore geometry, thickness, and lateral extent of porous facies?
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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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• Systems tracts identification
  ...ransgressive_systems_tracts|transgressive]] systems tract and the specific depositional environments within each lets us predict possible [[reservoir]], [[seal]], ...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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• Sediment thickness and field location maps: Gulf of Mexico example
  ...ly, the [[lateral]] shift of the fluvial systems is recorded by sand-prone facies that document both the primary input area and the lateral shift of the depo ...aic systems is also reflected in the lateral shift of the [[gravity]]-flow depositional systems on the slope and basin floor.<ref name=Feng_Buffler_1994>Feng, J.,
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• Recognizing stacked depositional sequences from well data
  Stacked depositional sequences can be recognized in well data using ...ctions that crosses the entire basin, either along depositional [[dip]] or depositional strike. Use as many wells as practical. Where available, add measured secti
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• Molyneux:sandbox
  * [[Climate]] This is on the [[Depositional sequence definition]] page * [[Facies]]
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• Age model chart
  ...e scale provides such an age model. Using this age model to calibrate each depositional sequence lets us calculate geologic rates, such as rates of rock accumulati ...struct a depositional sequence chart for the study area. Use all available depositional sequence and biostratigraphic data.
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• Paleontology
  ...aphic equivalency of strata. Fossil assemblages are also evidence of the [[depositional environments]] of the drilled |strata and thus play a role in predicting th ==Depositional environments and facies analysis==
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• Sea level cycle order
  ...fourth-, or fifth-order sea level cycles and the relationship that stacked depositional sequences deposited during those cycles have to each other. Knowing the ord ...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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• Sequence stratigraphy
  ...p. 110–146.</ref><ref name=ch21r34>Prosser, S., 1993, Rift-related linked depositional systems and their seismic expression, in Williams, G., D., Dobb, A., eds., ...n, or their correlative unconformities.” Paleogeographic reconstruction of facies belts at precise moments in time is the goal of the sequence stratigrapher.
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• The Neuquén Basin: Sequence Stratigraphy of Vaca Muerta Formation
  ...ga2007>Spalletti, L. A., and G. D. Veiga, 2007, Variability of continental depositional systems during lowstand sedimentation: an example from the Kimmeridgian of ...uintuco Formation, carbonate platform facies; Vaca Muerta Formation, slope facies and high TOC.<ref name=Galeazzi>Galeazzi, S., F. Pose, & A. Gangui, 2014, E
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• Mapping unconformities
  ...mities]] (sequence boundaries) is part of an effective exploration effort. Facies, [[porosity]] systems, and hydrocarbon shows are evaluated in context with ==Subcrop and facies mapping example==
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• Carbonate diagenetic stages
  * Depositional The '''depositional stage''' is the relatively short time involved in the final deposition at t
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• Lithofacies maps
  ...profile may be determined reasonably confidently; however, the [[lateral]] facies progression will have to be inferred by analog and other means. ...ndhobday_1996>Galloway, W. E., and D. K. Hobday, 1996, Terrigenous clastic depositional systems: Applications to petroleum, coal, and uranium exploration: New York
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• Prudhoe Bay field
  ...mation record the north-to-south advancement of shallow-marine and fluvial depositional systems. At Prudhoe Bay, the Ivishak Formation is unconformably overlain by ...Mcgowenetal_1987>McGowan, J. H., S. Bloch, and D. Hite, 1987, Depositional facies, diagenesis, and reservoir quality of Ivishak Sandstone (Sadlerochit Group)
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• Palynofacies and kerogen analysis
  ...ios of continental- vs. marine-derived components provide clues concerning depositional environment and hydrocarbon-generating potential (e.g., type and amount). P ...man & Hall, 651 p.</ref> summation of the geochemical aspects of organic [[facies analysis]]. These two volumes should be the points of reference for designi
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• Seismic interpretation
  ===What are the regional tectonic, structural, and depositional trends?=== ...may exist. The interpretation of fault styles, structural geometries, and facies patterns must be consistent with regional tectonic forces and basin infilli
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• Thelma field
  | chapter = A Depositional Model for the T-Block Thelma Field, UKCS Block 16/17 ...of key [[petrophysics|petrophysical]] parameters, but again, a detailed [[depositional model]] is not proposed.
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• Carbonate sedimentary rocks classification
  ...038/a038/0001/0100/0108.htm Classification of carbonate rocks according to depositional texture], ''in'' W. E. Ham, ed., Classification of Carbonate Rocks: [https: Both classifications provide an indication of depositional energy setting and reservoir quality.
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• Arecuna field
  ...hutoff in sediment supply and approximate time lines separating successive depositional systems. ===Depositional Systems===
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• Yowlumne field
  ...apages.com/data/bulletns/1984-85/data/pg/0069/0003/0350/0385.htm Tectonic, depositional, and diagenetic history of Monterey Formation (Miocene), central San Juaqui ...ea. The Stevens is an informal unit that represents a deep-marine, clastic facies of the Monterey Formation, an organic-rich shale that is considered to be t
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• Siliciclastic shorelines and barrier island reservoirs
  ...ands, strand-plains], in P. A. Scholle and D. R. Spearing, eds., Sandstone depositional environments: [http://store.aapg.org/detail.aspx?id=627 AAPG Memoir 31], p. ...chives.datapages.com/data/bulletns/1986-87/data/pg/0070/0007/0800/0809.htm Facies architecture and production characteristics of strand-plain reservoirs in N
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• Basin framework
  ...n], we construct a paleogeographic restoration to approximate the original depositional basin outline (see [[Paleogeography]]). ...of the potential number of source-rock intervals or variations of kerogen facies within a [[source rock]]. We can prepare or locate a map showing the distri
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• Scientific method: application to exploration
  ...d environmental analysis of clastic depositional systems]] and [[Carbonate facies]]), and [[Seismic interpretation|seismic–stratigraphic interpretation]] o
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• Vaca Muerta, La Luna Shale, South America
  ...ges.com/data/specpubs/memoir121/data/201_aapg-sp2120201.htm Sedimentology, depositional model, and implications for reservoir quality], ''in'' D. Minisini, M. Fant ...luate the potential for high quality reservoir units in other parts of the depositional system.
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• Contourites
  ...oy-foto13.jpg|400px|thumbnail|right|Schematic distribution of contourite's facies. It shows a longitudinal and transverse decrease in current intensity.]] == Contourite Facies and Features ==
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• Kerogen
  [[Depositional environments|Depositional environment]] is the dominant factor in determining the types of organic ma ! Typical depositional environment
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• Other correlation features
  ...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 ...in basin analysis I: architecture and genesis of flooding-surface bounded depositional units]: AAPG Bulletin, vol. 73, p. 125–142.</ref> argues that maximum flo
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• East Breaks hydrocarbon generation model
  ...northwestern Gulf of Mexico ''in'' P. Weimer and M. J. Link, eds., Seismic facies and sedimentary processes of submarine fans and turbidite systems: New York ...rmentrout, J. M., and J. F. Clement, 1990, Biostratigraphic calibration of depositional cycles: A case study in High Island-Galveston-East Breaks areas, offshore T
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• Flow units for reservoir characterization
  ...s.com/data/bulletns/1968-70/data/pg/0052/0010/1900/1925.htm Rainbow Member facies and related reservoir properties, Rainbow Lake, Alberta]: AAPG Bulletin, v. * Identify the major lithofacies, vertical sequences, and depositional environments from available core. Relate lithofacies, at the whole-core sca
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• Core description
  ...r, R. J., and R. W. Tillman, 1980, Tectonic influence on deltaic shoreline facies, Fox Hills Sandstone, west-central Denver basin: Colorado School of Mines P ...lack of a three-dimensional view and the inability to observe [[lateral]] facies changes and large-scale sedimentary features directly.
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• Example: mapping depocenters through time
  ...sis_fig4-13.png|{{figure number|5}}Paleogeography of the Mississippi River depositional system from approximately 6 Ma to 4 Ma (interval A). After Piggott and Pulh ...a/pg/0074/0004/0000/0425.htm Sequence stratigraphy, facies geometries, and depositional history of the Mississippi fan, Gulf of Mexico]: AAPG Bulletin, vol. 74, p.
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• Thin section analysis
  ...a combination of direct observation of physical characteristics (such as [[facies]]), measured properties (such as [[porosity]] and [[permeability]]), and [[ ...5/0450/0492.htm Petrography, geochemistry, and origin of burial diagenetic facies, Siluro-Devonian Helderberg Group (carbonate rocks), central Appalachians]:
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• Predicting sandstone reservoir porosity
  ...cting-reservoir-system-quality-and-performance_fig9-55.png|Figure 2]]) and depositional environment. ...nalog values, however, may have wide ranges within facies and subfacies of depositional environments. Therefore, we should use care when applying analog data.
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• Sandstone diagenetic processes
  ...sandstone quality depends on predicting diagenetic history as a product of depositional environments, sediment composition, and fluid migration patterns. * [[Influence of depositional environment on sandstone diagenesis]]
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• Biostratigraphic applications in hydrocarbon exploration
  ...ersity in correlation with environmental parameters in both dip and strike depositional line. Theses parameters include: water depth, temperature, salinity, oxygen ...x|{{figure number|3}}Example of main microfossils group and the associated depositional environment.<ref name=Jenkins_2013>Jenkins, J.M. ed., 2013. Applied micropa
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• Lithofacies and environmental analysis of clastic depositional systems
  | chapter = Lithofacies and environmental analysis of clastic depositional systems ...t is at this smaller scale that lithofacies analysis and interpretation of depositional environments become important for [[Predicting reservoir system quality and
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• Fluid contacts
  ...contact [[dip]] angles and directions are constant over the field despite facies changes. Oil-water contact has a steeper dip than the gas contacts, but all ...ith different capillary properties Fluid contacts at facies changes (See [[Depositional environments]]) Oil-water and gas-water contacts affected; gas-oil contact
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• Structural play geology
  ...er) that either back-strip the sedimentary layers by “flattening” to their depositional surface or [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palinspastic palinspa ...ubsurface tool. Thicks and thins displayed in those maps are assumed to be depositional variations related to vertical components of structural relief and/or movem
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• Depositional environments
  ...system. Then, from the characteristic depositional system, we can know the depositional environments of sediment or sedimentary rock. ==Definition of Depositional Environments==
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• Carbonate porosity formation and preservation
  ...rock that begins with good [[porosity]] and [[permeability]], either from depositional or early diagenetic processes, has a better chance of retaining those quali * [[Carbonate facies]]
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• Braided fluvial reservoirs
  ...D. R. Spearing, eds., [http://store.aapg.org/detail.aspx?id=627 Sandstone depositional environments]: AAPG Memoir 31, p. 115–137.</ref>]] ...R. G., and D. J. Cant, 1984, Sandy fluvial systems, in R. G. Walker, ed., Facies models: Toronto, Canada, Geological Association of Canada, p. 71–89.</ref
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• Sandstone sedimentology and stratigraphy
  ..., innovativeness and learnt knowledge of sandstone composition, associated depositional environment and burial diagenetic history are vital for the success of any ==Sandstone depositional environments==
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• Reservoir modeling for simulation purposes
  * Determining the facies of the reservoir rock through data gathering from cores and logs ...owledge of the typical flow characteristics associated with the prevailing facies and diagenetic overprint and of a data base to predict reservoir body conti
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• Mudstones
  ..., Sedimentology and stratigraphy of shales: Expressions and correlation of depositional sequences in the Devonian of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana: AAPG Field G ...15.</ref><ref> Schieber, J., 1999, Distribution and deposition of mudstone facies in the Upper Devonian Sonyea Group of New York: Journal of Sedimentary Rese
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