The Sedimentary Record of Sea-Level Change
Title | The Sedimentary Record of Sea-Level Change PDF eBook |
Author | Angela L. Coe |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2003-05-22 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780521538428 |
A lavishly illustrated textbook on sequence stratigraphy, supported by numerous learning features and supplementary website.
Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah
Title | Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah PDF eBook |
Author | David D. Gillette |
Publisher | Utah Geological Survey |
Pages | 568 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1557916349 |
The 52 papers in this vary in content from summaries or state-of-knowledge treatments, to detailed contributions that describe new species. Although the distinction is subtle, the title (Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah) indicates the science of paleontology in the state of Utah, rather than the even more ambitious intent if it were given the title “Vertebrate Paleontology of Utah” which would promise an encyclopedic treatment of the subject. The science of vertebrate paleontology in Utah is robust and intense. It has grown prodigiously in the past decade, and promises to continue to grow indefinitely. This research benefits everyone in the state, through Utah’s muse ums and educational institutions, which are the direct beneficiaries.
Reservoir Characterization
Title | Reservoir Characterization PDF eBook |
Author | Larry Lake |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 680 |
Release | 2012-12-02 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 0323143512 |
Reservoir Characterization is a collection of papers presented at the Reservoir Characterization Technical Conference, held at the Westin Hotel-Galleria in Dallas on April 29-May 1, 1985. Conference held April 29-May 1, 1985, at the Westin Hotel—Galleria in Dallas. The conference was sponsored by the National Institute for Petroleum and Energy Research, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Reservoir characterization is a process for quantitatively assigning reservoir properties, recognizing geologic information and uncertainties in spatial variability. This book contains 19 chapters, and begins with the geological characterization of sandstone reservoir, followed by the geological prediction of shale distribution within the Prudhoe Bay field. The subsequent chapters are devoted to determination of reservoir properties, such as porosity, mineral occurrence, and permeability variation estimation. The discussion then shifts to the utility of a Bayesian-type formalism to delineate qualitative ""soft"" information and expert interpretation of reservoir description data. This topic is followed by papers concerning reservoir simulation, parameter assignment, and method of calculation of wetting phase relative permeability. This text also deals with the role of discontinuous vertical flow barriers in reservoir engineering. The last chapters focus on the effect of reservoir heterogeneity on oil reservoir. Petroleum engineers, scientists, and researchers will find this book of great value.
Fluvial Depositional Systems
Title | Fluvial Depositional Systems PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Miall |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2013-08-23 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3319006665 |
This book is intended to complement the author's 1996 book "The geology of fluvial deposits", not to replace it. The book summarizes methods of mapping and interpretation of fluvial depositional systems, with a detailed treatment of the tectonic, climatic and eustatic controls on fluvial depositional processes. It focuses on the preserved, ancient depositional record and emphasizes large-scale (basin-scale) depositional processes. Tectonic and climatic controls of fluvial sedimentation and the effects of base-level change on sequence architecture are discussed. Profusely illustrated and with an extensive reference to the recent literature, this book will be welcomed by the student and professional geologist alike.
Siliciclastic Sequence Stratigraphy in Well Logs, Cores, and Outcrops
Title | Siliciclastic Sequence Stratigraphy in Well Logs, Cores, and Outcrops PDF eBook |
Author | J. C. Van Wagoner |
Publisher | |
Pages | 90 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN |
Recent Advances in Models of Siliciclastic Shallow-marine Stratigraphy
Title | Recent Advances in Models of Siliciclastic Shallow-marine Stratigraphy PDF eBook |
Author | Gary J. Hampson |
Publisher | SEPM Soc for Sed Geology |
Pages | 493 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1565761316 |
Siliciclastic shallow-marine deposits record the interface between land and sea, and its response to a variety of forcing mechanisms: physical process regime, the internal dynamics of coastal and shelfal depositional systems, relative sea level, sediment flux, tectonic setting, and climate. These deposits have long been the subject of conceptual stratigraphic models that seek to explain the interplay between these various forcing mechanisms, and their preservation in the stratigraphic record. This volume arose from an SEPM research conference on shoreline-shelf stratigraphy that was held in Grand Junction, Colorado, on August 24-28, 2004. The aim of the resulting volume is to highlight the development over the last 15 years of the stratigraphic concepts and models that are used to interpret siliciclastic marginal-marine, shallow-marine, and shelf deposits.
Sequence Stratigraphy of Foreland Basin Deposits
Title | Sequence Stratigraphy of Foreland Basin Deposits PDF eBook |
Author | J. C. Van Wagoner |
Publisher | AAPG |
Pages | 523 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Basins (Geology) |
ISBN | 0891813438 |
This memoir, which grew out of an Exxon-led, AAPG-sponsored field trip, discusses concepts and applications of sequence stratigraphy. Following a description and historical perspective of the terminology used, 14 papers discuss topics such as models for topset play types; the sequence stratigraphic significance of trace fossils; lateral variability in the Campanian and lower Maastrichtian of the western interior seaway; facies architecture of parasequences; controls on sequence stacking; stratigraphy of Turonian-Santonian strata; sequence, parasequence, and intraparasequence architecture of the grassy member; and high-frequency sequence stratigraphy and paleogeography of the Kenilworth member. The papers are accompanied by excellent fold-out photos and diagrams--in bandw and color. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR