The nature and significance of condensed sections in Gulf Coast late Neogene sequence stratigraphy
Conference
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· AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (USA)
OSTI ID:5920273
Sequence stratigraphic analysis is being applied in the Gulf Coast to facilitate genetic interpretations of stratigraphy and to improve predictions of reservoir facies. Among the components of sequences, the condensed section is of paramount importance in providing a chronostratigraphic framework and in the delineation of systems tracts. Condensed sections are characterized by abundant and species diverse planktonic foraminiferal and calcareous nannoplankton assemblages, along with fine-grained pelagic to hemipelagic lithologies often rich in authigenic minerals such as glauconite and siderite. In deep-water environments, condensed sections correspond to sea-level highstands and are temporally equivalent to both the maximum flooding surface in the transgressive systems tracts and the highstand systems tracts on the shelf. This paper discusses various methods and techniques for recognizing and graphically displaying condensed sections, and defines and documents 16 condensed sections in the Gulf Coast pre-Wisconsin Plio-Pleistocene that have currently been identified.
- OSTI ID:
- 5920273
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9010204--
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (USA) Journal Volume: 74:9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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58 GEOSCIENCES
580000* -- Geosciences
ANIMALS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONATE MINERALS
CARBONATES
CENOZOIC ERA
FEDERAL REGION VI
FORAMINIFERA
FOSSILS
GEOLOGIC AGES
GEOLOGY
GULF COAST
INVERTEBRATES
IRON CARBONATES
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON ORES
LOUISIANA
MICROORGANISMS
MINERALS
NORTH AMERICA
ORES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROTOZOA
QUATERNARY PERIOD
RESERVOIR ROCK
ROCKS
SARCODINA
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SEDIMENTATION
SHALES
SIDERITE
STRATIGRAPHY
TERTIARY PERIOD
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
USA
580000* -- Geosciences
ANIMALS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONATE MINERALS
CARBONATES
CENOZOIC ERA
FEDERAL REGION VI
FORAMINIFERA
FOSSILS
GEOLOGIC AGES
GEOLOGY
GULF COAST
INVERTEBRATES
IRON CARBONATES
IRON COMPOUNDS
IRON ORES
LOUISIANA
MICROORGANISMS
MINERALS
NORTH AMERICA
ORES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROTOZOA
QUATERNARY PERIOD
RESERVOIR ROCK
ROCKS
SARCODINA
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
SEDIMENTATION
SHALES
SIDERITE
STRATIGRAPHY
TERTIARY PERIOD
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
USA