Introduction to Submarine Fans and Related Turbidite Systems

Bouma, Arnold H.

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“…The medium size of this fan is still too large to have sufficient data density as was observed during DSDP Leg 96 (e.g., Bouma et al, 1985aBouma et al, , 1986Stelting et al, 1985) and follow-up studies (e.g., Weimer, 1989Weimer, , 1991contributions in Weimer andLink, 1991 andWeimer et al, 1994). Following the approach used by Mutti and Ricci Lucchi (1 972) and Walker (1 978) a model of the Mississippi Fan was constructed that demonstrates the partial bypassing of sand to the lower fan resulting in a general increase of the sandshale ratio from middle to outer fan.…”

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“…Authors differ on definitions about specific parts of a submarine fan, as well as the location of the boundaries of the upperlinner fan, middlelmidfan, and lowerlouter fan (see contributions in Bouma et al, 1985a). We use the physiographic boundaries established for the Mississippi Fan as discussed in Bouma et al (1985a) because those have been accepted by other workers in the Gulf of Mexico and because those coincide with morphological and seismic changes (Fig.…”

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“…We use the physiographic boundaries established for the Mississippi Fan as discussed in Bouma et al (1985a) because those have been accepted by other workers in the Gulf of Mexico and because those coincide with morphological and seismic changes (Fig. 19).…”

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“…A complete review will not be provided; a rather complete overview with major reference lists can be obtained from the few books compiled on this topic (Bouma et al, 1985a;Weimer and Link, 1991 ;Mutti, 1992;Weimer et al, 1994;Pickering et al, 1995).…”

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“…Much literature on subsurface located fine-grained fans comes from the oil industry (see in Weimer et al, 1994) but only limited information from outcrops and modem fans (in Bouma et al, 1985a;Wickens, 1991, 1994;De Vries and Bouma, 1991;Chapin et al, 1994;Cook et al, 1994;Wickens and Bouma, 1995; and a few examples in Pickering et ai., 1995).…”

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Improved recovery from Gulf of Mexico reservoirs. Volume I (of 4): Task 1, conduct research on mud-rich submarine fans. Final report, February 14, 1995--October 13, 1996

Kimbrell¹,

Bassiouni²,

Bourgoyne³

1997

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Section: Mississippi Fanmentioning

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Section: Mississippi Fanmentioning

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Section: Mississippi Fanmentioning

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Improved recovery from Gulf of Mexico reservoirs. Volume I (of 4): Task 1, conduct research on mud-rich submarine fans. Final report, February 14, 1995--October 13, 1996

Kimbrell¹,

Bassiouni²,

Bourgoyne³

1997

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Submarine lobe deposits of the Point Loma Formation, California: Quantifying event‐bed architecture and lateral heterogeneity

Fryer

Jobe

Laugier

et al. 2021

The Depositional Record

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Over the last several years, numerous outcrop localities have been revisited to add quantitative detail to submarine lobe facies models that previously focussed on facies relationships in a qualitative sense. This study utilises well‐exposed submarine lobe deposits of the Point Loma Formation in Cabrillo National Monument (San Diego, CA) to provide quantitative and statistical insights into the lateral variability of event‐bed (i.e. turbidite) architecture within and between lobe elements. Within a lobe element (defined as a surface‐bounded, genetically related package), event beds compensationally stack, thinning over subtle sea floor topography created by the previous event bed. Between lobe elements, larger‐scale compensation is observed, with clearly defined stratal surfaces and facies architecture distinguishing the four lobe elements. A lateral facies transition is observed for one lobe element, where sandstone beds pinch out and the element thickness halves over a distance of 100 m. However, architectural parameters of event beds (e.g. bed thickness, thinning rate, fining rate) are not appreciably different between these elements, suggesting that the observed stratal architecture does not readily translate into vertical bed thickness (i.e. stacking) patterns that could be easily recognised in common subsurface data types like borehole‐derived core. While the data derived from this outcrop study are valuable for improving the construction of realistic geological and reservoir models, caution is necessary when interpreting lobe element boundaries from borehole data. The lobe deposits measured in this study have event‐bed thicknesses and thinning rates most similar to semi‐confined proximal lobes, suggesting a more proximal position and more confined than previously interpreted. Based on the relationships between sandstone and mudstone thicknesses and thinning rates, bed and lobe‐element compensation and minimal evidence of erosion, the Point Loma Formation at Cabrillo National Monument is reinterpreted as a medial lobe environment with some degree of lateral and/or frontal confinement.

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Carbonate submarine fan deposits of the Mississippian Lake Valley Formation, Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico

Bishop

Bachtel²,

Thompson

et al. 2023

The Depositional Record

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Deepwater carbonate deposition is relatively poorly understood but an area of vigorous research in academia and industry, where these deposits are a significant component of many unconventional petroleum reservoirs. Recent studies of modern deepwater carbonates have highlighted the wide variety of depositional processes, sediment types and resultant geomorphology; however, well‐documented outcrops of ancient systems, their rock types and architecture are relatively sparse. The Mississippian Lake Valley Formation provides world‐class exposures of slope‐basinal carbonate deposits. The Tierra Blanca and Doña Ana members comprise submarine fans that are >14 to 20 km in length, >5 km wide, and exposed in strike and dip view, affording a unique opportunity to constrain the architecture, rock types and sedimentary processes. Tierra Blanca and Doña Ana sedimentation was dominated by crinoids shed from an up‐dip platform and supplemented by sediments sourced locally from Waulsortian mounds. Depositional processes include turbidity flows, debris flows and hybrid sediment‐gravity flows. The Tierra Blanca submarine fan thins towards its lateral flanks and distal fringe, where deposits become more mud‐dominated, gravelly grain‐supported flows are less common, and fewer beds have scoured bases. In proximal settings, bed tracing complemented by measured sections allow mapping of stratal surfaces and identification of stories, elements and complexes. The Tierra Blanca evolved from more unconfined to confined deposition. Point‐sourced deposition of the Tierra Blanca fan required a funnelling mechanism, likely due to bathymetry created by Waulsortian mounds or possibly a platform margin re‐entrant. Outcrop exposures illustrate that younger Doña Ana submarine fan deposits onlap onto, and compensationally stack with, the thickest portions of the antecedent Tierra Blanca fan. These outcrops illustrate both similarities and differences between carbonate and siliciclastic gravity flow deposits. Similarities include comparable deposit types, depositional processes and architecture; differences relate to hydrodynamics of carbonate grains, funnelling mechanisms for point‐sourced deposits and sequence stratigraphic forcing.

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Introduction to Submarine Fans and Related Turbidite Systems

Cited by 31 publications

References 2 publications

Improved recovery from Gulf of Mexico reservoirs. Volume I (of 4): Task 1, conduct research on mud-rich submarine fans. Final report, February 14, 1995--October 13, 1996

Improved recovery from Gulf of Mexico reservoirs. Volume I (of 4): Task 1, conduct research on mud-rich submarine fans. Final report, February 14, 1995--October 13, 1996

Submarine lobe deposits of the Point Loma Formation, California: Quantifying event‐bed architecture and lateral heterogeneity

Carbonate submarine fan deposits of the Mississippian Lake Valley Formation, Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico

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