Seismic Facies of Slope Basin Turbidite Reservoirs, East Breaks 160–161 Field: Pliocene-Pleistocene, Northwestern Gulf of Mexico

Armentrout, John M.; Malecek, Steven J.; Braithwaite, P.; Beeman, Charles R.

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“…The seismo‐stratigraphic units defined in this study and correlations with previous studies (Do Couto et al, 2016; Juan et al, 2016; Martinez‐Garcia et al, 2017), the average Vp interval comes from Martinez‐Garcia et al (2017). The seismic stratigraphic boundaries were calibrated based on data from scientific wells DSDP 121 and ODP 976–979 (Armentrout et al, 1991; Comas et al, 1996), from Andalucia G1, Habibas 1, and El Jebha industrial wells (e.g., Do Couto et al, 2016; Martinez‐Garcia et al, 2017) and from local‐regional and global‐scale studies (see in Juan et al, 2016). …”

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Polyphase Tectonic Evolution of Fore‐Arc Basin Related to STEP Fault as Revealed by Seismic Reflection Data From the Alboran Sea (W‐Mediterranean)

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Since the Miocene, the thinned continental crust below the Alboran Sea and its overlying sedimentary cover have been undergoing deformation caused by both convergence of Eurasia and Africa and by deep processes related to the Tethyan slab retreat. Part of this deformation is recorded at the Xauen and Tofiño banks in the southern Alboran Sea. Using swath bathymetry and multichannel seismic reflection data, we identified different stages and styles of deformation. The South Alboran Basin is made up of Early Miocene to Pliocene sedimentary layers that correlate with the West Alboran Basin depocenter and are dominated by E-W trending folds and thrusts. The Xauen and Tofiño Banks first recorded the phase of extension and strike-slip movement during the slab retreat, followed by the phase of compressional inversion since the Tortonian and are now structured by tight folds, thrusts, and mud bodies. This study proposes that the Banks were located on the southern-inherited Subduction Tear Edge Propagator (STEP) fault related to the westward migration of the Alboran domain during the Miocene. The STEP fault zone, acting as a boundary between the African block and the Alboran block, was located along the onshore Jebha-Nekor fault and the offshore Alboran Ridge and the Yusuf fault zone. Thick-skinned and thin-skinned shortening occurred when slab retreat stopped, and inversion began. The present-day style of the deformation seems to be linked to a decollement level made of undercompacted shale on top of the Ghomaride complex.

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Polyphase Tectonic Evolution of Fore‐Arc Basin Related to STEP Fault as Revealed by Seismic Reflection Data From the Alboran Sea (W‐Mediterranean)

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“…These mini-basins were the site of fill-and-spill turbidite systems. The turbidity currents flowed from mini-basin to mini-basin and deposited thick ponds of sand in many of the basin floors (e.g., Armentrout et al, 1991;Prather et al, 1998;Weimer et al, 1998aWeimer et al, , 1998bTwichell et al, 2000). Some of these pathways eventually developed unconfined canyons that allowed sediment to bypass Damuth and Olson | Latest Quaternary sediments of NW Gulf of Mexico GEOSPHERE | Volume 11 | Number 6 the mini-basins to the abyssal basin floors to form submarine fans beyond the Sigsbee Escarpment (e.g., Galloway et al, 2000;Combellas, 2003;Combellas-Bigott and Galloway, 2006;Galloway, 2009).…”

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“…The turbidity currents flowed from mini-basin to mini-basin and deposited thick ponded sands in many basin floors (Galloway et al, 2000;Combellas, 2003;Combellas-Bigott and Galloway, 2006;Galloway, 2009). Several studies have documented the stratigraphic evolution of various mini-basins (e.g., Armentrout et al, 1991;Prather et al, 1998;Weimer et al, 1998aWeimer et al, , 1998bTwichell et al, 2000).…”

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Latest Quaternary sedimentation in the northern Gulf of Mexico Intraslope Basin Province: I. Sediment facies and depositional processes

Damuth

Olson

2015

Geosphere

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I met Bill Normark in the early 1970s when I was revising my first paper on Amazon Fan based on the excellent review he had just provided. He had already become one of the foremost authorities on modern fans. After that, I had the good fortune to interact with Bill numerous times during his career including at meetings, collaboration on publications, and describing Amazon Fan cores together during Ocean Drilling Program Leg 155. Early on I realized that Bill would always convey important ideas, suggestions, observations, or criticisms that had never occurred to me. I came to expect this whenever we interacted; I was never disappointed. Our field greatly misses his expertise and leadership. Charley Hollister was finalizing his landmark thesis on contourites at Lamont Geological Observatory (now Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) under Bruce C. Heezen, when I began my graduate studies under Bruce. As a senior graduate student, Charley provided invaluable guidance for operating in the Lamont environment both in the lab and at sea. Most importantly, he introduced me to the method of echo-character mapping with 12 kHz records, which he developed for his contourite studies. Charley and Bruce suggested that I use the same method, except with 3.5 kHz records, in my thesis research. This inspired me to develop a classification for 3.5 kHz echo character and to use echo-character mapping techniques in many different basins during my career; the most recent study is presented below. Charley was not only an exceptional scientist but also a great promoter and fundraiser within the marine geology community. His abilities and advice greatly helped me and others, who mainly relied on soft money. His untimely accidental death left a huge gap in the community.

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“…8.24; Armentrout 1991;Armentrout et al 1991;. Submarine channel fills, which are erosional in areas of steeper slope gradient and leveed in areas of reduced gradient 2.…”

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Terrigenous Clastic Depositional Systems

Galloway¹,

Hobday²

1996

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Galloway. William E. Terrigenous clastic depositional systems: applications to fossil fuel and groundwater resources/William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday. -2nd completely rev .. updated, and enl. ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-484) and index. ISBN 0-387-60232-1 (hardcover).-ISBN 3-540-60232-1 (hardcover) 1. Sedimentation and deposition. 1. Hobday, David K. II. Title. QE571. G27 1996 553.2 -dc20 95-47132 This work isThe use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: Springer-Verlag. E. Kirchner Typesetting: Best-set Typesetter Ltd., Hong Kong SPIN: 10509771 32/3136/SPS -5 4 3 2 1 0 -Printed on acid-free paper Preface to the Second EditionNonrenewable energy resources, comprising fossil fuels and uranium, are not randomly distributed within the Earth's crust. They formed in response to a complex array of geologic controls, notably the genesis of the sedimentary rocks that host most commercial energy resources. It is this genetic relationship between economic resources and environment that forms the basis for this book. Our grouping of petroleum, coal, uranium, and ground water may appear to be incongruous or artificial. But our basic premise is that these ostensibly disparate resources share common genetic attributes and that the sedimentological principles governing their natural distributions and influencing their recovery are fundamentally similar. Our combined careers have focused on these four resources, and our experiences in projects worldwide reveal that certain recurring geologic factors are important in controlling the distribution of commercial accumulations and subsurface fluid flow. These critical factors include the shape and stability of the receiving basin, the major depositional elements and their internal detail, and the modifications during burial that are brought about in these sediments by pressure, circulating fluids, heating, and chemical reaction.Since the first edition of this book in 1983, there has been a quantum leap in the volume of literature devoted to genetic stratigraphy and refinement of sedimentological principles and a commensurate increase in the application of these concepts to resource exploration and development. Two wholly new chapters, 11 and 16, have been added to accommodate these advances, two chapters (7 and 8) have been completely rewritten, and Chapters 3, 6, 9, 10, and 13 have been substantially revised.We review the spectrum of terrigenous (land-derived or siliciclastic as opposed to in-place or biochemical) clastic depositional systems and their component genetic facies, with emphasis on subsurface as well as field recognition. These range from the most proximal, subaerial, and generally coarse-grained alluvial-fan systems through fluvial, deltaic, shore-zone, ...

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Seismic Facies of Slope Basin Turbidite Reservoirs, East Breaks 160–161 Field: Pliocene-Pleistocene, Northwestern Gulf of Mexico

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Polyphase Tectonic Evolution of Fore‐Arc Basin Related to STEP Fault as Revealed by Seismic Reflection Data From the Alboran Sea (W‐Mediterranean)

Polyphase Tectonic Evolution of Fore‐Arc Basin Related to STEP Fault as Revealed by Seismic Reflection Data From the Alboran Sea (W‐Mediterranean)

Latest Quaternary sedimentation in the northern Gulf of Mexico Intraslope Basin Province: I. Sediment facies and depositional processes

Terrigenous Clastic Depositional Systems

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