Stratigraphic process-response model for submarine channels and related features from studies of Permian Brushy Canyon outcrops, West Texas

Gardner, Michael H.; Borer, James M.; Melick, Jesse J.; Mavilla, Nicola; Dechesne, Marieke; Wagerle, Roger N.

doi:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2003.07.004

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“…Channels hundreds of meters wide, tens of meters high have been documented, on seismic data in the Gulf of Mexico (Sylvester et al, 2012) and Congo (Deptuck et al, 2007;Jobe et al, 2015), and on bathymetric data from offshore California (Maier et al, 2012). Similar channels have also been documented at outcrops (Brunt et al, 2013;Figueiredo et al, 2013;Gardner et al, 2003;Di Celma et al, 2011;Moody et al, 2012;Bain and Hubbard, 2016). Furthermore, km-wide channels are recorded in the modern Amazon and Zaire fans (Pirmez and Flood, 1995;Babonneau et al, 2002).…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Stratigraphic elements of multiple scales such as channels, channel complexes and channel complex sets have been comprehensively documented in previous studies (e.g. Gardner and Borer, 2000;Gardner et al, 2003;Abreu et al, 2003;Deptuck et al, 2003;McHargue et al, 2011;Di Celma et al, 2011;Thomas and Bodin, 2013;Bain and Hubbard, …”

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confidence: 85%

“…However, valleys (or channel complexes) documented in the literature show marked variations in their height and width. For example, channel complexes less than 1000 m wide have been recorded at outcrop in North America (Pyles et al, 2010;Gardner et al, 2003), Italy (Thomas and Bodin, 2013) and Chile (Macauley and Hubbard, 2013). In contrast, valleys more than 3000 m wide have been recorded on seismic data (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Quantitative seismic geomorphology of a submarine channel system in SE Brazil (Espírito Santo Basin): Scale comparison with other submarine channel systems

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Alves

Constantine

et al. 2016

Marine and Petroleum Geology

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Detailed morphological analyses of a Pleistocene-Holocene submarine channel system in terms of its hierarchical framework, were carried out using a 3D seismic volume from offshore Espírito Santo, SE Brazil. The channel morphology shows marked variations, with five segments (Segments a to e) being identified along its full length. For example, the cross-sectional area of the channel decreases by a factor of 70 from Segment a to Segment c, and is then followed by a nearly four-fold increase from Segment c to Segment d. The significant changes in channel morphology relate to temporal and spatial variations in flow volume within the channel. In the same channel system, the valley reveals three distinct segments (Segments A to C), with similar aspect ratios but marked variations in morphology along the valley distance. Valley morphological changes are chiefly affected by erosional processes. Segment B is characterised by the largest valley-base width, valley width, and cross-sectional area compared to the other two segments. Valley enlargement in Segment B results from relatively high degrees of lateral channel migration and associated cut bank erosion, leading to the widening of the valley, especially the valley base. In Segment C, the valley is characterised by inner bank erosion in the form of shallow-seated mass failures, which only enlarged the upper part of the valley wall. The spatial variations in both channel and valley morphology documented here suggest an important role of local factors (e.g. salt diapirs, tributaries, overbank collapse) in the development of channel systems. Hence, the morphological analyses developed in this work provide an effective tool for studying channels and valleys on continental slopes around the world.

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confidence: 86%

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Quantitative seismic geomorphology of a submarine channel system in SE Brazil (Espírito Santo Basin): Scale comparison with other submarine channel systems

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Constantine

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Marine and Petroleum Geology

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“…Hence, the source of the large volume of sandy deposits in the deep water of the Delaware Basin has been a subject of debate. The previous studies (Gardner 1996(Gardner , 2003Dutton 2003;Nance 2009) suggested that incised fluvial systems were developed on the flat shelf platform during lowstand of sea level. The very fine siliciclastics in the Delaware Mountain Group have also been interpreted as wind borne (Adams 1936;Fischer & Sarnthein 1988;Gardner 1992).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…The Delaware Mountain Group -DMG (Guadalupian in the Middle Permian) consisting of thick, mixed siliciclastic/ carbonate slope and basin floor strata is the major reservoir in the Delaware Basin. Oil and gas have been produced from the siliciclastic/carbonate dominated facies in the Cutoff, Brushy Canyon, Cherry Canyon and Bell Canyon Formations with depth ranging from 274 m to 2993 m. The stratigraphy, sedi-mentary facies and reservoir characteristics of these deep water deposits have been studied extensively both in their outcrops in the Guadalupe Mountains (Gardner 1992(Gardner , 1997Fitchen 1993;Kerans & Kempter 2002;Ruppel et al 2002;Janson et al 2007;Amerman 2009) and subsurface (Barker & Halley 1986;Montgomery 1997;Dutton & Flanders 2001;Dutton et al 2003;Gardner et al 2003;Asmus & Grammer 2013). Despite the economic significance of the Bone Formation and DMG, most researches regarding their stratigraphy, lithology, and reservoir characteristics were derived from geographically severely limited outcrop exposures and a few field locations (Nance 2009).…”

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Role of sea-level change in deep water deposition along a carbonate shelf margin, Early and Middle Permian, Delaware Basin: implications for reservoir characterization

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Yu²,

Li³

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Geologica Carpathica

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Abstract:The architecture and sedimentary characteristics of deep water deposition can reflect influences of sea-level change on depositional processes on the shelf edge, slope, and basin floor. Outcrops of the northern slope and basin floor of the Delaware Basin in west Texas are progressively exposed due to canyon incision and road cutting. The outcrops in the Delaware Basin were measured to characterize gravity flow deposits in deep water of the basin. Subsurface data from the East Ford and Red Tank fields in the central and northeastern Delaware Basin were used to study reservoir architectures and properties. Depositional models of deep water gravity flows at different stages of sea-level change were constructed on the basis of outcrop and subsurface data. In the falling-stage system tracts, sandy debris with collapses of reef carbonates are deposited on the slope, and high-density turbidites on the slope toe and basin floor. In the low-stand system tracts, deep water fans that consist of mixed sand/mud facies on the basin floor are comprised of high-to low-density turbidites. In the transgression and high-stand system tracts, channel-levee systems and elongate lobes of mud-rich calciturbidite deposits formed as a result of sea level rise and scarcity of sandy sediment supply. For the reservoir architecture, the fan-like debris and high-density turbidites show high net-to-gross ratio of 62 %, which indicates the sandiest reservoirs for hydrocarbon accumulation. Lobe-like deep water fans with net-to-gross ratio of 57 % facilitate the formation of high quality sandy reservoirs. The channel-levee systems with muddy calciturbidites have low net-to-gross ratio of 30 %.

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The Ormen Lange turbidite systems

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Cook

Engenes

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From Depositional Systems to Sedimentary Successions on the Norwegian Continental Margin

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Stratigraphic process-response model for submarine channels and related features from studies of Permian Brushy Canyon outcrops, West Texas

Cited by 172 publications

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Quantitative seismic geomorphology of a submarine channel system in SE Brazil (Espírito Santo Basin): Scale comparison with other submarine channel systems

Quantitative seismic geomorphology of a submarine channel system in SE Brazil (Espírito Santo Basin): Scale comparison with other submarine channel systems

Role of sea-level change in deep water deposition along a carbonate shelf margin, Early and Middle Permian, Delaware Basin: implications for reservoir characterization

The Ormen Lange turbidite systems

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