Turbidity current sediment waves in subsurface sequences
Turbidity current sediment waves in subsurface sequences
Two sediment wave fields on the submarine slopes of the Canary Islands display wave heights up to 70 m and wavelengths up to 2.4 km. Wave sediments consist of fine-grained turbidites and pelagic/hemipelagic sediments. The sediment waves are formed beneath unconfined turbidity currents, and are similar to sediment waves found on channel-levee back-slopes.
Sediment wave morphology is resolvable on high-resolution seismic profiles. In areas lacking high-resolution seismic data, analysis of dipmeter readings may provide a useful tool for recognizing buried sequences of migrating waves. Thick sequences of sediment waves will impart a marked heterogeneity to a potential reservoir, leading to complications during reservoir production.
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American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Wynn, Russell B.
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Masson, Douglas G.
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Stow, Dorrik A.V.
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Weaver, Phillip P.E.
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1 January 2000
Wynn, Russell B.
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Masson, Douglas G.
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Stow, Dorrik A.V.
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Weaver, Phillip P.E.
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Wynn, Russell B., Masson, Douglas G., Stow, Dorrik A.V. and Weaver, Phillip P.E.
(2000)
Turbidity current sediment waves in subsurface sequences.
In,
Bouma, Arnold H. and Stone, Charles G.
(eds.)
Fine-Grained Turbidite Systems.
(AAPG Memoir, 72)
Boulder CO, USA.
American Association of Petroleum Geologists, .
(doi:10.1306/M72703C26).
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Two sediment wave fields on the submarine slopes of the Canary Islands display wave heights up to 70 m and wavelengths up to 2.4 km. Wave sediments consist of fine-grained turbidites and pelagic/hemipelagic sediments. The sediment waves are formed beneath unconfined turbidity currents, and are similar to sediment waves found on channel-levee back-slopes.
Sediment wave morphology is resolvable on high-resolution seismic profiles. In areas lacking high-resolution seismic data, analysis of dipmeter readings may provide a useful tool for recognizing buried sequences of migrating waves. Thick sequences of sediment waves will impart a marked heterogeneity to a potential reservoir, leading to complications during reservoir production.
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Published date: 1 January 2000
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Russell B. Wynn
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Douglas G. Masson
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Dorrik A.V. Stow
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Phillip P.E. Weaver
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Arnold H. Bouma
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Charles G. Stone
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