Shale transformations and physical properties—Implications for seismic expression of mobile shales
Seismic interpretation of mobile shales is challenging, mostly because of their unclear
seismic expression. Imaging of mobile shales is difficult because of their low seismic …
seismic expression. Imaging of mobile shales is difficult because of their low seismic …
Thin-skinned extensional salt tectonics, counterregional faults, and the Albian Gap of Brazil
MG Rowan, J Tilton, H Lebit, JC Fiduk - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Thin-skinned extension detached on salt is mostly well understood. Faults may dip
basinward or landward (counterregional) and intersect the top salt or equivalent weld at …
basinward or landward (counterregional) and intersect the top salt or equivalent weld at …
Structure and Alpine tectonic evolution of a salt canopy in the western Betic Cordillera (Spain)
Surface geology, well data, and seismic profiles confirm the occurrence of an extensive salt
canopy in the western Betic Cordillera. Upper Triassic (Keuper) evaporites were emplaced …
canopy in the western Betic Cordillera. Upper Triassic (Keuper) evaporites were emplaced …
The tectono-magmatic and subsidence evolution during lithospheric breakup in a salt-rich rifted margin: Insights from a 3D seismic survey from southern Gabon
ME Epin, G Manatschal, F Sapin, MG Rowan - Marine and Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, we present an interpretation of a 3D depth-migrated dataset imaging the Ocean
Continent-Transition (OCT) of the southern Gabon margin. Located in an area where salt is …
Continent-Transition (OCT) of the southern Gabon margin. Located in an area where salt is …
Strike-slip salt tectonics in the Shuntuoguole Low Uplift, Tarim Basin, and the significance to petroleum exploration
Q Bian, S Deng, H Lin, J Han - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
The connection between source rock and reservoir separated by salt strata is a global
problem. Taking Tarim Basin as a typical case, this paper studies how the No. 5 strike-slip …
problem. Taking Tarim Basin as a typical case, this paper studies how the No. 5 strike-slip …
Modern sand provenance and transport across the western Gulf of Mexico margin
TF Lawton, E Juárez-Arriaga, DF Stockli… - …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Petrographic and detrital zircon U-Pb analysis of modern beach sands and river sands from
major catchments in northeastern Mexico draining to the Gulf of Mexico provides evidence …
major catchments in northeastern Mexico draining to the Gulf of Mexico provides evidence …
The Merluza Graben: How a failed spreading center influenced margin structure, and salt deposition and tectonics in the Santos Basin, Brazil
The relative timing between crustal extension and salt deposition can vary spatially along
passive margin salt basins as continents unzip, or as the locus of extension shifts toward the …
passive margin salt basins as continents unzip, or as the locus of extension shifts toward the …
Physical modelling of the interplay between salt‐detached gravity gliding and spreading across complex rift topography, Santos Basin, offshore Brazil
Abstract The Santos Basin, offshore Brazil contains a complex set of salt‐tectonic structures,
the origins of which are debated, that is, the Albian Gap and the São Paulo Plateau (SPP) …
the origins of which are debated, that is, the Albian Gap and the São Paulo Plateau (SPP) …
Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic thermotectonic history of eastern, central and southern Mexico as determined through integrated thermochronology, with implications for …
GG Gray, D Villagomez, J Pindell, R Molina-Garza… - 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A database of 134 apatite fission track (AFT), and apatite and zircon (U–Th)/He analyses
has been assembled for eastern Mexico. Most of these samples have reset ages and track …
has been assembled for eastern Mexico. Most of these samples have reset ages and track …
Opening of the Gulf of Mexico: What we know, what questions remain, and how we might answer them
Abstract The Gulf of Mexico is an economically important basin with more than a century-
long history of hydrocarbon exploration. However, the opening of the basin remains debated …
long history of hydrocarbon exploration. However, the opening of the basin remains debated …