Towards the standardization of sequence stratigraphy

O Catuneanu, V Abreu, JP Bhattacharya, MD Blum… - Earth-Science …, 2009 - Elsevier
Sequence stratigraphy emphasizes facies relationships and stratal architecture within a
chronological framework. Despite its wide use, sequence stratigraphy has yet to be included …

Trajectory analysis: concepts and applications

W Helland‐Hansen, GJ Hampson - Basin Research, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Shoreline and shelf‐edge trajectories describe the migration through time of sedimentary
systems, using geomorphological breaks‐in‐slope that are associated with key changes in …

Sequence stratigraphy: methodology and nomenclature

O Catuneanu, WE Galloway, CGSC Kendall… - Newsletters on …, 2011 - folia.unifr.ch
The recurrence of the same types of sequence stratigraphic surface through geologic time
defines cycles of change in accommodation or sediment supply, which correspond to …

Estimation of kerogen porosity in source rocks as a function of thermal transformation: Example from the Mowry Shale in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming

CJ Modica, SG Lapierre - AAPG bulletin, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Evaluations of porosity relevant to hydrocarbon storage capacity in kerogen-rich mudrocks
(ie, source rocks) have thus far been plagued with ambiguity, in large part because …

Terminal distributary channels and delta front architecture of river-dominated delta systems

C Olariu, JP Bhattacharya - Journal of sedimentary …, 2006 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Using modern and ancient examples we show that river-dominated deltas formed in shallow
basins have multiple coeval terminal distributary channels at different scales. Sediment …

Wave‐influenced deltas: Geomorphological implications for facies reconstruction

JP Bhattacharya, L Giosan - Sedimentology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT A process‐based facies model for asymmetric wave‐influenced deltas predicts
significant river‐borne muds with potentially lower quality reservoir facies in prodelta and …

Ichnology of deltas: organism responses to the dynamic interplay of rivers, waves, storms, and tides

JA MacEachern, KL Bann, JP Bhattacharya, CD Howell - 2005 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Analyses of deltaic facies successions highlight recurring ichnological patterns that reflect a
variety of physicochemical stresses imposed upon infaunal organisms by the interaction of …

Mechanics of river mouth bar formation: Implications for the morphodynamics of delta distributary networks

DA Edmonds, RL Slingerland - Journal of Geophysical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we use observational data and numerical modeling to present a new
explanation for the formation of river‐dominated delta networks. Observational data from …

Estimation of source area, river paleo-discharge, paleoslope, and sediment budgets of linked deep-time depositional systems and implications for hydrocarbon …

JP Bhattacharya, P Copeland, TF Lawton… - Earth-Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
The source-to-sink (S2S) concept is focused on quantification of the various components of
siliciclastic sedimentary systems from initial source sediment production areas, through the …

Shelf-margin deltas: their stratigraphic significance and relation to deepwater sands

SJ Porębski, RJ Steel - Earth-Science Reviews, 2003 - Elsevier
Shelf-margin or shelf-edge deltas are a common constituent of Quaternary shelves, where
their genetic link to falling and lowstand sea level has been well established, but they are …