Compaction and overpressuring in Pleistocene sediments on the Louisiana Shelf, Gulf of Mexico

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 467-474

  Audet, D Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compaction; Gulf Coast; Overpressuring; Pathfinder Well

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DEPOSITION RATE; DIAGENESIS; OVERPRESSURING;

GULF OF MEXICO, LOUISIANA SHELF;

COMPACTION; COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPRESSION TESTING; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; PRESSURE; SEDIMENTATION; SHALE; SOIL MECHANICS;

GRAVITATIONAL COMPACTION; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA SHELF; OVERPRESSURING; PATHFINDER WELL; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENTARY BASINS;

SEDIMENTS;

EID: 0029666506     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0264-8172(95)00073-9     Document Type: Article

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