Classification, lithologic calibration, and stratigraphic succession of seismic facies of intraslope basins, deep-water Gulf of Mexico

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 5 A, 1998, Pages 701-728

  Prather, B E ^a   Booth, J R ^b   Steffens, G S ^c   Craig, P A ^b  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b Shell Offshore Inc   (United States)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTRASLOPE BASINS; SEISMIC FACIES;

LITHOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

INTRASLOPE BASIN; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; SEISMIC FACIES; STRATIGRAPHY;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0032076381     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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