High-frequency sequence stratigraphy from seismic sedimentology: Applied to Miocene, Vermilion Block 50, Tiger Shoal area, offshore Louisiana

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-174

  Zeng, Hongliu ^a   Hentz, Tucker F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DEPOSITION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY;

DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS; SEISMIC SEDIMENTOLOGY;

STRATIGRAPHY;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MIOCENE; RESERVOIR ROCK; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC METHOD; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA SHELF;

EID: 1342267181     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10060303018     Document Type: Article

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