Modeling of compaction and overpressuring in sedimentary basins

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 351-363

  Gutierrez, Marte ^a   Wangen, Magnus ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institut for Energiteknikk   (Norway)

Author keywords

Compaction; Fluid flow; Overpressure; Sedimentary basins

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION RATE; OVERPRESSURE; SEDIMENT PROPERTIES;

CLAY; COMPACTION; CONSOLIDATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

COMPACTION; OVERPRESSURE; PORE PRESSURE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 15344347016     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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