Geometric and seismic interpretation of the Perdido fold belt: Northwestern deep-water Gulf of Mexico

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 363-386

  Camerlo, Rion H ^a,b   Benson, Edward F ^c  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b Chevron International Exploration and Production   (United States)

^c GoMex Energy LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; FORMABILITY; GEOMETRY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DETACHMENT FOLDS; DUCTILE DECOLLEMENT LAYER; FOLD MODEL; MEGASCOPIC-SCALE KINK BANDS; MEXICO; PERDIDO FOLD BELT; SEISMIC IMAGING;

SEISMOLOGY;

FOLD BELT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; SEISMIC SURVEY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 33644818642     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10120505003     Document Type: Article

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