Architecture and stratigraphy of alluvial deposits, Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic), Utah

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1055-1076

  Kjemperud, Audun V ^a,b   Schomacker, Edwin R ^a,c   Cross, Timothy A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Bridge Energy AS   (Norway)

^c StatoilHydro   (Norway)

^d Strategic Stratigraphy Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; RIVERS; SANDSTONE;

ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT; CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING; DISTRIBUTARY CHANNELS; MORRISON FORMATIONS; PHYSICAL CONTACTS; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; STRATIGRAPHIC INTERVALS; SYSTEMATIC CHANGES;

STRATIGRAPHY;

AGGRADATION; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES ANALYSIS; FLOODPLAIN; JURASSIC; LEVEE; MUDSTONE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; SYSTEMS TRACT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 51249083682     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/03250807115     Document Type: Article

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