Local tectonic control on parasequence architecture: Second Frontier sandstone, Powder River Basin, Wyoming

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-327

  Vakarelov, Boyan K ^a   Bhattacharya, Janok P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; TECTONICS; WATERSHEDS; WELL LOGGING;

CENOMANIAN; HIGH RESOLUTION; PARASEQUENCE; POWDER RIVER BASIN; TECTONIC CONTROL; TECTONIC MOVEMENTS; UPLIFTED AREAS; WAVE-DOMINATED;

SANDSTONE;

CENOMANIAN; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; FACIES; FRONTIER REGION; OUTCROP; PARASEQUENCE; SANDSTONE; UPLIFT; WELL LOGGING;

NORTH AMERICA; POWDER BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62749104442     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10150807015     Document Type: Article

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