Subsurface sediment remobilization and fluid flow in sedimentary basins: An overview

Basin Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 342-360

  Huuse, Mads ^a   Jackson, Christopher A L ^b   Van Rensbergen, Pieter ^c   Davies, Richard J ^d   Flemings, Peter B ^e   Dixon, Richard J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^f BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIKE; FLUID FLOW; FLUID INCLUSION; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MUD VOLCANO; NUMERICAL MODEL; REMOBILIZATION; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SILL; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 77955169605     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2010.00488.x     Document Type: Article

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