Understanding the evolution of syn-depositional folds: Coupling decompaction and 3D sequential restoration

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1530-1539

  Durand Riard, Pauline ^a   Salles, Lise ^a   Ford, Mary ^a   Caumon, Guillaume ^a   Pellerin, Jeanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Annot Sandstone; Basin analysis; Burial history; Decompaction; Geomechanical restoration

Indexed keywords

ANNOT SANDSTONE; BASIN ANALYSIS; BURIAL HISTORY; DECOMPACTION; GEOMECHANICAL RESTORATION;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS; HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TECTONICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WELLS;

RESTORATION;

BASIN ANALYSIS; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); COMPACTION; FOLD; GEOMECHANICS; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; SANDSTONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

FRANCE;

EID: 79960432148     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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