Postavulsion channel evolution: Niger Delta continental slope

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 823-843

  Armitage, Dominic A ^a   McHargue, Tim ^b   Fildani, Andrea ^b   Graham, Stephan A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; EMBANKMENTS; OCEAN CURRENTS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CHANNEL INSTABILITIES; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MULTIPLE CHANNELS; POTENTIAL FUNCTION; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; SHALLOW SUBSURFACE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

LEVEES;

AGGRADATION; AVULSION; BACKFILL; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DATA SET; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; LEVEE; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SUBMARINE FAN;

NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA;

EID: 84861619987     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/09131110189     Document Type: Article

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