Proximal to distal turbiditic sheet-sand heterogeneities: Characteristics of associated internal channels. Examples from the Trois Evêchés area, Eocene-Oligocene Annot Sandstones (Grès d'Annot), SE France

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-133

  Etienne, S ^a   Mulder, T ^a   Razin, P ^a   Bez, M ^b   Desaubliaux G ^c   Joussiaume, R ^a   Tournadour, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b CSTJF   (France)

^c GDF SUEZ   (France)

Author keywords

Annot Sandstones; Channel elements; Confined turbidite systems; Sand rich sheet reservoir heterogeneities

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT; ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT TYPES; CHANNEL MARGINS; CHANNEL MIGRATION; CHANNEL-ELEMENTS; COARSE-GRAINED; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DECONFINEMENT; DEEPWATER; DISTRIBUTION SCHEME; FLOW BEHAVIOURS; FLUID MIGRATION; HIGH DEPOSITION RATES; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH VARIABILITY; INTERNAL ARCHITECTURE; INTERNAL CHANNEL; RESERVOIR HETEROGENEITY; SEDIMENTARY ARCHITECTURE; SEISMIC RESOLUTION; SHEET-LIKE; SLOPE SYSTEM; SPATIAL CHANGES; SUBBASINS; TRANSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS; TURBIDITE DEPOSITS; TURBIDITE SYSTEMS;

METALS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SAND; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

SANDSTONE;

CROSS-BEDDING; DEEP WATER FORMATION; DEWATERING; FACIES; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MARINE SEDIMENT; SANDSTONE; SUBMARINE CHANNEL; SUBMARINE SLOPE; TURBIDITE;

ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE; FRANCE; GRES D'ANNOT BASIN; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR;

EID: 84873994046     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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