Stratigraphy and geomorphology of deep-water mass transport complexes based on 3D seismic data

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 1884-1890

  Posamentier, Henry ^a  

^a Anadarko Canada Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; FAULTING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; MORPHOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SCOUR; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; STRATIGRAPHY;

3D SEISMIC DATA; BOUNDING SURFACES; CHANNEL FILLS; DEEP WATER MASS; MASS TRANSPORT DEPOSIT; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; TRANSPORT CHANNEL; TRANSPORT UNITS;

OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84896933963     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4043/16740-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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