The Gulf of Mexico Sedimentary Basin
Depositional Evolution and Petroleum Applications
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- John W. Snedden, University of Texas, Austin
- William E. Galloway, University of Texas, Austin
- Date Published: November 2019
- availability: In stock
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108419024
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The Gulf of Mexico Basin is one of the most prolific hydrocarbon-producing basins in the world, with an estimated endowment of 200 billion barrels of oil equivalent. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the basin, spanning the US, Mexico and Cuba. Topics covered include conventional and unconventional reservoirs, source rocks and associated tectonics, basin evolution from the Mesozoic to Cenozoic Era, and different regions of the basin from mature onshore fields to deep-water subsalt plays. Cores, well logs and seismic lines are all discussed providing local, regional and basin-scale insights. The scientific implications of seminal events in the basin's history are also covered, including sedimentary effects of the Chicxulub Impact. Containing over 200 color illustrations and 50 stratigraphic cross-sections and paleogeographic maps, this is an invaluable resource for petroleum industry professionals, as well as graduate students and researchers interested in basin analysis, sedimentology, stratigraphy, tectonics and petroleum geology.
Read more- Provides a comprehensive regional synthesis of basin formation, evolution, and depositional fill over 200 million years, illuminated by paleogeographic maps, seismic cross-sections, well logs, and sedimentological descriptions
- Written by world-leading authors with a combined seventy years of experience
- Begins with introductory descriptions and scales up to in-depth treatments that discuss the latest developments, making this a useful reference for readers with a broad range of knowledge and experience, from generalists to specialists
- Besides extensive coverage of the US, both onshore and offshore, the newly open Mexico offshore exploration arena is also presented in extensive text, numerous maps, and cross-sections
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'The clarity of the writing, the inclusion of boxes that explain modes of interpretation, and the quality and number of figures (half of them rendered in beautiful colors) contribute significantly to supporting a unique narrative that considers both the small- and big-picture concepts associated with the dynamic paleogeography of this large geographic region. The accompanying scholarly apparatus, including a glossary of terms and a reference section comprising over 800 citations, cannot fail to impress. There is no doubt that this in-depth compilation will remain the essential reference for geologists and petroleum engineers studying and working in the Gulf of Mexico region for decades to come.' P. R. Pinet, Choice
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- Date Published: November 2019
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108419024
- length: 344 pages
- dimensions: 283 x 227 x 22 mm
- weight: 1.1kg
- contains: 376 colour illus. 108 maps
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
Part I. Introduction:
1. Introduction: tectonic and stratigraphic framework
Part II. Mesozoic Depositional Evolution:
2. Post-orogenic successor basin-fill and rifting phase
3. Middle Mesozoic drift and cooling phase
4. Late Mesozoic local tectonic and crustal heating phase
Part III. Cenozoic Depositional Evolution:
5. Cenozoic depositional history 1: Paleogene laramide phase
6. Cenozoic depositional history 2: Middle Cenozoic geothermal phase
7. Cenozoic depositional history 3: Neogene tectono-climatic phase
8. Cenozoic depositional synthesis
Part IV. Petroleum Habitat:
9. Gulf of Mexico petroleum habitat
Glossary
References
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