Based on a training course at BP, sets out to define and explain the concepts, principles, and applications of this set of techniques. Tools discussed include seismic stratigraphy, outcrop and well data, chronostratigraphic charts, and biostratigraphy. Applications include fluvial systems, paralic successions, deep-marine clastic systems, carbonate systems, organic-rich facies and hydrocarbon source rocks, and computer modelling of basin fill. The dense terminology of the subject is de-mystified, with reference to real examples. Emphasis is given to seeing sequence stratigraphy in its sedimentological context, relating product to process. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
The innovation and refinement of the techniques and concepts of sequence stratigraphy has been one of the most exciting and profound developments in geology over the past thirty years. Seismic stratigraphy has now become one of the standard tools of the geoscientist, and there is a pressing need for an introductory text on sequence stratigraphy. This new book sets out to define and explain the concepts, principles and applications of this remarkably influential approach to the study of sedimentary strata. The authors take a rigorous objective stance in evaluating the techniques and interpretation of sequence stratigraphy - basing the text on an internal training course developed by British Petroleum (BP).
- A new text on this increasingly important field
- A practical guide based on the experience of practising sequence stratigraphers
- Based on a highly successful BP training course
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