Geomorphology

Turbidite channel architecture: Recognizing and quantifying the distribution of channel-base drapes using core and dipmeter data

Field and simulation studies indicate that channel architecture and the presence of channel-base drapes (CBDs) can have a significant impact on oil recovery and represent key uncertainties in the unde…

January 1, 2010 · M. Barton, C. O'Byrne, C. Pirmez, B. Prather, F. Van der Vlugt, F. O. Alpak, Z. Sylvester

Architecture of a Deep-water Levee Avulsion, Silla Ojo Mesa, Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, Chile

Extensive outcrops of coarse-grained channel to fine-grained levee deposits of the Campanian Cerro Torro Formation are present throughout the Torres del Paine National Park in southern chile (Figure 1…

January 1, 2008 · C. J. O’Byrne, B. E. Prather, Z. Sylvester, C. Pirmez, B. Couzens, R. Smith, M. Barton, G. Steffens, J. Willson

Migration–aggradation history and 3-D seismic geomorphology of submarine channels in the Pleistocene Benin-major Canyon, western Niger Delta slope

Several laterally offset and aggradational sinuous submarine channels are contained within a 54 km long segment of the Benin-major Canyon. Axial channel deposits produce high amplitude reflections on …

June 1, 2007 · M. E. Deptuck, Z. Sylvester, C. Pirmez, C. O’Byrne