The stratigraphic record of submarine-channel evolution

Submarine-channel systems record basin-margin sediment dispersal and can host signi cant natural resources.We review the facies architecture (i.e., facies heterogeneity and stacking patterns) of outcr…

September 4, 2016 · J. A. Covault, Z. Sylvester, S. M. Hubbard, Z. R. Jobe, R. P. Sech

A new approach for conditioning process-based geologic models to well data

Generating a realistic earth model that simultaneously fits data observed at multiple well locations has been a long-standing problem in petroleum geology. Two insights are offered for solving this pr…

May 1, 2016 · D. Wingate, J. Kane, M. Wolinsky, Z. Sylvester

Rapid Adjustment of Submarine Channel Architecture To Changes In Sediment Supply

Changes in sediment supply and caliber during the last ∼ 130 ka have resulted in a complex architectural evolution of the Y channel system on the western Niger Delta slope. This evolution consists of …

December 1, 2015 · Z. R. Jobe, Z. Sylvester, A. O. Parker, N. Howes, N. Slowey, C. Pirmez

Stratigraphic rule-based reservoir modeling

Generating a realistic earth model that simultaneously fits data observed at multiple well locations has been a long-standing problem in petroleum geology. Two insights are offered for solving this pr…

December 1, 2015 · M. J. Pyrcz, R. P. Sech, J. A. Covault, B. J. Willis, Z. Sylvester, T. Sun

Global (latitudinal) variation in submarine channel sinuosity: Comment

Peakall et al. (2012) propose that submarine channel sinuosity correlates with latitude, and conclude that this correlation results from modification of the turbidity flow field by the Coriolis force….

May 1, 2013 · Z. Sylvester, C. Pirmez, A. Cantelli, Z. R. Jobe

3-D Numerical Simulation of Turbidity Currents in Submarine Canyons off the Niger Delta

A three-dimensional unsteady numerical model is applied to simulate turbidity currents in deep submarine canyons located on the continental slope of the Niger Delta. In one of the few attempts to comp…

July 1, 2012 · S. A. El-Gawad, C. Pirmez, A. Cantelli, D. Minisini, Z. Sylvester, J. Imran