Seismic Geomorphology: applications to hydrocarbon exploration and production (Geological Society Special Publication No. 277)

We are poised to embark on a new era of discovery in the study of geomorphology. The discipline has a long and illustrious history, but in recent years an entirely new way of studying landscapes and seascapes has been developed. It involves the use of 3D seismic data. Just as CAT scans allow medical staff to view our anatomy in 3D, seismic data now allows Earth scientists to do what the early geomorphologists could only dream of - view tens and hundreds of square kilometres of the Earth's subsurface in 3D and therefore see for the first time how landscapes have evolved through time. This volume demonstrates how Earth scientists are starting to use this relatively new tool to study the dynamic evolution of a range of sedimentary environments. Preface Acknowledgments Overview. Seismic geomorphology - an overview / H. W. Posamentier (et al) Back to Basics. Seismic imaging for seismic geomorphology beyond the seabead : potential and challenges / H. Zheng ; Geomorphology and age of the oxygen isotope stage 2 (last lowstand) sequence boundary on the northwestern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf / A. R. Simms ; Seismic stratigraphic and geomorphic analysis of deep-marine deposition along the West African continental margin / F. Hadler-Jacobsen (et al) ; The use of two- and three-dimensional seismic to understand sediment transfer from the fluvial to deepwater via sinuous channels: example from the Mahakam shelf and comparison with outcrop data (south central Pyrenees) / P. Crumeyrolle (et al) Data Interrogation Strategies. Using multi-attribute neural networks classification for seismic carbonate facies mapping: a workflow example from mid-Cretaceous Persian Gulf deposits / U.P. Baaske (et al) ; Parameterization of meander-belt elements in high-resolution three-dimensional seismic data using the Geo Time cube and modern analogues / I.R. Rabelo ; Curvature for visualization of seismic geomorphology / B.S. Hart & J.A. Sagan Sedimentary Environment Case Studies. Imprints of former ice streams, imaged and interpreted using industry three-dimensional seismic data from the south-western Barents Sea / K. Andreassen (et al) ; Geometry and seismic geomorphology of carbonate shoreface clinoforms, Jurassic Smackover Formation, north Louisiana / C.R. Handford & L. Baria ; Seismic geomorphology of Palaeozoic collapse features in the Fort Worth Basin (USA) / E.C. Sullivan (et al) ; Fluvial seismic geomorphology: a view from the surface / F. G. Ethridge & S.A. Schumm ; Early evolution of submarine channels offshore Angola revealed by three-dimensional seismic data / M.J.R. Gee & R.L. Gawthorpe ; Seismic expression of turbidity-current and bottom-current processes on the Northern Mauritanian continental slope / A.M. Schwab (et al) ; Application of three-dimensional seismic data to documenting the scale, geometry and distribution of soft-sediment features in sedimentary basins: an example from the Lomre Terrace, offshore Norway Index. 1. Overview : Seismic geomorphology - an overview 2. Back to basics : seismic imaging for seismic geomorphology beyond the seabead : potential and challenges -- Geomorphology and age of the oxygen isotope stage 2 (last lowstand) sequence boundary on the northwestern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf -- Seismic stratigraphic and geomorphic analysis of deep-marine deposition along the West African continental margin -- The use of two- and three-dimensional seismic to understand sediment transfer from the fluvial to deepwater via sinuous channels: example from the Mahakam shelf and comparison with outcrop data (south central Pyrenees) 3. Data Interrogation Strategies : Using multi-attribute neural networks classification for seismic carbonate facies mapping: a workflow example from mid-Cretaceous Persian Gulf deposits -- Parameterization of meander-belt elements in high-resolution three-dimensional seismic data using the geo time cube and modern analogues -- Curvature for visualization of seismic geomorphology -- Sedimentary environment case studies -- Imprints of former ice streams, imaged and interpreted using industry three-dimensional seismic data from the south-western Barents Sea -- Geometry and seismic geomorphology of carbonate shoreface clinoforms, Jurassic Smackover Formation, north Louisiana -- Seismic geomorphology of Palaeozoic collapse features in the Fort Worth Basin (USA) -- Fluvial seismic geomorphology: a view from the surface -- Early evolution of submarine channels offshore Angola revealed by three-dimensional seismic data -- Seismic expression of turbidity-current and bottom-current processes on the Northern Mauritanian continental slope -- Application of three-dimensional seismic data to documenting the scale, geometry and distribution of soft-sediment features in sedimentary basins: an example from the Lomre Terrace, offshore Norway -- Index Cover......Page 1 Front matter......Page 2 Contents......Page 6 1......Page 9 15......Page 23 29......Page 37 47......Page 55 85......Page 93 105......Page 112 121......Page 128 139......Page 145 151......Page 156 171......Page 175 187......Page 190 205......Page 207 223......Page 225 237......Page 238 253......Page 254 Index......Page 269 Backcover......Page 275