Abstract: Mechanical Characterization and Failure Development within Jurassic Sandstones in Proximity to Salt Structures, Paradox Basin, Southern Utah;

Lauren Reeher, Amanda Hughes, George Davis, David Streeter, Chad Julius

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... distinct nonlinear failure envelopes under low confining stress and the observed parabolic geometry can be used to explain the steep failure angles seen...

Polynomial Amplitude versus Azimuth Inversion in Horizontally Transverse Isotropic Media, as Tested on Fractured Coal Seams in the Surat Basin

Joseph Kremor, Randall Taylor, Khalid Amrouch

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Journal

... fractures. The compressional wave reflectivity equation in HTI media has been reformulated into a parabolic form that allows for fast and efficient...

Deep Mantle Convection Plumes and Plate Motions

W. Jason Morgan

AAPG Bulletin

... ridges and transform faults interrelate. Morgan (in press) has presented three additional lines of evidence supporting the concept of rigid plates...

Abstract: Strangely preserved flutes and grooves from the fluvial Port Hood Formation, (Carboniferous) of western Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

D. G. Keighley, R. K. Pickerill

Atlantic Geology

... of sandstone beds, whereas populations of twisted and parabolic flutes occur on vertical and inclined margins of mudstone-sandstone interbeds in highly...

Abstract: Analysis of landsat thematic mapper imagery of the Framboise/Mira region, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia: drumlin and till classification and distribution

G. Day, I. S. Spooner

Atlantic Geology

.... A 400 km2 drumlin field located west of the Mira River contains spindle, parabolic and transverse asymmetrical forms. These features are best...

Late Quaternary Deposits Near Point Sal, South Central California: A Time Frame For Coastal-Dune Emplacement

Antony R. Orme

Special Publications of SEPM

... probably continued to accumulate westward during stage 2 Parabolic dunes Qe3 formed from new and reactivated were stabilized before 3 ka Lobate dunes Qe...

A Rational Theory of Delta Formation as Exemplified by the Present-day Mississippi Delta

Charles C. Bates

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... dense) follows the flow pattern of a two-dimensional jet issuing from a slot. Formation of a parabolic bar outside such an orifice favors bifurcation...

ABSTRACT: Numerical Prediction of the Sediment Characteristics, Including Carbon Content, of Basin Fill, by James P. M. Syvitski; #91003 (1990).

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Direct Printing of Contour Maps of Facies Data by Computer: ABSTRACT

John W. Harbaugh

AAPG Bulletin

... used at Stanford for fitting contour maps to facies data. The computer fits a smoothly curving parabolic surface to the data and then prints...

Eolian Sedimentology Interpreted from Dipmeter Results: ABSTRACT

R. D. Nurmi, V. R. Hepp

AAPG Bulletin

..., transverse, and parabolic--are elongate perpendicular to the wind direction and are characterized by cross-bedding with a unimodal distribution of dip...

Geothermal Gradients, Organic Metamorphism, and Mineral Diagenesis in Tertiary Rocks, Santa Ynez Mountains, California: ABSTRACT

Kenneth P. Helmold, Eric H. Snider

AAPG Bulletin

... at the earth's center as boundary conditions. For instantaneous and continuous deposition, the governing equation is a linear parabolic partial differential...

Eolian Reservoir Characteristics Predicted from Dune Type: ABSTRACT

Gary Kocurek, Jamie Nielson

AAPG Bulletin

... that decrease potential reservoir quality. The occurrence of parabolic dunes isolated on vegetated sand sheets results in a core of grain-flow and grain...

Fibrous Calcium Sulfate in Veins: ABSTRACT

Hans-G. Machel

AAPG Bulletin

..., such as the stacked nature of the fibers, tapering of wall-rock fragments, pressure shadows next to the wall-rock fragments, and parabolic alignment...

Abstract: The Spatial Pattern of Seismicity in Western Montana and Central Idaho: An Explanation Based on Seismic Tomography of the Upper Mantle, by Dice Kobayashi and Ken Sprenke; #90181 (2013)

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ABSTRACT: The Shapes of Salt Extrusions; #90017 (2003)

Christopher J. Talbot, Hemin A. Koyi, Pedram Aftabi

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... to parabolic. Recent studies on nearly axisymmetric extrusions in Iran show that young domes soon reach steady heights and assume the profiles...

ABSTRACT: 3-D Carbonate Stratigraphic Model based on Energy and Sediment Flux; #90049 (2005)

T. Duan, T. A. Cross, M. A. Lessenger

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...-size distribution is approximately by the hydrodynamic energy. Using these concepts, we formulate a nonlinear parabolic partial differential equation...

A Breakthrough of Bekapai Converted S-Wave Processing and its Positive Impact to Structural Interpretation

Effendy Siawira, Andy Kristianto, Jaques Bonnafe, Natalia Anggriani, Cepi M. Adam, Zainal Abidin, Firman B. Kurniawan, Supriady, Claudio Strobbia, Yang Liu, Youning Li, Xiagui Miao, Libo Zi, Guishui Wang

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... PSDM Beam PSDM 4) 2D Parabolic Radon De-Multiple per azimuth 5) Linear Noise Attenuation per azimuth 6) Anisotropic Moveout Analysis up to 3.5...

Acoustic Impedance Analysis as an Indirect Approach in Identifying Un-swept Oil Zone Case Study: Kais Carbonate Reservoir The Walio Field, Salawati Basin

Yulia Putri W, Eli Silalahi, Wah Adi Suseno, Ricky Sitinjak, Suganda Zahnurianto

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... inversion result. ANALYSIS AND RESULT Interpretation of the Acoustic Impedance Volume 2. Parabolic Radon filter. There were two steps when filtering...

Insights into Mobilization of Shale Oil Using Microemulsion

Khoa, Bui, Yucel Akkutlu, Andrei, Zelenev, Hasnain Saboowala, John R. Gillis, James A. Silas

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... with a parabolic trend successfully. The regression equations representing each fit are also shown on the plot. The Reynolds number of flow in our...

Grain-Size and Moment Measures: A New Look at Karl Pearson's Ideas on Distributions

Samuel D. Leroy

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... the use of multivariate statistics unless a transform is applied to one of the axes. FIG. 2. The modified Craig diagram, showing the relationship...

Development of Parabolic Dunes and Interdunal Wetlands in the Provincelands Cape Cod National Seashore

Marjorie G. Winkler

Special Publications of SEPM

...Development of Parabolic Dunes and Interdunal Wetlands in the Provincelands Cape Cod National Seashore Marjorie G. Winkler Copyright © 2012, Society...

Limiting risk in environmental problems: Corporate budget constraints and minimum involvement

I. Lerche, E. Paleologos

Environmental Geosciences (DEG)

... exponential and parabolic utility models (measures of managerial attitude toward risk) to illustrate how decision makers can evaluate projects...

Holocene Oolitic Marine Sand Complexes of the Bahamas

Eugene C. Rankey, Stacy Lynn Reeder

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

..., a limited number of bar forms occur among shoals, including tidal sand ridges, parabolic bars, transverse shoulder bars, tidal deltas, and sand...

Sedimentology of the Modern and Holocene Burdekin River Delta of North Queensland, Australia…Controlled by River Output, Not By Waves and Tides

Christopher R. Fielding, Jonathon Trueman, Jan Alexander

Special Publications of SEPM

..., Wallaces Landing PLA003 890 50 553500 7840500 Shells from top of parabolic dune, Plantation Creek Landing PLA005 1930 50 553745 7839950...

The Effects of Variation of Wind Direction and Velocity in Oklahoma Sand Dunes: Abstract

Harriet G. Barclay

Tulsa Geological Society

... the eddying air currents in these places. Parabolic dunes, with rounded slip face to leeward, are infrequent and associated with blowouts. The dunes tend...