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Pub. Id: A167 (1985)

First Page: 157

Last Page: 167

Book Title: M 39: Seismic Stratigraphy II: An Integrated Approach to Hydrocarbon Exploration

Article/Chapter: The Recognition and Mapping of a Basal Transgressive Sand from Outcrop, Subsurface, and Seismic Data: Chapter 9

Subject Group: Seismic Stratigraphy, Sequence Stratigraphy

Spec. Pub. Type: Memoir

Pub. Year: 1985

Author(s): W. O. Abbott

Abstract:

Basal transgressive sands can be defined by a careful integration of outcrop, well and seismic data within the concept of an unconformity-bounded depositional sequence. This integration permits accurate prediction of potential stratigraphic traps. Only moderate attention has been paid to the basal transgressive sand as a prime objective reservoir for oil and gas accumulation. In the past it has not been generally recognized as a separate genetic unit, but grouped with the underlying deltaic and/or fluvial sand. Indeed it is usually only over areas of igneous, metamorphic and folded sedimentary terranes that it can be easily distinguished. Through analysis of the lithologic, biologic, acoustic and bore-hole characteristics of the basal transgressive sand, potential hydroca bon trap geometries can be identified.

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