Mass-transport deposits in deepwater settings
By: edited by R. Craig Shipp, Paul Weimer, Henry W. Posamentier
Series: SEPM special publication -- 96; Special publication (SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)) -- no. 96.
Publisher: Society for Sedimentary Geology
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Tulsa , Oklahoma
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781565762862; 9781565762879
Subjects: Marine sediments; Sediments (Geology); Sedimentation and deposition
Description: Historically, submarine-mass failures or mass-transport deposits have been a focus of increasingly intense investigation by academic institutions particularly during the last decade, though they received much less attention by geoscientists in the energy industry. With recent interest in expanding petroleum exploration and production into deeper water depths globally and more widespread availability of high-quality data sets, mass-transport deposits are now recognized as a major component of most deep-water settings. This recognition has lead to the realization that many aspects of these deposits are still unknown or poorly understood. This volume contains twenty-three papers that address a number of topics critical to further understanding mass-transport deposits. These topics include general overviews of these deposits, depositional settings on the seafloor and in the near-subsurface interval, geohazard concerns, descriptive outcrops, integrated outcrop and seismic data/seismic forward modeling, petroleum reservoirs, and case studies on several associated topics. This volume will appeal to a broad cross section of geoscientists and geotechnical engineers, who are interested in this rapidly  expanding field. The selection of papers in this volume reflects a growing trend towards a more diverse blend of disciplines and topics, covered in the study of mass-transport deposits.
Notes: "April 2011."

Includes bi650b650liographical references and index.