Parasequence 15 experimental

Relatively conformable succession of beds/units of genetically related to beds ou bed-sets bounded by 4th order flooding surfaces or their correlative surfaces (Van Wagoner et al., 1988). The boudaries of parasequences, as in depositional sequence boundaries, are thought to be synchronous surfaces. Parasequences defined are placed at a lower level than depositional sequences, but there is no further implication of hierarchical level (P.A. Allen, J.R. Allen, Basin Analysis: Principles and Application to Petroleum Play Assessment, 2013)

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date accepted 3 Apr 2020 14:55:18.160
date submitted 3 Apr 2020 14:55:00.597
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en Relatively conformable succession of beds/units of genetically related to beds ou bed-sets bounded by 4th order flooding surfaces or their correlative surfaces (Van Wagoner et al., 1988). The boudaries of parasequences, as in depositional sequence boundaries, are thought to be synchronous surfaces. Parasequences defined are placed at a lower level than depositional sequences, but there is no further implication of hierarchical level (P.A. Allen, J.R. Allen, Basin Analysis: Principles and Application to Petroleum Play Assessment, 2013)
fr Succession relativement conforme de bancs ou d'unités sédimentaires cohérentes entre eux/elles, c'est à dire génétiquement lié(e)s par un même environnement de dépôt.Une paraséqunce est délimitée à la base et au sommet par des surfaces d'inondations mineures ou surfaces correlatives associées représentant des isochrones de 4eme ordre(Van Wagoner et al., 1988). Les paraséquences définies sont placées à un niveau inférieur à celui des séquences de dépôt, mais il n'y a aucune autre implication du niveau hiérarchique (P.A. Allen, J.R. Allen, Basin Analysis: Principles and Application to Petroleum Play Assessment, 2013).
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name Hélène Bressan

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