Deep-Water Carbonates: Buildups, Turbidites, Debris Flows and Chalks—A Core Workshop

Deep-water carbonates represent on the few frontiers remaining for carbonate exploration and research. The last decade has experienced a rapid evolution in concepts of depositional models and diagenesis which underscores the importance of these deposits as significant reservoirs and source rocks. This workshop displayed cores selected to provide subsurface geologic examples of deepwater carbonates from a variety of depositional settings. Several papers discuss depositional models, platform-to-basin reconstructions, and diagenetic sequences that are important in the development and exploration of Paleozoic carbonate debris flow and turbidite reservoirs of the Palo Duro, Delaware and Midland Basins. Many other examples are included from several different regions.
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Paleozoic Examples
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Ullin-Fort Payne, a Mississippian Shallow to Deep Water Carbonate Transition in a Cratonic BasinAuthor(s)Jerry A. Lineback;Jerry A. LinebackRobertson Research (U.S.) Inc., 16730 Hedgecroft, Suite 306, Houston, TX 77060Search for other works by this author on:Robert M. CluffRobert M. CluffConsultant, 1615 California St., Suite 411, Denver, CO 80202Search for other works by this author on:
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Pennsylvanian Carbonate Slope and Basin Deposition, Palo Duro BasinAuthor(s)Paul D. Crevello;Paul D. CrevelloDenver Research Center, Marathon Oil Company, P. O. Box 269, Littleton, CO 80160Search for other works by this author on:Philip L. Clymer;Philip L. ClymerMarathon Oil Company, P. O. Box 552, Midland, TX 79702Search for other works by this author on:Lise BrintonLise BrintonDenver Research Center, Marathon Oil Company, P. O. Box 269, Littleton, CO 80160Search for other works by this author on:
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Carbonate Gravity-Flow Sedimentation on Low-Angle Slopes off the Wolfcampian Northwest Shelf of the Delaware BasinAuthor(s)R. G. Loucks;R. G. LoucksARCO Oil and Gas Company, Research and Development, Plano, TexasSearch for other works by this author on:A. A. Brown;A. A. BrownARCO Oil and Gas Company, Research and Development, Plano, TexasSearch for other works by this author on:C. W. Achauer;C. W. AchauerARCO Oil and Gas Company, Research and Development, Plano, TexasSearch for other works by this author on:D. A. BuddD. A. BuddARCO Oil and Gas Company, Research and Development, Plano, TexasSearch for other works by this author on:
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Sedimentary Facies and Biota of Early Permian Deep-Water Allochthonous Limestone, Southwest Reagan County, TexasAuthor(s)John P. Hobson, Jr.;John P. Hobson, Jr.Cities Service Oil and Gas Corporation, P. O. Box 3908, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74102Search for other works by this author on:Craig D. Caldwell;Craig D. CaldwellCities Service Oil and Gas Corporation, P. O. Box 3908, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74102Search for other works by this author on:Donald F. ToomeyDonald F. ToomeyConoco Incorporated, P. O. Box 1267, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74603Search for other works by this author on:
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Burial Diagenetic Sequence in Deep-Water Allochthonous Dolomites, Permian Bone Spring Formation, Southeast New MexicoAuthor(s)William D. Wiggins;William D. WigginsGulf Research and Development Company, P. O. Box 37048, Houston, Texas 77236Search for other works by this author on:Paul M. HarrisPaul M. HarrisGulf Research and Development Company, P. O. Box 37048, Houston, Texas 77236Search for other works by this author on:
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Allochthonous Carbonates of the Getaway Limestone, Upper Permian of the Delaware BasinAuthor(s)Paul M. Harris;Paul M. HarrisGulf Research and Development Company, Box 37048, Houston, Texas 77236Search for other works by this author on:William D. WigginsWilliam D. WigginsGulf Research and Development Company, Box 37048, Houston, Texas 77236Search for other works by this author on:
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Mesozoic Examples
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Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous Deep-Water Buildups, Abenaki Formation, Nova Scotia ShelfAuthor(s)Peter M. Ellis;Peter M. EllisDept. Earth Sciences, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7/6AA, ENGLANDSearch for other works by this author on:Paul D. Crevello;Paul D. CrevelloDenver Research Center, Marathon Oil Company, P. O. Box 269, Littleton, CO 80160, USASearch for other works by this author on:Leslie S. EliukLeslie S. EliukShell Canada Resources Ltd., P. O. Box 100, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2H5, CANADASearch for other works by this author on:
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Tectonic Evolution and Carbonate Sedimentary Environments During the Mesozoic at Reforma-Jalpa Area, Southeast MexicoAuthor(s)J. E. Aguayo C.;J. E. Aguayo C.Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Av. Eje Central Lazáro Cárdenas # 152, 07730, México 14, D. F.Search for other works by this author on:M. A. Basáñez L.;M. A. Basáñez L.Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Av. Eje Central Lazáro Cárdenas # 152, 07730, México 14, D. F.Search for other works by this author on:R. Bello M.;R. Bello M.Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Av. Eje Central Lazáro Cárdenas # 152, 07730, México 14, D. F.Search for other works by this author on:M. Pimienta L.;M. Pimienta L.Petróleos Mexicanos, Coatzacoalcos, Ver. (México)Search for other works by this author on:A. Sosa P.A. Sosa P.Petróleos Mexicanos, Coatzacoalcos, Ver. (México)Search for other works by this author on:
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Carbonate Sediment-Fill of an Oceanic Shelf, Lower Cretaceous, Arabian PeninsulaAuthor(s)T. C. Connally;T. C. ConnallyAmoco Production Co., P. O. Box 4381, Houston, TX 77210Search for other works by this author on:R. W. ScottR. W. ScottAmoco Production Co., P. O. Box 591, Tulsa, OK 74102Search for other works by this author on:
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Geology and Geochemistry of the Toolebuc Formation, an Organic-Rich Chalk from the Lower Cretaceous of Queensland, AustraliaAuthor(s)David R. Pevear;David R. PevearExxon Production Research Company, P. O. Box 2189, Houston, Texas 77001Search for other works by this author on:George J. Grabowski, Jr.George J. Grabowski, Jr.Exxon Production Research Company, P. O. Box 2189, Houston, Texas 77001Search for other works by this author on:
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Evidence of Resedimentation in Chalk from the Central Graben, North SeaAuthor(s)R. A. Schatzinger;R. A. SchatzingerPhillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK 74004Search for other works by this author on:C. T. Feazel;C. T. FeazelPhillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK 74004Search for other works by this author on:W. E. HenryW. E. HenryPhillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK 74004Search for other works by this author on:
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Cenozoic Examples
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Sedimentology and Petrology of Profundal Lacustrine Sediments, Mahogany Zone of the Green River Formation, Piceance Creek Basin, Northwest ColoradoAuthor(s)George J. Grabowski, Jr.;George J. Grabowski, Jr.Exxon Production Research Company, P. O. Box 2189, Houston, Texas 77001Search for other works by this author on:David R. PevearDavid R. PevearExxon Production Research Company, P. O. Box 2189, Houston, Texas 77001Search for other works by this author on:
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Subsurface Sedimentology of the Miocene-Pliocene Kingshill Limestone, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.Author(s)Ivan Gill;Ivan GillDepartment of Geology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803Search for other works by this author on:Dennis K. HubbardDennis K. HubbardWest Indies Laboratory, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teague Bay, St. Croix, USVI 00820Search for other works by this author on:
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Modern Deep-Water Carbonates Along the Blake-Bahama BoundaryAuthor(s)Henry T. MullinsHenry T. MullinsDepartment of Geology, Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13210Search for other works by this author on:
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Accretion in Deep Shelf-Edge Reefs, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.Author(s)Dennis K. Hubbard;Dennis K. HubbardWest Indies Laboratory, St. Croix, USVI 00820Search for other works by this author on:Randolph P. Burke;Randolph P. BurkeNorth Dakota Geological Survey, University Station, Grand Forks, ND 58202Search for other works by this author on:Ivan P. GillIvan P. GillApplied Carbonate Research Program, Dept. of Geology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803Search for other works by this author on:
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