Basin Analysis: Principles And Application To Petroleum Play
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Basin Analysis is an advanced undergraduate & postgraduate text aimed at understanding sedimentary basins as geodynamic entities The rationale of the book is that knowledge of the basic principles of the thermo-mechanical behaviour of the lithosphere the dynamics of the mantle & the functioning of sediment routing systems provides a sound background for studying sedimentary basins & is a pre-requisite for the exploitation of resources contained in their sedimentary rocks The third edition incorporates new developments in the burgeoning field of basin analysis while retaining the successful structure & overall philosophy of the first two editions The text is divided into 4 parts that establish the geodynamical environment for sedimentary basins & the physical state of the lithosphere followed by a coverage of the mechanics of basin formation an integrated analysis of the controls on the basin-fill & its burial & thermal history & concludes with an application of basin analysis principles in petroleum play assessment including a discussion of unconventional hydrocarbon plays The text is richly supplemented by Appendices providing mathematical derivations of a wide range of processes affecting the formation of basins & their sedimentary fills Many of these Appendices include practical exercises that give the reader hands-on experience of quantitative solutions to important basin analysis processes Now in full colour & a larger format this third edition is a comprehensive update & expansion of the previous editions & represents a rigorous yet accessible guide to problem solving in this most integrative of geoscientific disciplines Additional resources for this book can be found at wwwwileycomgoallenbasinanalysis