Basin Analysis : Principles and Applications

Allen, Philip A., Allen, John R.

ISBN 10: 0632052074 / ISBN 13: 9780632052073

Published by Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basin Analysis : Principles and Applications
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0632052074
• ISBN 13: 9780632052073
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2 Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Basin Analysis is an up-to-date overview of the essential processes of the formation and evolution of sedimentary basins, and their implications for the development of hydrocarbon resources. The new edition features:

• A consideration of the fundamental physical state of the lithosphere.
  
• A discussion on the major types of lithospheric deformation relevant to basin development – stretching and flexure.
  
• A new chapter on the effects of mantle dynamics.
  
• Radically revised chapters on the basin-fill.
  
• A new chapter on the erosional engine for sediment delivery to basins, reflecting the massive and exciting advances in this area in the last decade.

• Expansion of the techniques used in approaching problems in basin analysis.
  
• Updated chapters on subsidence analysis and measurements of thermal maturity of organic and non-organic components of the basin-fill.
  
• New material on thermochronological and exposure dating tools.
  
• Inclusion of the important petroleum system concept in the updated section on the application to the petroleum play.

Visit: www.blackwellpublishing.com/allen for practical exercises related to problems in Basin Analysis 2e. To run the programs you will need a copy of Matlab 6 or 7.

An Instructor manual CD-ROM for this title is available. Please contact our Higher Education team at HigherEducation@wiley.com for more information.

About the Author

Philip Allen is a sedimentary geologist with research interests in sedimentology, stratigraphy, physical Earth surface processes, and basin analysis. He has held University appointments at Cardiff, Oxford, and Trinity College, Dublin, and is currently a Professor in the Geological Institute of the Swiss Federal Polytechnic (ETH) in Zürich.

John Allen has 25 years experience as a petroleum geologist in the international oil and gas industry, initially with British Petroleum (BP) and then with BHP Billiton as an exploration advisor and Chief Geologist. He is currently a global business strategist in BHP Billiton’s Petroleum division, based in Melbourne, Australia.