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Facies Models Revisited

2006; Linguagem: Inglês

10.2110/pec.06.84

Henry W. Posamentier, Roger G. Walker,

Abstract Conference of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists) and in Dallas in 2004 (Annual Conference of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists). These sessions, entitled Facies Models Revisited, were intended to capture the state of the art with respect to facies modeling in several key depositional environments. This volume is focused on clastic depositional settings including continental (aeolian and fluvial), estuarine, shoreface, deltaic, shelf, and deep water. The approach that they encouraged with the authors to follow was a first-principles rather than a model-driven approach. Their philosophy was to provide the reader with the tools and rules to create their own models rather than providing them with “canned” models or “templates”. Following this approach, they believe that geoscientists will develop better and more predictive facies of depositional models. The editors believe this volume will find a niche with both academic as well as industry and government geoscientists.