Physical Principles of Sedimentary Basin Analysis
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Physical Principles of Sedimentary Basin Analysis

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Physical Principles of Sedimentary Basin Analysis

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Presenting a rigorous treatment of the physical and mechanical basis for the modelling of sedimentary basins, this book supplies geoscientists with practical tools for creating their own models. It begins with a thorough grounding in properties of porous media, linear elasticity, continuum mechanics and rock compressibility. Chapters on heat flow, subsidence, rheology, flexure and gravity consider sedimentary basins in the context of the Earth's lithosphere, and the book concludes with coverage of pore space cementation, compaction and fluid flow. The volume introduces basic, state-of-the-art models and demonstrates how to reproduce results using tools like MATLABÂŽ and Octave. Main equations are derived from first principles, and their basic solutions are obtained and then applied. Separate notes sections supply more technical details, and the text is illustrated throughout with real-world examples, applications and test exercises. This is an accessible introduction to quantitative modelling of basins for graduate students, researchers and oil industry professionals.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9780511717451
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geology & Earth Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. 1 Preliminaries
  10. 2 Properties of porous media
  11. 3 Linear elasticity and continuum mechanics
  12. 4 Compressibility of rocks and sediments
  13. 5 Burial histories
  14. 6 Heat flow
  15. 7 Subsidence
  16. 8 Rheology: fracture and flow
  17. 9 Flexure of the lithosphere
  18. 10 Gravity and gravity anomalies
  19. 11 Quartz cementation of sandstones
  20. 12 Overpressure and compaction: exact solutions
  21. 13 Fluid flow: basic equations
  22. 14 Fluid flow: basic equations
  23. 15 Wells
  24. Appendix: Fourier series, the discrete Fourier transform and the fast Fourier transform
  25. References
  26. Index