Basin analysis : principles and application to petroleum play assessment /

"Basin Analysis is an advanced undergraduate and 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, and the fun...

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Main Authors: Allen, P. A
Group Author: Allen, John R. John Richard, 1953
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Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: 3rd ed.
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Summary: "Basin Analysis is an advanced undergraduate and 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, and the functioning of sediment routing systems provides a sound background for studying sedimentary basins, and 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
"New edition of well-established best-selling text"--
Carrier Form: xii, 619 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780470673768 (pbk.)
0470673761 (pbk.)
9780470673775 (hardback) :
047067377X (hardback)
9781118450307 (epub)
1118450302 (epub)
Index Number: QE571
CLC: P618.13
Call Number: P618.13/A428/3rd.ed.