Downslope Characterization of Channel Fill and Stratigraphic Architecture along an Ancient Basin Margin, Tres Pasos Formation, southern Chile

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dc.contributor.advisorHubbard, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorDaniels, Benjamin
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-29T23:03:27Z
dc.date.available2015-02-23T08:00:41Z
dc.date.issued2015-01-29
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractSlope channel deposits of the Cretaceous Tres Pasos Formation, exposed in southern Chile, record the interplay of formative sedimentary processes along an ancient basin margin. An 8 km-long outcrop belt, known as Alvarez Ridge, provides the opportunity to characterize and interpret processes along depositional dip. Twenty distinct channel fills are identified at Alvarez Ridge; sedimentary observations are investigated using traditional sedimentological techniques, GPS methods, and 3-D architectural modeling. Notable changes in channel fill architecture are not observed along depositional dip, although this is expected, given the estimated length of the slope system (>40 km). The dimensions of the entire channel system (up to 288 m thick) vary along depositional dip; this is attributed to changes in differential compaction and autogenic channel migration patterns along the paleoslope. Documentation of these deposits also informs sandstone body connectivity at multiple scales, which can aid with reservoir prediction in analogous, petroliferous systems.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDaniels, B. (2015). Downslope Characterization of Channel Fill and Stratigraphic Architecture along an Ancient Basin Margin, Tres Pasos Formation, southern Chile (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25745en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25745
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2047
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectGeology
dc.subject.classificationCretaceousen_US
dc.subject.classificationTres Pasos Formationen_US
dc.subject.classificationSlope channel depositsen_US
dc.subject.classificationTurbiditesen_US
dc.subject.classificationChileen_US
dc.titleDownslope Characterization of Channel Fill and Stratigraphic Architecture along an Ancient Basin Margin, Tres Pasos Formation, southern Chile
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeoscience
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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