Basin Analysis (ePub)

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 successful structure and overall
philosophy of the first two editions.

The text is divided into 4 parts that establish the geodynamical
environment for sedimentary basins and the physical state of the
lithosphere, followed by a coverage of the mechanics of basin
formation, an integrated analysis of the controls on the basin-fill
and its burial and thermal history, and concludes with an
application of basin analysis principles in petroleum play
assessment, including a discussion of unconventional hydrocarbon
plays. The text is richly supplemented by Appendices providing
mathematical derivations of a wide range of processes affecting the
formation of basins and their sedimentary fills. Many of these
Appendices include practical exercises that give the reader
hands-on experience of quantitative solutions to important basin
analysis processes.

Now in full colour and a larger format, this third edition is a
comprehensive update and expansion of the previous editions,
and represents a rigorous yet accessible guide to problem
solving in this most integrative of geoscientific disciplines.

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