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| Pure and applied
research in salt tectonics has been a strong component of the Bureau's
research program since the late 1970s. The core of this research effort
has been the Applied Geodynamics Laboratory, an industry-funded consortium
dedicated to producing innovative new concepts in salt tectonics.
This research comprises a mix of physical and mathematical modeling
and seismic-based mapping and structural-stratigraphic analysis of
some of the world's most spectacular salt basins. More recently, other
Bureau projects of broader scope have integrated salt-tectonics research
into a framework of basin analysis, stratigraphy, and reservoir characterization.
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| Current
Studies |
| Current
Applied Geodynamics Laboratory (AGL)
proprietary studies: |
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Salt
Canopy Emplacement and Deformation in Northern Gulf of Mexico |
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Contractional
Salt Tectonics in Lower Congo Basin, Deepwater Gabon |
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Modeling
of Minibasin Growth, Inflating Diapir Overhangs, Diapir Pinch-Off
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Strike-Slip
Salt Tectonics, Aquitaine Basin, France |
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Salt
Tectonics Affected by Basement Faults in Rhone Fan, Mediterranean
Sea |
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| Digital
Atlas of Salt Tectonics [Details] |
| Geological
Framework and Exploration Plays of the Miocene of the Burgos Basin,
Northern Mexico [Description] |
| Fracture
Research and Application Consortium [Link] |
| Deep-Marine
Depositional Margins Industrial Alliance [Link] |
| Click
Here for Completed AGL Studies |
