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Geological Society, London, Special Publications; 2004; v. 222; p. 1-7;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.222.01.01
© 2004 Geological Society of London

Confined turbidite systems

Simon A. Lomas1 & Philippe Joseph2

1 Baker Atlas Geoscience, Stoneywood Park North, Aberdeen AB21 7EA, UK simon.lomas{at}bakeratlas.com
2 IFP School/Geology-Geochemistry Division, Institut Français du Pétrole, 228-232, avenue Napoleon Bonaparte, 92852 Rueil Malmaison Cedex, France philippe.joseph{at}ifp.fr

Deep-water sedimentation is currently a major focus of both academic research and industrial interest. Recent studies have emphasized the fundamental influence of seafloor topography on the growth and morphology of submarine ‘fans’: in many turbidite systems and turbidite hydrocarbon reservoirs, depositional system development has been moderately to strongly confined by pre-existing bounding slopes. This publication examines aspects of sediment dispersal and accumulation in deepwater systems where basin-floor topography has profoundly affected deposition, and the associated controls on hydrocarbon reservoir architecture and heterogeneity. The papers herein offer a global perspective which is wide-ranging in terms of both approach and location, including contrasting case studies of outcrop, subsurface, modern and experimental systems.