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Basin evolution and petroleum prospectivity of the continental margins of India /
During the past 10 years, the Oil industry in India has seen a tremendous rise in exploration activity with several major E & P companies generating vast amount of new geological and geophysical data. The availability of such integrated data sets (gravity, magnetic, seismic, drilled wells), espe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Elsevier,
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Developments in petroleum science ;
59. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Basin Evolution and Petroleum Prospectivity of the Continental Margins of India; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1. General Introduction; 1.2. Breakup of Continents and Development of Ocean Basins and Margins; 1.2.1. Framework of Plate Tectonics; 1.2.2. Plate-Driving Forces; 1.2.3. Mechanism of Continental Rifting; 1.2.4. Evolution of World Ocean Basins and Margins; 1.3. Continental Margins-Types, Characteristics, and Processes; 1.3.1. Types of Continental Margins; 1.3.2. Crustal Characteristics at the Passive Continental Margins
- 1.3.3. Sedimentation1.3.3.1. Role of Flexure at the Passive Margins; 1.3.4. Passive Continental Margins and Habitat of Petroleum; 1.4. The Indian Continental Margin; 1.4.1. Tectonic Framework; 1.4.2. Sedimentary Basins of India and Their Classification; 1.5. Growing Energy Requirement; 1.6. Petroleum Exploration Scenario in India; 1.6.1. Historical Development; 1.6.2. Developments After the NELP Initiative; 1.6.2.1. Increased Deepwater Exploration Activity; 1.7. Challenges and Technological Advances; 1.8. Scope of the Present Book
- Chapter 2: Reconstruction of Eastern Gondwanaland Breakup and Evolution of the Passive Continental Margin of India2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Present day Plate Geometry and Morphology of the Indian Ocean; 2.2.1. Aseismic Ridges, Plateaus, and Fracture Zones; 2.3. Evolution of the Indian Ocean: Geological and Geophysical Constraints; 2.3.1. Synthesis of Results from DSDP and ODP Investigations in the Indian Ocean; 2.3.1.1. Plume Tracks and Volcanism; 2.3.2. Key Elements During the Separation of East and West Gondwanaland; 2.3.2.1. Davie Fracture Zone; 2.3.2.2. Mozambique Ridge
- 2.3.2.3. Madagascar Ridge2.3.2.4. Gunnerus Ridge; 2.3.3. Mesozoic Magnetic Anomalies in the Indian Ocean; 2.4. Tectonic Reconstruction and Development of Indian Continental Margins; 2.4.1. Karoo and Gondwana Rift System: Initiation of the Indian Ocean (250-140Ma); 2.4.2. India-Antarctica Breakup History and Development of the East Coast Passive Margin of India; 2.4.2.1. Elan Bank: Its Place in Breakup History; 2.4.3. India-Madagascar-Seychelles Breakup: Development of the WCMI
- 2.4.4. Geological History of Sunda-Andaman-Burmese Subduction Plate Boundary and the Development of Andaman arc and the B ...Chapter 3: Regional Tectonic Framework and Crustal Structure; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Regional Geological Setting; 3.3. Bathymetry and Gravity Anomalies in the Indian Offshore and Contiguous Areas; 3.4. Structure and Tectonics of the Western Offshore; 3.4.1. Carlsberg Ridge; 3.4.2. Owen Fracture Zone; 3.4.3. Makran Coast and Gulf of Oman Basin; 3.4.3.1. Murray Ridge; 3.4.4. Arabian Basin; 3.4.5. West Coast of India and the Adjoining Continental Margin