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Terrigenous Clastic Depositional Systems

Applications to Fossil Fuel and Groundwater Resources

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. William E. Galloway

    1. Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA

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  2. David K. Hobday

    1. Earth Sciences and Resources Institute, Salt Lake City, USA

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Fuel-Mineral Resource Base

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 1-5

  3. Approaches to Genetic Stratigraphic Analysis

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 6-28

  4. Alluvial Fans

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 29-59

  5. Fluvial Systems

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 60-90

  6. Delta Systems

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 91-125

  7. Shore-Zone Systems

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 126-158

  8. Terrigenous Shelf Systems

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 159-185

  9. Slope and Base-of-Slope Systems

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 186-230

  10. Lacustrine Systems

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 231-249

  11. Eolian Systems

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 250-269

  12. Depositional Systems and Facies Within a Sequence Stratigraphic Framework

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 270-296

  13. Depositional Systems and Basin Hydrology

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 297-326

  14. Coal and Coalbed Methane

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 327-370

  15. Sedimentary Uranium

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 371-389

  16. Petroleum

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 390-425

  17. Facies Characterization of Reservoirs and Aquifers

    • William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday
    Pages 426-444

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 445-489
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Nonrenewable energy resources, comprising fossil fuels and uranium, are not ran­ domly distributed within the Earth's crust. They formed in response to a complex array of geologic controls, notably the genesis of the sedimentary rocks that host most commercial energy resources. It is this genetic relationship between economic re­ sources and environment that forms the basis for this book. Our grouping of petro­ leum, coal, uranium, and ground water may appear to be incongruous or artificial. But our basic premise is that these ostensibly disparate resources share common genetic attributes and that the sedimentological principles governing their natural distributions and influencing their recovery are fundamentally similar. Our combined careers have focused on these four resources, and our experiences in projects worldwide reveal that certain recurring geologic factors are important in controlling the distribution of com­ mercial accumulations and subsurface fluid flow. These critical factors include the shape and stability of the receiving basin, the major depositional elements and their internal detail, and the modifications during burial that are brought about in these sediments by pressure, circulating fluids, heating, and chemical reaction. Since the first edition of this book in 1983, there has been a quantum leap in the volume of literature devoted to genetic stratigraphy and refinement of sedimentologi­ cal principles and a commensurate increase in the application of these concepts to resource exploration and development.

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"I highly recommend this fine book - the authors and publishers are to be congratulated. Adopt it, buy it!" Sedimentary Geology
"...an excellent and very welcome addition that should be on the bookshelf of anyone seriously engaged in energy exploration." - The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA

    William E. Galloway

  • Earth Sciences and Resources Institute, Salt Lake City, USA

    David K. Hobday

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