scholarly journals Stratigraphic studies of a late Quaternary barrier-type coastal complex, Mustang Island-Corpus Christi Bay area, South Texas Gulf Coast

1986 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Late Quaternary ◽  
South Texas ◽  
Corpus Christi ◽  
Texas Gulf Coast ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Corpus Christi Bay ◽  
Barrier Type

Linear amplitude patterns in Corpus Christi Bay Frio Subbasin, south Texas: Interpretive pitfalls or depositional features?

Geophysics ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. A27-A31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongliu Zeng ◽  
Robert G. Loucks ◽  
Ursula Hammes
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Data ◽  
South Texas ◽  
Dispersal Patterns ◽  
Reservoir Prediction ◽  
Sediment Dispersal ◽  
Corpus Christi ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Corpus Christi Bay ◽  
3D Seismic Data ◽  
Geomorphological Features

Linear amplitude patterns on stratal slices in the Corpus Christi Bay area of Texas are important seismic geomorphological features that reflect sediment dispersal patterns. These amplitude patterns are oriented in both strike and dip directions. Some of the linear amplitude patterns are related to faults; however, most are related to orientation of sandstone bodies. Faulting may make the depositionally related linear amplitude patterns more fragmented, but faults do not destroy the overall orientation or geomorphologic significance of these patterns. Amplitude patterns on stratal slices should be interpreted as unbiased, general, sediment-dispersal patterns unless the patterns can be tied directly to a structural feature. In-depth understanding of structural and depositionally related amplitude patterns leads to more accurate stratal slicing interpretation in facies/reservoir prediction using poststack 3D seismic data.

Genetic structure of two Thalassia testudinum populations from the south Texas Gulf coast

2006 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Larkin ◽  
Elizabeth Quevedo ◽  
Stephanie Salinas ◽  
Joyce Parker ◽  
Krista Storey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Thalassia Testudinum ◽  
South Texas ◽  
The South ◽  
Texas Gulf Coast

Diapiric shale and coast-perpendicular, fault-related subbasins, south Texas Gulf Coast

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. T43-T56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osareni C. Ogiesoba ◽  
Rodolfo Hernandez
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Data ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
South Texas ◽  
3D Seismic ◽  
Texas Gulf Coast ◽  
Vertical Loading ◽  
The North ◽  
Visualization Tools ◽  
3D Seismic Data

Coast-perpendicular shale ridges are rare structural features worldwide, and their origin remains a subject of debate. We studied some coast-perpendicular shale ridges and faults within a minibasin located onshore in Refugio County in the Texas Gulf Coast. We used 3D seismic data, visualization tools, and seismic attributes to examine the geometry of coast-perpendicular diapiric structures associated subbasins (SBs) and faults, and coast-parallel listric faults. Our results indicated that the minibasin is subdivided into four SBs by five diapiric shale ridges that intrude through the fault heaves of down-to-the-basin (synthetic) and coast-perpendicular faults. Three of the SBs are oriented perpendicular to the coast, whereas the fourth has a curvilinear form trending northeast–southwest–southeast. Of the five diapiric shale ridges, three are coast-perpendicular. The other two are curvilinear to the coast. All five diapiric shale ridges are associated with coast-perpendicular faults that bound the flanks of the ridges. On the basis of our mapping results, we deduced that the origin of the coast-perpendicular faults in the study area are related to the coalescing of en echelon synthetic faults, as well as the coalition of synthetic and antithetic fault planes. We inferred that the origin of the shale diapirs is related to vertical loading and, possibly, local southwest–northeast lateral compression of interbedded, overpressured, shale-prone intervals. The coast-perpendicular faults within the Frio formed as a result of reactivation of the Eocene-Vicksburg coast-perpendicular faults. Synthetic faults dominate the pattern within the SB in the north where shale ridges are broad, whereas antithetic faults dominate the pattern in the south where shale ridges are narrow.

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