Deep-water clastic systems in the upper carboniferous (upper mississippian-lower pennsylvanian) shannon basin, western Ireland

Ole J. Martinsen; Andrew J. Pulham; Trevor Elliott; Peter Haughton; Colm Pierce; Anthea R. Lacchia; Simon Barker; Arnau Obradors Latre; Ian Kane; Patrick Shannon; George D. Sevastopulo

doi:10.1306/021417DIG17099

Deep-water clastic systems in the upper carboniferous (upper mississippian-lower pennsylvanian) shannon basin, western Ireland

Ole J. Martinsen, Andrew J. Pulham, Trevor Elliott, Peter Haughton, Colm Pierce, Anthea R. Lacchia, Simon Barker, Arnau Obradors Latre, Ian Kane, Patrick Shannon, George D. Sevastopulo

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The Upper Carboniferous Shannon Basin of western Ireland contains amore-Than-2300-m-Thick (7540 ft) basin-fill succession, shallowing upward from deep-water to deltaic and incised fluvial deposits. The deep-water basin floor and slope succession is world renowned as an analog for hydrocarbon-bearing deep-water sandstones on several continental margins such as the basins in East and West Africa, South America, the Gulf of Mexico, and not least offshore northwest Europe. The Shannon Basin is frequently visited by both academia and industry for research and training purposes. A series of behind-outcrop research boreholes reveals the subsurface expression of the deep-water rocks and is complemented by seismic-scale cliff exposures. The succession is interpreted as a first-order basin-scale linked sedimentary system. This system can be analyzed using the principles of source-To-sink analysis and leaves the visitor with a complete picture of the basin fill, enhanced by spectacular sedimentological and stratigraphic detail.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	433-439
Number of pages	7
Journal	AAPG Bulletin
Volume	101
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1306/021417DIG17099
Publication status	Published - 30 Apr 2017

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Deep-water clastic systems in the upper carboniferous (upper mississippian-lower pennsylvanian) shannon basin, western Ireland

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