Basin Analysis: Principles and Applications by Philip A. Allen, John R. Allen
English | 2005-02-21 | ISBN: 0632052074 | 563 pages | PDF | 12,4 mb

Basin Analysis is an up-to-date overview of the essential processes of the formation and evolution of sedimentary basins, and their implications for the development of hydrocarbon resources.

The new edition features:

- A consideration of the fundamental physical state of the lithosphere.
- A discussion on the major types of lithospheric deformation relevant to basin development - stretching and flexure.
- A new chapter on the effects of mantle dynamics.
- Radically revised chapters on the basin-fill.
- A new chapter on the erosional engine for sediment delivery to basins, reflecting the massive and exciting advances in this area in the last decade.
- Expansion of the techniques used in approaching problems in basin analysis.
- Updated chapters on subsidence analysis and measurements of thermal maturity of organic and non-organic components of the basin-fill.
- New material on thermochronological and exposure dating tools.
- Inclusion of the important petroleum system concept in the updated section on the application to the petroleum play.