Mudstone-rich fluvial systems as reservoirs: The Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation, Eastern Utah

• Main Author: Løvestad, Aasmund Olav
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Bergen 2019
• Subjects: Morrison Formation; Distributary fluvial systems; Colorado Plateau; Virtual outcrop; Mudstone-rich fluvial systems; Brushy Basin Member; Crevasse-splays; Mudstone; Fluvial sedimentologi; Fluviale prosesser; Sedimentære bergarter; https://data.ub.uio.no/realfagstermer/c005603; https://data.ub.uio.no/realfagstermer/c006354; https://data.ub.uio.no/realfagstermer/c013254; 756199; Barents Sea; Morrison
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1956/18614

Mudstone-rich fluvial systems are common in the sedimentary record, such as the Triassic of the Barents Sea, but have received little scientific attention compared to their sandstonerich counterparts. However, mudstone-rich fluvial systems often have large river channels which are easily imaged on s...