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Session No. 148
Monday, 1 November 2010: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Hall E (Colorado Convention Center)

T149. Successes, Failures, and the Future of Area-Volume Balancing and Structural Restoration: A Critical Evaluation Honoring the Centennial of R.T. Chamberlin’s Groundbreaking Paper On Depth-to-Detachment Calculation II

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division

 

Richard H. Groshong Jr, Bob Ratliff and Alan D. Gibbs, Advocates
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1:30 PM
ADVANCES IN DATA-RICH BALANCING FOR DEEP INSIGHT, WITH EXAMPLES OF RAPIDLY GROWING STRUCTURES IN WESTERN TAIWAN
SUPPE, John1, GRAVELEAU, Fabien2, MARC, Odin3, HUANG, Shiuh-Tsann4 and LE BÉON, Maryline1, (1)Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, P.O. Box 13-318, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, (2)Géosystèmes Lille, Université de Lille 1, FRE 3298 Bât SN5, Avenue Paul Langevin, Villeneuve d'Ascq, 59655, France, (3)Laboratoire de Géologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24 Rue Lhomond, Paris, 75231, France, (4)Exploration and Research Division, CPC Corporation, Miaoli, 36042, Taiwan, suppe@princeton.edu, suppe@princeton.edu
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1:45 PM
ANALYSIS AND SEQUENTIAL RESTORATION OF ACCOMMODATION SPACES FOR GROWTH SEDIMENTS IN NATURAL DEEPWATER DETACHMENT FOLDS
SPANG, John H., Visiting Professor, Petroleum Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Education City, PO Box 23874, Doha, Qatar, spang@geo.tamu.edu, spang@geo.tamu.edu
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2:00 PM
OPTIMIZED TRISHEAR MODELING AND INCOMPLETE SEISMIC DATA: FILLING THE WHITE SPACE
BRANDENBURG, J.P., ALPAK, Farouk Omer, SOLUM, John G. and NARUK, Steve, Projects and Technology, Shell International Exploration and Production, 3737 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77025, j.p.brandenburg@shell.com, j.p.brandenburg@shell.com
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2:15 PM
DETACHMENT FOLDING AND THE ROCKIES: NEW DATA FROM THE EarthScope BIGHORN PROJECT
ERSLEV, Eric A., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Dept. 3006, Laramie, WY 82071, MILLER, Kate C., Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968-0555, SHEEHAN, Anne F., Geological Sciences and CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, SIDDOWAY, Christine S., Geology Department, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, ANDERSON, Megan, Geology Dept, Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, WORTHINGTON, Lindsay Lowe, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3115, YECK, William, Geological Sciences and CIRES, University of Colorado at Boulder, UCB 399, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, HARDER, Steven, Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, AYDINIAN, Karen, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071 and TERBUSH, Brian, Geology Department, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY 13820, erslev@warnercnr.colostate.edu, erslev@warnercnr.colostate.edu
 
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2:45 PM
UNDERSTANDING THE EVOLUTION OF PASSIVE MARGINS WITH THICK MOBILE SALT: A SUMMARY OF THE KEY ROLE PLAYED BY STRUCTURAL BALANCING
BUDDIN, Timothy S., Marathon Oil Corporation, 5555 San Felipe Drive, Houston, TX 77056, baines_buddin@att.net, baines_buddin@att.net
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3:05 PM
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF A SALT CORED TRANSFER ZONE IN THE SOUTH TIMBALIER BLOCK 54, OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO: IMPLICATIONS FOR SALT RELATED RESTORATION OF EXTENSIONAL STRUCTURES
BOSE, Shamik, School of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd Street, Ste 710, Norman, OK 73019 and MITRA, Shankar, ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E Boyd St, SEC 810, Norman, OK 73019, shamik.bose-1@ou.edu, shamik.bose-1@ou.edu
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3:20 PM
AREA BALANCING AND ITS LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS: FROM GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE TO OROGENS
BUTLER, Robert W.H., Geology and Petroleum Geology, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Meston Building, King's College, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom, rob.butler@abdn.ac.uk, rob.butler@abdn.ac.uk
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3:35 PM
THE HAMMERHEAD DELTA—DEEPWATER FOLD-THRUST BELT, BIGHT BASIN, AUSTRALIA: 2D GEOMECHANICAL AND KINEMATIC RECONSTRUCTIONS
MACDONALD, Justin1, KING, Rosalind2, BACKÉ, Guillaume1 and HILLIS, Richard3, (1)Australian School of Petroleum, The University of Adelaide, Santos Petroleum Engineering Building, Adelaide, 5005, Australia, (2)School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Mawson Laboratories, Adelaide, 5005, Australia, (3)Deep Exploration Technologies Cooperative Research Centre, The University of Adelaide, Mawson Laboratories, Adelaide, 5005, Australia, jmacdonald@asp.adelaide.edu.au, jmacdonald@asp.adelaide.edu.au
 
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4:05 PM
CONSTRUCTING BALANCED STRUCTURAL CROSS-SECTIONS IN THE ARKOMA FORELAND BASIN, SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA: DIFFICULTIES, ERRORS AND BENEFITS
ÇEMEN, Ibrahim, Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, icemen@as.ua.edu, icemen@as.ua.edu
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4:20 PM
RESTORATION OF SERIAL SECTIONS FOR PALEOGEOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTIONS: EXAMPLE FROM THE SAN LUIS VALLEY IN SOUTH-CENTRAL COLORADO
KLUTH, Charles F., Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 5378 Hawthorn Trail, Littleton, CO 89125, ckluth@mines.edu, ckluth@mines.edu
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4:35 PM
KINEMATIC AND BALANCE IMPLICATIONS OF “BightSPAN” DEEP CRUSTAL SEISMIC PROFILING OF THE CEDUNA SUBBASIN, GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT MARGIN OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
GRANATH, J.W., Highlands Ranch, CO 80126, CHRIST, J.M., The Woodlands, TX 77381, BALL, P., Statoil, Houston, TX 77042, DINKELMAN, M.G., GX Technology, ION Geophysical Corp, 2105 CityWest Blvd., Suite 900, Houston, TX 77042 2837, BIRD, D., Bird Geophysical, 16903 Clan Macintosh, Houston, TX TX 77084, EMMET, P.A., Brazos Valley Services, 14555 Skinner Road, Suite D-2, Cypress, TX 77249 and POWIS, G., Perth, 6005, Australia, jgranath@q.com, jgranath@q.com
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