GIS for Depositional Synthesis, Analysis, and Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico

University of Texas Institute for Geophysics



Paleogeography	Unit Top	Depositional Framework

Interval Thickness	Sand Bearing Interval Thickness	2D Paleobathymetry

Petrographic Facies	Structural Features	Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis Points

Austin, Texas, USA

By Tim Whiteaker and Patricia Ganey-Curry

Contact: Timothy Whiteaker
Software: ArcGIS Desktop 9
Printer: HP Designjet 1055cm
Data Source(s): Published well log cross-section sets, Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, Louisiana Geological Survey, Minerals Management Service, UTIG seismic lines, MMS and Paleo-Data paleontologic reports, University of Texas theses and dissertations

The Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis (GBDS) Project is a joint industry-sponsored research project to provide a complete and comprehensive picture of basin-scale sedimentation as a tool for exploration efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. The project contributes new information to the understanding of the geologic history of the Gulf of Mexico basin. The database has integrated well data from the onshore, shelf, and upper slope areas with seismic data from the deep Gulf of Mexico basin. Data interpretations were also made by scientists at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG). The database is implemented as a personal geodatabase and makes use of subtypes to distinguish data across each stratigraphic sequence.

Courtesy of Tim Whiteaker and Patricia Ganey-Curry, University of Texas, Austin.

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