2. Sandy mass-transport deposits (PDF)

 Reviews

Shanmugam, G., 1996a, High-density turbidity currents: Are they sandy debris flows? Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 66, p. 2–10.

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Shanmugam, G., 1996b, Perception vs. Reality in deep-water exploration: World Oil, v. 217, p. 37-41

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Shanmugam, G., 1997, Deepwater exploration: Conceptual models and their uncertainties: NAPE NAPE (Nigerian Assn. of Petrol. Explorationists) Bulletin v. 22, p. 11-28.

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Shanmugam, G., 2002. Ten turbidite myths: Earth-Science Reviews, v. 58, p. 311–341.

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Shanmugam, G., 2010. Sandy-mass-transport deposits (SMTD) in deep-water environments: Recognition, geometry, and reservoir quality. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention and Exhibition, New Orleans, Abstracts Volume, p. 234.

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Shanmugam, G. 2013.  New perspectives on deep-water sandstones: Implications: Petroleum Exploration and Development, v. 40 (3, June), p. 316-324. (in English).
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Books

Shanmugam, G., 2006, Deep-water processes and facies models: Implications for sandstone petroleum reservoirs: Amsterdam, Elsevier, Handbook of petroleum exploration and production, v. 5, 476 p.

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Shanmugam, G., 2012, New perspectives on deep-water sandstones: Origin, recognition, initiation, and reservoir quality: Amsterdam, Elsevier, Handbook of petroleum exploration and production, v. 9, 524 p.

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Online Reference Module

Shanmugam, G., 2013. Slides, Slumps, Debris Flows, and Turbidity Currents. In: Elias, S. A. (ed), Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Science. Elsevier Online.

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Flume Experimental Studies

 Shanmugam, G., 2000, 50 years of the turbidite paradigm (1950s–1990s): Deep-water processes and facies models—A critical perspective: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 17, p. 285–342.

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Marr,  J.G.,  Harff,  P.A., Shanmugam,  G., and  Parker, G. 2001, Experiments on subaqueous sandy gravity flows: the role of clay and water content in flow dynamics and depositional structures: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 113, p. 1377-1386.
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 Subsurface Case Studies of Petroleum Reservoirs

 Shanmugam, G., L. R. Lehtonen, T. Straume, S. E. Syversten,  R. J. Hodgkinson, and M. Skibeli, 1994, Slump and debris flow dominated upper slope facies in the Cretaceous of the Norwegian and Northern North Seas (61º–67º N): implications for sand distribution: AAPG Bulletin, v. 78, p. 910–937.

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Shanmugam, G., R. B. Bloch, S. M. Mitchell, G. W. J. Beamish, R. J. Hodgkinson, J. E. Damuth, T. Straume, S.E. Syvertsen, and K. E. Shields, 1995, Basin-floor fans in the North Sea: Sequence-stratigraphic models vs. sedimentary facies: AAPG Bulletin, v. 79, p. 477–512.
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 Shanmugam, G., S. K. Shrivastava, and B. Das, 2009, Sandy debrites and tidalites of Pliocene reservoir sands in upper-slope canyon environments, offshore Krishna-Godavari Basin (India): Implications: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 79, p. 736–756.
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Outcrop Case Studies

Shanmugam, G., and G. L. Benedict, 1978, Fine-grained carbonate debris flow, Ordovician basin margin, Southern Appalachians:  Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 48, p. 1233-1240.

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Shanmugam, G., and R. J. Moiola, 1995, Reinterpretation of depositional processes in a classic flysch sequence in the Pennsylvanian Jackfork Group, Ouachita Mountains:  AAPG Bulletin, v. 79, p. 672-695.
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Shanmugam, G., Moiola, R.J., and Sales, J.K.., 1988, Duplex‑like structures in submarine fan channels, Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas:  Geology, v. 16, p. 229‑232.

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