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Flooding surface

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-001466

A marine erosion surface or a surface of non-deposition that separates older strata from younger, overlying strata, indicating an abrupt increase in water depth. It represents a rapid transgression of the sea over a previously exposed or shallow-water area. Flooding surfaces are key stratigraphic markers used in sequence stratigraphy to define parasequences and systems tracts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-001466
FieldOil and gas
SubjectReservoir Characterization
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001466",
  "term": "Flooding surface",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A marine erosion surface or a surface of non-deposition that separates older strata from younger, overlying strata, indicating an abrupt increase in water depth. It represents a rapid transgression of the sea over a previously exposed or shallow-water area. Flooding surfaces are key stratigraphic markers used in sequence stratigraphy to define parasequences and systems tracts.",
  "subject": "Reservoir Characterization",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/flooding-surface/"
}

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