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Maximum flooding surface

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002300

A surface within a sedimentary sequence that represents the point of greatest marine transgression and the deepest water conditions during a sea-level cycle. It is characterized by the most distal marine facies and often serves as a correlative marker across a basin. This surface separates the transgressive systems tract from the highstand systems tract.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002300
FieldOil and gas
SubjectReservoir Characterization
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002300",
  "term": "Maximum flooding surface",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A surface within a sedimentary sequence that represents the point of greatest marine transgression and the deepest water conditions during a sea-level cycle. It is characterized by the most distal marine facies and often serves as a correlative marker across a basin. This surface separates the transgressive systems tract from the highstand systems tract.",
  "subject": "Reservoir Characterization",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/maximum-flooding-surface/"
}

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