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Progradation

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002970

The seaward or basinward advance of a shoreline or sedimentary environment due to the accumulation of sediment. This process results in the deposition of younger sediments on top of older, more basinward deposits. Progradation is a key mechanism in the formation of deltaic and shelf-edge reservoir systems.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002970
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002970",
  "term": "Progradation",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The seaward or basinward advance of a shoreline or sedimentary environment due to the accumulation of sediment. This process results in the deposition of younger sediments on top of older, more basinward deposits. Progradation is a key mechanism in the formation of deltaic and shelf-edge reservoir systems.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/progradation/"
}

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