Definition of Depositional Geological Elements in Deep-Water Minibasins of the Gulf of Mexico Using Spectral Decomposition in Depth Domain

Submarine channels, large scours, distributary channel-lobe complexes, turbidite fan complexes and many other components of deep water depositional systems in the central Gulf of Mexico were successfully imaged and mapped using spectral decomposition in the depth domain. When this powerful tool is applied along an interpreted seismic horizon, a better definition of stratigraphic architecture is obtained.