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Proposal for a mechanical model of mobile shales by Soto, Juan I., Heidari, Mahdi, Hudec, Michael R.

“…Structural systems involving mobile shale represent one of the most difficult challenges for geoscientists dedicated to exploring the subsurface structure of…”
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Terra infirma: Understanding salt tectonics by Hudec, Michael R., Jackson, Martin P.A.

“…Following common usage, we broaden the term “salt” to include all rock bodies composed primarily of halite (NaCl). Salt is mechanically weak and flows like a…”
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Author Correction: Proposal for a mechanical model of mobile shales by Soto, Juan I., Heidari, Mahdi, Hudec, Michael R.

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Extension and inversion of salt-bearing rift systems by Dooley, Tim P, Hudec, Michael R

“…We used physical models to investigate the structural evolution of segmented extensional rifts containing syn-rift evaporites and their subsequent inversion…”
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Submarine channels ‘swept’ downstream after bend cutoff in salt basins by Covault, Jacob A., Sylvester, Zoltán, Hudec, Michael R., Ceyhan, Can, Dunlap, Dallas

“…Channel‐bend expansion and downstream translation, as well as vertical movements by aggradation and incision, set the stratigraphic architecture of channelized…”
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Upper Jurassic structure and evolution of the Yucatán and Campeche Subbasins, southern Gulf of Mexico by Hudec, Michael R, Norton, Ian O

“…The Isthmian salt basin in the southern Gulf of Mexico can be divided into the Yucatan and Campeche subbasins, separated by a base-salt high near the nose of…”
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Piercement mechanisms for mobile shales by Hudec, Michael R., Soto, Juan I.

“…We have identified seven mechanisms by which mobile shales can pierce their roofs. The operative piercement mechanism depends on mobile‐shale viscosity, roof…”
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Structural Restorations of the Complete Conjugate US‐Mexico Eastern Gulf of Mexico Margin by Curry, Magdalena Ellis, Hudec, Michael R., Peel, Frank J., Fernandez, Naiara, Apps, Gillian, Snedden, John W.

“…We present the first sequential structural restoration with flexural backstripping of the Gulf of Mexico US‐Mexico conjugate margin salt basin. We construct…”
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Jurassic evolution of the Gulf of Mexico salt basin by Hudec, Michael R, Norton, Ian O, Jackson, Martin P. A, Peel, Frank J

“…We present a new hypothesis for the Jurassic plate-tectonic evolution of the Gulf of Mexico basin and discuss how this evolution influenced Jurassic salt…”
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Initiation and growth of salt diapirs in tectonically stable settings; upbuilding and megaflaps by Nikolinakou, Maria A, Heidari, Mahdi, Hudec, Michael R, Flemings, Peter B

“…We use finite element modeling to show that upbuilding can be a significant component of salt diapir growth in tectonically stable systems when basin sediments…”
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Influence of minibasin obstruction on canopy dynamics in the northern Gulf of Mexico by Fernandez, Naiara, Duffy, Oliver B., Peel, Frank J., Hudec, Michael R.

“…In salt‐detached gravity‐gliding/spreading systems the detachment geometry is a key control on the downslope mobility of the supra‐salt sequence. Here, we used…”
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Modeling stress evolution around a rising salt diapir by Nikolinakou, Maria A., Flemings, Peter B., Hudec, Michael R.

“…We model the evolution of a salt diapir during sedimentation and study how deposition and salt movement affect stresses close to the diapir. We model the salt…”
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A simplified stress analysis of rising salt domes by Heidari, Mahdi, Nikolinakou, Maria A., Flemings, Peter B., Hudec, Michael R.

“…We use a simple analytical model to estimate the stress field in density‐driven, rising salt domes and adjacent sediments, and to describe the evolution of…”
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Extensional models for the development of passive‐margin salt basins, with application to the Gulf of Mexico by Curry, Magdalena A. E., Peel, Frank J., Hudec, Michael R., Norton, Ian O.

“…Recent subsalt petroleum discoveries associated with rifted‐margin salt basins have piqued interest in the presalt geology of the Gulf of Mexico margin…”
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Obstructed minibasins on a salt‐detached slope: An example from above the Sigsbee canopy, northern Gulf of Mexico by Duffy, Oliver B., Fernandez, Naiara, Peel, Frank J., Hudec, Michael R., Dooley, Tim P., Jackson, Christopher A.‐L.

“…Salt‐detached gravity gliding/spreading systems having a rugose base‐of‐salt display complex strain patterns. However, little was previously known about how…”
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Influence of deep Louann structure on the evolution of the northern Gulf of Mexico by Hudec, Michael R, Jackson, Martin P. A, Peel, Frank J

“…Three aspects of basement structure and rift-related salt distribution have especially influenced the evolution of the deep-water northern Gulf of Mexico: (1)…”
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Principles of shortening in salt basins containing isolated minibasins by Duffy, Oliver B., Dooley, Tim P., Hudec, Michael R., Fernandez, Naiara, Jackson, Christopher A.‐L., Soto, Juan I.

“…Shortening styles in salt‐influenced basins can vary markedly, with the volume and distribution of salt prior to shortening being a key control. Here, we use a…”
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Stress and Pore Pressure in Mudrocks Bounding Salt Systems by Nikolinakou, Maria A., Flemings, Peter B., Heidari, Mahdi, Hudec, Michael R.

“…We simulate the evolution of stress and pore pressure in sediments bounding salt systems. Our evolutionary geomechanical models couple deformation with…”
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The stratigraphic record of minibasin subsidence, Precaspian Basin, Kazakhstan by Jackson, Christopher A.‐L., Duffy, Oliver B., Fernandez, Naiara, Dooley, Tim P., Hudec, Michael R., Jackson, Martin P. A., Burg, George

“…Minibasins are fundamental components of many salt‐bearing sedimentary basins, where they may host large volumes of hydrocarbons. Although we understand the…”
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Stress and Deformation in Plastic Mudrocks Overturning in Front of Advancing Salt Sheets; Implications for System Kinematics and Drilling by Nikolinakou, Maria A., Heidari, Mahdi, Hudec, Michael R., Flemings, Peter B.

“…We use evolutionary poromechanical models to study stress and deformation in sediments that are deposited above a salt sheet, then are upturned in front of…”
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