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Sediment Overpressure

Sediment Overpressure is a geomechanical state in which pore fluid pressure within marine sediments exceeds the hydrostatic pressure due to overburden loading, reducing effective stress and potentially triggering slope instability.

93

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5.2K

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253

Authors

136

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2017–2026

17

Variants

Excess Pore Pressure

Parents

Publications

93

Mechanisms for Generating Overpressure in Sedimentary Basins: A Reevaluation

Mark J. Osborne and Richard E. Swar · AAPG Bulletin · 1997 · 649 citations

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Overpressure and Fluid Flow in the New Jersey Continental Slope: Implications for Slope Failure and Cold Seeps

Brandon Dugan, Peter B. Flemings · Science · 2000 · 324 citations

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Origin of overpressure and pore-pressure prediction in the Baram province, Brunei

Mark Tingay, Richard R. Hillis, Richard E. Swarbrick et al. · AAPG Bulletin · 2008 · 322 citations

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The Effect of Overburden Stress on Geopressure Prediction from Well Logs

Ben Eaton · Journal of Petroleum Technology · 1972 · 258 citations

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Porosity and pressure: Role of compaction disequilibrium in the development of geopressures in a Gulf Coast Pleistocene basin

Bruce S. Hart, Peter B. Flemings, Asim A. Deshpande · Geology · 1995 · 187 citations

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Authors

253

  1. BD
    Brandon Dugan

    Rice University, United States

    8 publications · 738 citations

    8

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  2. PB
    Peter B. Flemings

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    6 publications · 672 citations

    6

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  3. RE
    Richard E. Swarbrick

    Durham University, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 430 citations

    5

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  4. RR
    Richard R. Hillis

    The University of Adelaide, Australia

    4 publications · 367 citations

    4

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  5. SH
    Sheng He

    China University of Geosciences, China

    3 publications · 66 citations

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Institutions

136

  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. Rice University

    Houston, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    387 citations

  3. GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

    Kiel, Germany

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    479 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    269 citations

  5. China University of Geosciences

    Wuhan, China

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    228 citations

  6. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    611 citations

  7. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    479 citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    309 citations

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Venues

  1. AAPG Bulletin

    12 publications · 1.6K citations

    12

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  2. Marine and Petroleum Geology

    8 publications · 189 citations

    8

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 7 publications · 200 citations

    7

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

    5 publications · 172 citations

    5

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  5. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    4 publications · 292 citations

    4

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