{{Infobox Model
|model name = SEDPAK
|developer = Kendall, Chris
|one-line-description = Models the sedimentary fill of basins
|type = Model
|source = [[image:Red1.png
}}
SEDPAK
Introduction
History
Papers
SEDPAK Questionnaire
Contact Information
| Model
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SEDPAK
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| Contact Person
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Christopher Kendall (Project manager)
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| Institution
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Univ. of South Carolina
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| City
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Columbia, South Carolina
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| Country
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USA
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| Email:
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kendall@geol.sc.edu
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| 2nd person involved:
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Philip Moore (Technical contact)
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| 3rd person involved:
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--
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Model Description
| Model type:
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Tool
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| Description:
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SEDPAK provides a conceptual framework for modeling the sedimentary fill of basins by visualizing stratal geometries as they are produced between sequence boundaries. The simulation is used to substantiate inferences drawn about the potential for hydrocarbon entrapment and accumulation within a basin. It is designed to model and reconstruct clastic and carbonate sediment geometries which are produced as a response to changing rates of tectonic movement, eustasy, and sedimentation The simulation enables the evolution of the sedimentary fill of a basin to be tracked, defines the chronostratigraphic framework for the deposition of these sediments, and illustrates the relationship between sequences and systems tracts seen in cores, outcrop, and well and seismic data.
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Technical Information
| Supported platforms:
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Linux
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| Programming language:
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C
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| Model was developed started from:
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1985 and ended in 2003
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| To what degree will the model become available:
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As executable and as teaching tool
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| Current license type:
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University of South Carolina
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| Memory requirements:
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1GB
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| Typical run time:
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minutes
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Input / Output Description
| Input parameters:
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Sealevel, Subsidence, Start Time, End Time, Sedimentation Rates, Initial basin surface
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| Input format:
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Key-word tags
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| Output parameters:
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Graphical Display and surface plot
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| Output format:
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Graphics and ASCII files
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| Post-processing software (if needed):
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no
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| Visualization software (if needed):
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no
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Process Description
| Processes represented by model:
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Refer to SEDPAK Manual: http://sedpak.geol.sc.edu/documentation.html
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| Key physical parameters & equations:
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--
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| Length scale & resolution constraints:
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--
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| Time scale & resolution constraints:
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--
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| Numerical limitations and issues :
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--
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Testing
| Available calibration data sets:
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--
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| Available test data sets:
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--
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| Ideal data for testing:
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--
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User Groups
| Currently or plans for collaborating with:
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None
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Documentation
Issues
Help
Input Files
Output Files
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