Future Directions

Abstract

Whether the objective of research is to explore regional basin history and plate kinematics, or to focus on petroleum potential, the exploration of a new areas requires that logical procedures be followed, to ensure maximum efficiency. This is discussed in the concluding section of Chap. 3 (Sect. 3.8). Vail et al. (1991) had suggested a series of steps that commenced with a determination of the physical chronostratigraphic framework by interpreting sequences, systems tracts and parasequences and/or simple sequences on outcrops, well logs and seismic data and age date with high resolution biostratigraphy.