Paper 118 of 383
Published May 31, 2026
This paper applies the ABC Sequencing basin-comparison methodology to two major North American sedimentary systems: the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and the Permian Basin.
Observable geological constraints include sediment-thickness gradients, basin confinement, structural segmentation, basin-margin geometry, tectonic loading, and long-term accommodation-space preservation.
Reference regions include Alberta, Saskatchewan, northeastern British Columbia, Texas, and New Mexico, along with associated uplift systems and structural boundaries.
The framework evaluates whether common descriptors remain useful across basins that differ in age, depositional history, and structural setting while remaining highly constrained by public geological datasets.
The analysis emphasizes measurable observations and repeatable comparison criteria rather than basin equivalence or shared origin models.
This study extends the basin-network framework into continental-scale comparative geology and strengthens the challenge's resource-oriented analytical foundation.