The Pennsylvanian unconformity,which is a detrital surface,separates the beds of the Permian-aged strata from the Lower Paleozoic in the Central Basin Platform.Seismic data interpretation indicates that the unconformi...The Pennsylvanian unconformity,which is a detrital surface,separates the beds of the Permian-aged strata from the Lower Paleozoic in the Central Basin Platform.Seismic data interpretation indicates that the unconformity is an angular unconformity,overlying multiple normal faults,and accompanied with a thrust fault which maximizes the region's structural complexity.Additionally,the Pennsylvanian angular unconformity creates pinch-outs between the beds above and below.We computed the spectral decomposition and reflector convergence attributes and analyzed them to characterize the angular unconformity and faults.The spectral decomposition attribute divides the broadband seismic data into different spectral bands to resolve thin beds and show thickness variations.In contrast,the reflector convergence attribute highlights the location and direction of the pinch-outs as they dip south at angles between 2° and 6°.After reviewing findings from RGB blending of the spectrally decomposed frequencies along the Pennsylvanian unconformity,we observed channel-like features and multiple linear bands in addition to the faults and pinch-outs.It can be inferred that the identified linear bands could be the result of different lithologies associated with the tilting of the beds,and the faults may possibly influence hydrocarbon migration or act as a flow barrier to entrap hydrocarbon accumulation.The identification of this angular unconformity and the associated features in the study area are vital for the following reasons:1)the unconformity surface represents a natural stratigraphic boundary;2)the stratigraphic pinch-outs act as fluid flow connectivity boundaries;3)the areal extent of compartmentalized reservoirs'boundaries created by the angular unconformity are better defined;and 4)fault displacements are better understood when planning well locations as faults can be flow barriers,or permeability conduits,depending on facies heterogeneity and/or seal effectiveness of a fault,which can affect hydrocarbon production.The methodology utilized in this study is a further step in the characterization of reservoirs and can be used to expand our knowledge and obtain more information about the Goldsmith Field.展开更多
Angular unconformity is one of the most direct and strongest evidences for approving the tectonic movements of the earth's crust. Its dynamic genesis process has been understood to be mainly related to the compres...Angular unconformity is one of the most direct and strongest evidences for approving the tectonic movements of the earth's crust. Its dynamic genesis process has been understood to be mainly related to the compressional setting for a long time. Especially, in a detailed structural analysis for a specific region, when an angular unconformity is discovered people would regard it as the result of orogenic movements of a certain period or a certain episode and neglect the extensional facts. Based on a dialectical point of view of extension-compression, this paper has proved that angular unconformities can be formed not only in compressional settings, but also in extensional ones. Further more, their geological features are compared and he possible genetic mechanisms for angular unconformity under different dynamic settings are studied.展开更多
Vertical structure of an unconformity can be divided into three layers:basal conglomerate or transgressive sand,weathered clay layer and leached rock.When the weathered clay layer has a little thickness or limited dis...Vertical structure of an unconformity can be divided into three layers:basal conglomerate or transgressive sand,weathered clay layer and leached rock.When the weathered clay layer has a little thickness or limited distribution,the overlying and underlying strata will contact directly,and the lithology is often different.This lithologic difference causes different fluid transporting capacity,and it also展开更多
Regional stratigraphic unconformity surfaces are commonly observed in both orogenic beltsand sedimentary basins. They have superficially simple features, but in fact contain abundant geo-logic and geodynamic in format...Regional stratigraphic unconformity surfaces are commonly observed in both orogenic beltsand sedimentary basins. They have superficially simple features, but in fact contain abundant geo-logic and geodynamic in formation on basin evolution, which was rarely systematically studied.Based on the elaborate research on geologic characteristics of the stratigraphic unconformity sur-face between the Neogene and the Paleogene in the Jiyang depression, Bohai Bay basin, EasternChina, this paper reconstructed its formation process and paleotopography in the late Oligocene. ltis the most interesting that this stratigraphic uncon formity surface represents the transiton of theJiyang depression evolution from rifting extension to thermal down-warping and also implies an u-plift process during the transition. This paper thought it worthy to study the origin of thisstratigraphic uncohformity surface and its relation to the stage transition of basin evolution. ThenpossibIe influences of regional stress field and deep dynamic process variations on the stratigraphicunconforrnity surface formation were anaIyzed. The stratigraphic unconformity surface betweenthe Neogene and the Paleogene in the Jiyang depression should be the direct result of extremestretching of llthosphere and diapirism of hot upper mantle, which can also possibly explain the co-incidence of the unconformity surface formation with the stage transition of basin evolution. Fur-thermore. the influences of the stratigraphic unconformity surface formation on oil and gas accu-mulation, the erosion amount calculation, and the elaborate time structure recorded by thestratigraphic unconformity surface were discussed.展开更多
The central aim of this paper is to address the role of unconformities in affecting reservoir quality.Do they facilitate diagenesis that leads to either enhanced or reduced porosity through dissolution or cementation?...The central aim of this paper is to address the role of unconformities in affecting reservoir quality.Do they facilitate diagenesis that leads to either enhanced or reduced porosity through dissolution or cementation?Or,do they have little effect?We have investigated the Late Triassic Skagerrak sandstone reservoir underlying the Mid-Cimmerian Unconformity in the Kittiwake Field,central North Sea.There is strong evidence for the development of secondary porosity through the dissolution of unstable silicate minerals,primarily feldspars.This includes the presence of oversized pores,partial dissolution of framework grains,and complete dissolution of grains leaving remnant grain margins and partially filled cores.This dissolution as a late-stage event is demonstrated by the complete lack of compaction effects on the secondary pores and diagenetic products despite present burial depths in excess of 3000 m.These observations,coupled with an absence of systematic trends linked to the unconformity surface in respects of reservoir porosity,feldspar amount and dissolution,and kaolinization,lead to the conclusion that there has been no effect of the Mid-Cimmerian Unconformity on reservoir quality in the Kittiwake Field.There is no evidence for leaching or cementation linked to meteoric water influx either shortly after deposition or following the uplift and exposure,which led to development of the Mid-Cimmerian Unconformity.Instead,we propose that the late-stage dissolution of feldspar and generation of secondary porosity are most likely related to the influx of organic acids and carbon dioxide generated either from thermogenic maturation of the source rock or from biodegradation of oil within the reservoir near the oil-water contact(OWC)transition zone.展开更多
In order to clarify the hydrocarbon accumulation significance and exploration prospect of the unconformity caused by the Huaiyuan movement in the Ordos Basin,this paper studies the spatial distribution and structural ...In order to clarify the hydrocarbon accumulation significance and exploration prospect of the unconformity caused by the Huaiyuan movement in the Ordos Basin,this paper studies the spatial distribution and structural plane characteristics of this unconformity and its relationships with hydrocarbon accumulation by observing field outcrops and cores and analyzing logging data,based on the previous research results and the interpretation results of 2D and new 3D seismic data.And the following research results are obtained.First,the unconformity was mainly formed in the Floian Age of Early Ordovician and widely occurs at the bottom of the Jiawang Formation and the top of the Sanshanzi Formation and the related tectonism lasts 30 Myr.Second,basal conglomerate and sandstone less than 1 m in thickness are developed above the unconformity at the edge of the basin,while thin mudstone,argillaceous dolomite(limestone)and marl are developed above the unconformity in the central part of the basin.Third,the unconformity structurally consists of three layers,including a basal conglomerate layer,a paleosoil layer and a fullyesemi weathered carbonate layer from top to bottom,among which,the last one is 20-90 m in thickness with developed dissolution fractures and pores to form a quality reservoir.Fourth,the unconformity results in the development of a series of large valleys landforms,which incise the Lower OrdovicianeUpper Cambrian.Fifth,the unconformity can act as a good channel for hydrocarbon migration,and it connects with the unconformity caused by the Caledonian movement within the paleo-uplift of the Ordos Basin,which is favorable for the the hydrocarbon of different sources in the west side of the basin eastwards to migrate,accumulate and form a gas reservoir.In conclusion,the deep Lower Paleozoic related to the Huaiyuan unconformity is expected to be an important natural gas exploration field in the Ordos Basin.展开更多
An angular unconformity has been identified between the upper and the lower Youshashan Formation based on the study of the regional geology, drillhole, and geophysical data of the Altyn Tagh Mountain foreland, western...An angular unconformity has been identified between the upper and the lower Youshashan Formation based on the study of the regional geology, drillhole, and geophysical data of the Altyn Tagh Mountain foreland, western Qaidam Basin. The distribution of the unconformity, the contacts between the upper and the lower Youshashan Formation, and its relation to the characteristics of the paleo-structure belts suggest a close relationship between the unconformities in the southern flank of the Altyn Tagh Mountain in the west of the Qaidam Basin and the activity of the Altyn Tagh Fault. It was the same time when the Atlyn Tagh Fault Zone was transformed from regional uplifting to rapid-strike-slipping movement during the Miocene, resulting in the cessation of the regional uplift and subsequent massive regional transgression during the deposition of the upper Youshashan Formation, which unconformably overlies (onlaps) the underlying strata of different ages.展开更多
Tectonic movements formed several unconfor- mities in the north-west margin of the Junggar basin. Based on data of outcrop, core, and samples, the unconformity is a structural body whose formation associates with weat...Tectonic movements formed several unconfor- mities in the north-west margin of the Junggar basin. Based on data of outcrop, core, and samples, the unconformity is a structural body whose formation associates with weath- ering, leaching, and onlap. At the same time, the structural body may be divided into three layers, including upper layer, mid layer, and lower layer. The upper layer with good primary porosity serves as the hydrocarbon migration system, and also accumulates the hydrocarbon. The mid layer with compactness and ductility can play a role as cap rock, the strength of which increases with depth. The lower layer with good secondary porosity due to weathering and leaching can form the stratigraphic truncation traps. A typical stratigraphie reservoir lying in the unconformity between the Jurassic and Triassic in the north-west margin of the Junggar basin was meticulously analyzed in order to reveal the key controlling factors. The results showed that the hydrocarbon distribution in the stratigraphic onlap reservoirs was controlled by the onlap line, the hydro- carbon distribution in the stratigraphic truncation reser- voirs was confined by the truncation line, and the mid layer acted as the key sealing rock. So a conclusion was drawn that ＂two lines （onlap line and truncation line） and a body （unconformity structural body）＂ control the formation and distribution of stratigraphic reservoirs.展开更多
An ancient unconformity event is identified within the granulite-facies province of North China, which is marked by the boundary between the overlying khondalite series (KS) and the basement grey gneiss complex (BGGC)...An ancient unconformity event is identified within the granulite-facies province of North China, which is marked by the boundary between the overlying khondalite series (KS) and the basement grey gneiss complex (BGGC) , REE patterns of KS suggest that their protoliths are mature sediments. As documented by isotopic ages and metamorphic P-T-t paths, KS is originally deposited after the basement complex formed. Furthermore, the BGGC was overprinted by the metamorphic event associated with the KS. The binary structure of KS-BGGC is well preserved in the western part of North China craton (NCC) , and it is structurally truncated and overlain by the Palaeoproterozoic Wutai rift, which suggests that the unconformity occurred in the Neoarchean, and represents the major tectono-thermal episodes of the Neoarchean continental cratonization of NCC.展开更多
The existence of a 0.3 Ga"great unconformity"between the Mesoproterozoic"Undefined System"Xiamaling Formation and the"Neoproterozoic"Longshan Formation has long been controversial.In this...The existence of a 0.3 Ga"great unconformity"between the Mesoproterozoic"Undefined System"Xiamaling Formation and the"Neoproterozoic"Longshan Formation has long been controversial.In this study,stratigraphy,sedimentology,detrital zircon dating,lithium isotope,and major and trace elements were applied to systematically analyze their relationship.Results demonstrate that coarse to fine sandstone-mudstone normal cycles with different grades and thicknesses exist from the Xiamaling to the Longshan formations.Sedimentary succession formed from a restricted platform with lagoon-shallow marine shelf-tidal flat-beach and tidal shoal developing in ascending order.The pebbly sandstone at the bottom of the Long shan Formation does not have the properties of basal conglomerate with tectonic significance.The youngest detrital zircon is older than 1.6 Ga for the Long shan Formation and overlying Jing'eryu Formation sandstones.In addition,no(zircon)provenance has been found from the large igneous province of 1.32-1.2 Ga in Xiamaling Formation.Theδ^(7)Li isotope values exhibit a gradually increasing trend.The Li content and CIA(Chemical index of alteration)gradually decreases from the top of the Xiamaling Formation to the lower part of the Long shan Formation.Simultaneously,as K_(2)O/Al_(2)O_(3)and FeO/Fe_(2)O_(3)decreases,Na_(2)O/Al_(2)O_(3)increases,and Li/Al,V/Cr,and V/(V+Ni)fluctuates slightly.At the boundary,the Ce/Ce^(*)and Eu/Eu^(*)show positive and negative anomalies,respectively.Further,the Rb/Sr and Al/Si values decrease,and U/Th values increase.This indicates that the geochemistry of the weathering crust at the interface of the Xiamaling Formation-Long shan Formation is not characteristic.However,it indicates a weakening of continental weathering intensity from the bottom to the top of the interface.These results do not support the existence of a large unconformity between the Xiamaling and the Longshan formations.Therefore,it is suggested that the Long shan Formation-Jing'eryu Formation should be moved to the lower level in the stratigraphic chart,where it should form part of the Mesoproterozoic"Undefined System"along with the Xiamaling Formation.On this basis,the paleogeography of the Xiamaling Formation-Longshan Formation-Jing'eryu Formation sedimentary period in the Yanliao area of North China has been reclassified.展开更多
The Southern Atlas front of Tunisia(SAFT),which includes the Gantass structure,is part of the wide fold and thrust belt that developed along the North African margin.In the present work,an integrated geological and ge...The Southern Atlas front of Tunisia(SAFT),which includes the Gantass structure,is part of the wide fold and thrust belt that developed along the North African margin.In the present work,an integrated geological and geophysical study has been conducted using geological maps,drillhole and seismic data to shed lights on the tectono-sedimentary evolution of the SAFT,with particular focus on the Gantass structure.Seismic data has been calibrated using well data and interpreted to reconstruct the preexisting architecture of the region,revealing a Turonian carbonate platform to the south,which passes into a deep basin northwards.Notably,reef constructions have been identified along the platform margin.In addition,we reconstruct the main evolutionary stages of the region:(1)post-rift subsidence from Cenomanian to Campanian,following Early Jurassic rifting,(2)uplift of the Campanian-Maastrichtian carbonate platform during Late Cretaceous compression,(3)successive compressional phases marked by unconformities reflecting middle-to late Eocene,Tortonian and early Pleistocene periods.Our analysis demonstrates that the nucleation of the Gantass structure is not only controlled by pre-existing faults but also by stratigraphic heterogeneity.While most of the regional structures have been shaped by these successive tectonic phases,the Gantass structure,which we interpret as an incipient fault-propagation fold,developed during the latest compression stage.From an economic perspective,this study proves the presence of new reserves of phosphate deposits and highlights potential stratigraphic traps for future hydrocarbon exploration in the region.展开更多
As construction and reclamation activities become larger and more widespread the distribution of man-made strata is rapidly extending especially in developed countries.Such strata are often more likely to suffer geoha...As construction and reclamation activities become larger and more widespread the distribution of man-made strata is rapidly extending especially in developed countries.Such strata are often more likely to suffer geohazards or to contain harmful substances than natural strata.In particular,geological disasters are often associated with the unconformity between artificial and natural strata(known in Japan as the Jinji Unconformity)with highly consolidated strata beneath and less consolidated above.展开更多
The early Jurassic soft-sediment deformation occurring within lacustrine sandstone is distributed mainly in the Wuqia region of SW Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, western China. Triggered by earthquakes, such deformatio...The early Jurassic soft-sediment deformation occurring within lacustrine sandstone is distributed mainly in the Wuqia region of SW Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, western China. Triggered by earthquakes, such deformation was found to occur in three beds overlying the lower Jurassic Kangsu Formation. The main styles of deformation structures comprise load cast, ball-and- pillow, droplet, cusps, homogeneous layer, and liquefied unconformity. The deformation layers reflect a series of three strong earthquakes at the end of early Jurassic in the Wuqia region. The differences of deformation mechanisms undergone might represent the varying magnitudes of the earthquake events. During the early Jurassic, the Wuqia region was located in a pull-apart basin controlled by the significant Talas-Ferghana strike-slip fault in central Asia, which initiated the soft-sediment deformation induced by earthquakes. Our research suggests that the paleoseismic magnitudes could have ranged from Ms 6.5 to 7.展开更多
The Tarim basin experienced a complex tectonic evolutionary history from Sinian to Ceno zoic. Eight largescale and more than 20 subordinate unconformities defining tectonosequences of dif ferent protobasins formed in ...The Tarim basin experienced a complex tectonic evolutionary history from Sinian to Ceno zoic. Eight largescale and more than 20 subordinate unconformities defining tectonosequences of dif ferent protobasins formed in various tectonic settings have been identified within the Phanerozoic in the Tarim basin, their distribution determining the general characteristics of sequence stratigraphic framework of the basin. Tectonostratigraphic unit I （magasequence） consists mainly of the Sinian Sys tem, which formed in a rift or aulacogen setting and can been subdivided into two subordinate strati graphic units （supersequences）. Unconformity （Tgg） between Sinian and Cambrian with surface karsti fication is regarded as a postrift unconformity. Tectonostratigraphic unit II comprises the Cambrian and the Ordovician and can be divided into six subordinate tectonostratigraphic units, recording the tectonogeographic evolution of the prototype basins from Cambrian to Early Ordovician passive car bonate continental margin or cratonic depression and the Late Ordovician submarine to neritic ret roarc foreland and cratonic depressions. The tectonic uplift related to the formation of the unconformity Tg5-2 resulted in the remarkable change in basin tectonic setting from a passive divergent to an active convergent, with the development of the Tazhong （塔中） uplift, the Tangguzibasi （塘古孜巴斯）, and the northern depression at the end of the Middle to the early Late Ordovician. The widespread angular unconformity Tg5 formed by a relatively strong compressive deformation, which caused an abrupt tec tonogeographic change of the basin from abyssal to a neritic setting in response to the collision andassociated tectonic deformation of the North Kunlun （昆仑） orogenesis during the Late Ordovician to the Early Silurian. Tectono stratigraphic unit III is composed of the Silurian and the Lower to Middle Devonian and character ized by the development of fluvial or deltaic and clastic littoral and neritic deposits. Largescale terrigenous clastic depositional wedges progra dated from the north to south in the southeast ern slope of the basin indicate the continuously shallowing and uplifting along the northern basin margin. Tectonostratigraphicunit IV includes the Upper Devonian, Carboniferous, and Permian and can be classified into two sub ordinate tcctonostratigraphic sequences. The angular unconformity （Tg3） at the base of the unit is the most widespread unconformity and the strong compression and uplift of the basin during this period has been suggested to be related to the collision of the Tianshan （天山） orogenesis and resulted in fun damental change in tectonic geomorphology with higher to the northeast and lower to the southwest. Tectonostratigraphic unit IV records another tectonic cycle from weak extension to compression in ba sin setting and is composed mainly of nearshore elastic deposits of embayment basin f＇flls. From the Triassic, the Tarim basin evolved into a period characteristic of development of intracontinental de pressions and marginal foreland basins and experienced several cycles from rapid subsidence to strong uplift and deformation, resulting in superimposition and reformation of differently orientated proto basins filled with a series of regional depositional cycles bounded by major unconformities and consist ing of extremely thick alluvial and lacustrine deposits. The Kuqa foreland depression in the northwest ern basin margin developed since the Triassic and deposited a elastic wedge of the Mesozoic to Cenozoic more than I00 000 m in thickness, which progradated and thin towards the southern Tabei （塔北） forebulge. The largescale sedimentary cycles from alluvial, fluvial to lacustrine, and finally fluvial deposits are attributed to the results of foreland tectonisim from active to relatively quiet stages. The foreland tectonisim was active during the Triassic, relatively quiet during the Jurassic, and active again from the Late Jurassic to the Cretaceous. To the Eogene, the depression subsided again and the com pression intermittently increased, resulting in a series of faulted and folded structural belts.展开更多
Just like in sedimentary stratigraphy, the factor for constructing volcanostratigraphic volcanostratigraphic boundary is an important framework. The fundamental factor of volcanostratigraphic boundaries is to classify...Just like in sedimentary stratigraphy, the factor for constructing volcanostratigraphic volcanostratigraphic boundary is an important framework. The fundamental factor of volcanostratigraphic boundaries is to classify the types and define their characteristics. Based on field investigation and cross-wells section analysis of Mesozoic volcanostratigraphy in NE China, 5 types of volcanostratigraphic boundaries have been recognized, namely eruptive conformity boundary （ECB）, eruptive unconformity boundary （EUB）, eruptive interval unconformity boundary （EIUB）, tectonic unconformity boundary （TUB） and intrusive contacts boundary （ICB）. Except ICB, the unconformity boundaries can be divided into angular unconformity and paraconformity. The time spans and signs of these boundaries are analyzed by using age data of some volcanic fields that have been published. The time spans of ECB and EUB are from several minutes to years. In lava flows, cooling crust is distributed above and below ECB and EUB; in pyroclastic flows, airfalls and lahars, a fine layer below these boundaries has no discernable erosion at every part of the boundary. EUB may be curved or cross curved and jagged. The scale of ECB/EUB is dependent on the scale of lava flow or pyroclastic flows. The time span of EIUB is from decades to thousands of years. There is also weathered crust under EIUB and sedimentary rock beds overlie EIUB. In most instances, weathered crust and thin sedimentary beds are associated with each other laterally. The boundary is a smooth curved plane. The scale of EIUB is dependent on the scale of the volcano or volcano groups. The characteristics of TUB are similar to EIUB＇s. The time interval of TUB is from tens of thousands to millions of years. The scale of TUB depends on the scale of the basin or volcanic field. Both the lab data and logging data of wells in the Songliao Basin reveal that the porosity is greatly related to the boundaries in the lava flows. There is a high-porosity belt below ECB, EUB or EIUB, and the porosity decreases when it is apart from the boundary. The high-porosity belt below ECB and EUB is mainly contributed by primary porosity, such as vesicles. The high-porosity belt below EIUB is mainly contributed by primary and secondary porosity, such as association of vesicles and spongy pores, so the area near the boundary in lava flows is a very important target for reservoirs.展开更多
Based on 2D and 3D seismic data,the latest drilling data and field outcrop data of the northern slope of the Central Sichuan paleo-uplift,the structural analysis method is used to analyze unconformity development char...Based on 2D and 3D seismic data,the latest drilling data and field outcrop data of the northern slope of the Central Sichuan paleo-uplift,the structural analysis method is used to analyze unconformity development characteristics and fault characteristics during the key structural transformation period,discussing the influence of the structural characteristics on the hydrocarbon accumulation of deep carbonate rocks.The results show that:(1)The two key unconformities of the Tongwan and Caledonian periods were primarily developed in deep carbonate rocks.Firstly,Tongwan’s unconformities are characterized by regional disconformities between the second and third members of the Dengying Formation,the top formation of the Sinian and the lower Cambrian,strips of which zigzag through the north and south sides of the study area.Secondly,the Caledonian unconformity is characterized by a regional unconformable contact between the lower Permian and the ower Paleozoic strata.From NE to SW,the age of the strata,which were subject to erosion,changes from new to old,the denudation distribution showing as a nose-shaped structure which inclines towards the ENE.(2)Boundary fault and transtensional strike-slip faults developed in the Sinian to Paleozoic strata.In profile,there are three types of structural styles:steep and erect,flower structures,’Y’and reversed’Y’type faults.In plane view,the Sinian developed extensional boundary faults extending in an almost NS direction,strike-slip faults developing and extending linearly in approximately EW,WNW and NE strikes in the Cambrian,with characteristically more in the south and less in the north.(3)The faults in the northern slope show obvious zonal deformations in transverse view as well as significant stages and stratified activity in a longitudinal direction.Among them,the activity of faults in the Sinian was the strongest,followed by the activity in the Cambrian period,the activity intensity of faults in the Permian period being the weakest.This fault activity can be divided into four periods:Sinian,Cambrian-Permian,the early Indosinian period and the late Indosinian-Himalayan period,the transtensional strikeslip faults being the products of oblique extensions of pre-existing weak zones in the Xingkai and Emei taphrogenesis,with a particular inheritance in the main faults.(4)Combined with hydrocarbon accumulation factors,it is considered that the epigenetic karstification of the Tongwan and Caledonian unconformities in the northern slope controlled the formation and distribution of carbonate karst reservoirs over a large area,also acting as a good pathway for oil and gas migration.The extensional faults developed at the margin of the NS trending rift,controlling the sag-platform sedimentary pattern in the Dengying Formation of the Sinian.Strike-slip faults in NE,WNW and ENE directions may control the microgeomorphological pattern inside the platform and intensify the differential distribution of grain beach facies.The multi-stage hereditary activity of strike-slip faults not only improved the porosity and permeability of the reservoirs,but also acted as the main channel of oil and gas migration,providing favorable conditions for the development of the current multi-layer gasbearing scenario in the northern slope of the Central Sichuan Basin.展开更多
Strata erosion is a widespread phenomenon in sedimentary basins. The generation, migration, and accumulation of hydrocarbon is influenced by the scale of erosion, so estimating the amount of erosion is essential in th...Strata erosion is a widespread phenomenon in sedimentary basins. The generation, migration, and accumulation of hydrocarbon is influenced by the scale of erosion, so estimating the amount of erosion is essential in the analysis of oil and gas bearing basins. According to the geological features in the Subei Basin and the actual data, using the integrated method, we estimated the level of erosion at the unconformities caused by the Sanduo event. By using the mudstone interval transit time method and the vitrinite reflectance method on data from typical wells, it can be concluded that the Gaoyou, Jinhu, and Hongze depressions suffered strong strata erosion from the late Eocene to Oligocene, and the total strata erosion thickness was 300–1,100 m. Different tectonic units in the same depression have extremely uneven erosion intensity: the low convex regions have the maximum erosion thickness, amounting to 800–1,100 m; the slope regions have an erosion thickness of generally 600–800 m; the erosion thickness of the slope-hollow transition zone is 300–500 m. For the whole basin, we used the strata thickness trend analysis method combined with the interval transit time and vitrinite reflectance methods to estimate the erosion thickness in the Sanduo period. The results show that the most severe erosion of the Sanduo event in the Subei Basin is between 1,000 m to 1,200 m, mainly located in depressions around the Jianhu Uplift; the deep hollow area has the least erosion, generally about 300–600 m, and the erosion in the slope area is about 600–900 m. Compared with the northern part, the southern part has relatively little erosion. It is also proved that the Sanduo movement has heterogeneous intensity, and the western region has greater intensity than the eastern region.展开更多
The features of the unconformity,fault and tectonic inversion in the eastern Doseo Basin,Chad,were analyzed,and the genetic mechanisms and basin evolution were discussed using seismic and drilling data.The following r...The features of the unconformity,fault and tectonic inversion in the eastern Doseo Basin,Chad,were analyzed,and the genetic mechanisms and basin evolution were discussed using seismic and drilling data.The following results are obtained.First,four stratigraphic unconformities,i.e.basement(Tg),Mangara Group(T10),lower Upper Cretaceous(T5)and Cretaceous(T4),four faulting stages,i.e.Barremian extensional faults,Aptian–Coniacian strike-slip faults,Campanian strike-slip faults,and Eocene strike-slip faults,and two tectonic inversions,i.e.Santonian and end of Cretaceous,were developed in the Doseo Basin.Second,the Doseo Basin was an early failed intracontinental passive rift basin transformed by the strike-slip movement and tectonic inversion.The initial rifting between the African and South American plates induced the nearly N-S stretching of the Doseo Basin,giving rise to the formation of the embryonic Doseo rift basin.The nearly E-W strike-slip movement of Borogop(F1)in the western section of the Central African Shear Zone resulted in the gradual cease of the near north-south rifting and long-term strike-slip transformation,forming a dextral transtension fault system with inherited activity but gradually weakened in intensity(interrupted by two tectonic inversions).This fault system was composed of the main shear(F1),R-type shear(F2-F3)and P-type shear(F4-F5)faults,with the strike-slip associated faults as branches.The strike-slip movements of F1 in Cretaceous and Eocene were controlled by the dextral shear opening of the equatorial south Atlantic and rapid expanding of the Indian Ocean,respectively.The combined function of the strike-slip movement of F1 and the convergence between Africa and Eurasia made the Doseo Basin underwent the Santonian dextral transpressional inversion characterized by intensive folding deformation leading to the echelon NE-SW and NNE-SSW nose-shaped uplifts and unconformity(T5)on high parts of the uplifts.The convergence between Africa and Eurasia caused the intensive tectonic inversion of Doseo Basin at the end of Cretaceous manifesting as intensive uplift,denudation and folding deformation,forming the regional unconformity(T4)and superposing a nearly E-W structural configuration on the Santonian structures.Third,the Doseo Basin experienced four evolutional stages with the features of short rifting and long depression,i.e.Barremian rifting,Aptian rifting–depression transition,Albian–Late Cretaceous depression,and Cenozoic extinction,under the control of the tectonic movements between Africa and its peripheral plates.展开更多
The Hala＇alat Mountains are located at the transition between the West Junggar and the Junggar Basin. In this area, rocks are Carboniferous, with younger strata above them that have been identified through well data ...The Hala＇alat Mountains are located at the transition between the West Junggar and the Junggar Basin. In this area, rocks are Carboniferous, with younger strata above them that have been identified through well data and high-resolution 3D seismic profiles. Among these strata, seven unconformities are observed and distributed at the bases of： the Permian Jiamuhe Formation, the Permian Fengcheng Formation, the Triassic Baikouquan Formation, the Jurassic Badaowan Formation, the Jurassic Xishanyao Formation, the Cretaceous Tugulu Group and the Paleogene. On the basis of balanced sections, these unconformities are determined to have been formed by erosion of uplifts or rotated fault blocks primarily during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic. In conjunction with the currently understood tectonic background of the sur- rounding areas, the following conclusions are proposed： the unconformities at the bases of the Permian Jiamuhe and Fengcheng formations are most likely related to the subduction and closure of the Junggar Ocean during the late Carboniferous-early Permian; the unconformities at the bases of the Triassic Baikoucluan and Jurassic Badaowan formations are closely related to the late Permian Triassic Durbut sinistral slip fault; the unconformities at the bases of the middle Jurassic Xisbanyao Formation and Cretaceous Tugulu Group may be related to reactivation of the Durbut dextral slip fault in the late Jurassic -early Cretaceous, and the unconformity that gives rise to the widely observed absence of the upper Cretaceous in the northern Junggar Basin may be closely related to large scale uplift. All of these geological phenomena indicate that the West Junggar was not calm in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic and that it experienced at least four periods of tectonic movement.展开更多
The tectono-paleogeograhic inheritance of barely documented Paleotethyan influence on the Southern Carpathian-Balkan belt is herein reappraised to highlight complex processes occurring along an alternative branched co...The tectono-paleogeograhic inheritance of barely documented Paleotethyan influence on the Southern Carpathian-Balkan belt is herein reappraised to highlight complex processes occurring along an alternative branched configuration of Triassic fossil subduction zone interfaces.The absence of Paleotethyan oceanic accretionary complexes,and the unavailability of rocks returned from poorly traceable Triassic subduction zones allow no conventional insights into its internal structure.In contrast,the adjoining Dinarides and investigated western Southern Carpathian-Balkan belt contain metamorphic rocks ejected from the precursory Late Paleozoic Paleotethyan active margin.An inventory and reappraisal of Variscan and Cimmerian imprints,far-field effects place the peri-Moesian Southern Carpathian-Balkan belt into the overriding plate position above the Triassic Paleotethyan active margin.Ongoing Permian–Early Triassic dragging of underlying Paleotethyan crustal material beneath external segments of the continental margin is contemporaneous with the onset and formation of several episutural back-arc oceans.These include the Maliac Ocean with a here introduced NNW-SSE striking Lower–Middle Triassic marginal shallow-water clastic-carbonate basin of Getic Unit(Gornjak nappe)that is spatially in line with the“Volvi-Therma”western Rhodope aborted Triassic rift system.The carbonate platform deposition was interrupted by a change in the geodynamic regime at the end of the Middle Triassic(inducing mild compressional deformations and the regional uplift resulting in missing of Upper Triassic sediments).The constraints on the investigated sequences yield that the lagged Paleotethyan closure in the Balkan sector occurred during the late Ladinian-Carnian interval.展开更多
文摘The Pennsylvanian unconformity,which is a detrital surface,separates the beds of the Permian-aged strata from the Lower Paleozoic in the Central Basin Platform.Seismic data interpretation indicates that the unconformity is an angular unconformity,overlying multiple normal faults,and accompanied with a thrust fault which maximizes the region's structural complexity.Additionally,the Pennsylvanian angular unconformity creates pinch-outs between the beds above and below.We computed the spectral decomposition and reflector convergence attributes and analyzed them to characterize the angular unconformity and faults.The spectral decomposition attribute divides the broadband seismic data into different spectral bands to resolve thin beds and show thickness variations.In contrast,the reflector convergence attribute highlights the location and direction of the pinch-outs as they dip south at angles between 2° and 6°.After reviewing findings from RGB blending of the spectrally decomposed frequencies along the Pennsylvanian unconformity,we observed channel-like features and multiple linear bands in addition to the faults and pinch-outs.It can be inferred that the identified linear bands could be the result of different lithologies associated with the tilting of the beds,and the faults may possibly influence hydrocarbon migration or act as a flow barrier to entrap hydrocarbon accumulation.The identification of this angular unconformity and the associated features in the study area are vital for the following reasons:1)the unconformity surface represents a natural stratigraphic boundary;2)the stratigraphic pinch-outs act as fluid flow connectivity boundaries;3)the areal extent of compartmentalized reservoirs'boundaries created by the angular unconformity are better defined;and 4)fault displacements are better understood when planning well locations as faults can be flow barriers,or permeability conduits,depending on facies heterogeneity and/or seal effectiveness of a fault,which can affect hydrocarbon production.The methodology utilized in this study is a further step in the characterization of reservoirs and can be used to expand our knowledge and obtain more information about the Goldsmith Field.
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文摘Angular unconformity is one of the most direct and strongest evidences for approving the tectonic movements of the earth's crust. Its dynamic genesis process has been understood to be mainly related to the compressional setting for a long time. Especially, in a detailed structural analysis for a specific region, when an angular unconformity is discovered people would regard it as the result of orogenic movements of a certain period or a certain episode and neglect the extensional facts. Based on a dialectical point of view of extension-compression, this paper has proved that angular unconformities can be formed not only in compressional settings, but also in extensional ones. Further more, their geological features are compared and he possible genetic mechanisms for angular unconformity under different dynamic settings are studied.
文摘Vertical structure of an unconformity can be divided into three layers:basal conglomerate or transgressive sand,weathered clay layer and leached rock.When the weathered clay layer has a little thickness or limited distribution,the overlying and underlying strata will contact directly,and the lithology is often different.This lithologic difference causes different fluid transporting capacity,and it also
文摘Regional stratigraphic unconformity surfaces are commonly observed in both orogenic beltsand sedimentary basins. They have superficially simple features, but in fact contain abundant geo-logic and geodynamic in formation on basin evolution, which was rarely systematically studied.Based on the elaborate research on geologic characteristics of the stratigraphic unconformity sur-face between the Neogene and the Paleogene in the Jiyang depression, Bohai Bay basin, EasternChina, this paper reconstructed its formation process and paleotopography in the late Oligocene. ltis the most interesting that this stratigraphic uncon formity surface represents the transiton of theJiyang depression evolution from rifting extension to thermal down-warping and also implies an u-plift process during the transition. This paper thought it worthy to study the origin of thisstratigraphic uncohformity surface and its relation to the stage transition of basin evolution. ThenpossibIe influences of regional stress field and deep dynamic process variations on the stratigraphicunconforrnity surface formation were anaIyzed. The stratigraphic unconformity surface betweenthe Neogene and the Paleogene in the Jiyang depression should be the direct result of extremestretching of llthosphere and diapirism of hot upper mantle, which can also possibly explain the co-incidence of the unconformity surface formation with the stage transition of basin evolution. Fur-thermore. the influences of the stratigraphic unconformity surface formation on oil and gas accu-mulation, the erosion amount calculation, and the elaborate time structure recorded by thestratigraphic unconformity surface were discussed.
文摘The central aim of this paper is to address the role of unconformities in affecting reservoir quality.Do they facilitate diagenesis that leads to either enhanced or reduced porosity through dissolution or cementation?Or,do they have little effect?We have investigated the Late Triassic Skagerrak sandstone reservoir underlying the Mid-Cimmerian Unconformity in the Kittiwake Field,central North Sea.There is strong evidence for the development of secondary porosity through the dissolution of unstable silicate minerals,primarily feldspars.This includes the presence of oversized pores,partial dissolution of framework grains,and complete dissolution of grains leaving remnant grain margins and partially filled cores.This dissolution as a late-stage event is demonstrated by the complete lack of compaction effects on the secondary pores and diagenetic products despite present burial depths in excess of 3000 m.These observations,coupled with an absence of systematic trends linked to the unconformity surface in respects of reservoir porosity,feldspar amount and dissolution,and kaolinization,lead to the conclusion that there has been no effect of the Mid-Cimmerian Unconformity on reservoir quality in the Kittiwake Field.There is no evidence for leaching or cementation linked to meteoric water influx either shortly after deposition or following the uplift and exposure,which led to development of the Mid-Cimmerian Unconformity.Instead,we propose that the late-stage dissolution of feldspar and generation of secondary porosity are most likely related to the influx of organic acids and carbon dioxide generated either from thermogenic maturation of the source rock or from biodegradation of oil within the reservoir near the oil-water contact(OWC)transition zone.
基金Project supported by the Science and Technology Project of PetroChina Company Limited“Hydrocarbon Accumulation Conditions in the Lower Paleozoic within the Ordos Basin and Target Evaluation”(No.:kt2018-04-03).
文摘In order to clarify the hydrocarbon accumulation significance and exploration prospect of the unconformity caused by the Huaiyuan movement in the Ordos Basin,this paper studies the spatial distribution and structural plane characteristics of this unconformity and its relationships with hydrocarbon accumulation by observing field outcrops and cores and analyzing logging data,based on the previous research results and the interpretation results of 2D and new 3D seismic data.And the following research results are obtained.First,the unconformity was mainly formed in the Floian Age of Early Ordovician and widely occurs at the bottom of the Jiawang Formation and the top of the Sanshanzi Formation and the related tectonism lasts 30 Myr.Second,basal conglomerate and sandstone less than 1 m in thickness are developed above the unconformity at the edge of the basin,while thin mudstone,argillaceous dolomite(limestone)and marl are developed above the unconformity in the central part of the basin.Third,the unconformity structurally consists of three layers,including a basal conglomerate layer,a paleosoil layer and a fullyesemi weathered carbonate layer from top to bottom,among which,the last one is 20-90 m in thickness with developed dissolution fractures and pores to form a quality reservoir.Fourth,the unconformity results in the development of a series of large valleys landforms,which incise the Lower OrdovicianeUpper Cambrian.Fifth,the unconformity can act as a good channel for hydrocarbon migration,and it connects with the unconformity caused by the Caledonian movement within the paleo-uplift of the Ordos Basin,which is favorable for the the hydrocarbon of different sources in the west side of the basin eastwards to migrate,accumulate and form a gas reservoir.In conclusion,the deep Lower Paleozoic related to the Huaiyuan unconformity is expected to be an important natural gas exploration field in the Ordos Basin.
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文摘An angular unconformity has been identified between the upper and the lower Youshashan Formation based on the study of the regional geology, drillhole, and geophysical data of the Altyn Tagh Mountain foreland, western Qaidam Basin. The distribution of the unconformity, the contacts between the upper and the lower Youshashan Formation, and its relation to the characteristics of the paleo-structure belts suggest a close relationship between the unconformities in the southern flank of the Altyn Tagh Mountain in the west of the Qaidam Basin and the activity of the Altyn Tagh Fault. It was the same time when the Atlyn Tagh Fault Zone was transformed from regional uplifting to rapid-strike-slipping movement during the Miocene, resulting in the cessation of the regional uplift and subsequent massive regional transgression during the deposition of the upper Youshashan Formation, which unconformably overlies (onlaps) the underlying strata of different ages.
文摘Tectonic movements formed several unconfor- mities in the north-west margin of the Junggar basin. Based on data of outcrop, core, and samples, the unconformity is a structural body whose formation associates with weath- ering, leaching, and onlap. At the same time, the structural body may be divided into three layers, including upper layer, mid layer, and lower layer. The upper layer with good primary porosity serves as the hydrocarbon migration system, and also accumulates the hydrocarbon. The mid layer with compactness and ductility can play a role as cap rock, the strength of which increases with depth. The lower layer with good secondary porosity due to weathering and leaching can form the stratigraphic truncation traps. A typical stratigraphie reservoir lying in the unconformity between the Jurassic and Triassic in the north-west margin of the Junggar basin was meticulously analyzed in order to reveal the key controlling factors. The results showed that the hydrocarbon distribution in the stratigraphic onlap reservoirs was controlled by the onlap line, the hydro- carbon distribution in the stratigraphic truncation reser- voirs was confined by the truncation line, and the mid layer acted as the key sealing rock. So a conclusion was drawn that ＂two lines （onlap line and truncation line） and a body （unconformity structural body）＂ control the formation and distribution of stratigraphic reservoirs.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 49132070, 49302035, 49572140).
文摘An ancient unconformity event is identified within the granulite-facies province of North China, which is marked by the boundary between the overlying khondalite series (KS) and the basement grey gneiss complex (BGGC) , REE patterns of KS suggest that their protoliths are mature sediments. As documented by isotopic ages and metamorphic P-T-t paths, KS is originally deposited after the basement complex formed. Furthermore, the BGGC was overprinted by the metamorphic event associated with the KS. The binary structure of KS-BGGC is well preserved in the western part of North China craton (NCC) , and it is structurally truncated and overlain by the Palaeoproterozoic Wutai rift, which suggests that the unconformity occurred in the Neoarchean, and represents the major tectono-thermal episodes of the Neoarchean continental cratonization of NCC.
基金the prospective marine oil and gas exploration project of Sinopec(Grant No.YPH08025)supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2022YFF0800302,2016YFC0601001)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42072135)the China Geological Survey Program(Grant Nos.DD20221649,DD20190005)the Beijing Science and Technology Project(Grant No.Z201100008320007)。
文摘The existence of a 0.3 Ga"great unconformity"between the Mesoproterozoic"Undefined System"Xiamaling Formation and the"Neoproterozoic"Longshan Formation has long been controversial.In this study,stratigraphy,sedimentology,detrital zircon dating,lithium isotope,and major and trace elements were applied to systematically analyze their relationship.Results demonstrate that coarse to fine sandstone-mudstone normal cycles with different grades and thicknesses exist from the Xiamaling to the Longshan formations.Sedimentary succession formed from a restricted platform with lagoon-shallow marine shelf-tidal flat-beach and tidal shoal developing in ascending order.The pebbly sandstone at the bottom of the Long shan Formation does not have the properties of basal conglomerate with tectonic significance.The youngest detrital zircon is older than 1.6 Ga for the Long shan Formation and overlying Jing'eryu Formation sandstones.In addition,no(zircon)provenance has been found from the large igneous province of 1.32-1.2 Ga in Xiamaling Formation.Theδ^(7)Li isotope values exhibit a gradually increasing trend.The Li content and CIA(Chemical index of alteration)gradually decreases from the top of the Xiamaling Formation to the lower part of the Long shan Formation.Simultaneously,as K_(2)O/Al_(2)O_(3)and FeO/Fe_(2)O_(3)decreases,Na_(2)O/Al_(2)O_(3)increases,and Li/Al,V/Cr,and V/(V+Ni)fluctuates slightly.At the boundary,the Ce/Ce^(*)and Eu/Eu^(*)show positive and negative anomalies,respectively.Further,the Rb/Sr and Al/Si values decrease,and U/Th values increase.This indicates that the geochemistry of the weathering crust at the interface of the Xiamaling Formation-Long shan Formation is not characteristic.However,it indicates a weakening of continental weathering intensity from the bottom to the top of the interface.These results do not support the existence of a large unconformity between the Xiamaling and the Longshan formations.Therefore,it is suggested that the Long shan Formation-Jing'eryu Formation should be moved to the lower level in the stratigraphic chart,where it should form part of the Mesoproterozoic"Undefined System"along with the Xiamaling Formation.On this basis,the paleogeography of the Xiamaling Formation-Longshan Formation-Jing'eryu Formation sedimentary period in the Yanliao area of North China has been reclassified.
文摘The Southern Atlas front of Tunisia(SAFT),which includes the Gantass structure,is part of the wide fold and thrust belt that developed along the North African margin.In the present work,an integrated geological and geophysical study has been conducted using geological maps,drillhole and seismic data to shed lights on the tectono-sedimentary evolution of the SAFT,with particular focus on the Gantass structure.Seismic data has been calibrated using well data and interpreted to reconstruct the preexisting architecture of the region,revealing a Turonian carbonate platform to the south,which passes into a deep basin northwards.Notably,reef constructions have been identified along the platform margin.In addition,we reconstruct the main evolutionary stages of the region:(1)post-rift subsidence from Cenomanian to Campanian,following Early Jurassic rifting,(2)uplift of the Campanian-Maastrichtian carbonate platform during Late Cretaceous compression,(3)successive compressional phases marked by unconformities reflecting middle-to late Eocene,Tortonian and early Pleistocene periods.Our analysis demonstrates that the nucleation of the Gantass structure is not only controlled by pre-existing faults but also by stratigraphic heterogeneity.While most of the regional structures have been shaped by these successive tectonic phases,the Gantass structure,which we interpret as an incipient fault-propagation fold,developed during the latest compression stage.From an economic perspective,this study proves the presence of new reserves of phosphate deposits and highlights potential stratigraphic traps for future hydrocarbon exploration in the region.
文摘As construction and reclamation activities become larger and more widespread the distribution of man-made strata is rapidly extending especially in developed countries.Such strata are often more likely to suffer geohazards or to contain harmful substances than natural strata.In particular,geological disasters are often associated with the unconformity between artificial and natural strata(known in Japan as the Jinji Unconformity)with highly consolidated strata beneath and less consolidated above.
文摘The early Jurassic soft-sediment deformation occurring within lacustrine sandstone is distributed mainly in the Wuqia region of SW Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, western China. Triggered by earthquakes, such deformation was found to occur in three beds overlying the lower Jurassic Kangsu Formation. The main styles of deformation structures comprise load cast, ball-and- pillow, droplet, cusps, homogeneous layer, and liquefied unconformity. The deformation layers reflect a series of three strong earthquakes at the end of early Jurassic in the Wuqia region. The differences of deformation mechanisms undergone might represent the varying magnitudes of the earthquake events. During the early Jurassic, the Wuqia region was located in a pull-apart basin controlled by the significant Talas-Ferghana strike-slip fault in central Asia, which initiated the soft-sediment deformation induced by earthquakes. Our research suggests that the paleoseismic magnitudes could have ranged from Ms 6.5 to 7.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41130422)the National Basic Research Program of China(Nos.2011CB201100-03 and 2006CB202302)the Frontier Research Project of Marine Facies of the Oil Industry in China
文摘The Tarim basin experienced a complex tectonic evolutionary history from Sinian to Ceno zoic. Eight largescale and more than 20 subordinate unconformities defining tectonosequences of dif ferent protobasins formed in various tectonic settings have been identified within the Phanerozoic in the Tarim basin, their distribution determining the general characteristics of sequence stratigraphic framework of the basin. Tectonostratigraphic unit I （magasequence） consists mainly of the Sinian Sys tem, which formed in a rift or aulacogen setting and can been subdivided into two subordinate strati graphic units （supersequences）. Unconformity （Tgg） between Sinian and Cambrian with surface karsti fication is regarded as a postrift unconformity. Tectonostratigraphic unit II comprises the Cambrian and the Ordovician and can be divided into six subordinate tectonostratigraphic units, recording the tectonogeographic evolution of the prototype basins from Cambrian to Early Ordovician passive car bonate continental margin or cratonic depression and the Late Ordovician submarine to neritic ret roarc foreland and cratonic depressions. The tectonic uplift related to the formation of the unconformity Tg5-2 resulted in the remarkable change in basin tectonic setting from a passive divergent to an active convergent, with the development of the Tazhong （塔中） uplift, the Tangguzibasi （塘古孜巴斯）, and the northern depression at the end of the Middle to the early Late Ordovician. The widespread angular unconformity Tg5 formed by a relatively strong compressive deformation, which caused an abrupt tec tonogeographic change of the basin from abyssal to a neritic setting in response to the collision andassociated tectonic deformation of the North Kunlun （昆仑） orogenesis during the Late Ordovician to the Early Silurian. Tectono stratigraphic unit III is composed of the Silurian and the Lower to Middle Devonian and character ized by the development of fluvial or deltaic and clastic littoral and neritic deposits. Largescale terrigenous clastic depositional wedges progra dated from the north to south in the southeast ern slope of the basin indicate the continuously shallowing and uplifting along the northern basin margin. Tectonostratigraphicunit IV includes the Upper Devonian, Carboniferous, and Permian and can be classified into two sub ordinate tcctonostratigraphic sequences. The angular unconformity （Tg3） at the base of the unit is the most widespread unconformity and the strong compression and uplift of the basin during this period has been suggested to be related to the collision of the Tianshan （天山） orogenesis and resulted in fun damental change in tectonic geomorphology with higher to the northeast and lower to the southwest. Tectonostratigraphic unit IV records another tectonic cycle from weak extension to compression in ba sin setting and is composed mainly of nearshore elastic deposits of embayment basin f＇flls. From the Triassic, the Tarim basin evolved into a period characteristic of development of intracontinental de pressions and marginal foreland basins and experienced several cycles from rapid subsidence to strong uplift and deformation, resulting in superimposition and reformation of differently orientated proto basins filled with a series of regional depositional cycles bounded by major unconformities and consist ing of extremely thick alluvial and lacustrine deposits. The Kuqa foreland depression in the northwest ern basin margin developed since the Triassic and deposited a elastic wedge of the Mesozoic to Cenozoic more than I00 000 m in thickness, which progradated and thin towards the southern Tabei （塔北） forebulge. The largescale sedimentary cycles from alluvial, fluvial to lacustrine, and finally fluvial deposits are attributed to the results of foreland tectonisim from active to relatively quiet stages. The foreland tectonisim was active during the Triassic, relatively quiet during the Jurassic, and active again from the Late Jurassic to the Cretaceous. To the Eogene, the depression subsided again and the com pression intermittently increased, resulting in a series of faulted and folded structural belts.
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文摘Just like in sedimentary stratigraphy, the factor for constructing volcanostratigraphic volcanostratigraphic boundary is an important framework. The fundamental factor of volcanostratigraphic boundaries is to classify the types and define their characteristics. Based on field investigation and cross-wells section analysis of Mesozoic volcanostratigraphy in NE China, 5 types of volcanostratigraphic boundaries have been recognized, namely eruptive conformity boundary （ECB）, eruptive unconformity boundary （EUB）, eruptive interval unconformity boundary （EIUB）, tectonic unconformity boundary （TUB） and intrusive contacts boundary （ICB）. Except ICB, the unconformity boundaries can be divided into angular unconformity and paraconformity. The time spans and signs of these boundaries are analyzed by using age data of some volcanic fields that have been published. The time spans of ECB and EUB are from several minutes to years. In lava flows, cooling crust is distributed above and below ECB and EUB; in pyroclastic flows, airfalls and lahars, a fine layer below these boundaries has no discernable erosion at every part of the boundary. EUB may be curved or cross curved and jagged. The scale of ECB/EUB is dependent on the scale of lava flow or pyroclastic flows. The time span of EIUB is from decades to thousands of years. There is also weathered crust under EIUB and sedimentary rock beds overlie EIUB. In most instances, weathered crust and thin sedimentary beds are associated with each other laterally. The boundary is a smooth curved plane. The scale of EIUB is dependent on the scale of the volcano or volcano groups. The characteristics of TUB are similar to EIUB＇s. The time interval of TUB is from tens of thousands to millions of years. The scale of TUB depends on the scale of the basin or volcanic field. Both the lab data and logging data of wells in the Songliao Basin reveal that the porosity is greatly related to the boundaries in the lava flows. There is a high-porosity belt below ECB, EUB or EIUB, and the porosity decreases when it is apart from the boundary. The high-porosity belt below ECB and EUB is mainly contributed by primary porosity, such as vesicles. The high-porosity belt below EIUB is mainly contributed by primary and secondary porosity, such as association of vesicles and spongy pores, so the area near the boundary in lava flows is a very important target for reservoirs.
基金funded by the National Key Research and Development Program‘Deep Land Resources Exploration and Exploitation’special project(2017YFC0603106)the Project of Science and Technology Department of the Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company,Petrochina(20210301-02)。
文摘Based on 2D and 3D seismic data,the latest drilling data and field outcrop data of the northern slope of the Central Sichuan paleo-uplift,the structural analysis method is used to analyze unconformity development characteristics and fault characteristics during the key structural transformation period,discussing the influence of the structural characteristics on the hydrocarbon accumulation of deep carbonate rocks.The results show that:(1)The two key unconformities of the Tongwan and Caledonian periods were primarily developed in deep carbonate rocks.Firstly,Tongwan’s unconformities are characterized by regional disconformities between the second and third members of the Dengying Formation,the top formation of the Sinian and the lower Cambrian,strips of which zigzag through the north and south sides of the study area.Secondly,the Caledonian unconformity is characterized by a regional unconformable contact between the lower Permian and the ower Paleozoic strata.From NE to SW,the age of the strata,which were subject to erosion,changes from new to old,the denudation distribution showing as a nose-shaped structure which inclines towards the ENE.(2)Boundary fault and transtensional strike-slip faults developed in the Sinian to Paleozoic strata.In profile,there are three types of structural styles:steep and erect,flower structures,’Y’and reversed’Y’type faults.In plane view,the Sinian developed extensional boundary faults extending in an almost NS direction,strike-slip faults developing and extending linearly in approximately EW,WNW and NE strikes in the Cambrian,with characteristically more in the south and less in the north.(3)The faults in the northern slope show obvious zonal deformations in transverse view as well as significant stages and stratified activity in a longitudinal direction.Among them,the activity of faults in the Sinian was the strongest,followed by the activity in the Cambrian period,the activity intensity of faults in the Permian period being the weakest.This fault activity can be divided into four periods:Sinian,Cambrian-Permian,the early Indosinian period and the late Indosinian-Himalayan period,the transtensional strikeslip faults being the products of oblique extensions of pre-existing weak zones in the Xingkai and Emei taphrogenesis,with a particular inheritance in the main faults.(4)Combined with hydrocarbon accumulation factors,it is considered that the epigenetic karstification of the Tongwan and Caledonian unconformities in the northern slope controlled the formation and distribution of carbonate karst reservoirs over a large area,also acting as a good pathway for oil and gas migration.The extensional faults developed at the margin of the NS trending rift,controlling the sag-platform sedimentary pattern in the Dengying Formation of the Sinian.Strike-slip faults in NE,WNW and ENE directions may control the microgeomorphological pattern inside the platform and intensify the differential distribution of grain beach facies.The multi-stage hereditary activity of strike-slip faults not only improved the porosity and permeability of the reservoirs,but also acted as the main channel of oil and gas migration,providing favorable conditions for the development of the current multi-layer gasbearing scenario in the northern slope of the Central Sichuan Basin.
文摘Strata erosion is a widespread phenomenon in sedimentary basins. The generation, migration, and accumulation of hydrocarbon is influenced by the scale of erosion, so estimating the amount of erosion is essential in the analysis of oil and gas bearing basins. According to the geological features in the Subei Basin and the actual data, using the integrated method, we estimated the level of erosion at the unconformities caused by the Sanduo event. By using the mudstone interval transit time method and the vitrinite reflectance method on data from typical wells, it can be concluded that the Gaoyou, Jinhu, and Hongze depressions suffered strong strata erosion from the late Eocene to Oligocene, and the total strata erosion thickness was 300–1,100 m. Different tectonic units in the same depression have extremely uneven erosion intensity: the low convex regions have the maximum erosion thickness, amounting to 800–1,100 m; the slope regions have an erosion thickness of generally 600–800 m; the erosion thickness of the slope-hollow transition zone is 300–500 m. For the whole basin, we used the strata thickness trend analysis method combined with the interval transit time and vitrinite reflectance methods to estimate the erosion thickness in the Sanduo period. The results show that the most severe erosion of the Sanduo event in the Subei Basin is between 1,000 m to 1,200 m, mainly located in depressions around the Jianhu Uplift; the deep hollow area has the least erosion, generally about 300–600 m, and the erosion in the slope area is about 600–900 m. Compared with the northern part, the southern part has relatively little erosion. It is also proved that the Sanduo movement has heterogeneous intensity, and the western region has greater intensity than the eastern region.
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文摘The features of the unconformity,fault and tectonic inversion in the eastern Doseo Basin,Chad,were analyzed,and the genetic mechanisms and basin evolution were discussed using seismic and drilling data.The following results are obtained.First,four stratigraphic unconformities,i.e.basement(Tg),Mangara Group(T10),lower Upper Cretaceous(T5)and Cretaceous(T4),four faulting stages,i.e.Barremian extensional faults,Aptian–Coniacian strike-slip faults,Campanian strike-slip faults,and Eocene strike-slip faults,and two tectonic inversions,i.e.Santonian and end of Cretaceous,were developed in the Doseo Basin.Second,the Doseo Basin was an early failed intracontinental passive rift basin transformed by the strike-slip movement and tectonic inversion.The initial rifting between the African and South American plates induced the nearly N-S stretching of the Doseo Basin,giving rise to the formation of the embryonic Doseo rift basin.The nearly E-W strike-slip movement of Borogop(F1)in the western section of the Central African Shear Zone resulted in the gradual cease of the near north-south rifting and long-term strike-slip transformation,forming a dextral transtension fault system with inherited activity but gradually weakened in intensity(interrupted by two tectonic inversions).This fault system was composed of the main shear(F1),R-type shear(F2-F3)and P-type shear(F4-F5)faults,with the strike-slip associated faults as branches.The strike-slip movements of F1 in Cretaceous and Eocene were controlled by the dextral shear opening of the equatorial south Atlantic and rapid expanding of the Indian Ocean,respectively.The combined function of the strike-slip movement of F1 and the convergence between Africa and Eurasia made the Doseo Basin underwent the Santonian dextral transpressional inversion characterized by intensive folding deformation leading to the echelon NE-SW and NNE-SSW nose-shaped uplifts and unconformity(T5)on high parts of the uplifts.The convergence between Africa and Eurasia caused the intensive tectonic inversion of Doseo Basin at the end of Cretaceous manifesting as intensive uplift,denudation and folding deformation,forming the regional unconformity(T4)and superposing a nearly E-W structural configuration on the Santonian structures.Third,the Doseo Basin experienced four evolutional stages with the features of short rifting and long depression,i.e.Barremian rifting,Aptian rifting–depression transition,Albian–Late Cretaceous depression,and Cenozoic extinction,under the control of the tectonic movements between Africa and its peripheral plates.
基金financially supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project(Grant No.2011ZX05008-001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.40739906)the Chinese State 973 Project(Grant No.2011CB201100)
文摘The Hala＇alat Mountains are located at the transition between the West Junggar and the Junggar Basin. In this area, rocks are Carboniferous, with younger strata above them that have been identified through well data and high-resolution 3D seismic profiles. Among these strata, seven unconformities are observed and distributed at the bases of： the Permian Jiamuhe Formation, the Permian Fengcheng Formation, the Triassic Baikouquan Formation, the Jurassic Badaowan Formation, the Jurassic Xishanyao Formation, the Cretaceous Tugulu Group and the Paleogene. On the basis of balanced sections, these unconformities are determined to have been formed by erosion of uplifts or rotated fault blocks primarily during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic. In conjunction with the currently understood tectonic background of the sur- rounding areas, the following conclusions are proposed： the unconformities at the bases of the Permian Jiamuhe and Fengcheng formations are most likely related to the subduction and closure of the Junggar Ocean during the late Carboniferous-early Permian; the unconformities at the bases of the Triassic Baikoucluan and Jurassic Badaowan formations are closely related to the late Permian Triassic Durbut sinistral slip fault; the unconformities at the bases of the middle Jurassic Xisbanyao Formation and Cretaceous Tugulu Group may be related to reactivation of the Durbut dextral slip fault in the late Jurassic -early Cretaceous, and the unconformity that gives rise to the widely observed absence of the upper Cretaceous in the northern Junggar Basin may be closely related to large scale uplift. All of these geological phenomena indicate that the West Junggar was not calm in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic and that it experienced at least four periods of tectonic movement.
文摘The tectono-paleogeograhic inheritance of barely documented Paleotethyan influence on the Southern Carpathian-Balkan belt is herein reappraised to highlight complex processes occurring along an alternative branched configuration of Triassic fossil subduction zone interfaces.The absence of Paleotethyan oceanic accretionary complexes,and the unavailability of rocks returned from poorly traceable Triassic subduction zones allow no conventional insights into its internal structure.In contrast,the adjoining Dinarides and investigated western Southern Carpathian-Balkan belt contain metamorphic rocks ejected from the precursory Late Paleozoic Paleotethyan active margin.An inventory and reappraisal of Variscan and Cimmerian imprints,far-field effects place the peri-Moesian Southern Carpathian-Balkan belt into the overriding plate position above the Triassic Paleotethyan active margin.Ongoing Permian–Early Triassic dragging of underlying Paleotethyan crustal material beneath external segments of the continental margin is contemporaneous with the onset and formation of several episutural back-arc oceans.These include the Maliac Ocean with a here introduced NNW-SSE striking Lower–Middle Triassic marginal shallow-water clastic-carbonate basin of Getic Unit(Gornjak nappe)that is spatially in line with the“Volvi-Therma”western Rhodope aborted Triassic rift system.The carbonate platform deposition was interrupted by a change in the geodynamic regime at the end of the Middle Triassic(inducing mild compressional deformations and the regional uplift resulting in missing of Upper Triassic sediments).The constraints on the investigated sequences yield that the lagged Paleotethyan closure in the Balkan sector occurred during the late Ladinian-Carnian interval.
