On the thermal and subsidence history of sedimentary basins

1977 ◽  
Vol 82 (26) ◽  
pp. 3762-3766 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Turcotte ◽  
J. L. Ahern
Keyword(s):  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Subsidence History ◽  
History Of

Kinematic subsidence modelling of the Lower Rhine Basin

2002 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Jentzsch ◽  
A. Siehl
Keyword(s):  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Rhine Basin ◽  
Prototype Tool ◽  
Subsidence History ◽  
Triangulated Surfaces ◽  
Basin Scale ◽  
History Of ◽  
Lower Rhine Basin ◽  
Resolution Dataset ◽  
Lower Rhine

AbstractKinematic geological models can greatly enhance our understanding of the interaction and timing of processes involved in the formation of sedimentary basins. The prototype tool for the calculation and visualisation of such models presented here is aimed at studying subsidence rates and patterns at basin scale: A backstripping algorithm is applied to a geometrical 3D-model consisting of prismatic volumes, constructed from an initial set of stacked triangulated surfaces. As a result, we obtain a collection of palinspastically restored volumes for each timestep of basin evolution. The backstripped volumes of each layer are then arranged within a timescene, and the set of timescenes collected as a hierarchical timetree. By interpolating between succeeding key-frames, the subsidence history of the basin can be viewed as an interactive, continuous animation. The approach is illustrated using a high-resolution dataset from the German part of the Cenozoic Lower Rhine Basin.

Depositional style and subsidence history of the Turpan Basin (NW China)

1999 ◽  
Vol 128 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 155-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Shao ◽  
Karl Stattegger ◽  
Wenhou Li ◽  
Bernd J Haupt
Keyword(s):  
Nw China ◽  
Turpan Basin ◽  
Subsidence History ◽  
History Of

Paleozoic formations of the Northeast margin of the European platform

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. Eliseev ◽  
◽  
A. I. Antoshkina ◽  
V. A. Saldin ◽  
N. Yu. Nikulova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Continental Margin ◽  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Passive Continental Margin ◽  
European Continent ◽  
History Of ◽  
Geodynamic Reconstructions

Paleozoic sedimentary basins of the northeast European Platform is a component of large megabasin of the northeast passive continental margin of the European continent in the Paleozoic. The establishment of a connection between a paleodynamic history of a basin and its sedimentary formations types, which are the most reliable indicators of geodynamic conditions, is one of the primary problems of modern lithology. Reliable indicators at geodynamic reconstructions are genetically predetermined by laterial and vertical lines of the sedimentary formations. Formations and lithological complexes being the brightest indicators of the paleodynamic regimes change of the basin have been considered formations lines of the passive continental margin of the westuralian type during the Paleozoic.

scholarly journals Studies on the onshore hydrocarbon potential in East Greenland 1986-87: field work from 72° to 74°N

1987 ◽  
Vol 135 ◽  
pp. 72-81
Author(s):  
C Marcussen ◽  
F.G Christiansen ◽  
P.-H Larsen ◽  
H Olsen ◽  
S Piasecki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal History ◽  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Source Rocks ◽  
Hydrocarbon Potential ◽  
East Greenland ◽  
The North ◽  
Hydrocarbon Traps ◽  
Subsidence History ◽  
Tectonic Study

A study of the onshore hydrocarbon potential of central and northem East Greenland was initiated in 1986. Field work was carried out from early July to mid August covering the region between Kong Oscar Fjord and Kejser Franz Joseph Fjord (fig. 1). In 1987 field activities will continue further to the north, eventually reaching Danmarkshavn (77°N). The programme is a continuation of the 1982-83 investigations in Jameson Land (Surlyk, 1983; Surlyk et al., 1984a) and is part of a regional programme comprising petroleum geological studies of all sedimentary basins in Greenland (Larsen & Marcussen, 1985; Larsen, 1986). The aim of the two-year field study followed by laboratory analyses is: (1) to study the presence and distribution of potential hydrocarbon source rocks in the region; (2) to evaluate the thermal history and maturity pattern of the region including the thermal effect of Tertiary intrusions and volcanics; (3) to make a stratigraphic, sedimentological and tectonic study of the region with special emphasis on subsidence history, reservoir formation and potential hydrocarbon traps.

Lithostratigraphic and tectonic framework of Jurassic and Cretaceous Intermontane sedimentary basins of south-central British Columbia1This article is one of a series of papers published in this Special Issue on the theme of New insights in Cordilleran Intermontane geoscience: reducing exploration risk in the mountain pine beetle-affected area, British Columbia.

2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 870-896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Riddell
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Mountain Pine Beetle ◽  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Hydrocarbon Exploration ◽  
South Central ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Exploration Risk ◽  
History Of ◽  
Geophysical Imaging ◽  
Glacial Cover

The south-central Intermontane belt of British Columbia has a complex architecture comprising late Paleozoic to Mesozoic volcanic and plutonic arc magmatic suites, marine and nonmarine clastic basins, high-grade metamorphic complexes, and accretionary rocks. Jurassic and Cretaceous clastic basins within this framework contain stratigraphy with hydrocarbon potential. The geology is complicated by Cretaceous to Eocene deformation, dismemberment, and dislocation. The Eocene to Neogene history of the southern Intermontane belt is dominated by non-arc volcanism, followed by Pleistocene to Recent glaciation. The volcanic and glacial cover makes this a difficult region to explore for resources. Much recent work has involved re-evaluating the challenges that the overlying volcanic cover has historically presented to geophysical imaging of the sedimentary rocks in this region in light of technological advances in geophysical data collection and analysis. This paper summarizes the lithological and stratigraphic framework of the region, with emphasis on description of the sedimentary units that have been the targets of hydrocarbon exploration.

Resolving thermal histories via multi-kinetic apatite fission track data: A case study from Phanerozoic strata within the Peel Plateau NWT, Canada

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Spalding ◽  
Jeremy Powell ◽  
David Schneider ◽  
Karen Fallas
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Thermal History ◽  
Fission Track ◽  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Source Rocks ◽  
Apatite Fission Track ◽  
Petroleum Systems ◽  
History Of ◽  
Thermal Histories ◽  
Peel Plateau

<p>Resolving the thermal history of sedimentary basins through geological time is essential when evaluating the maturity of source rocks within petroleum systems. Traditional methods used to estimate maximum burial temperatures in prospective sedimentary basin such as and vitrinite reflectance (%Ro) are unable to constrain the timing and duration of thermal events. In comparison, low-temperature thermochronology methods, such as apatite fission track thermochronology (AFT), can resolve detailed thermal histories within a temperature range corresponding to oil and gas generation. In the Peel Plateau of the Northwest Territories, Canada, Phanerozoic sedimentary strata exhibit oil-stained outcrops, gas seeps, and bitumen occurrences. Presently, the timing of hydrocarbon maturation events are poorly constrained, as a regional unconformity at the base of Cretaceous foreland basin strata indicates that underlying Devonian source rocks may have undergone a burial and unroofing event prior to the Cretaceous. Published organic thermal maturity values from wells within the study area range from 1.59 and 2.46 %Ro for Devonian strata and 0.54 and 1.83 %Ro within Lower Cretaceous strata. Herein, we have resolved the thermal history of the Peel Plateau through multi-kinetic AFT thermochronology. Three samples from Upper Devonian, Lower Cretaceous and Upper Cretaceous strata have pooled AFT ages of 61.0 ± 5.1 Ma, 59.5 ± 5.2 and 101.6 ± 6.7 Ma, respectively, and corresponding U-Pb ages of 497.4 ± 17.5 Ma (MSWD: 7.4), 353.5 ± 13.5 Ma (MSWD: 3.1) and 261.2 ± 8.5 Ma (MSWD: 5.9). All AFT data fail the χ<sup>2</sup> test, suggesting AFT ages do not comprise a single statistically significant population, whereas U-Pb ages reflect the pre-depositional history of the samples and are likely from various provenances. Apatite chemistry is known to control the temperature and rates at which fission tracks undergo thermal annealing. The r<sub>mro</sub> parameter uses grain specific chemistry to predict apatite’s kinetic behaviour and is used to identify kinetic populations within samples. Grain chemistry was measured via electron microprobe analysis to derive r<sub>mro</sub> values and each sample was separated into two kinetic populations that pass the χ<sup>2</sup> test: a less retentive population with ages ranging from 49.3 ± 9.3 Ma to 36.4 ± 4.7 Ma, and a more retentive population with ages ranging from 157.7 ± 19 Ma to 103.3 ± 11.8 Ma, with r<sub>mr0</sub> benchmarks ranging from 0.79 and 0.82. Thermal history models reveal Devonian strata reached maximum burial temperatures (~165°C-185°C) prior to late Paleozoic to Mesozoic unroofing, and reheated to lower temperatures (~75°C-110°C) in the Late Cretaceous to Paleogene. Both Cretaceous samples record maximum burial temperatures (75°C-95°C) also during the Late Cretaceous to Paleogene. These new data indicate that Devonian source rocks matured prior to deposition of Cretaceous strata and that subsequent burial and heating during the Cretaceous to Paleogene was limited to the low-temperature threshold of the oil window. Integrating multi-kinetic AFT data with traditional methods in petroleum geosciences can help unravel complex thermal histories of sedimentary basins. Applying these methods elsewhere can improve the characterisation of petroleum systems.</p>

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