Influences of sea level on depositional environment during the last 1000 years in the southwestern Bengal delta, Bangladesh

The Holocene ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 095968362199467
Author(s):  
Md. Masidul Haque ◽  
Koichi Hoyanagi
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Sedimentary Facies ◽  
Bengal Delta ◽  
Plain Area ◽  
Delta Plain ◽  
Base Level ◽  
Light Yellow ◽  
Average Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Depositional Process ◽  
C Value

This study illustrates the influences of sea-level on the depositional process during the last 1000 years of the southwestern delta, Bangladesh. Sediments of eight litho-sections from landward in upper delta plain to seaward in lower delta plain along the Rupsa-Pasur river were studied. Sedimentary facies, total organic carbon, total nitrogen, δ13C value, diatom assemblages, and radiocarbon dating of deposits were carried out to determine the paleoenvironments that were influenced by the relative sea-level (RSL) change over time. During the 850–1300 AD, RSL was reached up to +80 cm higher than the present level where tidal-influenced bioturbated light yellow to gray mud deposited in the upper delta plain area. RSL was dropped up to −110 cm during 1300–1850 AD, organic-rich bluish-gray mud, mangrove peat, and terrestrial influenced yellowish-gray mud were deposited successively in the lower delta plain area, and the terrace was formed at landward due to the lowering of the base level. RSL started to rise after the period 1850 AD where tidal-influenced sediments gradually increased and deposited in the upper part at seaward and terrestrial flood sediment deposited over the erosional surface at the landward part. The estimated average sedimentation rate (1.96–2.89 mm/year) is not enough to offset the effect of subsidence and present sea-level rise over the study area. The rising trend of the sea creates inundation in the lower delta plain area, also hinders upstream water flow. For that, terrestrial flood sediments settle over the erosional surface in landward, and tidal-influenced sediment gradually onlap upon it from seaward.

Controls of Short-Term Base-Level Cycle on Macroscopic Heterogeneity of Reservoir: a Case Study of the Major Oil Layer of Liuzan Oilfield in Nanpu Sag

2011 ◽  
Vol 347-353 ◽  
pp. 56-59
Author(s):  
Rui Zhang ◽  
You Liang Ji
Keyword(s):  
Short Term ◽  
Delta Front ◽  
River Sand ◽  
Significant Control ◽  
Plain Area ◽  
Delta Plain ◽  
The Third ◽  
Base Level ◽  
Fan Delta ◽  
Nanpu Sag

Based on the depositional model and characteristics of fan delta, the short-term base-level cycle of the third submember of the third member of Shahejie Formation （Es33）in North region major oil layer of Liuzan Oilfield of Nanpu Sag is divided into three basic categories applying high-resolution sequence stratigraphy with the reference to core and logging data, namely, deepening-upward asymmetrical type, shallowing-upward asymmetrical type and symmetrical type. Different variation models for macroscopic heterogeneity of reservoir belonging to different categories of short-term base-level cycle were established in this paper; it was further pointed out that the changes of base-level and the ancient landform were major factors controlling the characteristic discrepancy of macroscopic heterogeneity of reservoir. In fan delta plain area, the ancient landform is smooth. Deepening-upward asymmetrical cycle is mainly composed of braided river sand body, and the changes of base-level exert little control on porosity with significant control on permeability. At the delta front slope, the landform becomes steep. Deepening-upward asymmetrical cycle is mainly composed of underwater distributary channel with genetic mechanism of gravity flow. The vertical variations of porosity and permeability inside the cycle are rather complicated. Since the physical properties are mainly manifested as the control on autogenic cycle, they do not directly influence the changes of base level.

scholarly journals Sedimentary Facies of the Chang 2 Member of Yanchang Formation in Area A of Northern Shaanxi

2021 ◽  
Vol 290 ◽  
pp. 02012
Author(s):  
Yingzhi Liu ◽  
Yanyan Liu ◽  
Ying Chen ◽  
Shasha Yang ◽  
Bowang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sedimentary Facies ◽  
Stratigraphic Correlation ◽  
Sequence Stratigraphic ◽  
Delta Plain ◽  
Base Level ◽  
Sand Body ◽  
Single Well ◽  
Northern Shaanxi ◽  
Core Description ◽  
Sand Bodies

In order to promote the rolling exploration and development of oil reservoirs in northern Shaanxi, a fine study of sedimentary facies in area A has been carried out. Using core and logging data, on the basis of identifying different levels of sequence interfaces and lake flooding, the Chang 2 Member in Area A was divided into two base level cycles, and a high-resolution sequence stratigraphic correlation was established. On the basis of core description, the analysis of single-well sedimentary facies, continuous-well sedimentary facies and planar sedimentary facies are carried out. It is believed that the Chang 2 member of the study area is a delta plain deposit, dominated by distributary channels, inter-distributary depressions, and natural dike microfacies. There are two to three main rivers in the study area. Both the vertical and the plane show that the length of Chang 22 sand bodies is more developed than the length of Chang 21 sand bodies. Among the three small layers of Chang 22, Chang 221 sand body is relatively well developed, and the channel width and thickness are large, making it the most favorable reservoir.

scholarly journals Doomed to drown? Sediment dynamics in the human-controlled floodplains of the active Bengal Delta

Elem Sci Anth ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly G. Rogers ◽  
Irina Overeem
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Sediment Dynamics ◽  
Transport Processes ◽  
Sediment Dispersal ◽  
Bengal Delta ◽  
Delta Plain ◽  
Sediment Routing ◽  
The Impact

The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (Bengal) Delta in Bangladesh has been described as a delta in peril of catastrophic coastal flooding because sediment deposition on delta plain surfaces is insufficient to offset rates of subsidence and sea level rise. Widespread armoring of the delta by coastal embankments meant to protect crops from flooding has limited natural floodplain deposition, and in the tidally dominated delta, dikes lead to rapid compaction and lowered land surface levels. This renders the deltaic floodplains susceptible to flooding by sea level rise and storm surges capable of breaching poorly maintained embankments. However, natural physical processes are spatially variable across the delta front and therefore the impact of dikes on sediment dispersal and morphology should reflect these variations. We present the first ever reported sedimentation rates from the densely populated and human-controlled floodplains of the central lower Bengal Delta. We combine direct sedimentation measurements and short-lived radionuclides to show that transport processes and lateral sedimentation are highly variable across the delta. Overall aggradation rates average 2.3 ± 9 cm y–1, which is more than double the estimated average rate of local sea level rise; 83% of sampled sites contained sediment tagged with detectable 7Be, indicating flood-pulse sourced sediments are widely delivered to the delta plain, including embanked areas. A numerical model is then used to demonstrate lateral accretion patterns arising from 50 years of sedimentation delivered through smaller order channels. Dominant modes of transport are reflected in the sediment routing and aggradation across the lower delta plain, though embankments are major controls on sediment dynamics throughout the delta. This challenges the assumption that the Bengal Delta is doomed to drown; rather it signifies that effective preparation for climate change requires consideration of how infrastructure and spatially variable physical dynamics influence sediment dispersal on seasonal and decadal time scales.

GROUNDWATER ARSENIC IN SHALLOW AQUIFERS OF BENGAL DELTA PLAIN (WEST BENGAL): A MICROBIOLOGICAL APPROACH

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jishnu Adhikari ◽  
◽  
Debashis Chatterjee ◽  
Shilajit Barua ◽  
Thomas R. Kulp
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Shallow Aquifers ◽  
Bengal Delta ◽  
Delta Plain ◽  
Groundwater Arsenic

Sources of organic carbon and depositional environment in the Bengal delta plain sediments during the Holocene period

Limnology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossain M. Anawar ◽  
Takahito Yoshioka ◽  
Eiichi Konohira ◽  
Junji Akai ◽  
M. C. Freitas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Depositional Environment ◽  
The Holocene ◽  
Bengal Delta ◽  
Delta Plain ◽  
Holocene Period

scholarly journals Feldspar Dissolution and Its Influence on Reservoirs: A Case Study of the Lower Triassic Baikouquan Formation in the Northwest Margin of the Junggar Basin, China

Geofluids ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Xiao ◽  
Xuanjun Yuan ◽  
Dawei Cheng ◽  
Songtao Wu ◽  
Zhenglin Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clay Minerals ◽  
Physical Property ◽  
Junggar Basin ◽  
Sedimentary Facies ◽  
Lower Triassic ◽  
Depositional Environments ◽  
Source Rocks ◽  
Reservoir Quality ◽  
Delta Plain ◽  
Feldspar Dissolution

Feldspar dissolution is a common feature in clastic rock reservoirs of petroliferous basins and has an important influence on reservoir quality. However, the effect of feldspar dissolution on reservoir quality varies under different depositional environments and diagenetic systems. The study area in this paper is located in the Baikouquan Formation in the northwestern margin of the Junggar Basin, which is significantly influenced by feldspar dissolution. Based on the analyses of core and thin section observations, QEMSEM, XRD, SEM, CL, fluorescence, and image analysis software combined with logging and physical property data, this study shows that feldspar dissolution in the subaqueous distributary channel of a fan delta plain, which has good original physical properties and low mud contents, significantly improves the properties of the reservoir. The main reasons for this are as follows: (1) the sedimentary facies with good original properties and low mud content is a relatively open system in the burial stage. The acidic fluids needed for feldspar dissolution are mostly derived from organic acids associated with the source rocks and migrate to the good-permeability area of the reservoir; (2) the by-products of feldspar dissolution, such as authigenic clay minerals and authigenic quartz, are transported by pore water in a relatively open diagenetic system and then precipitated in a relatively closed diagenetic system; and (3) the clay minerals produced by feldspar dissolution in different diagenetic environments and diagenetic stages have different effects on the reservoir. When the kaolinite content is less than 3%, the illite content is less than 4%, and the chlorite content is less than 12%, the clay minerals have a positive effect on the porosity. These clay minerals can reduce porosity and block pore throats when their contents are larger than these values.

Geomicrobiology of Arsenic-Contaminated Groundwater of Bengal Delta Plain

2017 ◽  
pp. 333-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pinaki Sar ◽  
Balaram Mohapatra ◽  
Soma Ghosh ◽  
Dhiraj Paul ◽  
Angana Sarkar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contaminated Groundwater ◽  
Bengal Delta ◽  
Delta Plain

The physical sustainability of the coastal zone of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta under climatic and anthropogenic stresses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Darby ◽  
Md. Munsur Rahman ◽  
Anisul Haque ◽  
Robert Nicholls ◽  
Frances Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
River Management ◽  
Tidal River ◽  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Fluvial Sediment ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Delta Plain ◽  
The Ganges

<p>The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) delta is one of the world’s largest deltas, and consists of large areas of low flat lands formed by the deposition of sediment from the GBM rivers. However, recent estimates have projected between 200~1000 mm of climate-driven sea-level rise by the end of the 21st century, at an average rate of ~6 mm/yr. Eustatic sea-level rise is further compounded by  subsidence of the delta, which in the coastal fringes varies from 0.2 to 7.5 mm/yr, at an average value of ~2.0 mm/yr. Therefore, the combined effect of sea-level rise and subsidence (termed relative sea-level rise, RSLR) is around 8.0 mm/yr. Such high values of RSLR raise the question of whether sediment deposition on the surface of the delta is sufficient to maintain the delta surface above sea level. Moreover, as the total fluvial sediment influx to the GBM delta system is known to be decreasing, the retained portion of fluvial sediment on the delta surface is also likely decreasing, reducing the potential to offset RSLR. Within this context, the potential of various interventions geared at promoting greater retention of sediment on the delta surface is explored using numerical experiments under different flow-sediment regime and anthropogenic interventions.  We find that for the existing, highly managed, conditions, the retained portion of fluvial sediment on the delta surface varies between 22% and 50% during average (when about 20% of the total floodplain in the country is inundated) and extreme (> 60% of the total floodplain in the country is inundated) flood years, respectively. However, the degree to which sediment has the potential to be deposited on the delta surface increases by up to 10% when existing anthropogenic interventions such as polders that act as barriers to delta-plain sedimentation are removed. While dismantling existing interventions is not a politically realistic proposition, more quasi-natural conditions can be reestablished through local- sediment management using tidal river management, cross dams, dredging, bandal-like structures and/or combinations of the above measures.</p>

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