scholarly journals On the Processes that Produce Hydrocarbon and Mineral Resources in Sedimentary Basins

Geosciences ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 520
Author(s):  
Lawrence Cathles
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Planetary Scale ◽  
Development Tools ◽  
Exploration And Development

Sedimentary basins are near-planetary scale stratigraphic-structural-thermochemical reactors that produce a cornucopia of organic and inorganic resources. The scale over which fluid movements coordinate in basins and the broad mix of processes involved is remarkable. Easily observed characteristics indicate the style of flow that has operated and suggest what kind of resources the basin has likely produced. The case for this proposition is built by reviewing and interpreting observations. Features that future basin models might include to become more effective exploration and development tools are suggested.

Late Permian carbonate concretions in the marine siliciclastic sediments of the Ravnefjeld Formation, East Greenland

2002 ◽  
pp. 126-132
Author(s):  
Jesper Kresten Nielsen ◽  
Nils-Martin Hanken
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Sedimentary Facies ◽  
Carbonate Reservoir ◽  
Upper Permian ◽  
Late Permian ◽  
East Greenland ◽  
Reservoir Rocks ◽  
Carbonate Concretions ◽  
Siliciclastic Sediments

NOTE: This article was published in a former series of GEUS Bulletin. Please use the original series name when citing this article, for example: Kresten Nielsen, J., & Hanken, N.-M. (2002). Late Permian carbonate concretions in the marine siliciclastic sediments of the Ravnefjeld Formation, East Greenland. Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin, 191, 126-132. https://doi.org/10.34194/ggub.v191.5140 _______________ This investigation of carbonate concretions from the Late Permian Ravnefjeld Formation in East Greenland forms part of the multi-disciplinary research project Resources of the sedimentary basins of North and East Greenland (TUPOLAR; Stemmerik et al. 1996, 1999). The TUPOLAR project focuses on investigations and evaluation of potential hydrocarbon and mineral resources of the Upper Permian – Mesozoic sedimentary basins. In this context, the Upper Permian Ravnefjeld Formation occupies a pivotal position because it contains local mineralisations and has source rock potential for hydrocarbons adjacent to potential carbonate reservoir rocks of the partly time-equivalent Wegener Halvø Formation (Harpøth et al. 1986; Surlyk et al. 1986; Stemmerik et al. 1998; Pedersen & Stendal 2000). A better understanding of the sedimentary facies and diagenesis of the Ravnefjeld Formation is therefore crucial for an evaluation of the economic potential of East Greenland.

scholarly journals Current activities in the field of hydrocarbon geology

1990 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
L Stemmerik ◽  
T.C.R Pulvertaft ◽  
H.C Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Hydrocarbon Potential

GGU has two principal functions in the field of hydrocarbon geology: (1) to identify and investigate sedimentary basins with hydrocarbon potential, in order to obtain information that can attract and guide industry in its choice of target areas for exploration, and (2) on the basis of the insight gained from (1), to advise the Mineral Resources Administration for Greenland in technical matters concerning the administration of licences and concessions.

scholarly journals Precambrian faulting episodes and insights into the tectonothermal history of North Australia: Microstructural evidence and K–Ar, <sup>40</sup>Ar–<sup>39</sup>Ar, and Rb–Sr dating of syntectonic illite from the intracratonic Millungera Basin

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Tonguç Uysal ◽  
Claudio Delle Piane ◽  
Andrew Todd ◽  
Horst Zwingmann
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Active Tectonics ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Space Distribution ◽  
Seismic Survey ◽  
North Central ◽  
Time Space ◽  
Central Australia

Abstract. Australian terranes concealed beneath Mesozoic cover record complex Precambrian tectonic histories involving a successive development of several Proterozoic to Paleozoic orogenic systems. This study presents an integrated approach combining K–Ar, 40Ar–39Ar, and Rb–Sr geochronology of Precambrian authigenic illites from the recently discovered Millungera Basin in north-central Australia. Brittle deformation and repeated fault activity are evident from the sampled cores and their microstructures, probably associated with the large-scale faults inferred from interpretations of seismic survey. Rb–Sr isochron, 40Ar–39Ar total gas, and K–Ar ages are largely consistent indicating late Mesoproterozoic and early Proterozoic episodes (~ 1115 ± 26 Ma, ~ 1070 ± 25 Ma, ~ 1040 ± 24 Ma, ~ 1000 ± 23 Ma, and ~ 905 ± 21 Ma) of active tectonics in north-central Australia. K–Ar results show that illites from fault gouges and authigenic matrix illites in undeformed adjacent sandstones precipitated contemporaneously, indicating that advection of tectonically mobilised fluids extended into the undeformed wall rocks above or below the fracture and shear (fault gouge) zones. This study provides insight into the enigmatic time-space distribution of Precambrian tectonic zones in central Australia, which are responsible for the formation of a number of sedimentary basins with significant energy and mineral resources.

Introduction to aspects of economics and logistics

1978 ◽  
Vol 290 (1366) ◽  
pp. 3-19 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Capital Investment ◽  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Capital Costs ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Codes Of Practice ◽  
Financial Arrangements ◽  
Exploration And Development

During the past five years the oil industry has moved its exploration and development programmes into progressively deeper waters, so that production operations in 150 m (500 feet) of water are becoming conventional, and exploration in water depths of over 300 m (1000 feet) commonplace. The first part of this introductory paper is devoted to areas of opportunity in the deeper waters of the sedimentary basins of the world, with particular emphasis on the technical merits of these areas, and the size and high productivity necessary to justify their development. A description follows of the trend in licensing terms, the tax and financial arrangements that might apply, and the growing involvement of national oil companies and national energy policies with their consequent effect on the control of developments, right to export oil, and the division of profits. The increasing importance of logistic and environmental factors on the technological requirements both in exploration and development is outlined, and some examples drawn of their political and sociological impacts. The development of supporting infrastructure in remote environments, of national preference for materials and services, codes of practice and further constraints in the overall capital investment programmes, are also outlined. The final section deals with the economic implications of these international activities where during the course of the next 25 years it is expected that offshore oil production rates will double. The nature of the risk investments where exploration wells now cost between £3 and £5 M each, and capital costs for individual projects are over £1000 M, are examined, reflecting differences between the private sector objectives and national oil company objectives. Examples can be drawn from events in O.P.E.C. areas during the past five years.

COAL AS A SOURCE OF OIL AND GAS: A CASE STUDY FROM THE BASS BASIN, AUSTRALIA

2003 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.J. Boreham ◽  
J.E. Blevin ◽  
A.P. Radlinski ◽  
K.R. Trigg
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Middle Eocene ◽  
Vitrinite Reflectance ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Source Rocks ◽  
Gas Generation ◽  
Australian Context ◽  
Effective Source

Only a few published geochemical studies have demonstrated that coals have sourced significant volumes of oil, while none have clearly implicated coals in the Australian context. As part of a broader collaborative project with Mineral Resources Tasmania on the petroleum prospectivity of the Bass Basin, this geochemical study has yielded strong evidence that Paleocene–Eocene coals have sourced the oil and gas in the Yolla, Pelican and Cormorant accumulations in the Bass Basin.Potential oil-prone source rocks in the Bass Basin have Hydrogen Indices (HIs) greater than 300 mg HC/g TOC. The coals within the Early–Middle Eocene succession commonly have HIs up to 500 mg HC/g TOC, and are associated with disseminated organic matter in claystones that are more gas-prone with HIs generally less than 300 mg HC/g TOC. Maturity of the coals is sufficient for oil and gas generation, with vitrinite reflectance (VR) up to 1.8 % at the base of Pelican–5. Igneous intrusions, mainly within Paleocene, Oligocene and Miocene sediments, produced locally elevated maturity levels with VR up to 5%.The key events in the process of petroleum generation and migration from the effective coaly source rocks in the Bass Basin are:the onset of oil generation at a VR of 0.65% (e.g. 2,450 m in Pelican–5);the onset of oil expulsion (primary migration) at a VR of 0.75% (e.g. 2,700–3,200 m in the Bass Basin; 2,850 m in Pelican–5);the main oil window between VR of 0.75 and 0.95% (e.g. 2,850–3,300 m in Pelican–5); and;the main gas window at VR >1.2% (e.g. >3,650 m in Pelican–5).Oils in the Bass Basin form a single oil population, although biodegradation of the Cormorant oil has resulted in its statistical placement in a separate oil family from that of the Pelican and Yolla crudes. Oil-to-source correlations show that the Paleocene–Early Eocene coals are effective source rocks in the Bass Basin, in contrast to previous work, which favoured disseminated organic matter in claystone as the sole potential source kerogen. This result represents the first demonstrated case of significant oil from coal in the Australian context. Natural gases at White Ibis–1 and Yolla–2 are associated with the liquid hydrocarbons in their respective fields, although the former gas is generated from a more mature source rock.The application of the methodologies used in this study to other Australian sedimentary basins where commercial oil is thought to be sourced from coaly kerogens (e.g. Bowen, Cooper and Gippsland basins) may further implicate coal as an effective source rock for oil.

PROGRESS OF STUDIES, BASIN STUDY GROUP, BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES

1970 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
K. G. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Sedimentary Basins ◽  
Basic Data ◽  
Petroleum Exploration ◽  
Geological Survey ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Reservoir Properties ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Contour Maps

The Basins Study Group is part of the Subsurface Section of the Bureau's Petroleum Exploration Branch and was formed in 1962 to collect and review available basic data on the sedimentary basins of Australia and Papua-New Guinea. The Core and Cuttings Laboratory forms the second part of the Subsurface Section, and the Laboratory's technical staff contribute to basin reviews by carrying out analyses of various kinds, and assist in the collection of data principally by providing thin sections of various sedimentary formations.Recent activities of the Basins Study Group include a review of the Sydney Basin, and an increased effort to assemble basic data on all sedimentary basins, with particular emphasis on the Canning and Carnarvon Basins.The review of the Sydney Basin is nearing completion. It was undertaken with the co-operation of the Geological Survey of New South Wales and received generous support from petroleum exploration companies active in the Basin. The review included detailed petrological examination of twelve wells and selected outcrop samples. The results confirmed the previously-held opinions that the reservoir characteristics of Sydney Basin sediments are generally unfavourable. At present there are no indications of untested onshore areas where an improvement in reservoir properties may occur. The Bureau petrologists detected the rare mineral dawsonite in eight wells; the mineral occurred mostly in Permian sediments, both in marine and non-marine rocks, but it was recorded also from Triassic rocks in the Kurrajong Heights No. 1 well. The review of geophysical data from the Sydney Basin was concentrated mainly on seismic work. The magnetic tapes of three surveys were replayed and considerable improvement in records was effected. Record sections of all seismic surveys were reduced photographically to a horizontal scale of 1:50,000 and the reductions were spliced to provide easily-managed cross-sections. The geophysical review is nearing completion and structure contour maps and isochrons are in preparation.The collection of basic data is done for each sedimentary basin as it becomes available, but present emphasis is on assembling data from Western Australian basins: all seismic traverses in the onshore parts of the Canning and Carnarvon Basins have been plotted at 1:250,000 scale, and with the co-operation of the Geological Survey of Western Australia, bibliographies of the Canning, Carnarvon and Perth Basins have been compiled for issue as Open-file Records. Bibliographies of the Papuan and Ipswich-Clarence Basins have also been compiled.

Study on Correlative Income of Mining Resources in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 355-359
Author(s):  
Hai Bing Ren ◽  
Yong Long Fan
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Resources ◽  
And Function ◽  
Exploration And Development

The article proposed the concept of correlative income from mineral resources exploration and development and described connotation and function of that. It was held that correlative income from mineral resources exploration and development refers to all the correlative income and fees produced through the series processes of prospecting, exploration, mining, processing, and transportation of mineral resources. It analyzed and studied the source of correlative income from mineral resources exploration and development, showed the composition of it, deeply analyzed the generation and distribution of it, and offered the principle of it at last. The conclusion of the article could help to distinguish various incomes which come from the process of developing and utilizing mineral resources, and help to distribute income reasonably. Then, the ownership income of state could be clarified and safeguarded.

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