Siliciclastic sequence stratigraphy in well logs, cores. Sedimentology and highresolution sequence stratigraphy of the late middle to late miocene angostura formation western borbon basin, northwestern ecuador. The angostura formation comprises eight highfrequency sequences that are stacked to form a tectonically driven lowstand sequence set. High and low resolution sequence stratigraphy in lithological. The approach of the highresolution sequence stratigraphy generally, the high resolution sequence stratigraphic analysis is usually carried out to subdivide the seismic 3rd order depositional sequences into subseismic scale cycles.
Highresolution 3d seismic surveys provide much denser sampling than conventional acquisition designs in terms of both time and space, requiring operators to deploy significantly more recording channels and receivers. Highresolution 3d, sequence stratigraphy delineate new tight oil play by lee f. Descending regressive, ascending regressive, and transgressive shoreline trajectories are resulted from the combination of the. High resolution facies analysis and sequence stratigraphy of. Sequence stratigraphy material for this chapter are mainly from the following articles. The upper jurassic arabd reservoir is considered as the most prolific reservoir in the ghawar field in saudi arabia. A highresolution sequence stratigraphic framework for the lower cretaceous kharaib formation of the united arab emirates was discussed. The interstate oil and gas compact commission 1993 annual bulletin, p. Van wagoner search for other works by this author on.
Highfrequency sequence stratigraphy is documented in the cretaceous gallup system. Highresolution geochemistry and sequence stratigraphy of the. High resolution sequence stratigraphy and its implication. Sequence stratigraphy is a branch of geology that attempts to subdivide and link sedimentary deposits into unconformity bound units on a variety of scales and explain these stratigraphic units in terms of variations in sediment supply and variations in the rate of change in accommodation space relative sea level, the combination of eustatic sea level and tectonic subsidence. High resolution sequence stratigraphy, long used in the oil industry offers the prospect of a new tool for hydrogeological exploration. Application of high resolution sequence stratigraphy in fuyu.
With the instruction of the high resolution sequence stratigraphy and sedimentology theory, and the comprehensive application of 11 wells core, more than 800 mud logging and log data, high resolution sequence stratigraphic characteristics research in the xii group of the member iii of qing shankou formation in the qianan oilfield has been finished. The recognition and contrast of bed sets in parasequence is difficult in terrestrial basin highresolution sequence stratigraphy. Integrated high resolution sequence stratigraphy of. The role of special conditions of cratonic interiors in development of stratal architecture this supplement contains primary data that support the stratigraphic crosssections in. The relevance of highresolution sequence stratigraphy to reservoir characterization is evident, as heterogeneities at the scale of outcrops and cores strongly control fluid migration pathways, which are fundamental for hydrocarbon production development e. The high resolution sequence stratigraphic approach is a powerful methodology to unravel the fine scale stratigraphic architecture of sedimentary systems.
Highresolution sequence stratigraphic correlations of the oligocene frio formation in south texas florence l. High resolution sequence stratigraphic study of single. Highresolution geochemistry and sequence stratigraphy of. High resolution sequence stratigraphy and its implication in. Sequence stratigraphy is a key to understand and target the stratigraphic potential.
Highresolution sequence stratigraphy of clastic shelves iii. It has the vital significance for the development of oilfield during the late stage of high water cut. Sedimentology and high resolution sequence stratigraphy of the late middle to late miocene angostura formation western borbon basin, northwestern ecuador. Highresolution sequence stratigraphy of the cretaceous. Dalrymple department of geological sciences, queens university, kingston, ontario k7l 3n6 canada. High resolution sequence stratigraphy and depositional environment of pabdeh formation in dashte arjan area shiraz, fars, zagros, iran mirzaee mahmoodabadi reza, afghah massih, saeedi somaye abstractpabdeh shaly formation paleoceneoligomiocene has been expanded in fars, khozestan and lorestan. The early marsdenian namurian series readycon dean formation of the pennines and adjacent areas records a complex series of rapid, highmagnitude baselevel changes during a short interval of the pennine basins history.
Isbn 1897799 48 9, geological journal on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands. Concepts for highresolution correlation of time and facies articlechapter. High resolution sequence stratigraphy and depositional. The highdensity well log display shown in figure 4 is composed of gammaray, spontaneous potential and deep resistivity logs. Pdf sedimentology and highresolution sequence stratigraphy. High resolution sequence stratigraphic and reservoir.
Highresolution geochemistry and sequence stratigraphy of the hushpuckney shale swope formation, eastern kansas. Recent exploration for groundwater in the late palaeogene and neogene forearc basins of northern chile in the atacama desert is used as an example of the application of this technique. High resolution sequence stratigraphic analysis of the. Paleogeographic reconstruction of facies belts at precise moments in time is the goal of the sequence stratigrapher. Concepts for high resolution correlation of time and facies. Recognition and correlation of the eagle ford, austin formations in south texas can be enhanced with high resolution biostratigraphy, fossil abundance peaks and maximum flooding surfaces correlated to upper cretaceous sequence stratigraphic cycle chart after gradstein, 2010. The relevance of high resolution sequence stratigraphy to reservoir characterization is evident, as heterogeneities at the scale of outcrops and cores strongly control fluid migration pathways, which are fundamental for hydrocarbon production development e. The principles of high resolution sequence stratigraphy are explained and illustrated with a 100 km long correlation pr ofile of the natih formation members a to f in the foothills of northern oman. The shelfal part of bengal basin, which is an onland basin figure 1 and figure 2, was selected for the application of sequence stratigraphy using a high resolution and.
Application of high resolution sequence stratigraphy in. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Pdf highresolution sequence stratigraphy, facies patterns and. Sequence stratigraphy american association of petroleum. Highresolution sequence stratigraphy hrss deals with a scale of observation that typically falls below the resolution of seismic exploration methods, commonly referred to as lower order 4th5th order cycles. Sequence stratigraphy lamontdoherty earth observatory. Sequence stratigraphy allows an effective, systematic approach to stratigraphic trap exploration. High resolution biosequence stratigraphy and carbonate.
Siliciclastic sequence stratigraphy in well logs, cores, and outcrops. High resolution sequence stratigraphic study of single sand. Highresolution sequence stratigraphy of a cretaceous. Controls on highfrequency sequence stratigraphy controlling mechanisms of highfrequency sequence stratigraphic cycles in the cretaceous greenhouse remain debatable, especially regarding glacioeustatic origin e. Concepts for highresolution correlation of time and facies subject group.
The high density well log display shown in figure 4 is composed of gammaray, spontaneous potential and deep resistivity logs. High resolution sequence stratigraphy of upper sarmatian and lower pannonian units in the styrian basin, austria. The subdiscipline of highresolution sequence stratigraphy has emerged in the course of this research partly in response to the need for detailed reservoir. Log interpretation includes inspecting the gr patterns and dividing the log signature into individual parasequences. Unlimited viewing of the articlechapter pdf and any associated supplements and figures. The role of special conditions of cratonic interiors in development of stratal architecture this supplement contains primary data that support the stratigraphic crosssections in figures 6 and 7. Highresolution sequence stratigraphy of clastic shelves. Highresolution 3d, sequence stratigraphy delineate new. Facies, stratigraphic architecture and high resolution sequence stratigraphy of the zechstein anhydrite werra anhydrite in menslage area lower saxony, n germany. Using interpreted digital welllogs and sequence stratigraphy.
High resolution sequence stratigraphic analysis of the late. Highresolution sequence stratigraphy of paleogene, nontropical mixed carbonatesiliciclastic shelf sediments, north carolina coastal plain, u. Implications for reservoir prediction lower keuper. A small lacustrine fandelta at east coulee, alberta, illustrates these principles and demonstrates that sequence stratigraphic concepts are scale and timeindependent. Exposed strata equivalent to the arabd reservoir was investigated and evaluated to establish a relationship between lithofacies, sequence stratigraphy, diagenesis, and porosity evolution within the arabd reservoir analog. The study revealed eight lithofacies which interpreted. Concepts for highresolution correlation of time and facies authors j. Howerc,d adepartment of geology, university of cincinnati, cincinnati, oh 4522100, usa. Using interpreted digital welllogs and sequence stratigraphy to develop high resolution subsurface models 4 figure 3. Sequence stratigraphic concepts provide a means to classify, correlate, and map sedimentary rocks using timestratigraphic units. The fundamental concept on which sequence stratigraphy is based is that stratal architectures develop in response to the interaction between baselevel change and sediment flux. Ibarj journal high resolution sequence stratigraphy. Sequence stratigraphy examines the spatial and temporal rock relationship within a chronostratigraphic framework of repetitive, genetically related strata bounded by surfaces of erosion or nondeposition, or their correlative conformities posamentier and vail 1988.
Sequence stratigraphic approach to hydrocarbon exploration. High resolution sequence stratigraphic and reservoir characterization studies of d07, d08 and e01 sands, block 2 meren field, offshore niger delta view open etd092320021607241. Aitken department of earth sciences, university of liverpool, jane herdman laboratories, po box 147, brownlow st. The outcrops are equivalent to the presalt and postsalt reservoirs of the campos and santos basins, the most important hydrocarbon exploration targets nowadays in brazil. The highdensity well log display shown in figure 4 is composed of gammaray, spontaneous potential and. The present work is a first endeavour towards this goal by starting with identifying indications for sedimentary cyclicity based on high resolution biostratigraphy and carbonate microfacies. Outcrops and well logs of the riachuelo formation, the most. High resolution sequence stratigraphy home geological society. Combined low and high resolution sequence stratigraphy can be used in largescale lithological prediction and comparison between systems situated far apart, and in detailed withinsystem predictions on a reservoir scale. Pdf high resolution sequence stratigraphy of the natih. Logging data highresolution sequence stratigraphy sciencedirect. Facies, stratigraphic architecture and highresolution sequence stratigraphy of the zechstein anhydrite werra anhydrite in menslage area lower saxony, n germany. An improved sequence stratigraphic framework for the styrian basin is presented, based on the integration of twelve 2 d seismic sections and welllog data from the central and northern.
Brown bureau of economic geology, jackson school of geosciences, the university of texas at austin, university station, box x, austin, texas 7878924. High resolution sequence stratigraphy and reservoir. Siliciclastic sequence stratigraphy in well logs, cores, and. Oct 30, 2019 the sergipealagoas basin, in northeastern brazil, has extensive exposures of carbonate rocks that may be studied as analogues to hydrocarbon reservoirs. High resolution sequence stratigraphy of the middlelate. The shelfal part of bengal basin, which is an onland basin figure 1 and figure 2, was selected for the application of sequence stratigraphy using a high resolution and automated method of seismic interpretation. Individual channels are identified and mapped with negative value assigned to their erosional surface.
On the basis of highresolution sequence stratigraphy, this paper establishes a sequence stratigraphic frame, and predicts reservoirs by analyzing velocity field. Highresolution seismic surveying for neogenequaternary sequence stratigraphy, northern california continental shelf and upper slope, in support of strataform craig s. The al aziziyah formation sequences were integrated with highresolution carbon isotopes at the ghryan dome and kaf bates sections and then correlated within a detailed sequence stratigraphic crosssection from south to north. The high resolution sequence stratigraphic method comprises of multiple steps defined as follows. Pdf high resolution sequence stratigraphy in the eastern. High resolution sequence stratigraphy of upper sarmatian. Detailed correlation, using a rapidly evolving ammonoid fauna, enables the details of this complexity to be traced across the basin. The al aziziyah formation sequences were integrated with high resolution carbon isotopes at the ghryan dome and kaf bates sections and then correlated within a detailed sequence stratigraphic crosssection from south to north. The sequence stratigraphy correlation between these measured sections focuses on two points. High resolution sequence stratigraphy hrss deals with a scale of observation that typically falls below the resolution of seismic exploration methods, commonly referred to as lower order 4th5th order cycles. High resolution geochemistry and sequence stratigraphy of the hushpuckney shale swope formation, eastern kansas. Pdf there are at least two ways that stratigraphy can contribute directly to more accurate and predictive reservoir characterization.
In more realistic terms, sequence stratigraphy establishes the. Click download or read online button to get principles of sequence stratigraphy book now. An integrated analysis of facies and palaeontological content of the middle to late miocene c. With the method of the high resolution sequence stratigraphy and sedimentology theory, oilbearing sand bodies have been accurately recognized and descripted which could provide precisely geological data for 3d modeling and numerical simulation. This approach is now increasingly used as a tool in hydrocarbon reservoir. Pdf facies, stratigraphic architecture and highresolution.
Highresolution sequence stratigraphy, facies patterns and controls in a mixed epeiric shelf. Highresolution sequence stratigraphy of a cretaceous mixed. Pdf highresolution sequence stratigraphy of the kharaib. Highresolution sequence stratigraphy, long used in the oil industry offers the prospect of a new tool for hydrogeological exploration. Fulthorpe university of texas, institute for geophysics 4412 spicewood springs road, bldg. Application of sequence stratigraphic analysis depends on the recognition of a hierarchy of stratal units including beds, bedsets, parasequences, parasequence sets, and sequences bounded by chronostratigraphically significant surfaces of erosion, nondeposition, or their correlative surfaces. A highresolution sequence stratigraphic investigation integrating 3d seismic with petrophysics of the leonardian bone spring formation, northern delaware basin, new mexico reveals the sedimentologic processresponse interplay between allocyclic relative sea level and autocyclic depositionally controlled changes. Identification of stratigraphic play potential within the. Modern, high resolution, reservoir scale sequence stratigraphy was formalized by the publications of jervey 1988, posamentier. The correlation between seismic facies and a stratigraphic section of the guadiana valley enables the proposal of a detailed sequence strati graphic interpretation. Application of highresolution sequence stratigraphy in improving.
Sedimentology and highresolution sequence stratigraphy of. Sequence stratigraphy has evolved from the original concepts of seismic stratigraphy to a. Ibarj journal high resolution sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleoenvironmental studies of late eocene late oligocene sediments, greater ughelli depobelt, niger delta, nigeria topics sequence stratigraphy, systems tracts, biostratigraphybiofacies, sedimentology, paleobathymetry, well logs, greater ughelli depobelt. Highresolution seismic surveying for neogenequaternary. High resolution facies analysis and sequence stratigraphy. The framework was based on the integration of core and welllog data from abu dhabi oil fields with outcorp data from wadi rahabah, ras alkhaimah u. Symonds,3 wuchang wei,4 and dick kroon5 abstract examination of seismic reflection and core data between sites 819 and 821 provides information about patterns of. Pdf applications of highresolution sequence stratigraphy to. The approach of the high resolution sequence stratigraphy generally, the high resolution sequence stratigraphic analysis is usually carried out to subdivide the seismic 3rd order depositional sequences into subseismic scale cycles. Principles of sequence stratigraphy download ebook pdf. The sergipealagoas basin, in northeastern brazil, has extensive exposures of carbonate rocks that may be studied as analogues to hydrocarbon reservoirs. It is currently one of the potential areas of stratigraphic research, with a. The devonian system in the kingdom of saudi arabia ksa forms a significant part of the paleozoic succession on the arabian plate and was deposited on an extensive coastal plain to shoreline to shallow continental shelf, dipping slightly to the.
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