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Controls on hydrocarbon accumulation in clastic reservoirs of the Tarim Craton, NW China.
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Marine & Petroleum Geology . Jun2019, Vol. 104, p423-437. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The Tarim Craton of NW China hosts abundant hydrocarbon resources within clastic reservoirs characterized by a complex entrapment and fill history. In this paper, we review the processes of hydrocarbon accumulation in typical clastic reservoirs from the literature, and combine this with new research from six hydrocarbon-bearing regions (the Yakela Faulted-Uplift, the southern slope of the Tabei Uplift, the Tazhong Uplift, the northern slope of the Tazhong Uplift, the southern margin of the Bachu Uplift, and volcanic reservoirs) to identify the key controls on hydrocarbon accumulation and distribution in reservoirs of the Tarim Craton. Favorable reservoir–trap configurations exist on structural highs created during the evolution of paleo-uplifts and paleo-slopes in the region, with hydrocarbons accumulating in both structural (fault, salt dome, and thrust-fault anticline) and combined structural-primary stratigraphic traps. Vertical hydrocarbon migration occurred via deep–shallow superposed faults, and (rarely interpreted) fault textures in volcanic conduits. Unconformity surfaces and sand bodies provided pathways for both limited lateral redistribution and significant long-distance (>100 km) migration of hydrocarbons. The prospectivity of upper Paleozoic sandstone facies and paleogeography was controlled by denudation of the paleo-uplifts, and these reservoirs are most likely to host giant oil and gas fields in the region. • Differential hydrocarbon accumulation process of six clastic hydrocarbon abundance zones in Tarim Craton. • Favorable structural reservoir–trap configurations exist on structural highs created during the evolution of Paleo uplifts/slopes. • Vertical hydrocarbon migration occurred via deep–shallow superposed faults, and fault textures in volcanic conduits. • The prospectivity of upper Paleozoic sandstone facies and paleogeography was controlled by denudation of the paleo-uplifts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *RESERVOIRS
*SALT domes
*HYDROCARBONS
*GAS fields
*OIL fields
*VOLCANIC soils
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02648172
- Volume :
- 104
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Marine & Petroleum Geology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136253246
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2019.04.008