scholarly journals Basement structure of the Hontomín CO2 storage site (Spain) determined by integration of microgravity and 3D seismic data

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-37
Author(s):  
J. Andres ◽  
J. Alcalde ◽  
P. Ayarza ◽  
E. Saura ◽  
I. Marzán ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Structure ◽  
General Structure ◽  
Normal Faults ◽  
Storage Site ◽  
3D Seismic ◽  
Borehole Data ◽  
Structural Domains ◽  
Multidisciplinary Study ◽  
Half Graben ◽  
Main Fault

A multidisciplinary study has been carried out in Hontomín (Spain) to determine the basement structural setting/ geometry and that of the sedimentary succession of an area aimed to be the first Spanish pilot plant of CO<sub>2</sub> injection. An integration of coincident 3D seismic results, borehole data and unpublished microgravity 5 maps aims to reproduce the deep structure of the basement and to quantify the thickness of the Triassic Keuper evaporites. All datasets manage to clearly identify two main fault systems compartmentalizing the main structural domains into three differentiated blocks. These have been interpreted to be reactivated normal faults that have led to the formation of 10 the Hontomín dome. The general structure is characterized by a half-graben setting filled with thick Keuper evaporites (up to 2000 m thick) forming an extensional forced fold.

scholarly journals Basement structure of the Hontomín CO<sub>2</sub> storage site (Spain) determined by integration of microgravity and 3-D seismic data

Solid Earth ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 827-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juvenal Andrés ◽  
Juan Alcalde ◽  
Puy Ayarza ◽  
Eduard Saura ◽  
Ignacio Marzán ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Structure ◽  
Normal Faults ◽  
Structural Domain ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Storage Site ◽  
Borehole Data ◽  
Basement Structure ◽  
Multidisciplinary Study ◽  
Half Graben ◽  
Main Fault

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> A multidisciplinary study has been carried out in Hontomín (Spain) to determine the basement structural setting, its geometry and the geometry of the sedimentary succession of an area aimed to be the first Spanish pilot plant for CO<sub>2</sub> storage. An integration of coincident 3-D seismic results, borehole data and unpublished microgravity data were used to reproduce the deep structure and topography of the basement and to quantify the thickness of the Triassic Keuper evaporites. The subsurface structure is characterized by a half-graben setting filled with Keuper evaporites (up to 2000<span class="thinspace"></span>m thick), forming an extensional forced fold. All data sets clearly identify two main fault systems, compartmentalizing the main structural domain into three differentiated blocks. These faults have been interpreted to be reactivated normal faults that have led to the formation of the Hontomín dome.</p>

scholarly journals STUDI IDENTIFIKASI PERANGKAP HIDROKARBON PALEOGEN - NEOGEN DI PERAIRAN WOKAM ARU UTARA, PAPUA BARAT: DATA UTAMA HASIL SURVEI GEOMARIN III

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Priatin Hadi Wijaya ◽  
Deny Setiady ◽  
Jusfarida Jusfarida ◽  
R. Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Geological Structure ◽  
Passive Margin ◽  
Normal Faults ◽  
Seismic Structure ◽  
Seismic Section ◽  
Half Graben ◽  
Main Fault ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Papua Barat

ABSTRAKPerairan Wokam Aru Utara, Papua Barat merupakan bagian tepi utara passive margin Mesozoik Arafura – Australia. Hasil survei dengan KR. Geomarin III di perairan Wokam 2014 diperoleh lintasan seismik Multi Kanal 1.182 km, dan pemeruman batimetri/sub bottom profiles (SBP) 1.510 km. Metode dilakukan interpretasi penampang seismik hasil survei, pengikatan sumur pemboran dan seismik, analisis petrofisika dan pemetaaan geologi bawah permukaan. Pada penampang seismik telah dilakukan interpretasi aspek struktur geologi dan perlapisan sedimen yang sebelumnya telah diikat dengan data sumur ASA-1X, ASM-1X dan ASB-1X untuk tiga horizon yaitu Top Neogen, Top Paleogen dan Base PaleogenPeta bawah permukaan Paleogen – Neogen menunjukan beberapa klosur yang berpotensi di bagian batas paparan dengan palung Aru serta bagian barat. Pada bagian Tenggara terdapat kenampakan onlapping sedimentasi Tipe struktural yang berkembang sebagai perangkap secara dominan berupa graben – half graben dan tilted faul. Onlaping sedimentasi yang mebaji juga dapat berpotensi.Struktur geologi pada area penelitian secara umum dikontrol oleh sesar utama Zona Sesar Palung Aru Utara di tepian paparan sampai lereng, mengarah utara - timur laut ke selatan - barat daya. Struktur ikutan yaitu sesar-sesar normal mengarah utara - timur laut ke selatan - barat daya di paparan sebelah timur zonar sesar utama.Studi awal potensi migas ini teridentifikasi empat lokasi potensi perangkap hidrokarbon dari umur Paleogen - Neogen, yaitu satu lokasi dari Peta Base Paleogen, dua lokasi Top Paleogen dan satu lokasi Top Neogen. kata kunci: Wokam, Aru, migas, seismik, struktur, interpretasi, jebakan, Geomarin III ABSTRACTThe waters of Wokam North Aru, West Papua are part of the northern edge of the Mesozoic passive margin of Arafura - Australia. Survey results with KR. Geomarin III in the waters of Wokam 2014 obtained a multi-channel seismic trajectory of 1,182 km, and bathymarism/sub bottom profiles (SBP) 1,510 km. The method is to interpret the seismic cross-section of the survey results, tie drilling and seismic wells, petrophysical analysis and mapping the subsurface geology. In the seismic section, an interpretation of the structural aspects of the geology and sediment layers has been carried out previously tied to data from the ASA-1X, ASM-1X and ASB-1X wells for three horizons, namely Top Neogen, Top Paleogene and Base Paleogene.The subsurface map of the Paleogene - Neogeneous surface shows several potential closures in the exposure boundary with the Aru Trench as well as the western part. In the Southeast, there is the appearance of sedimentation onlapping. Structural types that develop as traps are predominantly graben - half graben and tilted fault. The onlaping sedimentation also has potential. The geological structure in the study area is generally controlled by the main fault of the North Aru Trench Zone on the edge of the exposure to the slope, heading north - northeast to south - southwest. Follow-up structures are normal faults pointing north - northeast to south - southwest on the eastern exposure of the main fault zone.This preliminary study of oil and gas potential identified four potential locations for hydrocarbon traps from the Paleogene - Neogene age, namely one location from the Paleogene Base Map, two Top Paleogene locations and one Top Neogen location.Keyword: Wokam, Aru, oil and gas, seismic, structure, interpretation, traps, Geomarin III

Tectonique synsedimentaire d'age cretace superieur en Tunisie nord orientale; blocs bascules et reorganisation des aires de subsidence

2000 ◽  
Vol 171 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lahcen Boutib ◽  
Fetheddine Melki ◽  
Fouad Zargouni
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Upper Cretaceous ◽  
Tectonic Activity ◽  
Normal Faults ◽  
Half Graben ◽  
Combined Movements ◽  
Basin Floor ◽  
Tunisian Atlas ◽  
Facies Variation ◽  
Regional Tectonics

Abstract Structural analysis of late Cretaceous sequences from the northeastern Tunisian Atlas, led to conclude on an active basin floor instability. Regional tectonics resulted in tilted blocks with a subsidence reorganization, since the Campanian time. These structural movements are controlled both by N140 and N100-120 trending faults. The Turonian-Coniacian and Santonian sequences display lateral thickness and facies variation, due to tectonic activity at that time. During Campanian-Maastrichtian, a reorganization of the main subsidence areas occurred, the early Senonian basins, have been sealed and closed and new half graben basins developed on area which constituted previously palaeohigh structures. These syndepositional deformations are characterized by frequent slumps, synsedimentary tilting materials, sealed normal faults and progressive low angle unconformities. These tilted blocks combined to a subsidence axis migration were induced by a NE-SW trending extensional regime. This extension which affects the Tunisian margin during the Upper Cretaceous, is related to the Tethyan and Mesogean rifting phase which resulted from the combined movements of the African and European plates.

scholarly journals Influence of inherited structural domains and their particular strain distributions on the Roer Valley Graben evolution from inversion to extension

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jef Deckers ◽  
Bernd Rombaut ◽  
Koen Van Noten ◽  
Kris Vanneste
Keyword(s):  
Late Cretaceous ◽  
Fault System ◽  
Normal Faults ◽  
Geological Model ◽  
Structural Domains ◽  
Stress Directions ◽  
Roer Valley Graben ◽  
Western Border ◽  
Border Fault ◽  
As Stress

Abstract. After their first development in the middle Mesozoic, the overall NW-SE striking border fault systems of the Roer Valley Graben were reactivated as reverse faults under Late Cretaceous compression (inversion) and reactivated again as normal faults under Cenozoic extension. In Flanders (northern Belgium), a new geological model was created for the western border fault system of the Roer Valley Graben. After carefully evaluating the new geological model, this study shows the presence of two structural domains in this fault system with distinctly different strain distributions during both Late Cretaceous compression and Cenozoic extension. A southern domain is characterized by narrow ( 10 km) distributed faulting. The total normal and reverse throw in the two domains was estimated to be similar during both tectonic phases. The repeated similarities in strain distribution during both compression and extension stresses the importance of inherited structural domains on the inversion/rifting kinematics besides more obvious factors such as stress directions. The faults in both domains strike NW-SE, but the change in geometry between them takes place across the oblique WNW-ESE striking Grote Brogel fault. Also in other parts of the Roer Valley Graben, WNW-ESE striking faults are associated with major geometrical changes (left-stepping patterns) in its border fault system. This study thereby demonstrates the presence of different long-lived structural domains in the Roer Valley Graben, each having their particular strain distributions that are related to the presence of non-colinear faults.

3D baseline seismics at Ketzin, Germany: The C O2 SINK project

Geophysics ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. B121-B132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Juhlin ◽  
Rüdiger Giese ◽  
Kim Zinck-Jørgensen ◽  
Calin Cosma ◽  
Hesam Kazemeini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Injection Site ◽  
Seismic Survey ◽  
Depth Interval ◽  
Storage Site ◽  
Borehole Data ◽  
Seismic Surveys ◽  
Drilling Operations ◽  
Heterogeneous Formation ◽  
Gas Chimneys ◽  
East West

A 3D 25-fold seismic survey with a bin size of 12 by [Formula: see text] and about [Formula: see text] of subsurface coverage was acquired in 2005 near a former natural gas storage site west of Berlin, as part of the five-year EU funded [Formula: see text] project. Main objectives of the seismic survey were to verify earlier geologic interpretations of structure based on vintage 2D seismic and borehole data and to map, if possible, the reservoir pathways in which the [Formula: see text] will be injected at [Formula: see text] depth, as well as providing a baseline for future seismic surveys and planning of drilling operations. The uppermost [Formula: see text] are well imaged and show an anticlinal structure with an east-west striking central graben on its top that extendsdown to the target horizon. About [Formula: see text] of throwis seen on the bounding faults. No faults are imaged near the planned drill sites. Remnant gas, cushion and residual gas, is present near the top of the anticline in the depth interval of about [Formula: see text] and has a clear seismic signature; both higher amplitudes in the reservoir horizons and velocity pulldown are observed. Amplitude mapping of these remnant gas horizons shows that they do not extend as far south as the injection site, which is located on the southern flank of the anticline. Amplitude anomalies, gas chimneys along an east-west striking fault, show that the stored or remnant gas either has been or is presently migrating out of the reservoir formations. Summed amplitude mapping of the planned injection horizon indicates that this lithologically heterogeneous formation may be more porous at the injection site.

scholarly journals Seismic reflection data reveal the 3D structure of the newly discovered Exmouth Dyke Swarm, offshore NW Australia

Solid Earth ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 579-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Magee ◽  
Christopher Aiden-Lee Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Reflection ◽  
Surface Deformation ◽  
3D Structure ◽  
Dyke Swarm ◽  
Normal Faults ◽  
Borehole Data ◽  
Seismic Reflection Data ◽  
Reflection Data ◽  
Dyke Swarms ◽  
Nw Australia

Abstract. Dyke swarms are common on Earth and other planetary bodies, comprising arrays of dykes that can extend laterally for tens to thousands of kilometres. The vast extent of such dyke swarms, and their presumed rapid emplacement, means they can significantly influence a variety of planetary processes, including continental break-up, crustal extension, resource accumulation, and volcanism. Determining the mechanisms driving dyke swarm emplacement is thus critical to a range of Earth Science disciplines. However, unravelling dyke swarm emplacement mechanics relies on constraining their 3D structure, which is difficult given we typically cannot access their subsurface geometry at a sufficiently high enough resolution. Here we use high-quality seismic reflection data to identify and examine the 3D geometry of the newly discovered Exmouth Dyke Swarm, and associated structures (i.e. dyke-induced normal faults and pit craters). Dykes are expressed in our seismic reflection data as ∼335–68 m wide, vertical zones of disruption (VZD), in which stratal reflections are dimmed and/or deflected from sub-horizontal. Borehole data reveal one ∼130 m wide VZD corresponds to an ∼18 m thick, mafic dyke, highlighting that the true geometry of the inferred dykes may not be fully captured by their seismic expression. The Late Jurassic dyke swarm is located on the Gascoyne Margin, offshore NW Australia, and contains numerous dykes that extend laterally for > 170 km, potentially up to > 500 km, with spacings typically < 10 km. Although limitations in data quality and resolution restrict mapping of the dykes at depth, our data show that they likely have heights of at least 3.5 km. The mapped dykes are distributed radially across a ∼39∘ wide arc centred on the Cuvier Margin; we infer that this focal area marks the source of the dyke swarm. We demonstrate that seismic reflection data provide unique opportunities to map and quantify dyke swarms in 3D. Because of this, we can now (i) recognise dyke swarms across continental margins worldwide and incorporate them into models of basin evolution and fluid flow, (ii) test previous models and hypotheses concerning the 3D structure of dyke swarms, (iii) reveal how dyke-induced normal faults and pit craters relate to dyking, and (iv) unravel how dyking translates into surface deformation.

Investigating fault continuity associated with geologic carbon storage planning in the Illinois Basin

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. SA151-SA162 ◽  
Author(s):  
John H. McBride ◽  
R. William Keach ◽  
Eugene E. Wolfe ◽  
Hannes E. Leetaru ◽  
Clayton K. Chandler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Storage ◽  
Seismic Reflection ◽  
Oil Field ◽  
Illinois Basin ◽  
Storage Site ◽  
3D Seismic ◽  
Seismic Attribute ◽  
Seismic Reflection Data ◽  
Reflection Data ◽  
Attribute Analyses

Because the confinement of [Formula: see text] in a storage reservoir depends on a stratigraphically continuous set of seals to isolate the fluid in the reservoir, the detection of structural anomalies is critical for guiding any assessment of a potential subsurface carbon storage site. Employing a suite of 3D seismic attribute analyses (as opposed to relying upon a single attribute) maximizes the chances of identifying geologic anomalies or discontinuities (e.g., faults) that may affect the integrity of a seal that will confine the stored [Formula: see text] in the reservoir. The Illinois Basin, a major area for potential carbon storage, presents challenges for target assessment because geologic anomalies can be ambiguous and easily misinterpreted when using 2D seismic reflection data, or even 3D data, if only conventional display techniques are used. We procured a small 3D seismic reflection data set in the central part of the basin (Stewardson oil field) to experiment with different strategies for enhancing the appearance of discontinuities by integrating 3D seismic attribute analyses with conventional visualizations. Focusing on zones above and below the target interval of the Cambrian Mt. Simon Sandstone, we computed attribute traveltime slices (combined with vertical views) based on discontinuity computations, crossline-directed amplitude change, azimuth of the dip, shaded relief, and fault likelihood attributes. The results provided instructive examples of how discontinuities (e.g., subseismic scale faults) may be almost “invisible” on conventional displays but become detectable and mappable using an appropriate integration of 3D attributes. Strong discontinuities in underlying Precambrian basement rocks do not necessarily propagate upward into the target carbon storage interval. The origin of these discontinuities is uncertain, but we explored a possible strike-slip role that also explains the localization of a structural embayment developed in Lower Paleozoic strata above the basement discontinuities.

NEW RESULTS OF POLYMETALLIC, PGE AND REE MINERALIZATION RESEARCH IN THE SUWAŁKI ANORTHOSITE MASSIF (NE POLAND)

2018 ◽  
Vol 472 (472) ◽  
pp. 271-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janina Wiszniewska ◽  
Ewa Krzemińska ◽  
Olga Polechońska ◽  
Zdzisław Petecki ◽  
Michał Ruszkowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Structure ◽  
Gravity Anomalies ◽  
Magnetic Anomalies ◽  
Ore Deposits ◽  
Borehole Data ◽  
Ne Poland ◽  
Anorthosite Massif ◽  
Deep Boreholes ◽  
Thick Overburden ◽  
Rock Suite

Suwałki Anortosite Massif (SAM) occurs in the crystalline basement of NE Poland within 200 km of the magmatic, Mesoproterozoic AMCG (anorthosite–mangerite–charnockite–granite) rock suite terrane called the Mazury Complex. SAM was discovered as a result of the drilling research of the prominent negative magnetic and gravimetric anomalies. There is an extensive negative anomaly of both potential fields related to the anorthosite massif. Gravimetric anomaly is surrounded by the bands of positive anomalies caused by rocks with elevated densities, such as granitoids, monzondiorites and granodiorites. A negative magnetic anomaly is surrounded by the bands of positive anomalies with significant amplitudes, particularly strongly marked from the south, west and north. Positive magnetic anomalies are associated with the presence of rocks with proven strong magnetic susceptibility due to the content of ferrolites (ilmenite-magnetite rocks) with accompanying Fe-Cu-Ni-Co sulphide mineralization. Fe-Ti-(V) ore deposits in the SAM were discovered in the early 1960s, in the region of Krzemianka and Udryn, but also Jeleniewo and Jezioro Okrągłe, under a thick overburden of Phanerozoic sedimentary rocks within small positive magnetic anomalies. These deposits were documented in about 100 deep boreholes to a depth of 2300 m, and the resources in C1 + C2 category were estimated for about 1.5 billion tons of titanium-magnetite ores with vanadium, mainly in the Krzemianka and Udryn ore fields. The model age obtained by the Re-Os NTIMS method for Fe-Ti-V ores and sulphides from the Krzemianka and Jezioro Okrągłe ore deposits was 1559 ±37 Ma with an initial ratio of 187Os/188Os = 1.16 ±0.06. This age was recognized as the age of the entire Suwałki Massif. Despite many years of research, the deep structure and the form of the massif has not been fully recognized. At present, geophysical and geological 3D modelling of borehole data is carried out using the OasisMontaj (Geosoft) software package. The 3D model is generated in the GeoModeller 3D application (Intrepid Geophysics) in order to recognize the geological correctness and interpretation of magnetic-gravity anomalies of the whole massif and its cover.

High resolution imaging of fault reactivation in long-lived extensional setting: a case study from the Exmouth Plateau (NW Australia)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nico D'Intino
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
Data Interpretation ◽  
Fault Analysis ◽  
Fault Reactivation ◽  
Normal Faults ◽  
3D Seismic ◽  
Exmouth Plateau ◽  
Northern Carnarvon Basin ◽  
Nw Australia

&lt;p&gt;Extension in rift zones and passive margins often occur by multiphase normal faulting which usually accommodates several episodes of lithosphere stretching by brittle deformation. In these settings, pre-existing normal faults may reactivate but also new-formed structures may nucleate, with multiple orientations and deformational styles. The various modes of fault growth and nucleation are strongly influenced by several parameters (including orientation and geometry of pre-existing discontinuities, stress orientation and magnitude, strain rates, confining pressure, etc..) with the lithostratigraphy controlling the brittle or ductile litho-mechanic behavior of each unit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this work, we interpreted and analyzed an industrial 3D seismic volume acquired in the Exmouth Plateau, (Northern Carnarvon Basin &amp;#8211; offshore NW Australia), where pre-existing Mesozoic normal faults were reactivated during the Cenozoic and controlled the nucleation and growth of the new-formed overlying fault segments. The peculiarity of this system is that the two sets of faults are separated by a ductile interval of shales. The latter acted as decollement level and promoted the formation of prominent faulted anticlines in the overlying brittle sequence; these forced folds are poorly documented in other extensional settings while are common where salt layers are present. In this study, the high-resolution techniques adopted for seismic data interpretation aimed to understand the geometries of faults and their interactions in fine detail. The results of fault analysis suggest that the use of high-quality 3D seismic volumes is very useful to unravel the complex and subtle spatial variability and also the displacement pattern of faults with a limited amount of fault-throw.&lt;/p&gt;

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