Download or read book Evolution of Neogene Contractional Growth Structures written by Mario Aranda García and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Structural analysis of four contractional growth structures in the Southern Neogene Belt of Mexico was undertaken to test conceptual models of folding mechanisms for contractional deformation and to obtain structural interpretations of important oil prospects and one oil field. Based on seismic data, application of these models provides coherent explanations of structural development incorporating the geometry of the structures as well as the geometry and age of the growth strata, as shown in viable balanced cross-sections, and demonstrate a complex evolution of folding mechanisms in a 3D framework. Folding and faulting are important mechanisms of deformation in the brittle upper crust, and in particular are the main processes of fold-thrust belt development. Excellent examples for the geometries developed in these belts have been documented around the world. However most of them lack growth strata, due mainly to their deep levels of erosion, and for this reason their development between undeformed and final geometry is weakly supported with data. Growth strata are those units deposited during deformation, and ideally they record the entire evolution of a contractional terrain. In modem thrust belts preservation of growth strata is uncommon; marine growth sediments have better potential for preservation of internal and external features than do continental growth sediments. Some excellent examples of contractional growth structures from the southern Gulf of Mexico are used here to test fault-related folding and buckle folding models and to obtain detailed interpretations of one discovered oil field and some important prospects for oil exploration. The structures analyzed are part of the Southern Neogene Belt of Mexico a thrust belt that represents upper crustal shortening in the southern portion of the North America Plate. The Sardinero, Jujo, Tunich and Catemaco anticlines are located in the Veracruz and Campeche-Tabasco-Chiapas basins. These basins were dominantly filled by upper Eocene-Neogene marine deposits. The regional trend of the structures is NW-SE but this orientation is modified in part where the Jurassic salt is present. The basal detachments for the Sardinero and Catemaco structures are located in Paleogene mudstone units and the detachment for the Tunich and Jujo structures is in Jurassic salt. The structures analyzed were selected because they are good examples of contractional growth structures with good seismic data sets and chronostratigraphic well control. The pre-kinematic strata of Sardinero anticline have geometric similarities with a fault-bend fold structure, but growth strata on the backlimb show a more complex evolution. The growth strata were deposited during an early buckle-folding stage between 15.5-3.5 Ma which was-followed by the development of and translation over a fault ramp after 3.5 Ma. The Jujo anticline prekinematic strata has a good fit with predictions for a fault-bend fold and the geometries of growth strata agree with the model. Structural timing from growth strata indicate folding during the mid-Miocene and Pliocene. The Tunich and Catemaco anticlines correspond to curved detachment folds. They have apparent fault-related folding geometries at pre-kinematic levels but they were initiated by buckle folding as the geometries of their growth strata demonstrate. The age of deformation for both anticlines was between 21 to 2.4 Ma and 16.5 to 5.5 Ma respectively.

Download or read book Petroleum Systems in the Southern Gulf of Mexico written by Claudio Bartolini and published by AAPG. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardcover plus CD

Download or read book Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geol gicas written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Circum Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean written by Claudio Bartolini and published by AAPG. This book was released on 2003 with total page 977 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "AAPG Memoir 79, The Circum-Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, is the first volume in more than a decade to document such a wide range of research on the geology of this vast area. Of the total 44 papers, roughly two-thirds pertain to the Gulf of Mexico, with an emphasis on the Mexican portion of the basin, and to the petroliferous areas of the southern Caribbean, including Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, and Trinidad and Tobago. The remaining papers relate to the Antilles and Central America, as well as a series of papers that address region-wide topics such as plate tectonic evolution. A significant number of papers were contributed by authors from national oil companies and universities from within the region." --AAPG.

Download or read book Styles of Continental Contraction written by Stefano Mazzoli and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2006 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This Special Paper includes a selection of material on the various contractional styles and modes of deformation in internal and external zones, and in deep and shallow parts of orogens. The collection of case studies discusses a broad range of processes and phenomena, including thrust tectonic styles (detachment-dominated vs. thick-skinned, or crustal ramp-dominated) in different subduction and collision orogens; modes and timing of thrust-fold and fabric development; the role of tectonic inversion processes and of strain localization vs. distributed deformation; and syn-convergence extensional deformation (and related tectonic exhumation) in orogens. Case studies are from the Zagros, the Apennines, the Appalachians, the Tasmanides of Eastern Australia, and the Moine Thrust Belt. A review of the main subduction- and collision-related orogens of the world is also provided, including the Alps, the Himalayas, the North American Cordillera, the Andes, the Caledonides of Scotland, the Appalachians, the Alice Springs orogeny in Australia, and the Aleutian and Makran accretionary wedges."--Publisher's website.

Download or read book The Gulf of Mexico Sedimentary Basin written by John W. Snedden and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-21 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and richly illustrated overview of the Gulf of Mexico Basin, including its reservoirs, source rocks, tectonics and evolution.

Download or read book Tectonics and Sedimentation written by Dengliang Gao and published by AAPG. This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Geological Development of Anatolia and the Easternmost Mediterranean Region written by A. H. F. Robertson and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2013 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anatolia and the easternmost Mediterranean region, especially Turkey, Cyprus and northern Syria, represent an excellent natural laboratory for the study of fundamental geological processes (e.g. rifting, seafloor spreading, ophiolite genesis and emplacement, subduction, exhumation and collision). Their interaction has created an intriguing array of deep-sea basins, microcontinents and suture zones.The volume's 22 papers include a large amount of new field-based information (much of it multidisciplinary and the product of teamwork). After an overview, the volume is divided into four sections: Late Palaeozoic--Early Cenozoic of the Pontides (northern Turkey); Late Palaeozoic--Early Cenozoic of the Taurides--Anatolides (central and southern Turkey); Late Cretaceous--Pliocene sedimentary basins and structural development (central Anatolia to the Mediterranean); Late Miocene--Recent Neotectonics (southern Turkey, Cyprus and northern Syria). The volume will interest numerous academic researchers, those concerned with resources (e.g. hydrocarbons; mineral deposits) and also hazards (e.g. earthquakes), as well as advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students -- P. 4 of cover.

Download or read book Kinematic Evolution and Structural Styles of Fold and thrust Belts written by J. Poblet and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2011 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fold-and-thrust belts occur worldwide, have formed in all eras of geological time, and are widely recognized as the most common mode in which the crust accommodates shortening. Much current research on the structure of fold-and-thrust belts is focused on structural studies of regions or individual structures and on the geometry and evolution of these regions employing kinematic, mechanical and experimental modelling. In keeping with the main trends of current research, this title is devoted to the kinematic evolution and structural styles of a number of fold-and-thrust belts formed from palaeozoic to recent times. The papers included in this book cover a broad range of different topics, from modelling approaches to predict internal deformation of single structures, 3D reconstructions to decipher the structural evolution of groups of structures, palaeomagnetic studies of portions of fold-and-thrust belts, geometrical and kinematical aspects of Coulomb thrust wedges and structural analyses of fold-and-thrust belts to unravel their sequence of deformations--

Download or read book Dynamics and Methods of Study of Sedimentary Basins written by Association des sédimentologistes français and published by Editions TECHNIP. This book was released on 1998 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 21 contributions, each written by an expert in the area of sedimentary basins. The first part of the book is devoted to the methodology used for these studies, in particular physical measurements (well-logging and seismic) and synthesis of subsurface data. The second part presents specific cases, each corresponding to a particular type of basin.

Download or read book Late Cenozoic Structure and Evolution of the Great Basin Sierra Nevada Transition written by John S. Oldow and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2009 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Andean Structural Styles written by Gonzalo Zamora and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andean Structural Styles: A Seismic Atlas is a comprehensive reference illustrating the variability in structural styles and hydrocarbon traps that exist in the Andean chain. The Andean chain, stretching over more than 5,000 km (3,000 mi) from Venezuela to Argentina, contains a large number of sedimentary basins which have developed in a wide range of tectonic settings. Some of these basins are highly mature, with hydrocarbon production from Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic sedimentary sequences, while others are still underexplored. Andean Structural Styles: A Seismic Atlas covers topics including fold types, thrust faults, triangle zones, inversion structures, synorogenic deposits, and growth stratal geometries. These topics are illustrated by thirty-two seismic examples interpreted and uninterpreted, covering most of the Andean basins, and five chapters reviewing the structural styles of the Andes, the complexity of processing seismic in these settings, how analogue models help in the interpretation, and several outcrop analogues. This reference is invaluable to both hydrocarbon exploration of the Andes and researchers and students in the fields of exploration geology and structural geology. Also, those teaching structural geology and seismic interpretation will find a valuable resource with lots of uninterpreted seismic examples that can be used in their lectures. Includes a vast collection of high-quality, color images Features case studies covering the entirety of the Andes Mountain chain Presents high-quality seismic data that was previously only available to oil companies

Download or read book 250 Million Years of Earth History in Central Italy written by Christian Koeberl and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Umbria-Marche Apennines are entirely made of marine sedimentary rocks, representing a continuous record of the geotectonic evolution of an epeiric sea from the Early Triassic to the Pleistocene. The book includes reviews and original research works accomplished with the support of the Geological Observatory of Coldigioco"--

Download or read book Southern Lesser Antilles Arc Platform Pre Late Miocene Stratigraphy Structure and Tectonic Evolution written by R. C. Speed and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1993 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Fifty Years of the Wilson Cycle Concept in Plate Tectonics written by R.W. Wilson and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2019-11-11 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty years ago, Tuzo Wilson published his paper asking `Did the Atlantic close and then re-open?’. This led to the `Wilson Cycle’ concept in which the repeated opening and closing of ocean basins along old orogenic belts is a key process in the assembly and breakup of supercontinents. The Wilson Cycle underlies much of what we know about the geological evolution of the Earth and its lithosphere, and will no doubt continue to be developed as we gain more understanding of the physical processes that control mantle convection, plate tectonics, and as more data become available from currently less accessible regions. This volume includes both thematic and review papers covering various aspects of the Wilson Cycle concept. Thematic sections include: (1) the Classic Wilson v. Supercontinent Cycles, (2) Mantle Dynamics in the Wilson Cycle, (3) Tectonic Inheritance in the Lithosphere, (4) Revisiting Tuzo’s question on the Atlantic, (5) Opening and Closing of Oceans, and (6) Cratonic Basins and their place in the Wilson Cycle.

Download or read book Structural and Tectonic Modelling and its Application to Petroleum Geology written by R.M. Larsen and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph presents a unique combination of structural and tectonic modelling with applied petroleum geological problems. Focussing on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and neighbouring areas, it includes discussion covering all scales - from development of sedimentary basins, to formation of fractures and joints on a microscale - and from exploration, to the exploitation of hydrocarbons. The book's coverage of structural and tectonic modelling, petroleum geology applications, and the treatment of the Norwegian Continental Shelf should make this book an invaluable resource book for advanced students of structural and tectonic modelling, teachers, and researchers; as well as for geologists and geophysicists in the petroleum industry.