南海珠江口盆地白云凹陷现今地温场与新生代构造—热演化特征

位于南海北缘的珠江口盆地深水区作为我国海洋油气勘探的重点区域,具有良好的油气勘探前景。本文利用钻井地热测量数据分析了珠江口盆地深水区现今地温场及岩石圈热结构特征,通过古温标反演和拉张盆地模型正演相结合的方法定量揭示了白云凹陷新生代以来的热史,总结了不同地热地质条件对油气生成的影响。研究结果表明：珠江口盆地大地热流分布特征具有北低南高的特点,同时具有“热幔冷壳”的特征。珠江口盆地深水区始新世以来经历了两期拉张过程,第一期（47.8～33.9 Ma）拉张自始新世发生,拉张强度较大,凹陷中心基底热流快速上升至～82 mW/m²;第二期（23～13.8 Ma）拉张发生于中新世,此次拉张在白云凹陷南部更强烈,白云凹陷主体在 13.8 Ma达到最高古基底热流,此后进入热沉降阶段,基底热流值一直缓慢下降。磷灰石裂变径迹、磷灰石（U-Th）/He及锆石（U-Th）/He联合反演给出了最高古地温在13.8 Ma附近达到,后期温度基本稳定。     

南海北部陆缘热流变化特征及其影响因素分析

热流调查和构造热演化数值模拟是油气地热研究不可或缺的重要内容。沉积盆地在其演化过程中往往叠加了特殊构造事件。通过热流调查和构造热演化数值计算可以更好地约束这些特殊过程,重建更为真实的构造热演化历史。该文通过对南海北部琼东南盆地和珠江口盆地中段热流变化特征分析和构造热演化数值模拟,探讨了影响其热流变化的主要因素。结果表明,琼东南盆地可分3个热流分区:北部陆架与上陆坡区(50~70mW/m~2)、中央坳陷带深水区(70~85mW/m~2)和盆地东部深水区高热流带(85mW/m~2);珠江口盆地中段从陆架往海盆方向热流呈阶梯式抬高,西江凹陷平均热流为55mW/m~2,番禺低隆起为58mW/m~2,白云凹陷为70mW/m~2,下陆坡区为85mW/m~2;陆坡区高热流不仅与岩石圈强烈减薄相关,而且还受到岩石圈破裂时引起的深部热物质上涌的影响,后者对现今陆坡区还有约20mW/m~2的热流贡献;琼东南盆地东部高热流值则主要受到晚中新世以来的岩体侵位热事件的影响,岩体侵入热事件对现今热流值贡献可达10~25mW/m~2。分析表明,在南海深水盆地开展构造热演化数值计算时,需要考虑沉积过程、海底扩张以及岩浆活动等影响因素。     

南海南部礼乐盆地构造热演化研究

礼乐盆地位于南海海域南部,是一个形成于中新生代的叠合盆地,长期以来缺乏构造热演化方面研究。本文在认识礼乐盆地构造演化的基础上,选用盆地内地震测线(L2剖面),应用二维横向不均匀拉张模型对礼乐盆地构造热演化史进行了模拟研究。模拟结果揭示了盆地在新生代的构造热演化特征:(1)盆地经历了两次连续的拉张过程,第一期拉张幅度较小,拉张系数在1.05左右,第二次拉张程度较第一次拉张强烈,深水地区拉张系数达到1.3;(2)礼乐盆地两次拉张使得盆地逐步升温,第二次拉张结束时达到历史最高温时期,之后热流持续下降;(3)盆地不同构造部位热流史具有差异性,其中深水区经历的古热流最高,达75mW/m2,礼乐滩最低,仅为63mW/m2。     

多期走滑拉分盆地的沉积响应:以南海北部珠江口盆地为例

南海北部陆缘位于太平洋和新特提斯两大构造域之间,其形成与演化受到多期多向构造叠加作用,珠江口盆地是南海北部陆缘的重要构造单元。自新生代早期珠琼运动以来,由于太平洋板块向华南大陆俯冲在珠江口盆地形成两期强烈的走滑拉分作用,从而导致早期弥散状地堑与后两期拉分盆地的三层盆地叠合现象。本文在综合珠江口盆地的地质、构造物理和数值模拟、南海北部新生代构造演化研究的基础上,探讨了珠江口盆地区域沉积作用对构造的响应过程;并基于其内部次级构造单元阳江东凹的地震剖面资料解剖,进一步检验珠江口盆地地堑式伸展、两期走滑拉分作用对沉积盆地的沉积相空间展布、沉积沉降中心迁移规律的控制作用。研究表明,珠琼运动一幕(~47.8 Ma)伴生的NE向走滑运动控制盆地发育规模较小的辫状三角洲沉积,珠琼运动二幕(~38Ma)伴生的NWW向走滑运动控制三角洲轴向并导致三角洲沉积范围扩大,白云运动(~23 Ma)时期的沉积展布不受NE向走滑断层控制、但三角洲轴向仍与NW-NWW向断裂体系相关;在上述多期构造运动过程中,盆地沉积沉降中心往南迁移,逐渐奠定了三角洲沉积格局。     

珠江口盆地深水区晚中新世以来构造沉降与似海底反射（BSR）分布的关系*

2007年中国在南海北部神狐海域通过钻探首次获得天然气水合物样品,证实了珠江口盆地深水区是水合物富集区。通过对珠江口盆地深水区构造沉降史的定量模拟研究,发现晚中新世以来区内构造沉降总体上具有由北向南、自西向东逐渐变快的演化趋势;从晚中新世到更新世,盆地深水区经历了构造沉降作用由弱到强的变化过程：晚中新世(11.6～5.3 Ma),平均构造沉降速率为67 m/Ma;上新世(5.3～1.8 Ma),平均构造沉降速率为68 m/Ma;至更新世(1.8～0 Ma),平均构造沉降速率为73 m/Ma。而造成这些变化的主因是发生在中中新世末-晚中新世末的东沙运动和发生在上新世-更新世早期的台湾运动。东沙运动（10～5 Ma）使盆地在升降过程中发生块断升降,隆起剥蚀,自东向西运动强度和构造变形逐渐减弱,使得盆地深水区持续稳定沉降;台湾运动（3 Ma）彻底改变了盆地深水区的构造格局,因重力均衡调整盆地深水区继续沉降,越往南沉降越大。将似海底反射（BSR）发育区与沉降速率平面图进行叠合分析,发现80％以上的BSR分布趋于构造沉降速率值主要在75～125 m/Ma之间、沉降速率变化迅速的隆坳接合带区域。     

珠江口盆地深水区23.8 Ma构造事件地质响应及其形成机制

南海珠江口盆地深水区23.8 Ma发育一次重大构造事件并同时形成了重要的不整合界面.研究表明:(1)23.8 Ma构造事件是珠江口盆地珠二坳陷新生代构造演化的转换面,它是盆地裂陷阶段和裂后阶段的分界面,23.8 Ma之前为断裂控盆,盆地以伸展和走滑断裂系统为主;23.8 Ma之后为断裂和热作用共同控盆,到晚期以热作用为主.(2)23.8 Ma构造事件导致盆地沉积充填的突变,通过微量元素和同位素分析,23.8 Ma以前盆地物源来自东南沿海花岗岩源区,23.8 Ma以后物源来自青藏东侧及云贵高原源区.23.8 Ma界面是南海北部陆架坡折从白云主凹南侧向北侧跳跃的分界面,相应地沉积环境由浅海陆架沉积突变为陆坡深水沉积环境.(3)23.8 Ma构造事件是盆地热体制的转折面,典型钻井热史定量恢复揭示地温梯度在23.8 Ma附近明显存在一个突变面,以23.8 Ma为界,新生代早期到渐新世末显示地温梯度上升,指示盆地经历了拉张过程;23.8 Ma之后显示地温梯度下降,指示盆地经历热沉降过程.(4)23.8 Ma构造事件是火山活动的转化面,23.8 Ma之前显示成分单一的大规模玄武质岩浆喷发作用逐渐增强,而之后玄武质岩浆喷发作用逐渐减弱.总结了23.8 Ma构造事件的动力学模型,提出了软流圈流动主导的地幔热底辟作用是南海破裂成洋的动力来源,南海扩张脊的跃迁及地幔热底辟作用改变是导致23.8 Ma构造事件的主因.      

渤海盆地现今岩石圈热结构及新生代构造-热演化史

依据236口井共2 706组的静温数据以及25口井的系统测温数据,分析计算了渤海盆地地温梯度及大地热流;建立地壳分层结构模型,利用回剥法计算现今地幔热流、深部温度以及岩石圈厚度;在此基础上,利用地球动力学方法恢复本区热流演化史。结果表明：渤海盆地背景地温梯度为322 ℃/km,热流值为648 mW/m2;盆地现今热岩石圈厚度在61~69 km之间,地幔热流占地表热流的比例在60%左右,属于“热幔冷壳”型岩石圈热结构,盆地地壳底部或莫霍面温度变动在548~749 ℃之间;热流演化的特征与盆地的构造演化背景吻合,新生代以来盆地经历了3期岩石圈减薄并加热的过程,在东营组沉积末期热流达到最高(70~83 mW/m2）,这期间盆地内产出多期碱性玄武岩,表明盆地经历了波及地幔的裂谷过程,随后进入热沉降期,热流逐渐降低,盆地向坳陷型转变。     

宁武盆地及周缘岩体裂变径迹对山西地块中—新生代构造演化的约束

宁武盆地及周缘岩体的抬升剥蚀对于山西地块中—新生代构造演化具有重要的指示意义。本文对宁武盆地及周缘岩体进行裂变径迹分析,磷灰石裂变径迹年龄97～47 Ma,锆石裂变径迹年龄161～141 Ma。裂变径迹记录了早白垩世早期(145～125 Ma)、晚白垩世(85～70 Ma)、古新世晚期—始新世早期(59～53 Ma)和渐新世晚期(28 Ma)的4次抬升剥蚀事件。综合分析山西地块的裂变径迹数据,表明隆起区晚古生代以来发生了多期抬升剥蚀事件。山西地块中—新生代构造演化具有时空差异。周缘岩体样品的裂变径迹年龄大于盆地内沉积地层样品的年龄,指示了周缘山体先于盆地抬升剥蚀。晋东北抬升剥蚀时限早于晋西南。山西裂谷系西南端裂开较早。裂谷系发育具有由南向北扩展的特征,这与地层保留记录相一致。山西地块现今地貌格局是在中生代发育一系列雁行状排列的复背斜和复向斜构造基础上发展而成的。     

琼东南盆地深水区构造演化及东西段构造差异对比

以琼东南盆地为研究对象,在地震资料构造解释的基础上,选取琼东南盆地6条典型剖面,采用面积守恒法对其进行平衡剖面的恢复,计算出各个剖面在不同时期的拉张量以及拉张率,以此为基础对琼东南盆地的构造演化过程及区域性差异进行了定性以及定量分析。研究表明,在琼东南盆地中部位置,水平拉张率显著减小并较为稳定,表明盆地内部的打开是均匀的;琼东南盆地新生代的构造演化分为四个阶段,65~33.9 Ma: 盆地伸展活动开始;33.9~23 Ma: 盆地伸展活动增强并达到顶峰;23~10.5 Ma: 伸展活动明显减弱,发育了少量继承性断层;10.5~0 Ma: 平静沉积,基本没有断裂活动。琼东南盆地东西段构造样式存在明显差异,盆地西部断裂数量较少,单一断层断距大,有利于油气从烃源岩向内部储层运移填充,上部形成良好的盖层,防止油气的逃逸;盆地东段地堑内部发育较多断裂,断裂期次多、组合复杂,沉积盖层厚度薄,不利于油气的保存。基底性质和先存断裂影响着琼东南盆地东、西部的构造演化。     

华南东部陆缘新生代隆升历史及其动力学机制

华南陆缘在新生代期间经历了千米量级的上覆盖层剥蚀和山脉隆升;同时,其东侧的东海陆架盆地经历多次构造应力场的反转并发育多期反转构造。东海陆架盆地内的构造反转与华南陆缘隆升的发生时间和触发机制是否一致有待研究。为此,本文对浙江地区的岩石样品进行磷灰石裂变径迹测试和热演化史反演分析其隆升历史,并通过地震剖面分析东海陆架盆地的反转时间及其反转所导致的地层剥蚀量;最后,将二者进行对比分析并研究其动力学机制。结果发现,华南东部陆缘地区至少存在晚始新世(34. 5～33. 5Ma)、中中新世(16～11. 5Ma)、上新世以来(5～0Ma)三期明显的快速隆升事件,三期隆升导致的地层剥蚀量分别为227m、593m和865m;东海陆架盆地经历了古新世末-始新世初(～56Ma)、始新世末-渐新世初(～32Ma)和晚中新世(～10Ma)三期构造反转,三期反转导致的局部地层最大剥蚀量分别可达1200m、1300m和2000m。在时间上,东海陆架盆地的始新世末-渐新世初(～32Ma)和晚中新世(～10Ma)的构造反转分别滞后于浙江的晚始新世(34. 5～33. 5Ma)和中中新世(16～11. 5Ma)的隆升时间,说明这两期挤压-剥蚀事件分别具有自西向东的迁移性,即印度-欧亚板块碰撞的远程效应可能是导致该迁移特征的原因;在强度上,东海陆架盆地的反转剥蚀量大于浙江境内的地层隆升量、挤压强度东强西弱,中新世晚期菲律宾海板块向西俯冲导致冲绳海槽弧后伸展产生向西的挤压力、这种挤压应力向陆内传递且强度变弱可能是导致该特征的原因。     

Plate tectonic control on the formation and tectonic migration of Cenozoic basins in northern margin of the South China Sea

The tectonic evolution history of the South China Sea(SCS) is important for understanding the interaction between the Pacific Tectonic Domain and the Tethyan Tectonic Domain,as well as the regional tectonics and geodynamics during the multi-plate convergence in the Cenozoic.Several Cenozoic basins formed in the northern margin of the SCS,which preserve the sedimentary tectonic records of the opening of the SCS.Due to the spatial non-uniformity among different basins,a systematic study on the various basins in the northern margin of the SCS constituting the Northern Cenozoic Basin Group(NCBG) is essential.Here we present results from a detailed evaluation of the spatial-temporal migration of the boundary faults and primary unconformities to unravel the mechanism of formation of the NCBG.The NCBG is composed of the Beibu Gulf Basin(BBGB),Qiongdongnan Basin(QDNB),Pearl River Mouth Basin(PRMB) and Taixinan Basin(TXNB).Based on seismic profiles and gravity-magnetic anomalies,we confirm that the NE-striking onshore boundary faults propagated into the northern margin of the SCS.Combining the fault slip rate,fault combination and a comparison of the unconformities in different basins,we identify NE-striking rift composed of two-stage rifting events in the NCBG:an early-stage rifting(from the Paleocene to the Early Oligocene) and a late-stage rifting(from the Late Eocene to the beginning of the Miocene).Spatially only the late-stage faults occurs in the western part of the NCBG(the BBGB,the QDNB and the western PRMB),but the early-stage rifting is distributed in the whole NCBG.Temporally,the early-stage rifting can be subdivided into three phases which show an eastward migration,resulting in the same trend of the primary unconformities and peak faulting within the NCBG.The late-stage rifting is subdivided into two phases,which took place simultaneously in different basins.The first and second phase of the early-stage rifting is related to back-arc extension of the Pacific subduction retreat system.The third phase of the earlystage rifting resulted from the joint effect of slab-pull force due to southward subduction of the proto-SCS and the back-arc extension of the Pacific subduction retreat system.In addition,the first phase of the late-stage faulting corresponds with the combined effect of the post-collision extension along the Red River Fault and slab-pull force of the proto-SCS subduction.The second phase of the late-stage faulting fits well with the sinistral faulting of the Red River Fault in response to the Indochina Block escape tectonics and the slab-pull force of the proto-SCS.     

Structural Variability and Rifting Process of the Segmented Cenozoic Pearl River Mouth Basin, Northern Continental Margin of the South China Sea

The Pearl River Mouth Basin (PRMB) is an important area for studying the evolution of continental marginal basins in the northern South China Sea (SCS), but the structural variability and spatiotemporal rifting process remains poorly understood. This study investigates the differential structural features of the eastern, middle and western PRMB, as well as the extensional deformation laws in operation during the rifting stage, according to an integrated analysis of geometric characteristics and kinematic parameters, i.e., horizontal displacement and stretching factors of basin and crust. The PRMB underwent at least three phases of intense extension, which varied in time and space. (1) During the middle Eocene, most sags in the PRMB were intensely stretched and high-angle planar to listric boundary faults controlled the wedge-shaped stratigraphic geometry. (2) During the late Eocene-to-early Oligocene, the stratigraphic geometry of the sags was slightly wedge-shaped and continuously controlled by boundary faults, however, the extensional strength decreased relatively in the Northern depression zone, but increased in the Southern depression zone. (3) During the late Oligocene, the extension was extremely weak in the northeast PRMB, but relatively strong in the southwest PRMB, leading to tabular stratigraphic geometry in the northeast PRMB, but localized slightly wedge-shaped stratigraphic geometry in the southwest. The southwest PRMB still underwent relatively strong extension during the early Miocene. The southwest PRMB that was induced by a small-scale localized mantle convection system constantly rifted during the late Oligocene, controlled by the weak lithosphere, westward (southwestward) diachronous opening and southward jump of the ocean ridge. The applied quantitative parameters and spatiotemporal rifting process may be used as a reference with which to study the segmented continental margin rifts.     

南海北部白垩纪—渐新世早期沉积环境演变及构造控制*

南海北部珠江口—琼东南盆地白垩系—下渐新统记录了华南大陆边缘从主动陆缘向被动陆缘的转换过程。基于盆地构造-地层、单井相、地震相等特征的综合分析,结合南海中南部的沉积环境和区域构造演化,探讨南海北部白垩纪—渐新世早期的沉积环境演变及构造控制背景。研究发现: (1)南海北部白垩系广泛分布,古新统分布极为有限; 始新世早-中期,琼东南盆地只在部分凹陷深部发育了小规模的滨浅湖相和扇三角洲相沉积,珠江口盆地白云凹陷以大规模发育的湖泊相为特征; 始新世晚期—渐新世早期,琼东南盆地和珠江口盆地白云凹陷都受到海侵作用的影响,以海岸平原相和滨浅海相为主。 (2)构造演变包括5期:包括白垩纪安第斯型大陆边缘的“弧—盆”体系发育期,古新世区域隆升剥蚀山间盆地发育期,始新世早-中期裂陷发育,始新世晚期—渐新世早期陆缘破裂期,渐新世晚期东部海盆稳定扩张期。最后,探讨了南海盆地中生代末/新生代初的动力学转换过程及特征。     

Cenozoic thermal history reconstruction of the Dongpu Sag,Bohai Bay Basin: Insights from apatite fission‐track thermochronology

Knowledge of the thermal history of the onshore Dongpu Sag (DPS), Bohai Bay Basin is important for understanding its tectonic development within a broader regional context and for elucidating its poorly studied source‐rock maturation history. To unravel DPS time‐temperature development, apatite fission‐track data were acquired from eight sandstone samples in three deep wells. Thermal history modelling indicates continuous heating during the rifting stage (early Eocene to late Oligocene), followed by cooling attributed to tectonic uplift between ~27 and ~16 Ma, which resulted in the removal of ~1,400 to 1,800 m of section. Reheating occurred during the subsidence stage from middle Miocene until present. Unlike typical passive continental margin basins, the DPS experienced accelerated post‐rifting subsidence from ~5.8 Ma, which was especially marked since ~2.6 Ma. This phase was probably triggered by normal fault reactivation, in combination with a variation in the deep heat flow pattern.     

EXPLORING THE ASIAN MONSOON THROUGH DRILLING IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

EXPLORING THE ASIAN MONSOON THROUGH DRILLING IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA     

Tectono-thermal evolution of the Reed Bank Basin,Southern South China Sea

The Reed Bank Basin in the southern margin of the South China Sea is considered to be a Cenozoic rifted basin. Tectono-thermal history is widely thought to be important to understand tectonics as well as oil and gas potential of basin. In order to investigate the Cenozoic tectono-thermal history of the Reed Bank Basin, we carried out thermal modeling on one drill well and 22 pseudo-wells using the multi-stage finite stretching model. Two stages of rifting during the time periods of ∼65.5–40.4 Ma and ∼40.4–28.4 Ma can be recognized from the tectonic subsidence rates, and there are two phases of heating corresponding to the rifting. The reconstructed average basal paleo-heat flow values at the end of the rifting events are ∼60 and ∼66.3 mW/m², respectively. Following the heating periods, this basin has undergone a persistent thermal attenuation phase since ∼28.4 Ma and the basal heat flow cooled down to ∼57.8–63.5 mW/m² at present. In combination with the radiogenic heat production of the sedimentary sequences, the surface heat flow of the Reed Bank Basin ranges from ∼60.4 to ∼69.9 mW/m².     

南海渐新世以来构造演化的沉积记录--ODP 1148站深海沉积物中的证据

南海ODP 1148站井深859 m、时间跨度32.8 Ma,是南海大洋钻探中取芯最长、年代最老的站位,详细记录了渐新世以来南海北部的演变历史。该站位深海沉积物地球化学分析结果显示,自早渐新世以来南海经历了复杂的沉积、构造演变过程。在32 Ma、30 Ma、28.5 Ma、25 Ma、23.5 Ma 和16 Ma以及10 Ma、8 Ma和3 Ma沉积物成分存在明显的突变或不连续面。特别是在晚渐新世沉积物成分发生剧烈改变,并伴有沉积间断和滑塌作用,代表着南海以及我国东部地区一次重大构造运动,该构造运动对我国近代地理格局的形成以及我国东部地区众多陆相盆地由断陷型转为坳陷型起到了极为关键的作用。     

The Sedimentary Record in Northern Qaidam Basin and its Response to the Uplift of the South Qilian Mountain at around 30 Ma

The thick, Eocene to Pliocene, sedimentary sequence in Qaidam Basin at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau records the surface uplift history of the northeastern Tibetan plateau. In this study, we present detailed geochemistry, heavy mineral, and clay mineralogy data of the well preserved sedimentary record in the Dahongou section in the northeast of the Qaidam Basin. The results suggest that the sedimentary sequence recorded a 30 Ma young uplift/unroofing event in the northern edge of the Qaidam Basin, which is characterized by high ZTR index value and chlorite content, and low CIW`. The results are consistent with previous sedimentological studies of the Qaidam Basin, which indicated rapid increase of the accumulation rates around 30 Ma. Based on past thermochronological data from the mountains around the Qaidam Basin and the accumulation rates of the Cenozoic basins in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau, we infer a regional uplift and denudation event along the northeastern Tibetan Plateau during early Oligocene (～30 Ma), indicating that the Tibetan Plateau had expanded north-eastward of the study area at that time.