The relationship between formation structure and thickness in the Permo-Triassic succession of the Southern Coalfield, Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia

Using trend-surface analysis, the patterns of formation structure and thickness variation in the Permo-Triassic succession of the Southern Coalfield, Sydney Basin, are resolved into geologically meaningful large- and small-scale features. The structural trends correspond to the regional syncline of the southern Sydney Basin and the negative and positive residual domains to smaller-scale structures including the South Bulli and Douglas Park Synclines and the Bulli and Kemira Anticlines. The results of trend-surface analysis and simple linear regression reveal an inverse relationship between structural elevation (relative to sea level) and formation thickness on both a regional and a local scale. This relationship is strongest for the Bulli Coal and the Bald Hill Claystone. In the case of the Bulli Coal, the present-day structural trends and formation thickness trends show a strong inverse correlation and the residuals show a moderate inverse correlation; the correlations between the inferred Middle Triassic structure of the Bulli Coal and formation thickness are even stronger than those involving the present-day structure. These results indicate that structures which were active during the Permo-Triassic and which influenced sedimentation have been preserved in the present-day structure. The persistence of the patterns of structure and thickness variation upward through the Permo-Triassic sequence suggests that sedimentation was controlled by contemporaneous basement subsidence, rather than by short-lived compaction-induced subsidence patterns.     

Cyclic characteristics of sediments in the Moon Island Beach Subgroup, Newcastle Coal Measures, New South Wales

Cyclic characteristics of a sequence of Permian coal-measure sediments have been studied using Markov chain analysis on borehole data. Fining-upwards and oscillating sequences can be distinguished, and depositional regimes are proposed to explain the observed sequences. However, there is no clearly defined relationship of sequence type to tectonosedimentary environment. The relationship of the number of coal-defined and fining-upwards cycles to total thickness and mean cycle thickness is examined using linear regression. The relationships for coal-defined and fining-upwards cycles are essentially the same. Significant positive correlations are present between the number of cycles and total thickness and significant inverse relationships are present for the number of cycles and the mean cycle thickness.     

山西阳泉矿区含煤岩系沉积环境及聚煤规律探讨

阳泉矿区位于山西东部,沁水盆地东北部边缘,是我国主要煤炭基地之一。煤炭资源十分丰富。矿区面积约275km2,含煤地层为石炭二叠系。 一、含煤岩系的岩矿特征 本区含煤岩系主要由太原组和山西组组成。     

Isometamorphic variations in the reflectance and fluorescence of vitrinite—a key to depositional environment

Petrographic investigations of serial ply samples from five high- to medium-volatile bituminous coal seams from Australia (4) and Canada (1) reveal substantial in-seam variations in the reflectance and monochromatic microfluorescence intensities of the maceral subgroup telovitrinite. The variations consist of one case of reflectance enhancement and fluorescence suppression, and four cases of reflectance suppression and fluorescence enhancement. The single case of reflectance enhancement and fluorescence suppression is due to the oxidation of the vitrinite nuclei at the sequence boundary between the Bayswater and Upper Wynn seams in New South Wales. The four cases of reflectance suppression and fluorescence enhancement result from the syn- and epigenetic absorption by the vitrinite nuclei of hydrogen donated by, presumably, anaerobic bacteria-generated lipids. Two of the coals are marine-influenced: the Liskeard Seam from the Bowen Basin by combined syngenetic and epigenetic effects, and the Greta Seam from the Sydney Basin mainly by epigenetic contact with sea water. For both coals, the results are strong vitrinite reflectance suppression and fluorescence enhancement. The remaining two coals, the Bulli Seam from the Sydney Basin and a coal seam from the Gates Formation in British Columbia, show moderate epigenetic effects on the optical properties of telovitrinite by fresh-water. In the Bulli Seam which was studied in two adjacent localities, the reflectance suppression and fluorescence enhancement of telovitrinite are stronger under sandstone roof than under shale roof. In some cases, the epigenetic effects are superimposed on syngenetic telovitrinite reflectance and fluorescence variations resulting from the cogeneration and mixing of different telovitrinite precursors, for example, autochthonous roots and hypautochthonous or allochthonous shoots. A measure of the degree of dispersal and mixing is the coefficient of variation of telovitrinite reflectance and/or fluorescence. This coefficient correlates well with detrital minerals and dispersed macerals, e.g., inertodetrinite and, to a lesser extent, sporinite. Some comments are made on slitted so-called pseudovitrinite which is regarded as a telovitrinite that was subjected to very weak post-coalification desiccation and possibly oxidation without losing much of its thermoplastic properties.     

Geological interpretation of ply structure of the Bulli Seam,Sydney Basin,N.S.W.

The ply structure of the Bulli seam in the Southern Coalfield of the Sydney Basin persists over the main part of the coalfield. Lateral variations were investigated using both petrographic profiles and swelling index profile sections. The results indicated that the thickness pattern of the whole Bulli seam was affected by three independent factors: (1) post‐depositional loss of the top portion of the seam; (2) pre‐depositional topography; and (3) differential subsidence during deposition. The lack of definite correlation between seam thickness and present geological structure suggests that no local tectonic movement took place during deposition of the seam. Tectonic movement cannot, therefore, be the main cause of variation in seam thickness. Subsidence during deposition of the Bulli seam in the northeastern margin of the coalfield appears to have been too rapid, and near the western margin too slow, to form a thick coal seam. However, in the main part of the coalfield, the rate of subsidence was suitable for peat accumulation and a thick seam was deposited under stable conditions, as indicated by the persistent ply structure.     

不同结构类型煤体地球物理特征差异分析和纵横波联合识别与预测方法研究

本文以对国内外煤层气地球物理探测理论与技术研究现状进行系统回顾和分析的基础上,以淮南矿区主采煤层131煤为例,详细分析和研究了不同结构煤层的测井曲线特征及其与煤层气富集之间的关系;分析研究了多波多分量地震勘探技术在煤层气勘探中的应用基础和主要技术方法,并建立了煤层气富集区预测的测井参数门限和多波地震勘探的技术指标,首次明确指出煤层气富集区和煤矿瓦斯突出灾害区有本质不同,并在地球物理标志中有明显的分辨特征。     

南秦岭略阳鱼洞子岩群磁铁石英岩形成时代的锆石U-Pb年代学约束

鱼洞子杂岩是秦岭造山带出露的重要太古宙基底,也是该地区最古老的复杂地质体.鱼洞子杂岩主要由变质地层(鱼洞子岩群)和规模不等的花岗质变质侵入体(花岗片麻岩)组成.各地质体间多以构造面理接触.鱼洞子岩群是重要的铁矿产出层位,铁矿及其赋矿围岩的形成时代一直没有可靠的依据.本次选择小沟山矿区磁铁石英岩分选出大量锆石.CL影像特...     

Statistical analysis of the microlithotype sequences in the Bulli Seam, Australia, and relevance to permeability for coal gas

Sequential microlithotype analyses through the Permian Bulli Coal, Sydney Basin, Australia, enable determination of the abundance, locations and thicknesses of various microlithotypes in the seam. Statistical analyses allow prediction of these parameters. Microlithotype analyses may be used as a means of predicting seam permeability in relation to coal gas drainage, if used in conjunction with reported correlation between coal type and seam reservoir properties.A combination of sequential microlithotype analyses and statistical modelling provide data on the number, location and thicknesses of individual bands of vitrite, vitrinertite, inertite and mineral-rich coal. A Markov chain describes both the order and thickness of the bands in the seam. Local ordering of microlithotypes is similar, irrespective of vertical orientation, which suggests that analyses and predictions may be possible using representative, randomly oriented samples. Statistical modelling can be used to characterise the seam using a small number of parameters. These include the elements of the transition probability matrix of the Markov chain, from which many seam properties such as maximum band thickness, thickness distribution of bands and spacing of thick bands can be predicted.The permeability of vitrite-rich coal in the seam is 30 mD and it is 2.3 mD for inertite-rich coal. In general, for the Bulli seam, vitrite-rich plies are expected to provide better flow paths for coal gas than inertite-rich plies, because of the abundance of cleat systems in vitrite. Using this information, it thus may be possible to predict gas and water flow paths in a seam from microlithotype analyses, thereby leading to the development of a rapid method for assessing the comparative permeabilities of coal plies.     

奥陶系岩溶古地貌恢复及对气藏分布的控制作用——以鄂尔多斯盆地苏里格东区41-33区块为例

苏东41-33区块位于鄂尔多斯盆地中央古隆起的北部南缘,长期沉积间断的风化壳不整合面形成复杂的岩溶古地貌,属苏里格气田东部奥陶系碳酸盐岩气藏的重要勘探区。研究基于钻井、测井、地震及生产动态资料分析,综合运用地球物理法、残厚法和印模法,优选本溪组顶9号煤层和马家沟组马五5灰岩为标志层,深入探讨古地貌单元的恢复依据和划分标准,精细恢复岩溶古地貌形态,并明确岩溶古地貌特征及其对气藏分布的影响。研究表明:苏东41-33区块整体处于二级地貌单元岩溶斜坡之上,奥陶系古风化壳上下地层厚度可划分出上薄下薄、上薄下厚、上厚下薄等5种组合类型,细分古坡地、残丘和沟槽3个三级地貌单元;古地貌总体趋势走向为北高南低,出露层位展布由马五4过渡到马五1。中南部发育连片残丘,北部见小型零星残丘,恢复厚度低于15m,残留厚度超过85m;北部发育2条侵蚀沟槽带,充填厚度大于20m,残留厚度小于45m;古坡地分布范围广泛,周围被古残丘与沟槽所分割,残留厚度介于45m^85m之间,恢复厚度大于10m。古地貌类型对风化壳气藏分布具有明显的控制作用,岩溶残丘及残丘边缘带的古坡地储层叠合厚度增大,溶蚀孔洞充填程度低,主力含气层保存完整且连通性较好,是寻找高产井的目标区,而岩溶古沟槽相对不利于天然气富集,所钻遇气井多为低产或无产能。     

南祁连山前区中生代晚期古构造特征的研究

南祁连山前区可以分为露头和盆地区两个不同的大地构造单元,本区晚中生代构造活动强烈,控制了新生代的沉积过程和现今中生界残余层序的分布。本文提出了均匀平板状沉积体后期的构造变形可以利用古地质图以及高精度残余地层厚度的变化规律判断古构造带的分析方法,并且对于研究区中生代晚期的古构造特征进行了分析。露头区主要利用古地质图分析方法,研究区集中在赛什腾山-埃姆尼克山北缘的鱼卡和红山地区。盆地区主要利用中生界残余厚度图的分析方法,研究区集中在赛什腾山-埃姆尼克山南侧的赛什腾南部凹陷和马海凸起地区。通过这4个地区古构造特征的研究,提出南祁连山前区中生代晚期在区域性隆升的背景下,形成了一系列古构造带,古构造活动的特点是形成北西-北北西走向的背斜和向斜构造,这些褶皱的波长为15～20 km,为中尺度规模。同时指出,中国西部多数地区均缺失上白垩统,暗示着当时的中亚地区存在一个广阔的晚白垩世古高原。     

The role of mechanical stratigraphy in the lateral variations of thrust development along the central Alberta Foothills,Canada

Fold-thrust belts generally exhibit significant variations in structural styles such as differences in thrust geometries and frequencies in imbrication. A natural laboratory of this pattern is preserved in the central Alberta Foothills of the Canadian Rockies, where differences in thrust geometries are represented by the existence vs. non-existence of triangle zones. To seek the factors that make this difference in these regions in terms of structural geometry, stratigraphic thickness variations and mechanical stratigraphy of the sedimentary layers, structural interpretation is conducted based on admissible cross-sections and well log interpretations. In northern region, a backthrust is detached from an incompetent layer(viz.Nomad Unit of the Wapiabi Formation), which gets thinner from the Foothills to the Plains, indicating that it is developed where the shale layers are pinched out where triangle zone is developed. Backthrust is also developed in the southern region, where mechanical strengths of strata(viz. Bearpaw Formation)increase toward the foreland. In the central region, however, only forethrusts are developed along the weak continuous decollement layers(viz. Turner Valley and Brazeau formations), forming an imbricate fan without development of the triangle zone. Incompetent layers such as the top Wapiabi(Nomad),Brazeau(Bearpaw), Coalspur and Paskapoo formations are also pinched out laterally, forming fault glide horizons in different stratigraphic levels in each region. These results indicate that, along the transport direction, triangle zone is developed in relation to the stratigraphic pinch out of the Nomad Unit in the northern region, and is formed associated with the variations in strengths of the layers constituting the Bearpaw Formation in the southern region. It is notable that all the glide horizons are developed along incompetent layers. However, triangle zones are not developed in the areas of continuous stratigraphy of the Nomad Unit, which does not serve as a glide horizon in the central region. This suggests that factors such as stratigraphic thickness changes of incompetent layers and mechanical stratigraphy of the sedimentary layers play an important role in the development of lateral variations in thrust system evolution in terms of triangle zone vs. imbricate fan in the central Alberta Foothills.     

Quantitative relationships between numbers of fluvial cycles, bulk lithological composition and net subsidence in a Scottish Namurian basin

This detailed quantitative basin analysis of fluvial deposits in a subsiding Namurian structural basin is aimed at discovering underlying statistical relationships between numbers of fluvial cycles, bulk lithological composition and net subsidence which could be used as a background to future sophisticated computer simulation experiments and would also facilitate comparison with other ancient basins. The succession studied lies between two widespread marine bands, one of Arnsbergian (E₂) and one of Kinderscoutian (R₁) age, and is dominated by upward-fining cycles: 94% of the semi-cycles containing sand, here termed grain-size cycles, are upward-fining and the ratio of fine members (mudstone+siltstone) to coarse members ranges from 0·23 to 5·0. Trend-surface analysis reveals basement structures, which influenced sedimentation, including a Caledonoid graben. Correlation coefficient values and results of principal component analysis demonstrate that the numbers of rooty horizons and grain-size cycles, together with the total thicknesses of sandstone and of mudstone+siltstone, all tend significantly towards a linear relationship with the total thickness of strata and hence net subsidence. The average thickness of grain-size cycles tends towards an inverse linear relationship with net subsidence. This probably reflects the presence of stacked, relatively thin, channel-fills within persistent channel belts. These belts tend to be localized in the areas of greatest subsidence within the basin and follow courses basically similar to channels already discovered in the underlying deltaic sediments. The highest concentrations of mudstone+siltstone tend to lie on the flanks of the basin, but high local sand concentrations found at points on the margin where channels entered the basin from the NW and NE and left to the SW, effectively disrupt any significant relationship between net subsidence and the proportion of sand. Coal has been selectively preserved on the flanks of the basin and the number of rooty horizons is greatest in an area of low subsidence which lay somewhat remote from the main channel belts.     

Geotechnical and mineralogical characteristics of marl deposits in Jordan

Marls and marly limestone deposits cover most of Northern Jordan, where Amman City and its suburbs are located. These deposits serve as foundations for most buildings and roads as well as fill material for structural back filling, especially road bases and sub-bases. The present study aims at investigating the geotechnical characteristics and mineral composition of the marl units of these deposits through field investigations and laboratory testing. Using X-ray diffraction technique along with chemical analysis, representative samples of marl horizons were tested for mineral composition, and for a set of index and geotechnical properties including: specific gravity, grain size, Atterberg limits, Proctor compaction and shear strength properties. The test results show a positive linear relationship as expected between the clay content and both liquid and plastic limits. The tests results also show an inverse linear relationship between the clay content and the maximum dry density in both standard and modified compaction. This is attributed to the adsorption of water by the clay minerals. The relationship is more prominent in the case of modified compaction test. The results also indicate a similar relationship for the angle of internal friction. No clear correlation between cohesion and clay content was apparent.     

Cyclic characteristics of coal-bearing sediments in the Bochumer Formation (Westphal A 2) Ruhrgebiet, Germany

Cyclic characteristics of the Bochumer coal measures have been studied statistically using first-order embedded Markov chain analysis on data from thirty-two boreholes. Separate tally matrices which were made for the Lower, Middle and Upper units by summing the tally matrices for all the boreholes, were used to produce various transition probability matrices, which were then subjected to the chi-square test. Results strongly suggest that the Bochumer succession was deposited by a Markovian mechanism, and that the sequence represents cyclic sedimentation. The preferential upward transition path for lithologic changes that can be derived in the total area and in individual logs is: coal\rightarrow shale\rightarrowsiltstone\rightarrowsandstone\rightarrowsiltstone\rightarrowrooty bed\rightarrowcoal. Among the noteworthy features are a two-way transition between siltstone and sandstone, which implies frequent interbedding of the two lithologies, and the transition, up out of siltstone to rooty beds. There are, however, minor variations, locally, either by way of subsidiary transitions or in the extent to which the above transitions can be followed. When tested for stationarity through time and space, the Markov chain analysis yields results which show the upward sequence of lithologic states (facies) to be stationary at individual localities, but non-stationary when the entire data are tested for the whole area. The relationship of the number of coal-bearing cycles to total thickness of strata and average thickness of coal-cycles is examined using linear regression. Significant positive relationships are present between the number of cycles and total thickness, and significant negative correlations occur between the number of cycles and their average thickness. The results of the study have been used to infer sedimentological evolution of the succession and sediment cyclicity. Environmentally, the Bochumer cycles fit suitably into the concept of deltaic cycles.     

江汉盆地当阳向斜区主要不整合面剥蚀厚度

本文利用磷灰石裂变径迹、(U-Th Sm)/He及镜质体反射率Ro％等古温标方法综合分析了江汉盆地当阳向斜区主要不整合面剥蚀厚度.结果表明:发育于古近纪末期不整合面T1界面累积剥蚀厚度超过1000m,且局部正反转区域如谢家湾断褶带等则遭受更大规模的剥蚀,剥蚀厚度可能超过2000m,而发育于晚侏罗世一早白垩世的不整合面T11界面累积剥蚀厚度超过4000m,且主要是晚侏罗世早白垩世构造事件的结果,表明该期剥蚀量明显大于古近纪末T1界面剥蚀量;晚三叠世—侏罗纪期间,当阳地区发育前陆坳陷带,侏罗纪堆积体具有明显东厚西薄的楔形体特征,位于盆地东部的前渊区沉积厚度可超过5000m;包括现今三叠系和侏罗系出露区以及江陵凹陷局部断隆区在内的前白垩系在侏罗纪前陆坳陷带发育时期达到最大埋深和最高古温度,其Ro％主要是该期获得的;晚白垩世—古近纪发育的断陷盆地范围可能远比现今残留盆地分布广,江陵凹陷上白垩统—古近系厚度超过9000m,其中古近系可能超过7000m,而在河溶凹陷谢家湾断褶带古近系厚度可超过3300m.     

广西合山晚二叠世碳酸盐岩型煤系层序地层分析

广西合山煤田晚二叠世合山组是在浅水碳酸盐台地背景下形成的典型的碳酸盐岩型含煤岩系 ,其沉积环境有滨外陆棚、生物礁、开阔台地、潮坪和泥炭沼泽等。在包括合山组和大隆组在内的整个晚二叠世地层中 ,可以识别出5个层序界面 ,并可根据这些层序界面将区内上二叠统划分为 4个层序。层序 从合山组底面到合山组下段顶部的四 下 煤层底板硅质岩层之底面 ;层序 包括从四 下 煤底板到四 上 煤底板的一套地层 ;层序 为从四 上 煤层底板到二煤层之下铝土质泥岩底板的序列 ;层序 包括从合山组二煤层之下铝土质泥岩底板到大隆组之顶。其中层序 、层序 和层序 厚度在合山煤田范围内变化较大 ,说明受盆地基底沉降作用控制强烈 ,层序 则表现为多次的煤层-石灰岩旋回性 ,并且在合山煤田甚至桂中地区稳定分布 ,说明可能主要受全球海平面变化控制。与滨海平原靠陆一侧的冲积体系的陆源碎屑岩含煤岩系不同 ,陆表海碳酸盐岩型煤系三级层序中的最大海泛带底部以该层序中向上变薄至最薄的一层煤的底面为代表 ,如研究区三 中 煤层底面即为层序 中的最大海泛带底部 ,其下为三级层序中的海侵体系域 ,其上为高位体系域。三级层序中有包含四 上 、三 下 、三 中 、三 上 等煤层为界的 4个四级层序 ,每个四级层序中发育     

Back-analysis of roof conditions in the Great Northern Seam,Newcastle Coal Measures,Australia, using voussoir beam theory

Summary A typical roof profile for mine openings in the Great Northern Seam consists of a thin coal layer and several metres of claystone. From field evidence and shear flow analysis, the anchorage of fully grouted roof bolts in the claystone may fail. If so, the claystone may act as an extra load on the coal beam. Using voussoir beam theory, the relation between the minimum thickness of the coal beam, the thickness of the failed claystone and the width of the entry has been determined. The analysis is satisfactory for field performance observed in a number of case studies. Proposals are made on possible improvements to mining techniques.     

川西洛带气田上侏罗统遂宁组天然气富集主控因素分析

洛带气田遂宁组主要为三角洲前缘斜坡亚相和浅湖亚相沉积,其物源区为龙门山隆起区。大多数产气层均处于浅湖砂坝、河口砂坝、水下分支河道及远砂坝等有利沉积微相较厚的砂体分布范围内。沉积微相的发育控制了砂体在平面上的展布,进而控制天然气富集区的分布区域与范围。产气层段砂体在纵向上的厚度与砂岩粒度受控于不同微相在纵向上的叠置关系,产能的高低与储层的孔、渗条件和孔隙结构特征有更直接的联系。自深层运移上来的天然气至上侏罗统遂宁组储层中占高点运移和聚集,形成构造-岩性复合型次生气藏,原生裂缝的发育对产量的增加起着至关重要的作用。因此,寻找构造适当部位有利沉积微相内的优质储集体和原生裂缝发育区,应为洛带气田今后的重点勘探方向。     

A study of the soil geochemistry of the Platreef in the Bushveld Complex, South Africa

A study of the soil profiles in the central Transvaal showed that in most areas a thick top layer of transported soils is present. Since this transported horizon has moved for considerable distances and because mixing took place in the process, the use of soil geochemistry in the search for hidden ore bodies tends to yield erratic results. In the present investigation an attempt was made to use volatile elements such as Hg, As, S and C as CO₂ as geochemical indicator elements and to establish whether epigenetic haloes of these elements are imprinted on the transported soils. The geochemical behaviour of these elements are compared with elements such as Ni, Co, Cu and Fe, which would tend to migrate with the transported soil.The geochemical study was done on the Platreef in the Bushveld Complex, north of Potgietersrus. The Platreef consists of a stratified horizon which contains appreciable amounts of chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, pentlandite and platinum-group elements. Four traverses across the ore body were investigated and the results indicate that in cases where the soil cover is relatively thin, approximately 1 to 2 metres, all the elements studied can be used to locate the ore body. Those traverses where the soil cover is thicker and where transported soils are definitely present, only mercury yields significant anomalies, while siderophile elements give erratic and poor results. The mercury anomalies are usually not displaced and even tend to delineate mineralized sub-zones of the Platreef.Arsenic, sulphur and carbon measured as total CO₂, also give erratic results in the cases where a thick soil cover is present. The fact that arsenic tends to be fixed relatively easily in soils, either in laterite particles or in surface limestone, apparently is the prime reason for its erratic behaviour. The results indicate that both S and C would yield unsatisfactory results if these elements are measured as total S and C in the soils. The use of gas species may be more successful.A surprising but consistent result, was the tendency for mercury to be concentrated in the soils above faults, which intersect the ore body at depth. The behaviour of mercury in soils taken along the strike of a fault indicated that a logarithmic relationship exists between the mercury concentration in the soil and the depth of the ore body.     

Laplace method to investigate subsurface geologic structures and its application

The ages of layered strata show a particular spatial distribution, and the bedding plane is isopotential surface of a scalar T(x, y, z) correlative to the age of a given stratigraphic horizon. The scalar T is obtained as the solution of boundary value problem of Laplace equation in power series, and the solution describes the three-dimensional geologic structures within an analytical space bounded by faults or unconformities on which the value of T jumps. The solution is termed the horizon function and consists of the datum succession and the structural part. The datum succession defines the relationship between the relative age (time-scale; T) and the thickness of strata (spatial scale; z) for undeformed horizontal strata. Geologic structures are described by the structural part of the solution composed by Fourier series, and the coefficients included there are determined by the least-square method using the dip and strike defined by particular combinations of the derivatives of T or the horizon data obtained in the area. The undersampled nature of geologic data is overcome by the selection of solution type, Eigenvalues, and boundary condition. Geological map and cross-sections are composed quantitatively and automatically by combining the spatial distribution of investigated T with the digital map defining the landform of the area. Test results were examined from this point of view. Improvement of the structural part to have the result fit completely the measured data is possible by introduction of the multiplying polynomials, although this concerns mathematical nature of the potential T.