东非裂谷东支South Lokichar盆地石油地质特征及成藏规律

东非裂谷东支由多个盆地组成,South Lokichar是唯一有油气发现的盆地,目前对于该盆地的石油地质特征及成藏规律仍认识不清,严重制约着东非裂谷东支下一步勘探.本文综合利用钻井、地震、岩芯、薄片以及分析化验等资料,对South Lokichar盆地的构造和地层发育特征、关键成藏条件和影响因素以及成藏规律进行详细分析...     

东非裂谷Turkana盆地石油地质特征与勘探潜力

东非裂谷东支South Lokichar盆地石油地质勘探获得突破,使该区成为研究和勘探石油的热点地区。Turkana盆地为裂谷东支邻近South Lokichar盆地中面积最大的盆地,勘探程度低。最新地震地质综合研究成果阐述了其石油地质特征和勘探潜力。Turkana盆地为主动裂谷,受控于两期火山活动,发育中新世以来的3套沉积地层,最大厚度可达7 000m。钻井揭示的上新统烃源岩指标较好,厚度约50m,推测发育中新统烃源岩。发育河流和三角洲相砂岩,孔渗物性好。北部凸起带和中部凸起带为有利勘探区带。烃源是盆地勘探最主要的地质风险。     

东非裂谷Kerio盆地石油地质特征与勘探潜力

东非裂谷东支的South Lokichar盆地于2012年获得勘探突破,成为研究和勘探的热点地区。但近年来周边盆地勘探效果不佳,有待深入分析。Kerio盆地紧邻South Lokichar盆地,勘探程度低,国内在此地的研究处于空白区。基于最新地震地质综合研究成果,阐述其石油地质特征和勘探潜力。结果表明: Kerio盆地为主动裂谷,呈西陡东缓的半地堑结构; 发育渐新世以来的5套沉积地层,最大沉积厚度可达6 500 m; 存在一套被证实的烃源岩,生烃指标好,但厚度仅20 m; 发育河流和三角洲相砂岩,孔渗物性好。盆地可划分为4个凹陷和5个构造圈闭带。中部缓坡带和东部反转构造带为盆地的有利勘探区带,可能存在2种成藏模式。盆地具有一定勘探潜力,烃源岩是最主要的地质风险。     

肯尼亚裂谷区地裂缝特征及成因分析

肯尼亚裂谷位于东非大裂谷东支中段,现代构造运动以及火山活动强烈,是当今地学研究的热点地区。裂谷区因其独特的地质构造背景、岩土体特性以及气象水文条件,使得地裂缝灾害较为发育。文章以肯尼亚裂谷地裂缝为研究对象,利用资料收集、野外调查、槽探、钻探和室内土工试验等研究手段,对研究区的地质环境背景、地裂缝平剖面结构特征进行研究。裂谷拉张和火山活动等内动力地质作用是该区域地裂缝形成的控制因素,浅表部松散易潜蚀的土体是地裂缝形成的物质基础,强降雨为地裂缝的形成提供了水力条件,“软硬软”的地层结构为水力侵蚀物质提供了有利的堆积场所。将肯尼亚裂谷区地裂缝的形成演化过程分为3个阶段:孕育阶段、扩展阶段和成灾阶段。     

东非裂谷系的构造岩浆演化及岩石成因

Suess(1891)所确定的东非裂谷系由东裂谷(埃塞俄比亚、肯尼亚、坦桑尼亚)和西裂谷(乌平达西部、坦桑尼亚西部、扎伊尔东部和马拉威)组成。东裂谷的形成在埃塞俄比亚始于晚始新世、在肯尼亚中部始于中新世、而在肯尼亚东部和坦桑尼亚北部则始于晚中新世至上新世。西裂谷比东裂谷年青,其形成均晚于中新世,并且,西裂谷的地壳拉张程度及伴随的火山活动均较强。一条活化的大陆韧性剪切带(转换断层)将西裂谷不连续的北部边界连接起来,并向东南一直到东裂谷;另一条韧性剪切带沿Rukwa裂谷以左旋方式取代了西裂谷。凹裂谷地堑不如东裂谷发育,表现在宽度上仅约50km(cf.70km),并缺乏内部地堑。尽管东非裂谷系是一个连续的整体,但仍可鉴别出四个主要火山岩套,其划分基于     

华南新元古代裂谷盆地演化

沉积学研究表明,华南新元古代沉积盆地具典型裂谷盆地沉积演化特征.代表裂谷盆地早期形成阶段的成因相组合有冲洪积相组合、陆相(或海相)火山岩及火山碎屑岩相组合、滨浅海相沉积组合、淹没碳酸盐台地及欠补偿盆地黑色页岩相组合;而代表中、后期形成阶段的成因相组合有滨岸边缘相至深海相组合,冰期冰积岩相组合、碳酸盐岩及碳硅质细碎屑岩相组合.华南裂谷盆地岩相古地理演化经历了5个重要的时期,整体上反映了一个由陆变海、由地堑-地垒相间盆地变广海盆地、由浅海变深海、盆地由小变大的演化过程.裂谷盆地的形成经历了裂谷基的形成、地幔柱作用与裂谷体的形成、被动沉降(下拗)与裂谷盖的形成三个阶段.华南裂谷盆地的形成演化与Rodinia超大陆在新元古代时期的裂解作用密切相关,它是超大陆解体过程的一个重要组成部分.     

东海瓯江凹陷早第三纪裂谷期盆地充填机制探讨

早第三纪东海瓯江凹陷曾是一个弧后拉张形成的裂谷盆地,拉张断裂在构造上控制了盆地地堑、半地堑地貌,从裂谷早期、中期到晚期,地层垂向演化表现出砂－泥－砂三重序列的充填型式,根据位于不同构造单元的SM－1、WZ6－1－1井为例证,从相对海平面、可容空间、物源供给诸方面探讨了地层成因机制。     

论古裂谷沉积作用

裂谷(rift)一词,1894年最先被引入地质文献(Gregory),至今已近百年。但对它的定义,不但没有统一过,而且存在着很大的分歧。尽管如此,人们对裂谷主要地质特征的看法却是大体一致的。这些特征可简单归纳为如下六点: 1.裂谷和裂谷系是与全球构造演化有关的重要地质现象,是大洋形成的先声,在地球的演化历     

非洲Muglad多旋回陆内被动裂谷盆地演化及其控油气作用

非洲Muglad盆地经历多旋回陆内被动裂谷发育与叠合演化历史,具有不同于主动裂谷盆地、单旋回被动裂谷盆地以及跨越多个变革期的叠合盆地的演化特征。本文采用叠合盆地研究思路与方法,通过盆地演化过程中关键构造事件识别、盆地演化阶段划分,恢复和重建了各阶段原型盆地;基于不同期次裂谷作用发育程度、叠加过程及叠加方式的时空差异性,划分了不同凹陷的叠合类型,建立了不同叠合类型凹陷油气成藏模式。研究结果表明,受冈瓦纳大陆裂解、非洲大陆周缘大西洋、印度洋、红海张裂等构造事件的影响,该盆地经历了早白垩世Abu Gabra组(简称AG组,下同)沉积期、晚白垩世Darfur群沉积期以及新生代Nayil-Tendi组沉积期三大同裂谷作用阶段。早白垩世盆地原型为多个地堑及半地堑分隔式分布,为与大西洋张开有关的伸展应力场作用产物;晚白垩世Darfur群沉积时期盆地原型为地堑及半地堑继承发育,但沉积中心东移,为与印度洋张开有关的伸展应力场作用产物;新生代Nayil-Tendi组沉积时期原型盆地主要为发育在Kaikang坳陷的地堑、半地堑,为与红海张开有关的伸展应力场作用所致。依据三期裂谷作用在各凹陷的发育程度差异及构造沉降和沉积充填过程的不同,将各凹陷裂谷叠合方式划分为早断型、继承型与活动型三种类型。其中,早断型以Sufyan凹陷最为典型,其构造沉降与沉积充填具有"强-弱-更弱"特征;继承型以Fula凹陷最为典型,其构造沉降与沉积充填具有"强-较强-弱"特征,而活动型以Kaikang坳陷最为典型,其构造沉降与沉积充填具有"强-强-较强"的特征。三期裂谷作用在各凹陷内时空叠合差异控制了各凹陷油气成藏条件及富集规律的不同,早断型凹陷成藏组合以下部成藏组合为主,继承型则以中部成藏组合为主,而活动型凹陷则以上部成藏组合为主。这些多期叠加型被动裂谷盆地研究成果丰富了全球裂谷盆地构造特征与演化及其控油气作用的认识,深化了该类裂谷盆地油气分布规律研究,对于指导下一步勘探部署有重要借鉴意义。     

裂谷构造的形成、演化和油气分布(上)

使地壳产生变形的应力作用共有四类,即挤压、拉张、剪切和升降作用.其中拉张作用形成的裂谷构造是全球范围性的,其规模并不亚于挤压型构造.由于它们大多数是油气生成和聚集的场所,广大石油地质工作者愈来愈加重视研究这类构造.本文试图从板块构造观点讨论裂谷构造的形成、演化和油气分布.二、裂谷构造的形成和演化裂谷构造的形成与区域引张作用有关.在威尔逊旋回的各个阶段和各种不同的板块构造环境中,均可以见到这类裂谷的形成.它们是:1.与大陆裂开和漂移作用有关的裂谷;2.与俯冲作用有关的弧后裂谷;3.与大陆碰撞作用有关的裂谷.     

攀西裂谷存在吗？

大陆裂谷以地幔上隆、岩石圈伸展、减薄、断陷和沉降为特征，伸展构造环境是大陆裂谷形成的必要条件和本质特征。中国学者以前所认为攀枝花-西昌裂谷的主要标志是海西期层状堆晶杂岩、晚二叠世峨眉山玄武岩、印支期环状碱性杂岩和晚三叠世裂谷盆地沉积。最近一系列研究成果表明攀西地区海西期-印支期构造岩浆热事件是地幔柱和岩石圈相互作用的结果，不是裂谷作用的产物。进一步对上扬子西缘二叠纪-三叠纪的沉积作用和构造特征综合分析表明攀西地区不存在裂谷盆地沉积。该区晚二叠世-中三叠世为古陆隆起遭受剥蚀，晚三叠世断陷型类磨拉石建造是前陆走滑复合盆地的产物。本文根据对攀西地区二叠纪-三叠纪的岩浆活动、沉积作用、构造特征和地球物理资料等方面综合研究对攀西裂谷的存在提出质疑，并以峨眉山地幔柱活动为主线探讨了攀西地区古生代和中生代的地质构造演化历史。     

Thermal and exhumation history of the central Rwenzori Mountains, Western Rift of the East African Rift System, Uganda

The Rwenzori Mountains (Mtns) in west Uganda are the highest rift mountains on Earth and rise to more than 5,000 m. We apply low-temperature thermochronology (apatite fission-track (AFT) and apatite (U–Th–Sm)/He (AHe) analysis) for tracking the cooling history of the Rwenzori Mtns. Samples from the central and northern Rwenzoris reveal AFT ages between 195.0 (±8.4) Ma and 85.3 (±5.3) Ma, and AHe ages between 210.0 (±6.0) Ma to 24.9 (±0.5) Ma. Modelled time–temperature paths reflect a protracted cooling history with accelerated cooling in Permo-Triassic and Jurassic times, followed by a long period of constant and slow cooling, than succeeded by a renewed accelerated cooling in the Neogene. During the last 10 Ma, differentiated erosion and surface uplift affected the Rwenzori Mtns, with more pronounced uplift along the western flank. The final rock uplift of the Rwenzori Mtns that partly led to the formation of the recent topography must have been fast and in the near past (Pliocene to Pleistocene). Erosion could not compensate for the latest rock uplift, resulting in Oligocene to Miocene AHe ages.     

The petrology of phonolites from the Kenya Rift

Field, petrographic and geochemical studies of a variety of phonolitic rocks of Neogene age from the Rift zone in central Kenya allow three major types to be distinguished. Trace element studies in particular enable restraints to be placed on the possible interrelationships among these lava types.     

Chemistry of basalts from the Icelandic Rift Zone

The chemistry of basalts from the Icelandic Rift Zone is discussed on the basis of 34 analysis, both new and previously published. It is concluded that a distinct chemical grouping is present between alkalibasalts and tholeiitic basalts.The tholeiitic basalts can furthermore be grouped into batches with slightly different primitive chemistry but identical differentiation trends.The chemical variation within a group of basalts from the same volcanic center can be related to a time scale in such a way, that the youngest (historic) lavas all show advanched differentiation, but the lavas known to be oldest have the most primitive chemistry.The possibility is suggested, that the volcanic activity along the Icelandic Rift Zone represents an independent cycle of chemical differentiation, distinct from the Tertiary volcanic activity along the Wyville Thompson Ridge.Attention is drawn to a fairly well defined grouping of basalts from different parts of the Midatlantic Ridge using the plot combined iron against magnesia.     

Crustal structure of the East African Rift zone

A review of seismological data on the crustal structure of the East African Rift zone is presented. The only refraction line is that along the Gregory Rift, which indicates a 7.5 km/sec refractor which is presumed to be the Moho. The bulk of data is provided by surface-wave dispersion studies. Some preliminary measurements of crustal and sub-Moho velocities using the University of Durham array at Kaptagat in Kenya are included.

There is now a growing body of evidence that the crust is generally of shield type over the whole rift zone. The exception is along the axis of the Gregory Rift, where a low-velocity Moho and some crustal modification is apparent. This is presumably the result of magma intrusions and suggests some crustal separation along this section of the rift. Sub-Moho velocities are probably normal outside the rifts themselves, though anomalously low upper-mantle velocities are to be associated with rifting. There is firm evidence for thinning of the lithosphere along the eastern branch of the rift. A cross-section of the Gregory Rift which is consistent with the current data is presented.     

Structural evolution history of the Red Sea Rift

The Red Sea Rift has been an object of comprehensive studies by several generations of geologists and geophysicists. Many publications and open-file reports provide insights into the geological history of this rift. Paleogene and Cretaceous rocks, which are considered to be prerift, are locally exposed at the margins of the Red Sea Rift. At the same time, some evidence indicates that at least some of these rocks are related to the early stage of the evolution of the Red Sea Rift. The available geological data suggest that the Red Sea region started its active evolution in the Cretaceous. As follows from lithostratigraphic data, the Cretaceous-Paleogene trough that predated the Oligocene-Quaternary rift covered this region completely or partially. The pre-Oligocene magmatism and geological evidence show that the Cretaceous-Paleogene trough was of the rift type. The Cretaceous-Eocene and Oligocene-Quaternary phases of rifting were separated by an epoch of uplifting and denudation documented by the erosion surface and unconformity.     

Undiscovered Petroleum of the Brazilian Interior Rift Basins

Brazil is estimated to contain 52% of the undiscovered oil and gas resources of South America, outside of Venezuela and Colombia. The Reconcavo, Tucano-Jatoba, and Tacutu interior rift basins of Brazil are investigated in this paper, the first in a series dealing with undiscovered petroleum of South America (exclusive of Venezuela and Colombia). Preliminary estimates of the undiscovered petroleum resources are 0.273 billion barrels of oil (BBO) and 1.234 trillion cubic feet of gas (TCFG) for the four basins. A review of the 1983-1993 history of petroleum reserves in South America indicated that an initial consensus estimate of 0.27 BBO and 4.15 TCFG (mean values) by the World Energy Program Group at the U.S. Geological Survey is too low. An adjusted range of probabilities is recalculated from original identified reserves, resulting in revised mean values of 0.29 BBO and 4.15 TCFG for the four interior rift basins. Of these four basins, the Reconcavo is in a mature stage of exploration with 80 fields; the other rift basins, as well as most of the other basins in Brazil, have not been as extensively investigated. In the Reconcavo basin, the principal plays are found in the pre-rift fault blocks, and in lower Cretaceous turbidites and sand lenses. Three gas fields are known in the southern Tucano subbasin. The three subbasins (southern, central, and northern) and the adjacent Jatoba basin become progressively less prospective northward because of lower levels of source-rock maturation. The plays in these basins are similar to those of the Reconcavo. The main play in the small Tacutu basin of northwestern Brazil is in deltaic sandstones; fractured basement rocks and volcanics constitute a minor play. The best reservoirs may be expected on the margins of the basin, although the reservoir seals are absent or poorly developed.     

Pleistocene movements in the Gregory Rift Valley

Summary The Tertiary and post-Tertiary chronology of faulting in the Gregory Rift Valley is discussed with particular reference to areas where Middle Pleistocene deposits have been mapped. It is concluded that while strong faulting occurred at the end of the Middle Pleistocene period, the main faulting was earlier. At least three pre-Middle Pleistocene phases of faulting are recognised; the maximum movements probably occurred in late Pliocene or earliest Pleistocene times.     

Architecture and early evolution of the Oslo Rift

A revised assessment of architecture and pre-rift fabric connections of the Oslo Rift has been undertaken and linked to a new appraisal of observations and data related to the initial phase of the rift evolution. In addition to half-graben segmentation, accommodation zones and transfer faults are readily identified in the linking sectors between the two main grabens and between graben segments. Axial flexures are proposed between facing half-grabens. The accommodation zones were generally sites of volcanism during rifting. Pre-rift tectonic structures played an influential role in the rift location and development. The deviant N-S axis of the Vestfold graben segment is viewed as related to pre-rift structural control through faults and shear zones. This area was probably a site of Proterozoic/Palaeozoic crustal and lithospheric attenuation.

Field evidence suggests that the rift started as a crustal sag with no apparent surface faulting in a flat and low-lying land at a time about 305–310 Ma. Volcanism, sub-surface sill intrusion and faulting started about simultaneously some time after the initial sag (300–305 Ma). Faulting and basaltic volcanism were initially localized to transfer faults along accommodation zones and a NNW-SSE transtensional zone along the eastern margin of the incipient Vestfold graben segment. This transtensional zone was probably created by right-lateral simple shear tracing pre-rift structures in response to a regional stress field with the tensional axis normal and the maximum compressional axis parallel to the NNE-SSW-trending rift axis.