Sequence stratigraphic filling model of the Cretaceous in the western Tabei Uplift, Tarim Basin, NW China

Cretaceous formation in the western Tabei Uplift is significant petroleum pay zone in the Tarim Basin, NW China. For the complex relationship between tectonic movement and depositional environment, sequence stratigraphic filling model of the whole Cretaceous formation has not been established yet. U...

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Main Authors: Zhao Haitao, He Qiaolin, Yuan Rui, Yi Zhenli, Li Bin, Yang Shuwen, Shi Fang, Liu Liu
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Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2022-10-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2022-0423
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author Zhao Haitao
He Qiaolin
Yuan Rui
Yi Zhenli
Li Bin
Yang Shuwen
Shi Fang
Liu Liu
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He Qiaolin
Yuan Rui
Yi Zhenli
Li Bin
Yang Shuwen
Shi Fang
Liu Liu
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description Cretaceous formation in the western Tabei Uplift is significant petroleum pay zone in the Tarim Basin, NW China. For the complex relationship between tectonic movement and depositional environment, sequence stratigraphic filling model of the whole Cretaceous formation has not been established yet. Using well logs and seismic data in this article, sequence stratigraphic evolution process and filling model of the Cretaceous are interpreted involving paleo-uplift, sedimentary and water-level. As a first-order sequence, the Cretaceous is subdivided into three second-order sequences, Shushanhe, Baxigai and Bashijiqike Formation. Shushanhe Formation is subdivided into three third-order sequences, KSQ1, KSQ2 and KSQ3 upwards; Baxigai Formation is considered as one single third-order sequence, KSQ4; Bashijiqike Formation is subdivided into three third-order sequences, KSQ5, KSQ6 and KSQ7 upwards. In the early KSQ1, paleo-uplift was aquatic. From KSQ1 to KSQ3, water-level raised and paleo-uplift moved upwards gradually; and water-level raising was faster than paleo-uplift ascending. The accommodations of these three sequences increased. Lacustrine facies mudstones and siltstones were onlap filling sequences towards Xiqiu Paleo-uplift. In the end of KSQ3, the whole region was subaqueous. The water-level and paleo-uplift in KSQ4 were easy steady, and the accommodation in KSQ4 was sustained. Delta depositional system began to prograde from depocenter to distal slope of paleo-uplift. In the high of Xiqiu Paleo-uplift, dominated sediments were fine grains for the sedimentary dynamic force. From KSQ5 to KSQ7 in the Bashijiqike Formation, water turned regression, paleo-uplift raised slowly and the accommodation reduced continually. Because of the progradation deltaic sandstones, downlap sequences were developed towards the Xiqiu Paleo-uplift. Exposed in the Early Paleogene, KSQ7 and part KSQ6 were truncated to form top unconformable boundaries. Established sequence filling model of the Cretaceous in the western Tabei Uplift provides important insights on the stratigraphic characteristics and in turn on the exploration potential of petroleum systems.
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spelling doaj.art-ba1103ebc712451baeb460a9d197f8e52022-12-22T02:43:50ZengDe GruyterOpen Geosciences2391-54472022-10-011411137114610.1515/geo-2022-0423Sequence stratigraphic filling model of the Cretaceous in the western Tabei Uplift, Tarim Basin, NW ChinaZhao Haitao0He Qiaolin1Yuan Rui2Yi Zhenli3Li Bin4Yang Shuwen5Shi Fang6Liu Liu7Yingmai Oil and Gas Production Management Area, PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Branch Company, Korla, Xinjiang 841000, ChinaResearch Institute of Exploration and Development, PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Branch Company, Korla, Xinjiang 841000, ChinaSchool of Geophysics and Petroleum Resources, Yangtze University, Wuhan, Hubei 430100, ChinaResearch Institute of Exploration and Development, PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Branch Company, Korla, Xinjiang 841000, ChinaResearch Institute of Exploration and Development, PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Branch Company, Korla, Xinjiang 841000, ChinaResearch Institute of Exploration and Development, PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Branch Company, Korla, Xinjiang 841000, ChinaResearch Institute of Exploration and Development, PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Branch Company, Korla, Xinjiang 841000, ChinaResearch Institute of Exploration and Development, PetroChina Tarim Oilfield Branch Company, Korla, Xinjiang 841000, ChinaCretaceous formation in the western Tabei Uplift is significant petroleum pay zone in the Tarim Basin, NW China. For the complex relationship between tectonic movement and depositional environment, sequence stratigraphic filling model of the whole Cretaceous formation has not been established yet. Using well logs and seismic data in this article, sequence stratigraphic evolution process and filling model of the Cretaceous are interpreted involving paleo-uplift, sedimentary and water-level. As a first-order sequence, the Cretaceous is subdivided into three second-order sequences, Shushanhe, Baxigai and Bashijiqike Formation. Shushanhe Formation is subdivided into three third-order sequences, KSQ1, KSQ2 and KSQ3 upwards; Baxigai Formation is considered as one single third-order sequence, KSQ4; Bashijiqike Formation is subdivided into three third-order sequences, KSQ5, KSQ6 and KSQ7 upwards. In the early KSQ1, paleo-uplift was aquatic. From KSQ1 to KSQ3, water-level raised and paleo-uplift moved upwards gradually; and water-level raising was faster than paleo-uplift ascending. The accommodations of these three sequences increased. Lacustrine facies mudstones and siltstones were onlap filling sequences towards Xiqiu Paleo-uplift. In the end of KSQ3, the whole region was subaqueous. The water-level and paleo-uplift in KSQ4 were easy steady, and the accommodation in KSQ4 was sustained. Delta depositional system began to prograde from depocenter to distal slope of paleo-uplift. In the high of Xiqiu Paleo-uplift, dominated sediments were fine grains for the sedimentary dynamic force. From KSQ5 to KSQ7 in the Bashijiqike Formation, water turned regression, paleo-uplift raised slowly and the accommodation reduced continually. Because of the progradation deltaic sandstones, downlap sequences were developed towards the Xiqiu Paleo-uplift. Exposed in the Early Paleogene, KSQ7 and part KSQ6 were truncated to form top unconformable boundaries. Established sequence filling model of the Cretaceous in the western Tabei Uplift provides important insights on the stratigraphic characteristics and in turn on the exploration potential of petroleum systems.https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2022-0423sequence stratigraphic filling modelcretaceoustabei upliftonlapdownlap
spellingShingle Zhao Haitao
He Qiaolin
Yuan Rui
Yi Zhenli
Li Bin
Yang Shuwen
Shi Fang
Liu Liu
Sequence stratigraphic filling model of the Cretaceous in the western Tabei Uplift, Tarim Basin, NW China
Open Geosciences
sequence stratigraphic filling model
cretaceous
tabei uplift
onlap
downlap
title Sequence stratigraphic filling model of the Cretaceous in the western Tabei Uplift, Tarim Basin, NW China
title_full Sequence stratigraphic filling model of the Cretaceous in the western Tabei Uplift, Tarim Basin, NW China
title_fullStr Sequence stratigraphic filling model of the Cretaceous in the western Tabei Uplift, Tarim Basin, NW China
title_full_unstemmed Sequence stratigraphic filling model of the Cretaceous in the western Tabei Uplift, Tarim Basin, NW China
title_short Sequence stratigraphic filling model of the Cretaceous in the western Tabei Uplift, Tarim Basin, NW China
title_sort sequence stratigraphic filling model of the cretaceous in the western tabei uplift tarim basin nw china
topic sequence stratigraphic filling model
cretaceous
tabei uplift
onlap
downlap
url https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2022-0423
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