The sequence stratigraphy of the middle eocenepliocene of the pannonian basin permits to differentiate fiftynine depositional sequences. Pdf geomorphic and stratigraphic evidence of incision. Depositional and halokineticsequence stratigraphy of the neoproterozoic wonoka formation adjacent to patawarta allochthonous salt sheet, central flinders ranges, south australia. At applied stratigraphix we have described over 3 km of core on a cmscale from basins across the globe, as well as both carbonate and shale.
Advances in sequence stratigraphy, volume 2 1st edition. The four postsalt horizons can be correlated with the regional tectono stratigraphic and regional sequence stratigraphic framework of the liguroprovencal basin roberts and christoffersen, 20 and thereby further constrain a detailed local minibasin scale halokinematic sequence stratigraphy analysis for the deepwater contractional. Pdf concepts in halokineticsequence deformation and stratigraphy. Randi martinsen, tom temples sequence stratigraphy, based on sedimentary response to changes in relative sea level gives the explorationist and the development geoscientist a powerful new predictive tool for regional basin analysis, shelf to. Therefore, sequence stratigraphy techniques involve the careful. The book is broadly separated into five major themes covering a variety of geographical and processlinked topics.
Sequence stratigraphy is the study of rock relationships within timeequivalent depositional successions bounded by surfaces of erosion or nondeposition. Practical sequence stratigraphy was originally published as a fifteenpart series in the canadian society of petroleum geologists monthly magazine, the reservoir, between may 2008 and september 2009. Halokinetic sequence stratigraphy and structural geometry. A single diapir may have several lateral caprock events. Steels research is aimed at using clastic sedimentology to address problems in basin analysis, dynamic stratigraphy and clastic reservoirs.
Pdf concepts in halokineticsequence deformation and. Geology, sequence stratigraphy, and oil and gas assessment. Steno established the order and the way sediments were laid down. We offer consulting services in seismic stratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology, geomodeling and sedimenthosted mineral deposits such as uranium, gold,platinum, silver, trona, potash and salt. His principle of superposition recognized that older sedimentary layers underlie the newer layers. Halokinematic sequence stratigraphy, halokinetic sequence stratigraphy and megaflap.
Geological society of london special publications, 363, p. Ordered hierarchy versus scale invariance in sequence. Paleogeographic reconstruction of facies belts at precise moments in time is the goal of the sequence. Geomorphic and stratigraphic evidence of incisioninduced halokinetic uplift and dissolution subsidence in transverse drainages crossing the evaporitecored barbastrobalaguer anticline ebro basin, ne spain. Sequence stratigraphy, ore deposits, and africa the influence of dr. Alongside 3d seismic, longreach horizontal drilling and the application of plate tectonics to exploration, sequence stratigraphy has been one of the greatest scientific advances within the petroleum geology industry of the last 50 years. Seismic stratigraphy has now become one of the standard tools of the geoscientist, and there is a pressing need for an introductory text on sequence stratigraphy. Sequence stratigraphy is based on the assumption that eustatic sealevel is the most important control on stratigraphic geometries and facies distribution and therefore on the distribution of reservoir sands and sealing shales aitken and howell, 1996. Sloss concept of stratigraphic sequences arose from the wellknown history of transgressions and regressions on cratons, i. Sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology, reservoir development and connectivity, petroleum geoscience ronald j steel dr. An earlier compressional paleogene basin in the central and eastern pannonian basin is unconformably overlain by a neogene extensional basin. Hook halokinetic sequences have narrow zones of deformation 50. Biostratigraphy in sequence stratigraphy aapg wiki.
Vail, 1987, sequence stratigraphy, allostratigraphy, isotope stratigraphy, and biostratigraphy. Sequence stratigraphy american association of petroleum. It is also an analytical procedure that provides a framework for stratigraphic units and their bounding surfaces elated to their genesis. Salt tectonic controls on facies and sequence stratigraphy. Sequence stratigraphy of the cenozoic pannonian basin, hungary. Sequence stratigraphy is a branch of geology that attempts to subdivide and link sedimentary deposits into unconformity bound units on a variety of scales and explain these stratigraphic units in terms of variations in sediment supply and variations in the rate of change in accommodation space relative sea level, the combination of eustatic sea level and tectonic subsidence. Halokinetic sequences are previously unrecognized but probably common features around nearsurface or extrusive salt bodies in salt basins found elsewhere in the world. We apply minibasinscale halokinematic sequence stratigraphic concepts to investigate local controls of diapir growth and creation of accommodation space in related saltwithdrawal minibasins. Niels steno and johannes walther steno and walther s contributions to sedimentary interpretation and so sequence stratigraphy were profound. The strata comprise a series of halokinetic sequences that provide a means of local correlation of stratal packages in an otherwise complex patchwork of. Energy geosciences jackson school of geosciences the. Chapters in this volume include sequence stratigraphy oman, sequence stratigraphy and diagenesis, sequence stratigraphy of siliciclastic systems.
Depositional and halokinetic sequence stratigraphy of the neoproterozoic wonoka formation adjacent to patawarta allochthonous salt sheet, central flinders ranges, south australia. Michelsen, o stratigraphic correlation of the danish onshore and offshore tertiary successions based on sequence stratigraphy. Halokinesis and sequence stratigraphy of salt plays. Sequence stratigraphy training course petroskills sqs. Sequence stratigraphy as a sequence stratigraphy as a.
Halokinetic wheeler diagrams extrapolated from 2d interpretation of geoseismic sections show local temporal halokinetic processes of periods of ponding. The concepts of stratigraphic sequences sloss 1963 and sequence stratigraphy vail et al. Facies distribution and halokinetic sequence stratigraphy of lower. Review article highresolution sequence stratigraphy of clastic shelves ii. This paper presents a sequence stratigraphic framework of the incisedvalley strata within the late messinian abu madi formation based on seismic and borehole data. Sequence stratigraphy, diagenesis, and depositional. Controls on sequence development octavian catuneanua, massimo zecchinb adepartment of earth and atmospheric sciences, university of alberta, 126 earth sciences building, edmonton, alberta t6g 2e3, canada b ogs istituto nazionale di oceanogra. Saltsediment interaction and halokinetic sequences an introduction to basic sequence stratigraphy and salt tectonics tim lawton.
Tracking the migration of salt diapirs using halokinetic sequence. Sequence stratigraphy is useful for analyzing cycles that range, in duration, from the 10 ka to 50 ma scale. We apply minibasinscale halokinematic sequencestratigraphic concepts to investigate local controls of diapir growth and creation of accommodation space in related saltwithdrawal minibasins. Their understanding may be used to predict the geometry, distribution, and quality of reservoir facies directly adjacent to salt bodies and provide critical data to determine. Bulletin of the geological society of denmark, vol. Marine and petroleum geology university of alberta. Is there a role for sequence stratigraphy in chronostratigraphy. Pdf halokinetic sequences are unconformitybound packages of thinned and folded strata adjacent to passive diapirs. Stratigraphy is the geologic knowledge about the processes by which sedimentary deposits form and how those deposits change through time and space on the earths surface. Recent work has recast these classic deposits in the context of sequence stratigraphy, wherein ironstones and related phosphatic and shelly deposits are viewed as condensed facies. Selected papers and illustrated abstracts of the eighth annual. Testing the halokinetic growth sequence model adjacent. The upper triassic chinle formation was deposited across the western u.
The aptian is characterized by a sequence of evaporitic rocks that shows a rapid increase in thickness and halokinesis toward deep water. Sequence stratigraphy analysis of unik field, onshore. Sequence stratigraphy at university of alberta studyblue. Download a copy of the uga stratigraphy labs sequence stratigraphy poster. He is currently a phd candidate in geology and a research assistant at the colorado school of mines, researching subsurface and outcropbased salt.
Lateral caprock forms as part of a halokinetic drapefold event during passive diapirism and can be tied to the surrounding halokinetic sequence stratigraphy. Pdf depositional and halokineticsequence stratigraphy. Ashton embry for his work in making this series possible. Stratigraphic correlation of the danish onshore and. An interruption in sedimentation discontinuity is commonly accompanied by a period of erosion that can cause a significant gap in the rock record unconformity. This study focuses on mapping the facies geometry and depositional sequences of the chinle formation adjacent to the gypsum valley salt wall gvsw. Sequence stratigraphy is a working methodology that emphasizes the importance of breaks in the stratigraphic record for the definition of sequences.
Interactions between salt tectonics and fluvial systems can affect sediment distribution. Lawton 2 1 institute of tectonic studies, new mexico state university, las cruces, new mexico, 88003. Eric made important contributions putting the transvaal in south africa into a sequence stratigraphic framework and linking the transvaal sequence to the hamersley sequence of australia. Sequence stratigraphy as a concrete stratigraphic discipline abstract sequence stratigraphy is a stratigraphic discipline in which stratigraphic surfaces that represent changes in depositional trend are used for correlation and for defining specific types of sequence stratigraphic units. Concepts in halokineticsequence deformation and stratigraphy. This new book sets out to define and explain the concepts, principles and applications of this remarkably influential approach to the study of sedimentary strata. Saltsediment interaction and halokinetic sequences an introduction to basic sequence s short course. The albian is characterized by the accumulation of a very thick sequence of marine, shallowwater limestones that grade upward and basinward into marls and shales, reflecting a very rapid increase in. Total petroleum systems and geologic assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the san juan basin. Madof 1 department of earth and environmental sciences and lamontdoherty earth observatory of columbia university, palisades, new york 10964, usa 2 school of earth and environmental sciences, queens college, city university of new york. Pdf halokineticsequence stratigraphy, fluvial sedimentology and.
Towards the standardization of sequence stratigraphy. A halokinetic drapefold model for caprock in diapir. Advances in sequence stratigraphy, volume two covers current research across a wide range of stratigraphic disciplines, providing information on the most recent developments for the geoscientific research community. The sequence stratigraphic approach yields depositional. Published online by the canadian society of petroleum.
The sequence part of the name refers to cyclic sedimentary deposits. Cambrian carbonate strata adjacent to wirrealpa diapir, a secondary. Its a 36 x 24 pdf that you can print and hang for quick reference to the essential features of sequence stratigraphy. Depositional and halokineticsequence stratigraphy of the. Ironstones, condensed beds, and sequence stratigraphy of. The zechstein halokinetic tract consists of the mapped surface projections of potashbearing salt diapirs and other salt structures in the onshore portion of the zechstein basin as shown by reinhold and others 2008, geluk 2007, and dadlez and others 1998 for the european mainland. Halokinetic sequences in carbonate systems isterre. Giles, katherine 1 1 new mexico state university, las cruces, nm. Outcrop exposures mostly of the pennsylvanian honaker trail formation provide a 2 km strikeoriented view of a megaflap on the southwestern flank of the gypsum valley salt wall, paradox basin, colorado that serves as an outcrop analog for megaflaps recently drilled unexpectedly in the gulf of mexico and other salt basins worldwide. Tertiary successions based on sequence stratigraphy olaf michelsen.
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