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Geoscience ›› 2018, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (04): 819-831.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2018.04.18

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Sedimentary Characteristics of Subaqueous Fan in a Faulted Lacustrine Basin:A Case of Typical Blocks in the Downthrown Block of the Southern Dagang Fault

LIU Sheng1(), LI Shengli1(), CHENG Tao1, ZHOU Xinmao2, CAO Rui1, ZHANG Qiao1, GONG Qiang1   

  1. 1. School of Energy Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083,China
    2. Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development,CNPC, Beijing 100083,China
  • Received:2017-12-20 Revised:2018-04-08 Online:2018-08-10 Published:2018-09-19
  • Contact: LI Shengli

Abstract:

Lithology of downthrown block of the southern Dagang fault consists of conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone of the 3rd member of Shahejie Formation. Sedimentary structures include massive structure, cross bedding, soft sediment deformation and some special features, with the presence of charcoal, plant stem, syndepositional faults and argillaceous sandstone clasts. The grain-size cumulate probability curves can be grouped into one-segment and two-segment type. Besides, four types of well-logging-curve patterns, including box-shaped, bell-shaped,funnel-shaped and straight, were indentified. Reflective characteristics of subaqueous fan can be identified in seismic profile. Depending on grain size, electrical and seismic reflections,we concluded that the southern Dagang structure belt has developed subaqueous fans, which can be subdivided into the inner-fan main channel, middle-fan distributary channel, middle-fan inter-distributary bay, the lobe of channel front,subaqueous levee and crevasse. Since the deposition of the 3rd member of Shahejie Formation, strong activity of the the southern Dagang fault has led to the development of the distal subaqueous fan in the 5th fault block. Meanwhile, the proximal subaqueous fan existed in the Qinan 9X1 fault block. These two types of subaqueous fans have different sedimentary characteristics in provenance, lithology, electrical property, seismic reflection and morphology. The proximal subaqueous fan is characterized by its fan-shape, paleo-uplift provenance, coarse-grained sediments, box-shaped log curve, strong amplitude and random seismic reflection, and small size and large quantity, while the distal subaqueous fan is featured by its bifurcation shape, delta provenance, fine-graind sediments, bell-shaped log curve, weak amplitude and chaotic seismic reflection, and large size and small quantity.

Key words: southern Dagang structure belt, the 3rd member of Shahejie Formation, distal subaqueous fan, proximal subaqueous fan, sedimentary characteristics

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