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Geoscience ›› 2024, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (06): 1473-1483.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2024.067

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A New Model of Early Oblique Sediment Provenance in the Steep Slope Zone of a Rift Basin: A Case Study of the Upper Fourth Member of the Shahejie Formation, Northern Bonan Sag

CHEN Zhaozhou1(), LIU Zhen1(), JIANG Lei2   

  1. 1. College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
    2. Geophysical Reasearch Institute of Shengli Oilfield, SINOPEC, Dongying, Shandong 257022, China
  • Online:2024-12-10 Published:2024-12-09
  • Contact: LIU Zhen

Abstract:

Sedimentary provenance analysis during the early stage of faulted basins is crucial for classifying sedimentary systems and predicting favorable hydrocarbon zones.Previous studies have indicated that the steep slope zones of the faulted basins predominantly develop nearshore submarine fans, small fan deltas, and sublacustrine fans through short-axis provenance, perpendicular to the border fault.However, early faulted basins are characterized by complex topography and intense tectonic activity, and the existence of other provenance directions remains unclear.Moreover, the low resolution and quality of seismic data in the steep slope zone obscure the seismic reflection features of sedimentary provenance, significantly limiting research on sedimentary reservoirs.This study investigates the sedimentary provenance of the Upper Fourth Member of the Shahejie Formation in the Yi 104 area of the northern Bonan sag, Jiyang Depression.In this study, 3D high-resolution seismic data, processed using improved Morlet wavelet seismic frequency division technology and integrated with core and logging data, were utilized.The main findings are as follows: the improved Morlet wavelet seismic frequency division processing technology effectively enhances the quality of seismic data in the steep slope zone, facilitating the fine identification of sedimentary facies; a large-scale progradational channel-fill seismic facies combination, oblique to the border fault, is observed in the seismic profile, along with a tongue-shaped strong amplitude anomaly.This indicates a large-scale oblique sedimentary provenance in the early stage of the faulted basin’s steep slope zone; the core data show a phenomenon of gravel orientation arrangement, while the logging curve characteristics and lithofacies combinations reveal antirhythmic features.Based on these observations and the results of seismic facies and seismic attribute identification, it is inferred that the large-scale oblique source is fan delta sedimentation. A new sedimentation model for the early stage of rift lacustrine basin steep slope zone is proposed, incorporating both nearshore submarine fans formed by short-axis provenance and fan deltas formed by oblique provenance.The fan delta in the early stage of rifting steep slope zones show good reservoir physical properties and excellent reservoir conditions, making them a promising direction for future exploration.This study provides new insights into early sedimentary provenance and its associated sedimentary types in the steep slope zone.Moreover, it offers a new direction for reservoir research and deep exploration in both the Bonan Sag steep slope zone and the faulted basin steep slope zone.

Key words: seismic frequency division processing, progradational-channel-filled seismic facies, oblique provenance, fan delta, deep exploration

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