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2015 , Vol. 34 >Issue 1: 30 - 41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11978/j.issn.1009-5470.2015.01.005

Marine Geology

A basin modeling study on the coupling of fault activity and hydrocarbon accumulation in the Baiyun Sag

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  • 1. Key Laboratory of Marginal Sea Geology, Chinese Academy of Sciences/South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China;
    2. Shenzhen Branch of China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Guangzhou 510240, China;
    3. Tianjin Branch of China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Tianjin 300452, China;
    4. State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China

Received date: 2013-12-29

  Revised date: 2014-05-21

  Online published: 2015-02-10

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Abstract

The Baiyun Sag is located in the northern passive continental margin of the South China Sea. The widespread faults around the sag affect the migration and accumulation of hydrocarbon profoundly. Faults control the sedimentation of source rocks from the Eocene to the Early Oligocene, regulate the range of reservoirs from the Late Oligocene to the Middle Miocene and dominate the seals and traps during the reactivation period in the Late Miocene. We attempt to study the controls of fault activity on hydrocarbon migration and accumulation through faults sealing analysis and basin modeling. Results are as follows. (1) The episodes of fault activity couple well with the generation of hydrocarbon. (2) Overpressure due to hydrocarbon generation may accelerate faulting activity at ~18.5 Ma. (3) Active faults act as perfect conduits for vertical migration of hydrocarbon. (4) Shale smear is much more credible in reflecting the sealing ability of motionless faults than the simple fault activity analysis. (5) The southern faulted area in the deep water tends to be more favorable for hydrocarbon accumulation than the northern area.

Key words： fault activity analysis; basin modelling; shale smear; hydrocarbon accumulation; the Baiyun Sag

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XIE Zhi-yuan1, LI Yuan-ping2, SUN Zhen1, SUN Long-tao1, QIU Ning1, 4, YANG Jian-min3 . A basin modeling study on the coupling of fault activity and hydrocarbon accumulation in the Baiyun Sag[J]. Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2015 , 34(1) : 30 -41 . DOI: 10.11978/j.issn.1009-5470.2015.01.005

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