Regional Geology and Tectonics: Phanerozoic Rift Systems and Sedimentary Basins,
Edition 1Editors: Edited by David G. Roberts
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Expert petroleum geologists David Roberts and Albert Bally bring you Regional Geology and Tectonics: Phanerozoic Rift Systems and Sedimentary Basins, volume two in a three-volume series covering Phanerozoic regional geology and tectonics. Experience in analyzing and assessing rifts—locations where the Earth’s outer shell and crust have been stretched over time by seismic activity—is critical for you as an exploration geologist in identifying Earth’s most lucrative hydrocarbon locations in which extraction is both efficient and safe. Vast compilations of related industry data present regional seismic lines and cross sections, and summaries of analogue and theoretical models are provided as an essential backdrop to the structure and stratigraphy of various geological settings.
Key Features
- Named a 2013 Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association's Choice publication
- A practical reference for petroleum geologists that discusses the importance of rift systems and the structural evolution of the Earth
- Analyses of active rifts in East Africa, China, Siberia, the Gulf of Suez, and the Russian Arctic provide immediately implementable petroleum exploration applications in regions heavily targeted by oil & gas companies
- Presents overviews of sequence stratigraphy in rifts and structural controls on clastic and carbonate sedimentation—critical to the exact mapping of the most lucrative hydrocarbon locations by exploration geologists
About the author
Edited by David G. Roberts, BP Exploration Operation Co. Ltd., Middlesex, UK
Contributors for Volumes 1A
Foreword and Introduction
Acknowledgements
SECTION 1. Rift Systems
1. Regional geology and tectonics of sedimentary basins
1.1 Introduction
1.2 A historical perspective
1.3 Some remarks on regional geology and tectonics
1.4 Conclusion
References
2. From rifts to passive margins
2.1 Rifts (Chapters 2–17)
2.2 Passive margins
2.3 Amagmatic margins
2.4 Magmatic margins
2.5 Transform passive margins
References
3. Models for the evolution of passive margins
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Subsidence and uplift history
3.3 Thermal and mechanical structure
3.4 Models
3.5 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
4. Rift sequence stratigraphy
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Fundamental concepts
4.3 Controls on the stratigraphic architecture of rift basins
4.4 Discussion and conclusions: A sequence-stratigraphic model for rift basins
Acknowledgments
References
5. Structural control on syn-rift sedimentation, northwestern Red Sea margin, Egypt
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Stratigraphy and structure of the northwestern Red Sea
5.3 Stratigraphic architecture and sedimentology of the Miocene syn-rift strata
5.4 Discussion: Models for the structural control on the Miocene fan delta systems
5.5 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
6. Carbonate-dominated marine rifts
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Cenozoic of Gulf of Suez–Red Sea–Gulf of Aden case study
6.3 Cretaceous South Atlantic margins subsurface case study
6.4 Synthesis and discussion
6.5 Conclusions
About the Author
References
SECTION 2. Active and Cenozoic Rifts
7. Evolution of the Cenozoic East African rift system
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Continental breakup models
7.3 Geodynamical and plate kinematic setting
7.4 Cenozoic rift systems of East Africa
7.5 Chronology of volcanism, uplift, and rifting
7.6 Kinematics of rifting
7.7 Rift structure
Acknowledgments
References
8. The Gulf of Suez rift basin
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Megasequence description
8.3 Depositional patterns in megasequence 4 (Middle Miocene)
8.4 Structure of the Gulf of Suez
8.5 Petroleum habitat
8.6 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
9. Cenozoic rifts of eastern China
9.1 Introduction and overview
9.2 The geodynamic development of rifts in eastern China
9.3 Eastern China Cenozoic rifts
References
Further reading
10. Xialiao, North China Basin
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Geologic setting
10.3 Xialiao basin
10.4 Discussion
10.5 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
11. Lake Baikal
11.1 Introduction
11.2 General geological setting and evolution
11.3 Morpho-structural characteristics and architecture
11.4 Sedimentary infill
11.5 Volcanism
11.6 Deep structure
11.7 Deformation mechanisms
11.8 Some topics of current research
Acknowledgments
References
12. Geology of the shelves surrounding the New Siberian Islands from seismic images
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Data basis
12.3 Tectonic setting and structure of the shelves
12.4 Seismic stratigraphy of the acoustic basement and the superimposed sedimentary successions
12.5 Major rift basins of the Laptev Shelf
12.6 New Siberian Basin and Neben Basin
12.7 Structural features of the East Siberian Shelf
12.8 Discussion and conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
SECTION 3. Mesozoic and Older Rifts
13. Development of the passive margin of Eastern North America
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Geologic overview
13.3 Evolution of eastern North America
13.4 Summary and discussion
Acknowledgments
References
14. Extensional tectonics and stratigraphy of the Mesozoic Jeanne d’Arc basin, Grand Banks of Newfoundland
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Tectonic evolution
14.3 Jeanne d’Arc structural styles
14.4 Stratigraphic response
14.5 Discussion
14.6 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
References
15. The Recôncavo basin
15.1 Introduction
15.2 The Recôncavo–Tucano–Jatobá rift system
15.3 Rift abortion, rift jump, and the origin and duration of the Northeast Brazilian Sergipe Microplate
15.4 Time span of rifting
15.5 The Recôncavo basin S.S.
15.6 Major tectonic elements of the Recôncavo basin: The Salvador and Mata-Catu faults
15.7 Petroleum resources
15.8 FTA in the Recôncavo basin
15.9 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
16. The Dniepr-Donets Basin
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Tectono-stratigraphic successions of the DDB
16.3 Salt tectonics in the DDB
16.4 Hydrocarbon occurrence in the DDB
16.5 Regional tectonic setting of the DDB
About the Authors
References
17. Sedimentary basins of the late Mesozoic extensional domain of China and Mongolia
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Basins and structures associated with low-strain extension
17.3 Basins and structures associated with high-strain extension
17.4 Implications
Acknowledgments
References
18. Songliao/Erlian rifts
18.1 Introduction
18.2 The Songliao Basin
18.3 The Erlian Basin
Further reading
SECTION 4. Inverted Rift Systems
19. Inverted rift-basins of northern Egypt
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Basin stratigraphy
19.3 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Index
Title Reviews
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