Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6): 803-808.doi: 10.11743/ogg20130613

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Salt-related fault characteristics and their petroleum geological significance in Zarzhu terrace and its adjacent areas, the Amu Darya Basin

Nie Minglong1,2, Wu lei3, Sun lin3, Gao Anhu1   

  1. 1. Liaoning Technical University, Huludao, Liaoning 125105, China;
    2. Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, PetroChina, Beijing 100083, China;
    3. Exploration Department, CNPC Amu Darya River Gas Company, Beijing 100101, China
  • Received:2012-10-25 Revised:2013-06-12 Online:2013-12-08 Published:2014-01-04

Abstract: A set of salt-gypsum rocks occur in the Upper Jurassic in Zarzhu terrace and its adjacent areas in the Amu Darya Basin,making fault and their combination types complicated,thus being of great significance for petroleum exploration.Through the analysis of the drilling data and seismic data,we studied the development characteristics of salt-related faults and their control on hydrocarbon accumulation.The results show that there are two fault systems in the pre-salt layer and above-salt layer in the study area respectively.They appear in 3 combination styles,i.e.thrust fault in above-salt layer-thrust fault in pre-salt layer,strike-slip in above-salt layer-thrust fault in pre-salt layer,and strike-slip-basement involvement in above-salt layer.The salt-related faults are controlled by tectonic stress field,pre-existing basement faults and thickness of salt-gypsum rocks.In the east part of the study area,where the salt-gypsum rock is thick,there develops two fault combination styles,i.e.strike-slip in above-salt layer-thrust fault in pre-salt layer,and thrust fault in above-salt layer-thrust fault in pre-salt layer.The faults provide trap conditions for hydrocarbon accumulation and do not destroy the sealing integrity of the salt-gypsum rock.While in the west part of the study area,where the salt-gypsum rock is thin and the compress is weak,there develops strike-slip-basement involvement in above-salt layer.The development of faults were controlled by the basement fault,and is destructive to the accumulation of oil and gas in pre-salt layers.

Key words: salt-related fault, salt-gypsum cap rock, hydrocarbon accumulation, Zarzhu terrace, Amu Darya Basin

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