Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (5): 1107-1118.doi: 10.11743/ogg20200521

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Summary of sedimentological issues and fundamental approaches in terms of ancient "Source-to-Sink" systems

Mingxuan Tan1,2,3(), Xiaomin Zhu2,3, Zili Zhang2,3, Wei Liu3,4, Hongchao Zhao3,5, Bin Su3   

  1. 1. College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210098, China
    2. State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum(Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
    3. College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum(Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
    4. Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
    5. State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • Received:2020-01-20 Online:2020-10-28 Published:2020-10-22

Abstract:

Basin-mountain dynamics, earth surface process and sediment budget are always the frontier areas of geoscientific research.The "Source-to-Sink" system integrates the three issues into one complete denudation-deposition system based on the sediment routing system.With the recent development of methods and theories, the quantitative study on the "Source-to-Sink" system has extended from modern or the Quaternary to earlier stages.As the ancient "Source-to-Sink" systems were usually subject to modification of different degrees, the geological details have not been well preserved.The quantitative reconstruction and detailed characterization of palaeo-geomorphology, palaeo-drainages, palaeo-environment of source and sink areas have been the prerequisite of the study on the ancient "Source-to-Sink" systems based on the systematic summary of several critical sedimentological issues for inside elements.The quantitative tracing of detrital minerals, geomorphological scaling relationship and mass balance studies are the predominant approaches for deciphering the characteristic and process codes of ancient "Source-to-Sink" systems, thus playing a crucial role in the establishment of new models and the further understanding of geomorphic evolution, depositional history and prediction of favorable reservoirs.

Key words: catchment system, provenance tracing, mass balance, ancient "Source-to-Sink" system, sedimentary basin

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