Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (2): 257-263.doi: 10.11743/ogg20130218

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Strike-slip movement and its genetic mechanism in Yakela faulted salient, the Tarim Basin

Luo Xiaolong1,2,3, Tang Liangjie1,2, Xie Daqing4, Qiu Haijun5, Jiang Huashan4, Yang Yong1,2, Chen Xuyun4, Zhang Yuhang1,2   

  1. 1. School of Geosciences, Yangtze University, Wuhan, Hubei 430100, China;
    2. Basin & Reservoir Research Center, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China;
    3. State Key Laboratory for Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China;
    4. SINOPEC Northwestern Oilfield Company, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China;
    5. Strategic Research Center of Oil & Gas Resources, Ministry of Land and Resources, Beijing 100034, China
  • Received:2012-10-15 Revised:2013-03-16 Online:2013-04-28 Published:2013-05-02

Abstract:

The Yakela faulted salient is a key area in the Tarim Basin where some economically important oil and gas have been discovered.The 3D seismic interpretations,in combination with the regional geological data,demonstrate that strike-slip movement occurred in the area.On plane view,many small faults are developed near the major faults,including concordant shear faults and extensional faults.These faults consist of echelon fault systems with a low-angle with the major movement direction and a limited length.The fault system along the Yanan fault is characterized by a left-step pattern,whereas a right-step pattern is shown along the Luntai fault.On sectional view,they consist of a negative flower-like structure with obvious dolphin and ribbon effects.The strike-slip movement initiated in the late Yanshanian,culminated in the early Himalayan,and terminated in the late Himalayan.The left-lateral transtensional stress from the joint action of the left-lateral shear stress and the tensile stress resulted in the strike-slip movement of the Yakelafult-salient and the deve-lopment of the associated extensional structures during the Middle-Late Yanshanian to the Early Himalayan.

Key words: strike-slip, left-lateral transtensional stress, echelon normal fault, Yakela faulted salient, Tarim Basin

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