Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2014, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (4): 456-462.doi: 10.11743/ogg20140403

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Fault linkages and their control on hydrocarbon accumulation in the Liaodongwan Depression, offshore Bohai Bay Basin

Xu Changgui1, Yu Yixin2,3, Wu Kui1, Wan Jing4, Liu Yubo1, Xu Xiaolong2, Wu Hang2   

  1. 1. Tianjin Branch, CNOOC Limited, Tianjin 300452, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China;
    3. Basin & Reservoir Research Center, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China;
    4. Petroleum Exploration and Development Research Institate, Zhundong Oil Prodution Plant of Xinjiang Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Fukang, Xinjiang 831511, China
  • Received:2014-01-15 Revised:2014-05-16 Online:2014-08-08 Published:2014-08-28

Abstract:

On the basis of structural interpretation and hydrocarbon exploration,this paper addresses fault linkages and their control on hydrocarbon accumulation in the Liaodongwan Depression,offshore Bohai Bay Basin.The extensional,strike-slip and compound faults with NE and NEE strikes are predominant in the Liaodongwan Depression,and they inte-ract with each other by hard or soft linkages.According to the assemble patterns of faults and their linkages,the hard linkages of faults can be divided into three types:relaying,consumering and transferring.Similarly,the types of soft lin-kages involve synthetic ramp,convergent anticline and divergent horst.Faults and their interaction exerted important influences on depositional systems,structural traps and reservoir properties.The interaction zones of faults are the favorable objectives for oil and gas exploration in the Liaodongwan Depression.

Key words: fault, hard linkage, soft linkage, hydrocarbon accumulation, Liaodongwan Depression

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