Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (3): 689-706.doi: 10.11743/ogg20230313

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Provenance transformation and sedimentary response of ramp facies in downfaulted basins: A case study on the Paleogene source-to-sink system in Lixian slope, Raoyang Sag, Bohai Bay Basin

Hehe CHEN1,2(), Xiaomin ZHU3, Ruisheng SHI4, Zili ZHANG5, Qi LI6, Zhenjun ZHU1, Zehao YAN1   

  1. 1.School of Ocean Sciences,China University of Geosciences (Beijing),Beijing 100083,China
    2.Ocean and Polar Research Center,China University of Geosciences (Beijing ),Beijing 100083,China
    3.College of Geosciences,China University of Petroleum (Beijing),Beijing 102249,China
    4.Oilfield Production Division of China Oilfield Services Ltd. (COSL),Tianjin 300459,China
    5.Exploration and Development Research Institute of Southwest Oil & Gasfield Company,PetroChina,Chengdu,Sichuan 610051,China
    6.Geological Institute of No. 3 Oil Production Plant,Huabei Oilfield Company,PetroChina,Renqiu,Hebei 062552,China
  • Received:2022-12-23 Revised:2023-02-03 Online:2023-06-01 Published:2023-06-05

Abstract:

The quantified coupled response of intra-basin sedimentary system to extra-basin sediment flux variation is still a weak link in source-to-sink system research, and also an important topic in the framework of source-to-sink system research in downfaulted basins. Based on the 3D seismic and log data, as well as core observation of the Lixian slope in the Raoyang Sag, combined with detrital zircon U-Pb dating, the study carries out quantitative characterization of the provenance system during the deposition of the second and first members of the Paleogene Shahejie Formation (that is, Sha 2 and Sha 1 members), and establishes a quantitative characterization method for shallow-water delta by means of quantitative sedimentary structure interpretation and quantitative seismic geomorphic measurements. The results show that the sediment flux of the paleo-Yongding River branch was seized by the paleo-Daqing River, resulting in the sediment flux decrease from 37 % to 26 % in zone A of Lixian slope during the sedimentation of Sha 1 to Sha 2 members, the corresponding area of the delta in zone A declining from 144 km2 to 38 km2 and a reduction of the average subaqueous distributary channel width from 104 m to 47 m. While the sediment flux of the paleo-Tang River increased from 31 % to 39 %, corresponding to an increase in the area of delta in zone B from 71 km2 to 94 km2 and an increase in the average subaqueous distributary channel width from 77 m to 88 m. No significant changes are observed in the sediment flux of the paleo-Dasha River, and the corresponding area of the delta in zone C decreased from 206 km2 to 185 km2, and the average subaqueous distributary channel width decreased from 120 m to 81 m. Allogenetic forces such as tectonic evolution, climate change, and lake-level fluctuation tend to generate larger scope of influence, causing the synchronous response of sedimentary systems. In contrast, changes in sediment flux will affect specific sedimentary systems and are the primary driving mechanism for the sedimentary response of shallow-water deltas in the study area.

Key words: seismic geomorphology, sedimentary structure, detrital zircon dating, source-to-sink system, shallow-water delta, Lixian slope, Raoyang Sag, Bohai Bay Basin

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