Possible strand of the North Anatolian fault in the Thrace basin, Turkey - An interpretation

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (United States)

OSTI ID:5220269

Perincek, D ^[1]

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1. Turkish Petroleum Corp., Ankara (Turkey)

This study focuses on the presence of a major strike-slip fault system in the Thrace basin. This new discovery is important for the geology of the Thrace basin and also brings a new perspective to petroleum exploration. The wrench fault system is named the Thrace strike-slip fault system (Perincek, 1988). Similarities with the North Anatolian fault zone prompted an investigation of the relationship between these two fault system.s The study area covers most of the Thrace region of Turkey. The purposes of this paper are (1) to outline the geometry of the Thrace fault system, (2) to demonstrate its tectonic relation with other major structures of the region, (3) to define the age of its inception, and (4) to discuss possible magnitudes of the lateral displacement. The interpretation is based mainly on seismic data consisting of 180 seismic reflection profiles that have a total cumulative length of 2,800 km. Seismic data are complemented with subsurface control from 54 wells.

• OSTI ID: 5220269
• Journal Information: AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists); (United States), Vol. 75:2; ISSN 0149-1423
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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