Structural evolution of Grand Lake field, Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Conference · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · AAPG (Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol.) Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5786943

Johanson, D B

Detailed analysis of sedimentary thicknesses at Grand Lake field has revealed that hydrocarbon accumulation was controlled by faulting that was related to diapiric uplift of shale. Grand Lake field is located in the northeastern corner of Cameron Parish, Louisiana. This area contains about 12,000 ft of Miocene and younger fluviodeltaic sediments. Structurally, the field is a northwest-trending anticline. Diapiric shale in the western part of the field may be salt related although, to date, no salt has been penetrated. A major down-to-the-south regional growth fault crosses the top of the structure, striking roughly northwest. Several down-to-the-north faults are antithetic to this master fault. Second and third generation antithetic faults also are present in the field. Diapiric uplift in Grand Lake field was initiated in the early Miocene by an influx of relatively heavy deltaic sands onto undercompacted shales. The master fault in the field formed almost immediately after the onset of uplift, and movement was essentially uninterrupted until the Pliocene-Pleistocene.

• Research Organization: Univ. of New Orleans, LA
• OSTI ID: 5786943
• Report Number(s): CONF-8710198-
• Journal Information: AAPG (Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol.) Bull.; (United States), Vol. 71:9; Conference: Gulf-Coast Association of the Geological Society and Gulf-Coast Section SEPM meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA, 28 Oct 1987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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