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Sedimentary provinces of Africa, Middle East, and South America, classification and hydrocarbon potential

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6131740
In all, 243 sedimentary provinces (basins, foldbelts) were analyzed, classified, and graphically displayed on continental maps (1:5,000,000). An elaborate system of symbols and colors shows the plate tectonic history of each province, the stratigraphic extent and thickness of the sedimentary fill, the type of basin-forming and basin-modifying tectonics, and the distribution of oil and gas fields. The history of each province is determined by critical stages of the plate tectonic cycle: rifting, drifting and sagging, subduction and continental collision. Simple basins form during a single stage of a plate tectonic cycle, e.g., the Tertiary Red Sea rift. The provinces affected and/or associated with continental collision such as the folded and faulted forelands and foreland basins contain more than 80% of all proven reserves of hydrocarbons. The maps reveal many aspects of the Phanerozoic history on a continental scale relevant to exploration for hydrocarbons.
OSTI ID:
6131740
Report Number(s):
CONF-880301-
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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AFRICA
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
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HYDROCARBONS
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MAPPING
MIDDLE EAST
MINERAL RESOURCES
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