Carbonate sequence stratigraphy - a summary and perspective with case history, Neogene, Papua New Guinea

Sarg, J. F.; Markello, James R.; Weber, L.; Thomson, Jefferson M.; Kmeck, J. J.; Christal, M. E.; Southwell, J. K.; Tanaka, Yuichiro

doi:10.29118/ipa.2.137.179

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“…5B), are very distinctive from the rest of the GoP siliciclastic fill, generally characterized by medium-to-low seismic reflectivity. Due to relatively complex depositional character of the siliciclastic successions and also due to the variable seismic data quality of the different surveys, the sequence boundaries within the thick siliciclastic infill were identified not exactly based on the classic sequence stratigraphy method (Vail et al, 1977;Sarg et al, 1996;Handford and Loucks, 1993;Schlager, 2005). In this study, sequence boundaries were mapped above several major high-amplitude positive reflections, traceable over most of the study area.…”

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Siliciclastic influx and burial of the Cenozoic carbonate system in the Gulf of Papua

Tcherepanov¹,

Droxler²,

Lapointe³

et al. 2010

Marine and Petroleum Geology

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Siliciclastic influx and burial of the Cenozoic carbonate system in the Gulf of Papua

Tcherepanov¹,

Droxler²,

Lapointe³

et al. 2010

Marine and Petroleum Geology

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“…Moreover, our seismic interpretation covers a much larger area towards the southwest and south in comparison to that of Morgan (2005). Standard sequence stratigraphic methods (Vail et al , 1977; Handford & Loucks, 1993; Sarg et al , 1996; Schlager, 2005) were applied to integrate and interpret the well and seismic data.…”

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“…6c). A series of northeast‐oriented ridges and intervening troughs occur in the eastern half of the study area (Sarg et al , 1996; Tcherepanov et al , 2008), while the surface in the western half, which is generally flat and dips toward the east and northeast, represents the top of Borabi Platform. A gravity map of the study area also illustrates a series of northeast‐trending lows and highs corresponding to the troughs and ridges observed in the time‐structure map of the Cenozoic neritic carbonate system top, while structures remain generally high to the west (Tcherepanov et al , 2008).…”

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Carbonate seismic stratigraphy of the Gulf of Papua mixed depositional system: Neogene stratigraphic signature and eustatic control

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The Eocene–Miocene carbonate deposition in the Gulf of Papua (GoP) corresponds to the carbonate evolution phase of this continental margin mixed depositional system. Global sea‐level (eustatic) fluctuations appear to have been the most important factor influencing the mixed depositional system development during its carbonate phase. Development of the major carbonate system in the Gulf was initiated during the Eocene. Subsequent to an early Oligocene hiatus, the carbonate system expanded its surface area, vertically aggraded, then systematically backstepped, and finally partially drowned during the late Oligocene–early part of the early Miocene. During the late early Miocene–early middle Miocene, the carbonate system continued its vertical growth in most platform areas, where it was able to keep up with sea‐level rise. At the early middle/late middle Miocene (Langhian/Serravallian) boundary, carbonate deposition shifted downward during a long‐term sea‐level regression, exposing most of the early middle Miocene platform tops. Following this downward shift, active carbonate production became restricted during the late middle Miocene to only the northeastern part of the study area, and carbonate accumulation was characterized by four systematically prograding units. At the very beginning of the late Miocene, the platform tops were re‐flooded. The carbonate system was partially drowned, systematically backstepped, and locally aggraded during part of the late Miocene, the early Pliocene, and the Quaternary. The overall organization of the carbonate sequence geometries, observed in the GoP, display a clear pattern, often referred to as the Oligocene–Neogene stratigraphic signature. This pattern is identical to contemporaneous sedimentary patterns observed in pure carbonate systems such as in the Maldives and in the Bahamas, and also in some siliciclastic systems. Because this pattern is observed in several globally distributed locations, the recognition of the Oligocene–Neogene stratigraphic signature in the GoP demonstrates that the depositional evolution during the late Oligocene–Miocene and the early Pliocene must have been dominantly controlled by eustatic fluctuations.

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“…The Sinemurian-Early Toarcian sedimentation is best preserved at Livari (Figs. 1, 3, and 9) and represents a Supersequence (Sarg et al, 1996) with a basal S boundary (Schlager, 2002;2005) and a flooding surface (P boundary) on top. Parasequences of the Livari Supersequence generally consist of two lithologies, except the mid-ramp which consists of three distinct components.…”

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“…We recognize three major cycles of sedimentation from the Late Triassic to the Late Jurassic. The cycles are named Supersequences based on their duration (14-29 Ma) as suggested by Sarg et al (1996). Two older Supersequences, Livari and Tejani, were completely described, and only the basal part, the Transgressive System Tract (TST), of the youngest, Stari Bar Supersequence is analyzed.…”

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Late Triassic to Late Jurassic evolution of the Adriatic Carbonate Platform and Budva Basin, Southern Montenegro

Čadjenović¹,

Kilibarda

Radulović³

2008

Sedimentary Geology

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Carbonate sequence stratigraphy - a summary and perspective with case history, Neogene, Papua New Guinea

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Siliciclastic influx and burial of the Cenozoic carbonate system in the Gulf of Papua

Siliciclastic influx and burial of the Cenozoic carbonate system in the Gulf of Papua

Carbonate seismic stratigraphy of the Gulf of Papua mixed depositional system: Neogene stratigraphic signature and eustatic control

Late Triassic to Late Jurassic evolution of the Adriatic Carbonate Platform and Budva Basin, Southern Montenegro

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