Costa Rica: Petroleum geology of the Caribbean margin

Barboza, Guillermo; Fernández, José Antonio Díez; Herrera-Barrientos, Jaime; Bottazzi, Giovanni

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“…The seismic interpretation was used as a basis for the 3D interpretation of the Moín High and the surrounding basin-fill. Barboza et al (1997)). …”

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confidence: 93%

“…(b) Geological map of Costa Rica. The Moín High is situated at the Caribbean Coast (modified after Barboza et al, 1997;Fernandez et al, 1997;Campos, 2001). curve at the location of Well 1 shows a linear subsidence trend interrupted by periods of up lift and non-deposition/erosion (Fig.…”

Section: Basin Modellingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In general such a structure is an interesting exploration target because it can retain oil and gas. In the past the Limón Basin was regarded as prolific hydrocarbon province and several wells were drilled (e.g., Sheehan et al, 1990;Barboza et al, 1997;Petzet, 1998). Archer et al (2005) showed the importance of a careful and multi-disciplinary examination of such a structure to avoid a misinterpretation and to minimize the risk for hydrocarbon exploration.…”

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The Moín High, East Costa Rica: Seamount, laccolith or contractional structure?

Brandes

Astorga

Winsemann

2009

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

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“…The seismic interpretation was used as a basis for the 3D interpretation of the Moín High and the surrounding basin-fill. Barboza et al (1997)). …”

Section: Database and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Basin Modellingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Moín High, East Costa Rica: Seamount, laccolith or contractional structure?

Brandes

Astorga

Winsemann

2009

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

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“…Pindell et al, 1988;Ross & Scotese, 1988;Frisch et al, 1992;Astorga, 1997;Maresch et al, 2000;Meschede et al, 2000). Additionally, other studies have discussed the petroleum potential of Costa Rica (Sheehan et al, 1990;Barboza et al, 1997;Barrientos et al, 1997;Petzet, 1998;Lutz, 2002;Lutz et al, 2004). Much of the recent work was also carried out in the field of marine geology/marine geophysics (Ranero & von Huene, 2000;Ranero et al, 2000a, b;Barckhausen et al, 2003).…”

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Anatomy of Anticlines, Piggy‐Back Basins and Growth Strata: A Case Study from the Limón Fold‐and‐Thrust Belt, Costa Rica

Brandes

Astorga

Blisniuk

et al. 2007

Sedimentary Processes, Environments and Basins

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The Limón back-arc basin, located along the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, is part of the Central American island-arc system. Basin evolution started in Late Cretaceous time as a response to subduction of the Farallón Plate beneath the Caribbean Plate. Today, the Limón Basin can be subdivided into northern and southern sub-basins, separated by the Trans Isthmic Fault System. Cenozoic deposits in the northern basin are nearly undeformed. The southern sub-basin, in contrast, was the site of northeast-directed folding and thrusting during the late Cainozoic. The presence of Plio-Pleistocene growth strata in seismic reflection lines from the offshore part of the South Limón Basin supports the results of previous work relating this compressive deformation to the Pliocene collision and subsequent low-angle subduction of the aseismic Cocos Ridge at the Central American subduction zone. Internally, the fold-and-thrust belt is characterized by concentric hangingwall anticlines and large southwestward-dipping thrusts. All thrusts sole into a common horizontal detachment, the position of which is probably controlled by a lithological change from shale to limestone near the base of the Middle Miocene. The geometry of growth strata in associated footwall synclines and piggy-back basins indicates that the anticlines evolved in a very steady fashion. The sediment thickness distribution in the piggy-back basins and footwall synclines varies systematically with the displacement along the thrust faults they are associated with. The greater the displacement the greater the accommodation space in the footwall syncline and the lesser the accommodation space in the piggy-back basin. Locally, thin packages of post-growth strata can be observed. In the northwestern portion of this fold-and-thrust belt, structural trends bend abruptly into a southwest-northeast orientation, thought to result from the presence of a large basement high that acted as an obstacle to the northeastward propagation of folds and thrusts.

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“…Moreover, the compression of the base of the edifice generates compression on the flank that triggers small and localized gravity instabilities. This scenario may correspond to the situation at Arenal where a weak, thick layer of Miocene sediments underlies a thin stronger layer of Plio-Pleistocene lavas (Pizarro 1993;Barboza et al 1997;Alvarado et al 2010). The loading of the post-1968 lava on a dual-layer basement, may be the primary deformation mechanism.…”

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Integrated velocity field from ground and satellite geodetic techniques: application to Arenal volcano

Muller¹,

Potro

Biggs³

et al. 2014

Geophysical Journal International

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S U M M A R YMeasurements of ground deformation can be used to identify and interpret geophysical processes occurring at volcanoes. Most studies rely on a single geodetic technique, or fit a geophysical model to the results of multiple geodetic techniques. Here we present a methodology that combines GPS, Total Station measurements and InSAR into a single reference frame to produce an integrated 3-D geodetic velocity surface without any prior geophysical assumptions. The methodology consists of five steps: design of the network, acquisition and processing of the data, spatial integration of the measurements, time series computation and finally the integration of spatial and temporal measurements. The most significant improvements of this method are (1) the reduction of the required field time, (2) the unambiguous detection of outliers, (3) an increased measurement accuracy and (4) the construction of a 3-D geodetic velocity field. We apply this methodology to ongoing motion on Arenal's western flank. Integration of multiple measurement techniques at Arenal volcano revealed a deformation field that is more complex than that described by individual geodetic techniques, yet remains consistent with previous studies. This approach can be applied to volcano monitoring worldwide and has the potential to be extended to incorporate other geodetic techniques and to study transient deformation.

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Costa Rica: Petroleum geology of the Caribbean margin

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The Moín High, East Costa Rica: Seamount, laccolith or contractional structure?

The Moín High, East Costa Rica: Seamount, laccolith or contractional structure?

Anatomy of Anticlines, Piggy‐Back Basins and Growth Strata: A Case Study from the Limón Fold‐and‐Thrust Belt, Costa Rica

Integrated velocity field from ground and satellite geodetic techniques: application to Arenal volcano

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