High thermal maturity in the Lower Saxony Basin: intrusion or deep burial?

Petmecky, S.; Meier, Lars Arne; Reiser, H.N.; Littke, Ralf

doi:10.1016/s0040-1951(99)00030-x

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“…Of note to the current article was the rapid subsidence starting at Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic) times and reaching its maximum burial depth during Upper Cretaceous times (Petmecky et al 1999). At the beginning of this tectonic pulse, the LSB became finally differentiated in horst and graben structures indicated by lateral thickness variations (Betz et al 1987;Petmecky et al 1999). The following structural inversion of the basin in the Late Cretaceous was most intensive in the former basin centre and led to uplift and erosion of large amounts of Cretaceous and locally older strata of up to 6,700 m ( Fig.…”

Section: D Petroleum System Modellingmentioning

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Predicted bulk composition of petroleum generated by Lower Cretaceous Wealden black shales, Lower Saxony Basin, Germany

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Mahlstedt

Bruns

et al. 2014

Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch)

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“…The evolution of the LSB has been unravelled by Petmecky et al (1999), Bruns et al (2013b) and selected references therein. Of note to the current article was the rapid subsidence starting at Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic) times and reaching its maximum burial depth during Upper Cretaceous times (Petmecky et al 1999).…”

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Predicted bulk composition of petroleum generated by Lower Cretaceous Wealden black shales, Lower Saxony Basin, Germany

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Mahlstedt

Bruns

et al. 2014

Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch)

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“…Vitrinite reflectance (VR) measurements were implemented in the numerical modelling procedure as a major parameter calibrating burial and temperature history of the basin (Petmecky et al 1999;Senglaub et al 2006). Data available for investigated wells are presented in Table 3.…”

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New basin modelling results from the Polish part of the Central European Basin system: implications for the Late Cretaceous–Early Paleogene structural inversion

Resak

Narkiewicz

Littke

2007

Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch)

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Combined subsidence and thermal 1D modelling was performed on six well-sections located in the north-western Mid-Polish Trough/Swell in the eastern part of the Central European Basin system. The modelling allowed constraining quantitatively both the Mesozoic subsidence and the magnitude of the Late CretaceousPaleocene inversion and erosion. The latter most probably reached 2,400 m in the Mid-Polish Swell area. The modelled Upper Cretaceous thickness did not exceed 500 m, and probably corresponded to 200-300 m in the swell area as compared with more than 2,000 m in the adjacent noninverted part of the basin. Such Upper Cretaceous thickness pattern implies early onset of inversion processes, probably in the Late Turonian or Coniacian. Our modelling, coupled with previous results of stratigraphic and seismic studies, demonstrates that the relatively low sedimentation rates in the inverted part of the basin during the Late Cretaceous were the net result of several discrete pulses of nondeposition and/or erosion that were progressively more pronounced towards the trough axis. The last phase of inversion started in the Late Maastrichtian and was responsible for the total amount of erosion, which removed also the reduced Upper Cretaceous deposits. According to our modelling results, a Late Cretaceous heat-flow regime which is similar to the present-day conditions (about 50 mW/m 2 ) was responsible for the observed organic maturity of the Permian-Mesozoic rocks. This conclusion does not affect the possibility of Late CarboniferousPermian and Late Permian-Early Triassic thermal events.

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“…The line shows the calculated vitrinite reflectance curve after Sweeney and Burnham (1990), whereas the grey triangles show the measured vitrinite reflectance values During the Late Cretaceous the area was inverted and 100-500 m of sediments were removed. This is in contrast to the situation found at the southern margin of the Lower Saxony Basin for example in the areas of Bramsche, Ibbenbüren and Vlotho (Petmecky et al 1999;Senglaub et al 2005;Baldschuhn and Kockel 1999). After the inversion the basin continued to subside until present day (Fig.…”

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“…Several studies on the Lower Saxony Basin were also carried out in our working group, e.g. Senglaub et al (2005Senglaub et al ( , 2006, Leischner et al (1993), Petmecky et al (1999), Schwarzer and Littke (2007). Our study focuses on wells situated along a SW-NE transect through The Netherlands (Figs.…”

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A comparison of burial, maturity and temperature histories of selected wells from sedimentary basins in The Netherlands

Nelskamp

David²,

Littke

2007

Int J Earth Sci (Geol Rundsch)

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Sedimentary basins in The Netherlands contain significant amounts of hydrocarbon resources, which developed in response to temperature and pressure history during Mesozoic and Cenozoic times. Quantification and modelling of burial, maturity and temperature histories are the major goals of this study, allowing for a better understanding of the general geological evolution of the different basins as well as petroleum generation. All major basins in The Netherlands encountered at least one time of inversion and therefore moderate to high amounts of erosion. In order to determine the amount of inversion the basins have experienced, a 1D study was performed on 20 wells within three basins (West Netherlands, Central Netherlands and Lower Saxony Basins). New vitrinite reflectance values were obtained and existing data re-evaluated to gain a good data base. The burial histories of six wells, two for each studied basin, are presented here, to demonstrate the differences in basin evolution that led to their present shape and petroleum potential. The Permo-Triassic subsidence phase can be recognized in all three basins, but with varying intensity. In the Jurassic, the basins experienced different relative movements that culminated in the Cretaceous when the influence of the inversion caused erosion of up to 2,500 m. Most wells show deepest burial at present-day, whereas the timing of maximum temperature differs significantly.

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High thermal maturity in the Lower Saxony Basin: intrusion or deep burial?

Cited by 106 publications

References 33 publications

Predicted bulk composition of petroleum generated by Lower Cretaceous Wealden black shales, Lower Saxony Basin, Germany

Predicted bulk composition of petroleum generated by Lower Cretaceous Wealden black shales, Lower Saxony Basin, Germany

New basin modelling results from the Polish part of the Central European Basin system: implications for the Late Cretaceous–Early Paleogene structural inversion

A comparison of burial, maturity and temperature histories of selected wells from sedimentary basins in The Netherlands

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