Systems tracts and depositional sequences in a carbonate setting: a study of continuous outcrops from platform to basin at the scale of seismic lines

Jacquin, Thierry; Arnaud‐Vanneau, Annie; Arnaud, Hubert; Ravenne, C.; Vail, Peter R.

doi:10.1016/0264-8172(91)90001-h

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“…Five third order depositional sequences, highlighted by the resedimented intercalations, have been recognized. The reef-derived carbonate breccias in the basin succession are generally related to sea-level fall and shelf margin collapse [14,20]. These prograding units have similar geometries and facies sequences of the "forestepping depositional sequences" described by [102], representing the building blocks of major order cycles [103].…”

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“…The lack of a well-preserved physical continuity between Sicilian platform and basinal facies domains has been described in other studied margins (for example the Maiella section [24,25]; the Vercors Mountains [13,20,26]; the Cantabrian Mountains [27]; the Great Bahama Bank [12]). This lack of continuity means that the shelf and basin successions should be study separately.…”

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“…[8,14,[17][18][19]). It has been suggested that the major volumetric components of a carbonate lowstand wedge may be megabreccias and associated debris generated by platform-margin collapse [14,20]. The accurate correlation of sediments that have been synchronously deposited at the margin of carbonate platforms in shallow and deep-water environments is required in order to reconstruct ancient oceanic environmental conditions and sea level changes [8,12,16,20,21].…”

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“…It has been suggested that the major volumetric components of a carbonate lowstand wedge may be megabreccias and associated debris generated by platform-margin collapse [14,20]. The accurate correlation of sediments that have been synchronously deposited at the margin of carbonate platforms in shallow and deep-water environments is required in order to reconstruct ancient oceanic environmental conditions and sea level changes [8,12,16,20,21]. Unfortunately, accurate correlation between these types of sedimentary units is often difficult for several reasons, including: (1) physical destruction of the rocks during postdepositional tectonism and associated differential erosion; (2) differences in the quality and resolution of the biostratigraphic records preserved in basinal and platform limestones [22,23].…”

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Sequence stratigraphy of a Mesozoic carbonate platform-to-basin system in western Sicily

Basilone

2009

Open Geosciences

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Sequence stratigraphic studies of the Triassic through Paleogene carbonate successions of platform, slope and basin in western Sicily (Palermo and Termini Imerese Mountains) have identified a sedimentary cyclicity mostly caused by relative oscillations of sea level. The stratigraphic successions of the Imerese and Panormide palaeogeographic domains of the southern Tethyan continental margin were studied with physical-stratigraphy and facies analysis to reconstruct the sedimentary evolution of this platform-to-basin system. The Imerese Basin is characterized by a carbonate and siliceous-calcareous succession, 1200-1400 m thick, Late Triassic to Eocene in age. The strata display a typical example of a carbonate platform margin, characterized by resedimented facies with progradational stacking patterns. The Panormide Carbonate Platform is characterized by a carbonate succession, 1000-1200 m thick, Late Triassic to Late Eocene, mostly consisting of shallow-water facies with periodic subaerial exposure. The cyclic arrangement has been obtained by the study of the stratigraphic signatures (unconformities, facies sequences, erosional surfaces and stratal geometries) found in the slope successions. The recognized pattern has been compared with coeval facies of the shelf. This correlation provided evidence of sedimentary evolution, influenced by progradation and backstepping of the shelf deposits. The stratigraphic architecture of the platform-to-basin system is characterized by four major transgressive/regressive cycles during the late Triassic to late Eocene. These cycles, framed in a chronostratigraphic chart, allows the correlation of the investigated shelf-to-basin system with the geological evolution of the African continental margin during the Mesozoic, showing tectono-eustatic cycles. The first cycle, encompassing the late Triassic to early Jurassic, appears to be related to the late syn-rift stage of the continental margin evolution. The following three cycles, spanning from the Jurassic to Eocene, can be related to the post-rift evolution and to thermal subsidence changes.

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Sequence stratigraphy of a Mesozoic carbonate platform-to-basin system in western Sicily

Basilone

2009

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“…One of the key processes affecting the carbonate porosity is the transgression and regression of sea level (Jacquin et al 1991). Transgression and regression are defined as "long-term sea rise" and the "long-term sea fall", respectively.…”

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Carbonate reservoir characterization with lithofacies clustering and porosity prediction

Moqbel¹,

Wang²

2011

J. Geophys. Eng.

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One of the objectives in reservoir characterization is to quantitatively or semi-quantitatively map the spatial distribution of its heterogeneity and related properties. With the availability of 3D seismic data, artificial neural networks are capable of discovering the nonlinear relationship between seismic attributes and reservoir parameters. For a target carbonate reservoir, we adopt a two-stage approach to conduct characterization. First, we use an unsupervised neural network, the self-organizing map method, to classify the reservoir lithofacies. Then we apply a supervised neural network, the back-propagation algorithm, to quantitatively predict the porosity of the carbonate reservoir. Based on porosity maps at different time levels, we interpret the target reservoir vertically related to three depositional phases corresponding to, respectively, a lowstand system tract before sea water immersion, a highstand system tract when water covers organic deposits and a transition zone for the sea level falling. The highstand system is the most prospective zone, given the organic content deposited during this stage. The transition zone is also another prospective feature in the carbonate depositional system due to local build-ups.

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Sequence Stratigraphy of Barrow Group (Berriasian-Valanginian) Siliciclastics, North-West Shelf, Australia, with Emphasis on the Sedimentological and Palaeontological Characterization of Systems Tracts

Jones¹,

Ventris²,

Wonders³

et al. 1993

Applied Micropalaeontology

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Systems tracts and depositional sequences in a carbonate setting: a study of continuous outcrops from platform to basin at the scale of seismic lines

Cited by 79 publications

References 10 publications

Sequence stratigraphy of a Mesozoic carbonate platform-to-basin system in western Sicily

Sequence stratigraphy of a Mesozoic carbonate platform-to-basin system in western Sicily

Carbonate reservoir characterization with lithofacies clustering and porosity prediction

Sequence Stratigraphy of Barrow Group (Berriasian-Valanginian) Siliciclastics, North-West Shelf, Australia, with Emphasis on the Sedimentological and Palaeontological Characterization of Systems Tracts

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