Tectonic control on the evolution of the fluvial systems of the Vinchina Formation (Miocene), northwestern Argentina

Limarino, Carlos Óscar; Tripaldi, Alfonsina; Marenssi, Sergio A.; Net, Laura I; Ré, Guillermo H.; Caselli, Alberto Tomás

doi:10.1016/s0895-9811(01)00067-0

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“…Instead, the ‘arid to semiarid braided system’ model (step 3) proposed here incorporates a far larger knowledge base, lending itself better to a discussion of its intermediate‐scale architectural features. Mainly, ancient sandy systems were considered for the database‐assisted creation of this model, including data from the Jurassic Kayenta Formation, USA (authors’ field data; Miall, ; Bromley, ; Luttrell, ; Stephens, ; Sanabria, ), from the Jurassic Morrison Formation, USA (Miall & Turner‐Peterson, ; Robinson & McCabe, ; Kjemperud et al ., ), from the Triassic Moenave Formation, USA (Olsen, ), from the Triassic Sherwood Sandstone Group, UK (Steel & Thompson, ; Cowan, ), from the Miocene Vinchina Formation, Argentina (Limarino et al ., ), from the Triassic Omingonde Formation in Namibia (Holzförster et al ., ) and from the Permo‐Triassic Balfour Formation, South Africa (Catuneanu & Elango, ).…”

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A quantitative approach to fluvial facies models: Methods and example results

2013

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“…Specimens of siltstones/mudstones were collected for petrographical and clay mineral analysis. Sampled levels were localized in a stratigraphic column reconstructed on the base of previous studies [ Ramos , 1970, Limarino et al , 2001] and our own recent sedimentological surveys [ Nóbile et al , 2008]. The column in Figure 2b (Sierra de los Colados section) is transformed into a vertical section, i.e., with zero indicating surface level (as in a borehole) with the maximum thickness of >7000 m at the base.…”

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Clay mineralogy and thermal history of the Neogene Vinchina Basin, central Andes of Argentina: Analysis of factors controlling the heating conditions

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[1] The Vinchina Foreland Basin, western Argentina, contains a ∼7 km thick nonmarine stratigraphy, chronologically constrained within the Mio-Pliocene (circa 19-3.4 Ma), and where distribution of Illite/Smectite interstratified phases has shown a progressive smectite-illitization progress (R0 → R1 → R3), is consistent with an incipient burial history. R0 represents randomly mixed-layered illite/smectite normally found at shallow depths, as this ordering is not stable at ∼120°C. In the Vinchina Basin, however, the R0 is still persistent at ∼7 km depth, and its appearance even in the deepest levels is consistent with previous interpretations of low burial temperatures based on thermochronologic studies of detrital apatites. The maximum paleotemperature estimation and basin depth imply geothermal gradient as low as ∼15°C/km, which allowed an estimate of heat flow values between 33 and 42 mW/m 2 , that would rise to between ∼40 and 51 mW/m 2 when the sedimentation rate (thermal blanketing) is taken into account. These values were only reported for cold basins and represent a paleothermal state of a refrigerated lithosphere. We suggest the central Andes were dominated since the Miocene by heat transfer derived mostly from crustal contributions with a minimum input from the asthenosphere. This refrigerated lithosphere is typical of segments affected by flat subduction. Preliminary thermal models based on previous geodynamic approaches support our conclusions.

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“…3). Horton and DeCelles, 2001;Limarino et al 2001;Catuneanu 2006;Gibling et al 2011, Huerta et al 2011.The stratigraphic evolution of the Monteith A is interpreted to record the transition from low accommodation and/or high sediment influx during deposition of the lower Monteith A to relatively higher accommodation and/or low sedimentation conditions during deposition of the upper Monteith A (Kukulski et al, in press). Typically, the Cadomin Formation has lower gamma radioactivity than sandstone of the Monteith A (1-3 API), and other logs (resistivity, density, sonic) also vary appreciably across the boundary (Fig.…”

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Tight gas sandstone reservoir delineation through channel-belt analysis, Late Jurassic Monteith Formation, Alberta Deep Basin

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2013

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

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The Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous Monteith Formation (Minnes Group) records incipient foredeep deposition in the Deep Basin of northwestern Alberta and British Columbia. The uppermost lithostratigraphic unit of the Monteith Formation, informally referred to as the Monteith A, is investigated with data from 550 wells, which includes wireline log suites from each well and approximately 540 m of core from 29 wells, across a 17,500 km 2 area (T58-72, R6-20W6M). These data provide the basis for characterization of fine-grained, organic-rich interchannel deposits and channel-belt sandstone bodies. Channel-belt sandstone body dimensions are estimated to range from 4.1-12.6 m thick and 514-2851 m wide. Channel-belt sandstone body stacking patterns are variable laterally and vertically with the most amalgamated architecture present in the plains, in the southern portion of the area studied (T58-70) and within the lower section of the Monteith A interval.Stratigraphic architecture imparts a significant control on natural gas production from the Monteith A as almost all of the current production is coincident with amalgamated channel-belt units. The most prolific production from the Monteith A is in the Foothills where natural fractures enhance permeability within highly amalgamated channel-belts. In the Plains where channel-belts are highly amalgamated, gas distribution and producibility are controlled by inter-and intra-channel-belt architecture and associated zones of enhanced permeability. These zones of enhanced permeability are likely controlled by primary reservoir properties, diagenetic alteration and natural fractures. Heterogeneous reservoir quality and a relatively thin reservoir interval (typically 20-60 m thick) make horizontal wells and hydraulic fracturing a more efficient development strategy than vertical wells. An area >3000 km 2 characterized by amalgamated channel-belt architecture is present in the lower portion of the Monteith A and may provide a widespread, ideal target suitable for horizontal drilling.

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Tectonic control on the evolution of the fluvial systems of the Vinchina Formation (Miocene), northwestern Argentina

Cited by 46 publications

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A quantitative approach to fluvial facies models: Methods and example results

A quantitative approach to fluvial facies models: Methods and example results

Clay mineralogy and thermal history of the Neogene Vinchina Basin, central Andes of Argentina: Analysis of factors controlling the heating conditions

Tight gas sandstone reservoir delineation through channel-belt analysis, Late Jurassic Monteith Formation, Alberta Deep Basin

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