The Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico: Tectonic History of a “Composite” Foreland Basin and Its Effects on Stratigraphic Development

Yang, Kenn-Ming; Dorobek, Steven L.

doi:10.2110/pec.95.52.0149

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“…1; Goetz & Dickerson, 1985;Goetz, 1989;Yang & Dorobek, 1995;Dorobek & Ross, 1995;Ye & Kerans, 1996;Fitchen, 1997), the stratigraphy of the Brushy basinal cycle records multiple high-frequency sea-level fluctuations that produce a very ordered stratigraphy. Tertiary normal faulting along the eastern margin of the Salt Basin Graben and present western Delaware Basin margin produces large, continuous and three-dimensional exposures of the Brushy Canyon depositional system (Fig.…”

Section: The Brushy Canyon Strata Of West Texasmentioning

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Stratigraphic process-response model for submarine channels and related features from studies of Permian Brushy Canyon outcrops, West Texas

Gardner

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Melick

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Marine and Petroleum Geology

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Section: The Brushy Canyon Strata Of West Texasmentioning

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Stratigraphic process-response model for submarine channels and related features from studies of Permian Brushy Canyon outcrops, West Texas

Gardner

Borer

Melick

et al. 2003

Marine and Petroleum Geology

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“…The increased tectonic activity in the Middle and Late Pennsylvanian may be due to the shortening from the southwest (northward advance of Marathon-Ouachita Fold) of the Permian Basin during late Mississippian caused the Central Basin Platform (CBP) to rise with concomitant subsidence of Delaware Basin (Cys and Gibson, 1988). The uplifting of the CBP caused shortening with associated local reverse faulting and graben development along the border of the CBP (Hills, 1984) and ceased by the Wolfcampian-early Leonardian (Hills, 1984;Yang and Dorobek, 1995).…”

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Deepwater Basin Model for the Permian: Delaware Basin Example

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Baharuddin²,

Pigott

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The Permian was an unusual time in the Earth's past, a time of continental accretion, falling sea level, and of global cooling. Basins formed at this time hold some of the most prolific petroleum systems in the world, are well studied, yet still hold much mystery with respect to their relationship between tectonic evolution, sedimentary fill, thermal maturities, and remaining exploration potential. One such important Permian basin is that of the deep Delaware Basin of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas U.S.A. Tectonic subsidence analysis of 11 boreholes reveal best fit kinetic maturities which require one major tectonic extension event from ~268 Ma to ~251 Ma (betas ~1.25 to ~1.53) and shortening from 80Ma to 65Ma (beta ~0.855). Principal source rocks are the underlying Devonian Woodford, Carboniferous Barnett, Permian Wolfcamp, Bone Spring and Delaware Mountain Group (DMG) formations. Modeling shows that the DMG and Bone Spring Formations are presently within the oil window whereas the Woodford and Barnett formations are below the oil window. The DMG began entering early mature oil phase in late Permian. Woodford and Barnett formation began entering the early mature oil phase in the late Pennsylvanian. The Bell Canyon formation is within the main oil window in the deeper part of Delaware Basin (northeast and eastern part of Delaware Basin) whereas the Brushy Canyon formation is within the main oil window in the northern part of the Delaware Basin. Major migration pathways in the Delaware Basin are SE to NW and SW to NE. The critical moment for the accumulation of liquids in the DMG and Bone Spring is Late Permian, around 265Ma -261Ma. Knowledge of the thermal maturity evolution of the Delaware Basin provides important constraints upon determining optimal exploration programs for exploiting liquids and gases either conventionally or unconventionally in these Permian strata. TX 75083-3836, U.S.A., fax +1-972-952-9435

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“…In the early Paleozoic period, it was a carbonate shelf deposit in a shallow sea, gently inclining southeast and having multistage tectonic evolutions. This basin mainly consists of the Central Basin platform, the Delaware Basin, the Midland Basin, and the Val Verde Basin (McKee et al 1967;Hills 1984;Yang and Dorobek 1995). The Michigan Basin is located in the east of the North American platform.…”

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Formation and distribution characteristics of Proterozoic–Lower Paleozoic marine giant oil and gas fields worldwide

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There are rich oil and gas resources in marine carbonate strata worldwide. Although most of the oil and gas reserves discovered so far are mainly distributed in Mesozoic, Cenozoic, and upper Paleozoic strata, oil and gas exploration in the Proterozoic-Lower Paleozoic (PLP) strata-the oldest marine strata-has been very limited. To more clearly understand the oil and gas formation conditions and distributions in the PLP marine carbonate strata, we analyzed and characterized the petroleum geological conditions, oil and gas reservoir types, and their distributions in thirteen giant oil and gas fields worldwide. This study reveals the main factors controlling their formation and distribution. Our analyses show that the source rocks for these giant oil and gas fields are mainly shale with a great abundance of type I-II organic matter and a high thermal evolution extent. The reservoirs are mainly gas reservoirs, and the reservoir rocks are dominated by dolomite. The reservoir types are mainly karst and reef-shoal bodies with well-developed dissolved pores and cavities, intercrystalline pores, and fractures. These reservoirs are highly heterogeneous. The burial depth of the reservoirs is highly variable and somewhat negatively correlated to the porosity. The cap rocks are mainly thick evaporites and shales, with the thickness of the cap rocks positively correlated to the oil and gas reserves. The development of high-quality evaporite cap rock is highly favorable for oil and gas preservation. We identified four hydrocarbon generation models, and that the major source rocks have undergone a long period of burial and thermal evolution and are characterized by early and long periods of hydrocarbon generation. These giant oil and gas fields have diverse types of reservoirs and are mainly distributed in paleo-uplifts, slope zones, and platform margin reef-shoal bodies. The main factors that control their formation and distribution were identified, enabling the prediction of new favorable areas for oil and gas exploration.

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The Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico: Tectonic History of a “Composite” Foreland Basin and Its Effects on Stratigraphic Development

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Stratigraphic process-response model for submarine channels and related features from studies of Permian Brushy Canyon outcrops, West Texas

Stratigraphic process-response model for submarine channels and related features from studies of Permian Brushy Canyon outcrops, West Texas

Deepwater Basin Model for the Permian: Delaware Basin Example

Formation and distribution characteristics of Proterozoic–Lower Paleozoic marine giant oil and gas fields worldwide

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