The tectono-depositional evolution of the Syrian Euphrates Graben Area using the 3D seismic data

Alsouki, Mohammad; Taifour, Riad

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“…The study area of the Euphrates graben (Fig. 4) is rather complex, regarding the regional tectonics and structural settings resulting from the multi-phase structural history of the whole graben area, with mainly synthetic faults, antithetic faults cutting and further tilting, and inversion of the aborted rift [Brew et al, 1997;Alsouki, Taifour, 2015].…”

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Tectonic and Erosion Features, and Their Influence on Zonal Distribution of the Upper Triassic and the Lower Cretaceous Sediments in the Euphrates Graben Area, Syria

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Морозов

Кади

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We have investigated the tectonic and erosion features of the Upper Triassic (Mulussa F Formation) and Lower Cretaceous (Rutbah Formation) sediments in the Euphrates graben area and analysed their influence on changes in the thickness and zonal distribution patterns of these sediments. In this study, the geological modeling software of Petrel Schlumberger is used to model the regional geological structure and stratigraphy from the available geological and geophysical data.The Upper Triassic and Lower Cretaceous sediments (in total, almost 800 m thick) are the major hydrocarbon reservoirs in the Euphrates graben, which contain approximately 80 to 90 % of the total hydrocarbon reserve in this area. These sedimentary zones experienced variable changes in thickness and zonal distribution due to erosion processes caused by the two major regional unconformities, the Base Upper Cretaceous (BKU) and Base Lower Cretaceous (BKL) unconformities. The maximum thickness of the Upper Triassic sediments amounts to 480 m in the central parts of the Euphrates graben and along the NW-SE trend, i.e. in the dip direction of the Upper Triassic Mulussa F Formation. Towards the NE flank of the graben near the Khleissia uplift and the SW flank near to the Rutbah uplift, the thickness of the Upper Triassic sediments is gradually decreased due to their partial or total erosion caused by the BKL unconformity, and also due to a less space for sediment accumulation near the uplifts. The thickness of the Lower Cretaceous sediments increases in the northern, NW and NE flanks of the graben. Their maximum thickness is about 320 m. The BKL unconformity is the major cause of erosion of the Lower Cretaceous sediments along the southern, SE and SW flanks of the graben. In the Jora and Palmyra areas towards the NW flank of the Euphrates graben, the Upper Triassic and Lower Cretaceous sediments show no changes in thickness. In these areas, there was more space for sediment accumulation, and the sediments were less influenced by the BKL and BKU unconformities and thus less eroded.

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Tectonic and Erosion Features, and Their Influence on Zonal Distribution of the Upper Triassic and the Lower Cretaceous Sediments in the Euphrates Graben Area, Syria

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Lithofacies types, mineralogical assemblages and depositional model of the Maastrichtian–Danian successions in the Western Desert of Iraq and eastern Jordan

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Farouk

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Seismological Evidence for Lithospheric Low-Velocity Anomalies beneath the Eastern Mediterranean: Impact of Tectonics

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2019

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The tectono-depositional evolution of the Syrian Euphrates Graben Area using the 3D seismic data

Cited by 4 publications

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Tectonic and Erosion Features, and Their Influence on Zonal Distribution of the Upper Triassic and the Lower Cretaceous Sediments in the Euphrates Graben Area, Syria

Tectonic and Erosion Features, and Their Influence on Zonal Distribution of the Upper Triassic and the Lower Cretaceous Sediments in the Euphrates Graben Area, Syria

Lithofacies types, mineralogical assemblages and depositional model of the Maastrichtian–Danian successions in the Western Desert of Iraq and eastern Jordan

Seismological Evidence for Lithospheric Low-Velocity Anomalies beneath the Eastern Mediterranean: Impact of Tectonics

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