Chapter 2 Classification of basins, with special reference.
Recent classification schemes of sedimentary basins based on plate tectonics have much in common. Their lineage derives from Dickinson’s influential work in 1974 which emphasized the position of the basin in relation to the type of lithospheric substratum, the proximity of the basin to a plate margin, and the type of plate boundary nearest to the basin (divergent, convergent, transform) (Fig.Basin Classification Oil and natural gas (as well as groundwater) are all found in sedimentary basins. Basin classification based on tectonic settings provides a framework not only for understanding the genesis and evolution of petroleum basins and their sedimentary fill but also process-based analogs for the exploration of frontier basins.Basin classification rests on a plate tectonic foundation, highlighting lithospheric substrate, proximity to plate margin and relative motion of the nearest plate boundary. Major mechanisms for.
ABSTRACT There are 799 indentified sedimentary provinces which possibly could contain hydrocarbons. Of these, 481 are located offshore or partly offshore. Eight of the 481 are considered to have excellent future hydrocarbon potential, 34 good-to-exc.Chapter 11 SEDIMENTARY BASINS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The official definition of a sedimentary basin is: a low area in the Earth’s crust, of tectonic origin, in which sediments accumulate.Sedimentary basins range in size from as small as hundreds of meters to large parts of ocean.
Keywords: Megasequences, Basin classification, Basin Analysis, Tectonics, Tectonostratigraphy, Unconformities, Sequence stratigraphy. Sedimentary basins are here viewed as the end product of an often complex polyphase evolution determined by a variety of tectonic processes. They are defined by their present outline on the surface and at depth.
