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
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...
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| author | I. Yousef V. P. Morozov Mohammad El Kadi Abdullah Alaa |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-5460c6190ed44c8a9e56c97230f72b602025-08-20T03:02:39ZengRussian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Institute of the Earth's crustГеодинамика и тектонофизика2078-502X2021-09-0112360862710.5800/GT-2021-12-3-0541542TECTONIC AND EROSION FEATURES, AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON ZONAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE UPPER TRIASSIC AND THE LOWER CRETACEOUS SEDIMENTS IN THE EUPHRATES GRABEN AREA, SYRIAI. Yousef0V. P. Morozov1Mohammad El Kadi2Abdullah Alaa3Institute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, Kazan Federal UniversityInstitute of Geology and Petroleum Technologies, Kazan Federal UniversityDamascus UniversityDamascus UniversityWe 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.https://www.gt-crust.ru/jour/article/view/1242tectonic and erosion featuresupper triassiclower cretaceouseuphrates grabensyria |
| spellingShingle | I. Yousef V. P. Morozov Mohammad El Kadi Abdullah Alaa 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 Геодинамика и тектонофизика tectonic and erosion features upper triassic lower cretaceous euphrates graben syria |
| title | 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 |
| title_full | 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 |
| title_fullStr | 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 |
| title_full_unstemmed | 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 |
| title_short | 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 |
| title_sort | 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 |
| topic | tectonic and erosion features upper triassic lower cretaceous euphrates graben syria |
| url | https://www.gt-crust.ru/jour/article/view/1242 |
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