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Structural Characteristics and Exploration Prospects  of North-Kunlun Faults Zone in Qaidam Basin

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  • 1. Chongqing University of Science and Technology,Chongqing 410331,China;
    2. Exploration and Development Research Institute of Qinghai Oilfield Branch Company,CNPC, Dunhuang 736200,China; 3. Dunhuang Branch Institute of East Geophysical Company, Dunhuang 736200,China

Received date: 2010-06-02

  Revised date: 2010-08-22

  Online published: 2011-02-10

Abstract

The North-Kunlun faults zone is a slope zone which is formed and developed in Cenozoic Era, and it has the features of different zones in north and south, different parts in east and west, and different formations above and below formation, and it effects this area so much that the local structures have quite different reservoir forming conditions in different parts. The hydrocarbon exploration mostly consider some structural unit as the basic research target because they have closer basement, structural, deposit characteristics and similar controlling factors of reservoir\|formation, thus it is favorable to guide the exploration direction and deployment on the basis of the division of structural unit. So, based on seismic, drilling, and logging data, and according to the rolling shape of basement structure, faults distribution and their combination characteristics, the North-Kunlun faults zone can be divided into six structural sub\|units , which are: west slope belt, central folding belt, north folding belt, east folding belt, Dongchaishan folding belt and north slope belt. By investigating their geological background and faults combination, and the prospect evaluation is also carried out, which indicates that the west slope zone is the more favorable area for present hydrocarbon exploration, the north slope belt is the favorable exploration succeed area. Thus, the conclusion will be helpful for the research of hydrocarbon formation and further hydrocarbon exploration in North-Kunlun area.

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GUO Min, XIA Min-Quan, WAN Yun, ZHANG Pei-Ping, YUAN Jian-Xin, GONG Qiang-Lin . Structural Characteristics and Exploration Prospects  of North-Kunlun Faults Zone in Qaidam Basin[J]. Natural Gas Geoscience, 2011 , 22(1) : 89 -96 . DOI: 10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2011.01.89

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