Gravity-magnetic-magnetotelluric joint inversion method coupled with seismic constraint information and its application: Case study of the analysis of deep geological structure in Tarim Basin
YANG Min,1, YU Peng2, ZHU Guangyou1, ZHANG Luolei2, YAN Lei1, ZHAO Chongjin2, MA Debo1, CHEN Zhiyong1
1.PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development,Beijing 100083,China
2.College of Marine Geology and Geophysics,Tongji University,Shanghai 200091,China
In recent years, deep formations of Neoproterozoic-Cambrian in Tarim Basin have become the focus and hotspot of risk exploration and geological studies. Due to the poor quality of seismic data in the depth below 8 000 m of the basin, the formation distribution, thickness and faults distribution are not clear, which restricts the evaluation of the deep exploration area. Based on gravity data, magnetic data and magnetotelluric data collected in the basin, combined with geological data such as outcrop, drilling and seismic data, a three-dimensional joint inversion method for gravity, magnetic and magnetotelluric data is established coupled with conventional seismic information. The method can accurately characterize the physical structures in depths of 6-10 km , and can be used to solve the geological problems such as residual thickness distribution in deep ancient strata, the development of deep faults and the great difference of the present geothermal gradients in different parts of the basin, providing directions for further deep exploration in the Tarim Basin. It is shown that the Sinian to Nanhuan systems in Tarim Bbasin have the characteristics of relatively low-medium resistivity, weak-medium magnetism and low density, of which residual thickness is mainly distributed in the northeast and southwest directions of the basin, and the residual thickness ranges from 500 m to 4 500 m, which is consistent with the current seismic data. In the basement of the basin mainly develop deep faults in north-east-east, north-west, and near east-west directions, which control the structural pattern of the "Four Uplifts and Five Depressions" in the basin and the distribution of Sinian-Nanhuan residual strata; the difference of geothermal gradients of different blocks in Tarim Basin is closely related to the bottom depth of the magnetic layer. Of the uplift areas, the bottom depth of the magnetic layer in the Gucheng area is shallower than that in Tazhong area or Tabei area, but its geothermal gradient is the highest.
YANG Min, YU Peng, ZHU Guangyou, ZHANG Luolei, YAN Lei, ZHAO Chongjin, MA Debo, CHEN Zhiyong. Gravity-magnetic-magnetotelluric joint inversion method coupled with seismic constraint information and its application: Case study of the analysis of deep geological structure in Tarim Basin. Natural Gas Geoscience[J], 2022, 33(1): 168-180 doi:10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2021.08.005
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