Xinjiang Petroleum Geology ›› 2024, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (5): 505-515.doi: 10.7657/XJPG20240501

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Layered Structural Deformation Characteristics of Kuqa Foreland Thrust Belt

XU Zhenping1(), YANG Xianzhang1, NENG Yuan2(), DUAN Yunjiang1, ZHANG Wen1, HU Jianning3, ZHANG Mengyang3   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Exploration and Development, Tarim Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Korla, Xinjiang 841000, China
    2. School of Petroleum, Karamay Campus, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Karamay, Xinjiang 834000, China
    3. School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102499, China
  • Received:2024-04-22 Revised:2024-05-05 Online:2024-10-01 Published:2024-10-09

Abstract:

The seismic data acquired from Kuqa foreland thrust belt is characterized by low signal-to-noise ratio and high interpretive ambiguity. By using high-resolution 3D seismic data, drilling and lab hydrocarbon analysis data, the stratigraphic assemblages of Kuqa foreland thrust belt were systematically described, the structural model was detailedly interpreted, and the hydrocarbon accumulation system was deeply analyzed. It is found that the Kuqa foreland thrust belt develops two sets of detachment layers: Paleogene and Neogene gypsum-salt rocks, and Triassic and Jurassic coal measures, all of which feature stratified detachment, vertical stacking, and multiphase deformation. Detachment folds in caprocks are found in the shallow structures, while basement-involved imbricate thrust structures are developed in deep strata. Detachment plastic deformation occured in the gypsum-salt and coal layers. Faulting occured in three phases including Caledonian, late Hercynian-Indosinian, and Yanshanian-Himalayan. The late Hercynian-Indosinian tectonics controlled the Mesozoic sedimentation, showing a north-to-south onlap thinning feature. Layered structural deformation in the Kuqa foreland thrust belt governs the stratified accumulation and migration of hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons in the strata above the coal seam predominantly originated from the Jurassic source rocks, whereas oil and gas in the strata below the coal seam mainly came from the Triassic source rocks which contributs 60% of the hydrocarbons. A substantial quantity of hydrocarbon remains trapped in the formation below the coal layer.

Key words: Kuqa foreland thrust belt, coal seam, gypsum-salt layer, detachment layer, layered structural deformation, stratified hydrocarbon accumulation and migration, deep oil and gas

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