Xinjiang Petroleum Geology ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (6): 696-698.

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Provenance and Sedimentary System of Lower Youshashan Formation in Hongsanhanyihao-Niubiziliang Area in Western Qaidam Basin

YI Ding-hong, PEI Ming-li, ZHANG Ju-mei, ZHANG Li-ping, WU Wu-jun, ZHAO Fan   

  1. Northwest Branch, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Lanzhou, Gansu 730020, China
  • Received:2009-01-07 Published:2020-10-23

Abstract: People commonly considered that in Hongsanhanyihao-Niubiziliang area in piedmont of Altun mountain in western Qaidam basin there is alone alluvial fan-braided river delta-lake depositional system formed by Niubiziliang sedimentary provenance flowing towards the southwest in period of the Lower Youshashan formation (N2xy). It is hard to explain the following facts by this point of view: 1) a set of gray conglomerate of N2xy in thickness of about 650 m lies to the outcrop of south side of Hongsanhanyihao structure; 2) it is confirmed from 2-D seismic lines of QY0680 and CDM1150 that a denudation zone about 190 km2 in trend of NW in the unconformity and its surroundings, which separates Hongsanhanyihao system from Niubiziliang system; 3) Niubiziliang system is an old nose-like structure extending to the southeast of Altun mountain and plays a barrier part in the source materials in north of Niubiziliang area flowing or moving towards the southwest. This paper presents the fan delta-offshore/shallow lake beach/bar system developed in this studied area, which is controlled by Hongsanhanyihao provenance, the west valley of Niubiziliang provenance and the source material in north of Well Niucan-1.

Key words: Qaidam basin, Neogene, sedimentary provenance, paleogeography

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