| Three-dimensional Evolutionary Models of the Qiongxi Structures, Southwestern Sichuan Basin, China: Evidence from Seismic Interpretation and Geomorphology |
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| 作者姓名： | JIA Qiupeng JIA Dong LUO Liang CHEN Zhuxin LI Yiquan DENG Fei SUN Shengsi LI Haibin |
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| 作者单位： | Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China; China Development Bank, Beijing 100037, China;Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China;Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China;Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, PetroChina Company Limited, Beijing 100083, China;Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China;Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China;Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China;Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China |
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| 基金项目： | This research was supported by grants from the 973 program of China (Grant No. 2008CB425702) and the National Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40672132). |
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| 摘 要： | Fold terminations are key features in the study of compressional fault-related folds. Such terminations could be due to loss of displacement on the thrust fault or/and forming a lateral or oblique ramp. Thus, high-quality seismic data would help unambiguously define which mechanism should be responsible for the termination of a given fault-related fold. The Qiongxi and Qiongxinan structures in the Sichuan Basin, China are examples of natural fault-propagation folds that possess a northern termination and a structural saddle between them. The folds/fault geometry and along-strike displacement variations are constrained by the industry 3-D seismic volume. We interpret that the plunge of the fold near the northern termination and the structural saddle are due to the loss of displacement along strike. The fault geometry associated with the northern termination changes from a flat-ramp at the crest of the Qiongxinan structure, where displacement is the greatest, to simply a ramp near the northern tip of the Qiongxi structure, without forming a lateral or oblique ramp. In this study, we also use the drainage pattern, embryonic structure preserved in the crest of the Qiongxinan structure and the assumption that displacement along a fault is proportional to the duration of thrusting to propose a model for the lateral propagation of the Qiongxinan and Qiongxi structures. Specifically, we suggest that the structure first initiated as an isolated fault ramp within brittle units. With increased shortening, the fault grows to link with lower detachments in weaker shale units to create a hybridized fault-propagation fold. Our model suggests a possible explanation for the lateral propagation history of the Qiongxinan and Qiongxi structures, and also provides an alternative approach to confirming the activity of the previous Pingluoba structure in the southwestern Sichuan Basin in the late Cenozoic.
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| 关 键 词： | fault-propagation fold fold termination embryonic structure drainage pattern Sichuan |
| 收稿时间： | 2007/6/15 0:00:00 |
| 修稿时间： | 6/4/2008 12:00:00 AM |
Three‐dimensional Evolutionary Models of the Qiongxi Structures,Southwestern Sichuan Basin,China: Evidence from Seismic Interpretation and Geomorphology |
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| Authors: | Qiupeng JIA Dong JIA Liang LUO Zhuxin CHEN Yiquan LI Fei DENG Shengsi SUN Haibin LI |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China;2. China Development Bank, Beijing 100037, China;3. Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, PetroChina Company Limited, Beijing 100083, China |
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| Abstract: | Fold terminations are key features in the study of compressional fault‐related folds. Such terminations could be due to loss of displacement on the thrust fault or/and forming a lateral or oblique ramp. Thus, high‐quality seismic data would help unambiguously define which mechanism should be responsible for the termination of a given fault‐related fold. The Qiongxi and Qiongxinan structures in the Sichuan Basin, China are examples of natural fault‐propagation folds that possess a northern termination and a structural saddle between them. The folds/fault geometry and along‐strike displacement variations are constrained by the industry 3‐D seismic volume. We interpret that the plunge of the fold near the northern termination and the structural saddle are due to the loss of displacement along strike. The fault geometry associated with the northern termination changes from a flat‐ramp at the crest of the Qiongxinan structure, where displacement is the greatest, to simply a ramp near the northern tip of the Qiongxi structure, without forming a lateral or oblique ramp. In this study, we also use the drainage pattern, embryonic structure preserved in the crest of the Qiongxinan structure and the assumption that displacement along a fault is proportional to the duration of thrusting to propose a model for the lateral propagation of the Qiongxinan and Qiongxi structures. Specifically, we suggest that the structure first initiated as an isolated fault ramp within brittle units. With increased shortening, the fault grows to link with lower detachments in weaker shale units to create a hybridized fault‐propagation fold. Our model suggests a possible explanation for the lateral propagation history of the Qiongxinan and Qiongxi structures, and also provides an alternative approach to confirming the activity of the previous Pingluoba structure in the southwestern Sichuan Basin in the late Cenozoic. |
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| Keywords: | fault‐propagation fold fold termination embryonic structure drainage pattern Sichuan |
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