Anoxic conditions were in tune with the jurassiccretaceous ups and downs of eustasy. Roure cenozoic sedimentation and tectonics of the southwestern caribbean pullapart basin, venezuela and colombia 757. Challenges and longterm opportunities in the neuquen basin. The neuquen basin in western argentina offers a variety of attractive hydrocarbon plays in both the jurassic and cretaceous sequences. A number of companies are well positioned to grow and prosper, including a few junior companies with significant land holdings. Reports on unconventional activity are available, depending on subscription.
This book is a usefulprimer for geophysicists, geologists, and petroleum engineers in the oil industry who wish to expand their knowledge beyond their. History of an enduring technology from the december 2010 journal of petroleum technology. The neuquen basin is an important oil and gas producing basin in argentina. The basin is a large depression in the bedrock surface along the southern edge of the north american craton, an ancient core of continental crust. Peterson abstract petroleum deposits primarily gas in northeastern mexico occur in two main basins, the tertiary burgos basin and the mesozoic sabinas basin. The petroleum system concept is a reliable and logical way to judge and describe the petroleum potential and exploration risks of undrilled propects, plays, and basins. Cuenca neuquina is a sedimentary basin covering most of. This is because little conventional exploration has occurred since the last update march 20 and almost all current and future activity is in unconventional plays. Structural and tectonic controls of basin evolution in southwestern gondwana during the phanerozoic a. Polytechnic institute and a ba in geology from columbia university.
Kronman and others petroleum basins of southern south america. Veiga and others published the neuquen basin, argentina. Marine and petroleum geology vol 103, pages 1792 may 2019. The deep seismic structure of the central neuquen basin. Especially because significant hydrocarbon source rocks of this basin, that can be produced as unconventional, like the highly known vaca muerta formation. Santos testing regional depositional models and capturing stratigraphic and diagenetic heterogeneities in carbonate reservoirs using forward numerical modeling. Parnaud petroleum geology of the central part of the eastern venezuelan basin 741 f. Journal of petroleum geology, july 2002 this work is refreshing and fundamentally clear in its historical presentation, scientific explanations, and logical organization. A case study in sequence stratigraphy and basin dynamics isbn 1862391904. Argentina neuquen exploration basin report wood mackenzie.
Therefore the publication of this book describing one of the richest basins in the world, the south caspian basin, is welcome. Carbon isotope fractionation during natural gas generation from kerogen, marine and petroleum geology, 8. Petroleum geology textbooks have been an essential tool for training generations of teachers, researchers, explorers, and managers in the petroleum industry. Understanding this region is also central to unravelling the history of the andes. A case study of hydrocarbon generation, migration and accumulation related to igneous intrusions in the neuquen basin, argentina. Correlations are accomplished by comparing elemental, molecular, and isotopic parameters using techniques such as gas chromatography gc, gas chromatography with mass spectrometry gcms, and carbon isotope ratio determination. Consequently, vertical and lateral facies variations are present in reservoir rocks along the basin which requires a detail analysis to proper model the petroleum systems. Production started in 1918 and accumulated to 928 thousand cubic metres 5. The american association of petroleum geologists is an international organization with over 38,000 members in 100plus countries. The neuquen basin is a triangularshaped basin covering more than 160,000 km 2. The neuquen basin of northern patagonia provides an excellent case study in basin analysis and sequence stratigraphy.
It contains an upper triassiccenozoic sedimentary succession more than 7 km in thickness with several petroleum. Structural basins may also be sedimentary basins, which are aggregations of sediment that filled up a depression or accumulated. The neuquen basin of argentina and central chile contains a nearcontinuous late. Unconventional petroleum geology is the first book of its kind to collectively identify, catalog, and assess the exploration and recovery potential of the earths unconventional hydrocarbons. Twodimensional petroleum systems modeling was performed along an eastwest cross section, located in the external zone of the faja plegada y corrida del agrio in the neuquen basin, argentina. The original research works included in this book deal with several fields of the earth sciences, treating different aspect concerning the petroleum geology, such as geodynamics, regional geology, basin analysis, sequence stratigraphy, applied sedimentology, structural geology, geophysics, palaeontology and geochemistry. Circumpacificcouncil for energy and mineral resources earth science series, 11,5990. Tectonic and stratigraphic evolution of neuquen basin. Structural basins are geological depressions, and are the inverse of domes. The geology of england and wales isbn 1862391998 the neuquen basin, argentina. National and global petroleum assessment assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the. The neuquen basin is a significant economic player in argentina, as it is the most important hydrocarbonproducing province in south america.
It is the most productive subandean basin of argentina. In short, the us shale oil and gas revolution actually took place over a 30year. Production in this basin is from oligocene and eocene nearshore marine and deltaic sandstone reservoirs. Founded in 1807, the geological society of london is the oldest geological society in the world, and one of the largest publishers in the earth sciences. Petroleum geology and resources of northeastern mexico. Read the latest articles of marine and petroleum geology at. Petroleum systems in the neuquen basin, argentina the. The purposes of this association are to advance the science of geology. Geological survey assessed undiscovered, technically recoverable mean continuous resources of 14. Pdf the neuquen basin of argentina and central chile contains a nearcontinuous late triassicearly. Using a geologybased assessment methodology, the u.
Petroleum basins of south america geoscienceworld books. Petroleum systems modeling in tectonically complex areas. Geology and hydrocarbon potential of the neuquen basin. Petroleum deposits primarily gas in northeastern mexico occur in two main basins, the tertiary burgos basin and the mesozoic sabinas basin. In the context of increasing unconventional oil and gas exploration, the understanding of the paleoenvironmental conditions for the deposit and preservation of these organicrich rocks is fundamental. Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the. Initial rifting in the triassic was driven by exten. Tankard and others oil and gas discoveries and basin resource predictions in latin america g. A monumental collection on the geology of south american basins. About 90 gas fields are present in the burgos basin, which has undergone active exploration for the past 3040 years. A structural basin is a largescale structural formation of rock strata formed by tectonic warping of previously flatlying strata. Geological evidence for fluid overpressure, hydraulic. Petroleum geology of the south caspian basin 1st edition.
Correlations are comparisons of 1 oils with other oils or 2 oils with source rock extracts to determine whether a genetic relationship exists. The basin is one of the largest petroleum provinces in south america and includes a dramatic record of relative sea level changes as well as a unique and globally important palaeontological record. This second edition of elements of petroleum geology is completely updated and revised to reflect the vast changes in the field in the fifteen years since publication of the first edition. National and global petroleum assessment assessment of. Geological survey assessed undiscovered, technically recoverable. Paleoenvironmental evolution of the southern neuquen basin. The basin is also the most important hydrocarbonproducing province in southern south america, with 280. Geology and hydrocarbon potential of the neuquen basin article in journal of petroleum geology 164. Petroleum geology and resources of northeastern mexico by james a. In 19 chapters on petroleum system basics and 18 case study chapters, this comprehensive volume provides an integrated look at the processes of petroleum generation in active.
Marine and petroleum geology vol 43, pages 1522 may 20. Geological and geochemical keys of the potential shale. Advances in hydrocarbon technology and petroleum development systems have recently made the exploration of unconventional hydrocarbonssuch as shale gas, tight sandstone oil and gas, heavy oil. The asset report for the argentina neuquen exploration basin has been archived. In the northern part of the neuquen basin, the petroleum system is simpler than it is in the central. Halliburton 2001 basic petroleum geology 15,603 views. The neuquen basin of northern patagonia is one of the largest petroleum provinces in south america and includes a dramatic record of relative sealevel changes as well as a unique and globally. The basin filled with thick layers of sediment during the paleozoic era about 545 to 251 million years ago as the region was alternately covered by shallow oceans, or exposed as coastal salt flats. Outcrop database for the geological characterization of fluvial reservoirs. A case study in sequence stratigraphy and basin dynamics find, read and cite all the research you need. A comparative assessment of the productive districts and nonproductive trends by leonardo legarreta1, carlos e. Pdf the neuquen basin of argentina and central chile contains a near continuous late triassicearly.
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