Tectonics and hydrocarbon systems of the East Gobi basin, Mongolia

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 483-513

  Prost, Gary L ^a  

^a ConocoPhillips Canada ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS COAL; CATCHMENTS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; EROSION; FABRICATION; MAPPING; OIL FIELDS; SEISMOLOGY;

TECTONIC FABRIC; ZUUNBAYAN SUBBASINS;

HYDROCARBONS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OIL FIELD; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

ASIA; DORNGOVI; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

EID: 2142761610     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/11150303042     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Amory, J. Y., and A. M. Keller, 1995, An evaluation of Permian terrestrial deposits as potential hydrocarbon source rocks, southern Mongolia (abs.): AAPG Annual Meeting Program, v. 4, p. 3A.
2. Blechner, M. H., 1990, Oil and gas developments in Far East in 1989: AAPG Bulletin, v. 74, p. 257-280.
3. Chen, Y., V. Courtillot, J. P. Cogne, J. Besse, Z. Yang, and R. Enkin, 1993, The configuration of Asia prior to the collision of India: Cretaceous paleomagnetic constraints: Journal Geophysical Research, v. 98, no. B12, p. 21,927-21,941.
4. China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), 1995, Oil potential prediction analysis for East Gobi basin in Mongolia-Correlation analysis between East Gobi basin/Tsagaan Els and Zuunbayan oil fields and Erlian basin/Aershan oil field: Huabei, China, Exploration and Development Institute of Huabei Oil Administration Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development of CNPC, 43 p.
5. Davis, G. A., Z. Yadong, Z. Changhou, and X. Bei, 2000, The Mesozoic Fengning - Longhua and Jiaoqier fault zones, north China; new interpretations of controversial structures (abs.): Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, no. 3, p. 49.
6. Dewey, J. F., S. Cande, and W. C. Pitman, III, 1989, Tectonic evolution of the India/Eurasia collision zone: Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae, v. 82, no. 3, p. 717-734.
7. Dobretsov, N. L., M. M. Buslov, D. Delvaux, N. A. Berzin, and V. D. Ermikov, 1996, Meso- and Cenozoic tectonics of the central Asian mountain belt: Effects of lithospheric plate interaction and mantle plumes: International Geology Review, v. 38, p. 430-466.
8. England, P., and P. Molnar, 1990, Right-lateral shear and rotation as the explanation for strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet: Nature, v. 344, p. 140-142.
9. Ermikov, V. D., 1994, Mesozoic precursors of the Cenozoic rift structures of central Asia: Bulletin des Centres de Recherches Exploration-Prouduction Elf Aquitaine, v. 18, p. 124-134.
10. Everett, J. R., O. R. Russell, R. J. Staskowski, S. P. Loyd, and V. M. Tabbutt, 1991, Regional tectonic synthesis of eastern Mongolian People's Republic (abs.): AAPG Bulletin, v. 75, p. 570-571.
11. Graham, S. A., M. S. Hendrix, D. G. Badarch, and D. Badamgarav, 1996, Sedimentary record of transition from contractile to extensional tectonism, Mesozoic, southern Mongolia: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 28, p. 68.
12. Graham, S. A., M. S. Hendrix, C. L. Johnson, D. Badamgarav, G. Badarch, J. Amory, M. Porter, R. Barsbold, L. E. Webb, and B. R. Hacker, 2001, Sedimentary record and tectonic implications of Mesozoic rifting in southeast Mongolia: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 113, no. 12, p. 1560-1579.
13. Hefu, L., 1986, Geodynamic scenario and structural styles of Mesozoic and Cenozoic basins in China: AAPG Bulletin, v. 70, no. 4, p. 377-395.
14. Hendrix, M. S., S. A. Graham, J. Y. Amory, L. Lamb, A. M. Keller, R. Barsbold, and D. Badamgarav, 1994, Interplay of Mesozoic tectonics and climate in central Asia: Implications for Mesozoic-sourced oil fields of northern China and Mongolia (abs.): AAPG Annual Meeting Program, v. 3, p. 169.
15. Hendrix, M. S., S. A. Graham, J. Y. Amory, and G. Badarch, 1996, Noyon UuL syncline, southern Mongolia: Lower Mesozoic sedimentary record of the tectonic amalgamation of central Asia: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 108, no. 10, p. 1256-1274.
16. Johnson, C. L., 2002, Sedimentary record of late Mesozoic extension, southeast Mongolia: Implications for the petroleum potential and tectonic evolution of the China-Mongolia border region: Ph.D. geology dissertation, Stanford University, 358 p.
17. Johnson, C. L., L. E. Webb, S. A. Graham, M. S. Hendrix, and G. Badarch, 2001, Sedimentary and structural records of late Mesozoic high-strain extension and strain partitioning, East Gobi basin, southern Mongolia, in M. S. Hendrix and G. A. Davis, eds., Paleozoic and Mesozoic tectonic evolution of central Asia: From continental assembly to intracontinental deformation: Geological Society of America Memoir 194, p. 413-433.
18. Khutorskoy M. D., and V. V. Yarmoluk, 1989, Heat flow, structure and evolution of the lithosphere of Mongolia: Tectonophysics, v. 164, p. 315-322.
19. Lamb, M. A., and G. Badarch, 1997, Paleozoic sedimentary basins and volcanic-arc systems of southern Mongolia: New stratigraphic and sedimentologic constraints: International Geology Review, v. 39, p. 542-576.
20. Lamb, M. A., A. D. Hanson, S. A. Graham, G. Badarch, and L. E. Webb, 1999, Left-lateral sense offset of upper Proterozoic to Paleozoic features across the Gobi Onon, Tost, and Zuunbayan faults in southern Mongolia and implications for other central Asian faults: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 173, p. 183-194.
21. Marrett, R. A., and R. W. Allmendinger, 1990, Kinematic analysis of fault slip data: Journal of Structural Geology, v. 12, p. 973-986.
22. Meyerhoff, A. A., and R. F. Meyer, 1987, Geology of heavy crude oil and natural bitumen in the USSR, Mongolia, and China, in R. F. Meyer, ed., Exploration for heavy crude oil and natural bitumen: AAPG Studies in Geology 25, p. 31-101.
23. Mongolian Petroleum Company, 1992, Bouger gravity, Quads L-49-XX, XXI, XXVI, XXVII, XXXIII, blocks XIV (Zuunbayan), XV (Tariach), scale 1:200,000, 5 sheets.
24. Mongolian Petroleum Company and Exploration Associates International of Texas, 1990, Petroleum potential of Mongolia, 116 p.
25. Ositsev, D. K., 1951, Geologic map of the Unegt Mountain area (in Russian), scale 1:50,000, 1 sheet.
26. Peltzer, G., and P. Tapponnier, 1988, Formation and evolution of strike-slip faults, rifts, and basins during the India-Asia collision: An experimental approach: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 93, no. B12, p. 15,085-15,117.
27. Pentilla, W. C., 1994, The recoverable oil and gas resources of Mongolia: Journal of Petroleum Geology, v. 17, no. 1, p. 89-98.
28. Pershitkin, M. B., P. K. Kharchikov, and K. P. Mitrafanova, 1952, Geological map and structure map of the Khamaryn Khural area, Mongolia (in Russian), scale 1:25,000, 1 sheet.
29. Petroleum Authority of Mongolia, date unknown, Geologic map of the East Gobi basin, multiple sheets, 1:500,000.
30. Platte River Associates Inc., 1998, User manual for BasinMod petroleum system software: Online user help: (www.support@platte.com) (accessed on December 1998).
31. Pruner, P., 1992, Palaeomagnetism and palaeogeography of Mongolia from the Carboniferous to the Cretaceous - Final report: Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 70, p. 169-177.
32. Rapp, R. H., M. L. Zoback, H. Koide, F. J. Mauk, G. W. Moore, Y. Kinugasa, T. Simkin, L. Siebert, D. R. Soller, and R. D. Brown, 1985, Geodynamic map of the Circum-Pacific region, northwest quadrant, in G. W. Moore, ed., Geodynamic maps of the Circum-Pacific region: Circum-Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources, scale 1:10,000,000, 1 sheet.
33. Stratigraphic Services International (SSI), Geochemical Laboratories of Norway, Exploration Associates International of Texas, and Mongolian Petroleum Company, 1991, The sedimentary basins of south-central Mongolia, v. 1 part 2: Guildford, Surrey, SSI, 200 p.
34. Tapponnier, P., and P. Molnar, 1977, Active faulting and tectonics in China: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 82, no. 20, p. 2905-2930.
35. Tapponnier, P., G. Peltzer, and R. Armijo, 1986, On the mechanics of the collision between India and Asia, in M. P. Coward and A. C. Ries, eds., Collision tectonics: Geological Society (London) Special Publication 19, p. 115-157.
36. Traynor J. J., and C. Sladen, 1995, Tectonic and stratigraphic evolution of the Mongolian People's Republic and its influence on hydrocarbon geology and potential: Marine and Petroleum Geology, v. 12, p. 35-52.
37. Tseden, T., S. Murao, and D. Dorjgotov, 1992, Introduction to geology of Mongolia: Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan, v. 43, no. 12, p. 735-744.
38. Webb, L. E., S. A. Graham, C. L. Johnson, G. Badarch, and M. S. Hendrix, 1999, Occurrence, age, and implications of the Yagan-Onch Hayrhan metamorphic core complex, southern Mongolia: Geology, v. 27, p. 143-146.
39. Yamamoto, M., D. Bat-Erdene, P. Ulziikhishig, M. Enomoto, Y. Kajiwara, N. Takeda, Y. Suzuki, Y. Watanabe, and T. Nakajima, 1993, Preliminary report on geochemistry of Lower Cretaceous Dsunbayan oil shales, eastern Mongolia: Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan, v. 44 no. 11, p. 685-691.
40. Yanshin, A. L., 1989, Map of geologic formations of the Mongolian People's Republic: Moscow, Academia Nauka, scale 1:1,500,000, 1 sheet.
41. Yue, Y., and J. G. Liou, 1999, Two-stage evolution model for the Altyn Tagh fault, China: Geology, v. 27, p. 227-230.
42. Zhao, X., R. S. Coe, Y. Zhao, H. Wu, and J. Wang, 1990, New paleomagnetic results from northern China: Collision and suturing with Siberia and Kazakhstan Tectonophysics, v. 181, p. 43-81.
43. Zhao, X., R. S. Coe, Y. Zhao, S. Hu, H. Wu, G. Kuang, Z. Dong, and J. Wang, 1994, Tertiary paleomagnetism of north and south China and a reappraisal of late Mesozoic paleomagnetic data from Eurasia: Implications for the Cenozoic tectonic history of Asia: Tectonophysics, v. 235, p. 181-203.
44. Zhao, X., R. S. Coe, S. A. Gilder, and G. M. Frost, 1996, Paleomagnetic constraints on the palaeogeography of China: Implications for Gondwanaland: Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 43, p. 643-671.