SEEPAGE ON PAKEMITAN VILLAGE, CIKATOMAS AREA : A NEW

INSIGHT TO SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN ZONE OF BOGOR BASIN PETROLEUM

SYSTEM
Shaskia Herida Putri *)
Karina Meninta *)
EmanueltaNaibaho *)
Hendri Setiawan Lie *)
Mellinda Arisandy *)
ABSTRACT
Oil seepage has an indirect relationship with petroleum presence. Seepage-rich basins
generally correlate to basins rich in subsurface presence, and the majority of petroleum systems,
both globally and within Indonesia, show a significant surface expression in the form of seepage.
The study of seepage will be of most value in the future in regional assessments of frontier basin
(Macgregor, 1995).
Cikatomas is a petroleum frontier area where located in Southern Mountain of West Java
as a remnant of magmatic belt. It largely consists of sub-basin inversion and deforming
sequences of Tertiary sediments, in contrast to the stable northern basin (Sunardi, 2008). The
stratigraphy in this area consists of sedimentary rock which is divided into a thick volcaniclastic
rock and carbonate rock. Sedimentary rock in this area was origin from gravity setting of
depositional which is produce of deposit sediment with a thickness 4 km (Djuhaeni,1996).
Regionally, Cikatomasarea is composed by a Formation of Pamutuan in which consist of a
limestone, calsilutite, and marls. Formation of Bentang in which consist of a calcareous
sandstone, tuffaceous sandstone, shale intercalation and limestone lenses.
During of field research March-April, 2012 in Pakemitan has been found four spots of oil
seepage. The data based from field geological mapping. Based on field data, stratigraphy of
Cikatomas Area has been reviewed to identify the petroleum system potential. The tectonic
inversion introduces the different for hydrocarbon prospectivity compared with normal
extensional tectonic. Magmatism and tectonism are the main parameters for the hydrocarbon
accumulation. This paper will briefly discuss the factors of hydrocarbon accumulation condition.
Combination of stratigraphy, intricate structural, and the depositional system to provides the
accumulation are briefly discussed.
Keyword: Oil Seepage, Southern Mountain of West Java, Pamutuan Formation, Cikatomas,
Tasikmalaya.
*) University of Padjadjaran, Indonesia