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The document discusses the structural evolution of the Northern Assam Basin, focusing on its tectonics, stratigraphy, and geologic history. It explores the characteristics of oil fields and presents a dynamic hydrocarbon system model, addressing questions related to oil distribution and the impact of geological movements. The findings highlight the complex interplay of structural features and hydrocarbon systems in the region.

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The document discusses the structural evolution of the Northern Assam Basin, focusing on its tectonics, stratigraphy, and geologic history. It explores the characteristics of oil fields and presents a dynamic hydrocarbon system model, addressing questions related to oil distribution and the impact of geological movements. The findings highlight the complex interplay of structural features and hydrocarbon systems in the region.

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Structural Evolution of the

Northern Assam Basin: a case


for a dynamic hydrocarbon
system model

W. Norman Kent
Kent GeoScience Associates
Acknowledgements

Udayan Das Gupta – Hindustan


Oil Exploration Company
Outline

ƒ Basin Tectonics & Regional Geology


¾ Questions
ƒ Basin Structure and Stratigraphy
ƒ Geologic History
ƒ Oil Field Characteristics
¾ Hydrocarbon System Model
Tectonic Setting

Hima
layan
O roge
n

Dauki Fault
Regional Cross Section

5 – 7 Km
up-lift
Assam – Bengal Basin
Stratigraphy
Upper Assam Valley Oil Fields

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Th
a ng
Dis

a g a st
N ru
Th
Questions
ƒ Why is the oil where it is (or why any oil at
all)?
ƒ What is the effect on an oil field when the
ground surface moves > 30 feet vertically?
ƒ What does this Hydrocarbon System tell us
about Hydrocarbon Systems in general?
Basin Stratigraphy
&
Structure
Major Unconformities
Seismic Markers & Relative
Dating
Strat - Structure Event Chart
Geologic History
Early Structure
Lower Miocene, Tipam Isopach
Regional Foreland Seismic Profile

N-1/N-2
Basin Dip Section

N-3

N-1/2
From Das Gupta
& Biswas, 2000

From Mathur & Evans, 1964


Basin Plunge Section

From Handique & Mallick, 1989


Structure Map

Cross
Section

Source
&
Reservoirs

5 – 7 Km
up-lift
Structural Evolution
Foreland - Thrust Belt Co-Evolution
Fault Strike Lines
Foreland - Thrust Belt Co-Evolution
Fault Dip Lines
Kumsai Thrust Imbricates
Thrust Sequence

Seeps
Structural Summary
ƒ Early Structures = Horsts and Grabens
ƒ Mild Inversion of Normal Faults
ƒ Multiple episodes of thrusting and erosion
ƒ Several Generations of up-lift on the Dauki Fault
System
Oil Field Characteristics

Shallow Reservoir Deeper Reservoir

Figures from Seshavataram, et al., 1980


Digboi Field
Kharsang Field

Figure from Handique & Bharali, 1984


Petroleum System Model

From USGS Bull 2202-C


Dynamic Hydrocarbon System
Himalayas

Ma
nab
um
Naga Thrust Th
ru st

Margarita Thrust
END

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