Basin Analysis and Modeling of the Burial, Thermal and Maturation Histories in Sedimentary Basins

Description

This book is devoted to the field of basin analysis, and in particular to the one- and two-dimensional modeling of the burial, thermal and maturation histories of sedimentary basins, in the context of evaluating their hydrocarbon potential. A new modeling system is elaborated in this work and applied to continental basins. Particular attention is paid to specific features of basin evolution, including the compaction of sediments deposited at a variable rate, erosion of the sedimentary strata and basement, intrusive and hydrothermal activity, thermal activation and reactivation of the basement, lateral heat exchange of multiple-aged blocks of the oceanic and continental lithospheres, the jumping of spreading axes, etc. Alternative methods are applied for the control of tectonic subsidence, isostasy and rheology, lithosphere stretching and thinning. Content: Front Matter • Table of Contents Introduction 1. The Geodynamic Setting and Some Geomechanical Aspects of the Initiation and Evolution of Rift Basins 2. Numerical Reconstruction of the Burial and Thermal Histories of Sedimentary Basins in the Computer Galo System for Basin Modeling: Main Principles of the System 3. Numerical Reconstruction of the Realization of Hydrocarbon Potential of Source Rocks during Basin's Burial History 4. Analysis of Continental Sedimentary Basins in the Galo Modeling System 5. Analysis of the Basins of Continental Passive Margins and Back-Arc Centers: Geodynamics, Thermal and Maturation Histories General Conclusions • References • List of Figures • List of Tables Index