1. Structural Analysis - What is it?
The analysis of all of the significant processes that formed a basin and deformed its sedimentary fill from basin-scale processes (e.g., plate tectonics)
to centimeter-scale processes (e.g., fracturing)
Some Major Elements:
Basin Formation
Fault Network Mapping
Stratigraphic Deformation
Present-Day Trap Definition
Timing of Trap Development
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What is structural analysis?
Ideally, it is the analysis of all of the significant processes that
formed a basin and deformed its sedimentary fill
from basin-scale processes (e.g., plate tectonics) to centimeter-scale processes (e.g., fracturing)
Typically, what we focus on is :
How did the basin form?
Mapping the major fault systems
Looking at sediment deformation for potential traps
Identifying present-day traps and things that may control their fill level (trap size)
In some cases, we may need to work out when the trap formed & its size history
Courtesy of ExxonMobil
L 10 – Structural Analysis