Seismic Image Prediction of Cenozoic Reef-Banks in the Northwestern South China Sea  

作　　者：陈平 陆永潮 王振峰 陈雷 

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory of Tectonics and Petroleum Resources of Ministry of Education,China University of Geosciences [2]Zhanjiang Branch Company of CNOOC Limited

出　　处：《Journal of Earth Science》2012年第4期597-611,共15页地球科学学刊（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the SINOPEC Forward Looking Project of China (No. YPH08114);Petrochemical Joint Fund(No. 40839910);the Young Teacher Funding Project of China University of Geosciences (No. CUGQNL0826)

摘　　要：The Cenozoic reef-banks reservoir in Qiongdongnan （琼东南） basin is one of the most profitable targets worthy of prospecting in the deep water area of the northwestern South China Sea. In this study, the characteristics of organic reef-like reflectors in southern uplift area of Qiongdongnan basin are analyzed based on the latest 2D and 3D seismic data. It is found that reef-like reflectors in Qiongdongnan basin show high-amplitude moundy continuous reflection at the top and the bottom, chaotic reflection inside the reef-like reflector and there is obviously speed difference between reef-like reflector body and surrounding rock. Combining the geological setting of reef and comparative analysis, the reef-like reflectors are considered to be the reef-banks. Furthermore, the results show that there are three kinds of reef structures in the southern uplift area of Qiongdongnan basin： the fault controlling structure, the fault flexure structure and the carbonate ramp structure. Each structure has its own grow-units that can reveal the growth process of the reef in order. The distribution of reef-like reflec- tors in space shows an arc belt pattern. According to this, four reef arc belts are identified, and their spatial trends are thought to have a good relationship with the buried fault. The internal structure con- stitution and the growth state of reef-like reflectors are mainly controlled by the geomorphology and monsoon-ocean current. The result has an instructive significance to oil-gas exploration of organic reef not only in Qiongdongnan basin, but also even in deep water areas of the South China Sea.The Cenozoic reef-banks reservoir in Qiongdongnan （琼东南） basin is one of the most profitable targets worthy of prospecting in the deep water area of the northwestern South China Sea. In this study, the characteristics of organic reef-like reflectors in southern uplift area of Qiongdongnan basin are analyzed based on the latest 2D and 3D seismic data. It is found that reef-like reflectors in Qiongdongnan basin show high-amplitude moundy continuous reflection at the top and the bottom, chaotic reflection inside the reef-like reflector and there is obviously speed difference between reef-like reflector body and surrounding rock. Combining the geological setting of reef and comparative analysis, the reef-like reflectors are considered to be the reef-banks. Furthermore, the results show that there are three kinds of reef structures in the southern uplift area of Qiongdongnan basin： the fault controlling structure, the fault flexure structure and the carbonate ramp structure. Each structure has its own grow-units that can reveal the growth process of the reef in order. The distribution of reef-like reflec- tors in space shows an arc belt pattern. According to this, four reef arc belts are identified, and their spatial trends are thought to have a good relationship with the buried fault. The internal structure con- stitution and the growth state of reef-like reflectors are mainly controlled by the geomorphology and monsoon-ocean current. The result has an instructive significance to oil-gas exploration of organic reef not only in Qiongdongnan basin, but also even in deep water areas of the South China Sea.

关 键 词：northwestern South China Sea reef-like reflector structure constitute control factor. 

分 类 号：P618.13[天文地球—矿床学] P631.46[天文地球—地质学]