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    Evolution of A Forearc Basin, Luzon Central Valley, Philippines

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    The document summarizes the evolution of the Luzon Central Valley forearc basin in the Philippines. The basin developed over oceanic crust that was emplaced along a strike-slip fault during the early Tertiary. Sediments from the surrounding uplifted areas filled the subsiding basin from the late Paleogene to present. By the middle Miocene, the basin had become continuous and elongated, filled with sediments from the surrounding shelves. Uplift and folding from the late Miocene to present provided structural and stratigraphic traps for hydrocarbon generation and accumulation in the central parts of the basin. However, the hydrocarbon potential is not yet adequately determined due to immature source rocks or failure to drill deep enough.

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    The document summarizes the evolution of the Luzon Central Valley forearc basin in the Philippines. The basin developed over oceanic crust that was emplaced along a strike-slip fault during the early Tertiary. Sediments from the surrounding uplifted areas filled the subsiding basin from the late Paleogene to present. By the middle Miocene, the basin had become continuous and elongated, filled with sediments from the surrounding shelves. Uplift and folding from the late Miocene to present provided structural and stratigraphic traps for hydrocarbon generation and accumulation in the central parts of the basin. However, the hydrocarbon potential is not yet adequately determined due to immature source rocks or failure to drill deep enough.

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    The document summarizes the evolution of the Luzon Central Valley forearc basin in the Philippines. The basin developed over oceanic crust that was emplaced along a strike-slip fault during the early Tertiary. Sediments from the surrounding uplifted areas filled the subsiding basin from the late Paleogene to present. By the middle Miocene, the basin had become continuous and elongated, filled with sediments from the surrounding shelves. Uplift and folding from the late Miocene to present provided structural and stratigraphic traps for hydrocarbon generation and accumulation in the central parts of the basin. However, the hydrocarbon potential is not yet adequately determined due to immature source rocks or failure to drill deep enough.

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    Evolution of A Forearc Basin, Luzon Central Valley, Philippines

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    Evolution of a forearc basin, Luzon central valley, Philippines

    The Cenozoic history of the 14 km-thick Luzon Central Valley sequence illustrate
    s the development of a forearc basin. Forearc basins are important both as major
    sediment traps and as sites of hydrocarbon accumulations. The Luzon basin is fl
    oored by oceanic crust on the seaward (western) side and older accreted terranes
    on the arc (eastern) side. Initial sedimentation on this oceanic crust occurred
    during early Tertiary northward translation and emplacement of the crust as an
    ophiolite along a strike-slip or oblique-slip zone. The basal sediments consist
    of pelagic limestones and thin ash layers overlain by sandy turbidites derived f
    rom uplift and progressive dissection of the opmolite. A sequence of arc-derived
    sediments at least 26,000 ft (8 km) thick was shed into the eastern (arc) side
    of the basin during late Paleogene to Quaternary convergence along the western m
    argin of Luzon. By the middle Miocene, the Central Valley became a continuous, e
    longate basin fringed by extensive shelf deposits, along both the uplifted seawa
    rd and arc sides of the basin. Detritus shed from both flanks filled the subsidi
    ng basin and resulted in progressively shallower depths. Nonmarine deposition be
    gan in central portions of the basin in the Pliocene and migrated with time both
    north and south along the basin axis. Late Miocene to Holocene movement along t
    he Philippine fault zone caused uplift and folding of adjacent parts of the basi
    n. Exploration models for the Central Valley predict gasprone hydrocarbon genera
    tion in central portions of the basin at times that coincide with and postdate t
    he formation of both structural and stratigraphic traps. Previous drilling in th
    e basin has either been in areas with thermally immature source rocks or has fai
    led to reach prospective intervals where thermal maturation is inferred. The hyd
    rocarbon potential has not been determined adequately.
    Authors:
    Bachman, S.B. ; Lewis, S.D. ; Schweller, W.J.
    Publication Date:
    1983-07-01
    OSTI Identifier:
    7152807
    Resource Type:
    Journal Article
    Resource Relation:
    Journal Name: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States); Journal Volume: 67:
    7
    Research Org:
    Dept. of Geological Sciences, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
    Country of Publication:
    United States
    Language:
    English

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