ABSTRACT: Characteristics and origins of 'graben shift' geometries, Funan Field, Pattani Basin, Thailand
A. Kornsawan and C. K. Morley
(1) Unocal Thailand, Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand, [email protected]
(2) Department of Petroleum Geoscience, University of
Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Bandar Seri Begawan, BE 1410, Brunei
Hydrocarbon traps in the Pattani basin, Gulf of Thailand most commonly
occur within conjugate sets of normal faults in the middle Miocene-Recent 'post-rift
section
'. The axes of isopach thicks associated with the conjugate faults undergo jumps
along strike, informally known as graben shifts. These shifts are accompanied by reversal
in dominant conjugate fault dip. 3D seismic reflection data around the Funan Field was
used to investigate 1) how along-strike fault dip reversals were accommodated (i.e.
interfingering, overlapping faults, or
cross
-faults) and 2) what factors influenced
transfer zone location (e.g. active strike-slip faults, basement fabrics, random
development). Fault displacement diagrams, structure and isopach maps show the main
boundary fault and secondary faults in the lower syn-rift sequence (Oligo- Early Miocene)
are influenced by the same trends that affect the post-rift conjugate faults. Fault
patterns for the upper syn-rift package (Early Miocene) do not show the same influence.
Some conjugate faults show multiple displacement maxima indicating linkage of several
faults, including vertical linkage of higher displacement maxima in the post-rift
section
with lower displacement maxima in the syn-rift
section
. Adjacent faults of opposite dip in
the transfer zone show laterally restricted, slightly overlapping geometries. Transfer
zones in the conjugate faults appear to be affected by passive basement fabrics that also
influenced the lower syn-rift faults. There is no indication that the conjugate fault
geometries have been influenced by active strike-slip faulting.
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