A Sedimentary Analysis of the Cretaceous Delta Sandbodies in the Kuqa River-Kelasu River Area, Northern Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, Northwestern China

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10.2991/amsce-17.2017.35How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Tarim basin; Kuqa River-Kelasu River; cretaceous; delta; sandbody; sedimentology

Abstract

Cretaceous, in Kuqa River-Kelasu River region of the northern Tarim Basin, is composed of, in ascender order, Shushanhe Formation, Baxigai Formation and Bashijiqike Formation. Based on field observations in the respectives of sedimentology, an alluvial depositional system consisted of fan-delta, braided delta and lacustrine facies or subfaceis was recognized. Braided delta and lacustrine facies are mainly presented in Baxigai Formation while Bashijiqike Formation attributes to a fan-delta facies. By field measurement of sedimentary facies and detail descriptions of reservoir sandbodies in a scale of 1:50, the sedimentary evolution and distribution of sandbody of channel bars were discussed in this study.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hongwei Kuang
AU  - Guangchun Jin
AU  - Yongqing Liu
PY  - 2017/04
DA  - 2017/04
TI  - A Sedimentary Analysis of the Cretaceous Delta Sandbodies in the Kuqa River-Kelasu River Area, Northern Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, Northwestern China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Advanced Materials Science and Civil Engineering (AMSCE 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 156
EP  - 165
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/amsce-17.2017.35
DO  - 10.2991/amsce-17.2017.35
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