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Evidence of a rolling hinge mechanism in the seismic records of the hydrocarbon-bearing Alasehir Graben, western Turkey
Derya Demircioglu, Berkan Ecevitoglu and Gurol Seyitoglu
Evidence of a rolling hinge mechanism in the seismic records of the hydrocarbon-bearing Alasehir Graben, western Turkey
Petroleum Geoscience (May 2010) 16 (2): 155-160
Evidence of a rolling hinge mechanism in the seismic records of the hydrocarbon-bearing Alasehir Graben, western Turkey
Petroleum Geoscience (May 2010) 16 (2): 155-160
Index Terms/Descriptors
- Asia
- basins
- deep-seated structures
- extension tectonics
- faults
- geophysical methods
- geophysical profiles
- geophysical surveys
- grabens
- Menderes Massif
- Middle East
- natural gas
- petroleum
- sedimentary basins
- seismic methods
- seismic profiles
- structural traps
- surveys
- systems
- tectonics
- traps
- Turkey
- Turkish Aegean region
- western Turkey
- Alasehir Graben
Latitude & Longitude
Abstract
The east-west-trending Alasehir graben is one of the prominent structures in western Turkey proved to have hydrocarbon potential. Previously published seismic profiles have been re-interpreted and they show that Miocene graben fill accumulated in the hanging wall of the east-west-trending first fault system, which has a well-developed wedge geometry. It is also clearly seen in the seismic profiles that the relatively younger, second and third fault systems are nicely merged with the first fault system, indicating that a rolling hinge mechanism was working in the Alasehir graben.
ISSN: 1354-0793
EISSN: 2041-496X
Serial Title: Petroleum Geoscience
Serial Volume: 16
Serial Issue: 2
Title: Evidence of a rolling hinge mechanism in the seismic records of the hydrocarbon-bearing Alasehir Graben, western Turkey
Affiliation: Ankara University, Department of Geological Engineering, Tectonics Research Group,
Ankara,
Turkey
Pages: 155-160
Published: 201005
Text Language: English
Publisher: Geological Society Publishing House for EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers),
London,
United Kingdom
References: 37
Accession Number: 2010-059216
Categories: Economic geology, geology of energy sourcesApplied geophysics
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. sects., geol. sketch maps
N36°30'00" - N40°04'60", E26°04'60" - E31°30'00"
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from The Geological Society, London, London, United Kingdom
Update Code: 201032
