Transform Margins: Development, Controls and Petroleum Systems

This volume covers the linkage between new transform margin research and increasing transform margin exploration. It offers a critical set of predictive tools via an understanding of the mechanisms involved in the development of play concept elements at transform margins. It ties petroleum systems knowledge to the input coming from research focused on dynamic development, kinematic development, structural architecture and thermal regimes, together with their controlling factors. The volume does this by drawing from geophysical data (bathymetry, seismic, gravity and magnetic studies), structural geology, sedimentology, geochemistry, plate reconstruction and thermo-mechanical numerical modelling. It combines case studies (covering the Andaman Sea, Arctic, Coromandal, Guyana, Romanche, St. Paul and Suriname transform margins, the French Guyana hyper-oblique margin, the transtensional margin between the Caribbean and North American plates, and the Davie transform margin and its neighbour transform margins) with theoretical studies.
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Transform margins: development, controls and petroleum systems – an introductionAuthor(s)M. Nemčok;M. Nemčok1EGI at University of Utah, 423 Wakara Way, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA2EGI Laboratory at SAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 840 05 Bratislava, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:S. Rybár;S. Rybár2EGI Laboratory at SAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia3Department of Geology and Paleontology, Comenius University, Ilkovičova 6, Mlynská dolina, Bratislava 842 15, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:S. T. Sinha;S. T. Sinha4Reliance Industries Ltd., Reliance Corporate Park, Block 5, A Wing, Navi Mumbai-400701, IndiaSearch for other works by this author on:S. A. Hermeston;S. A. Hermeston5Jaguar Ventures LLC., 4507 Park Ivy Court, Katy, TX 77494, USASearch for other works by this author on:L. LedvényiováL. Ledvényiová2EGI Laboratory at SAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 840 05 Bratislava, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Cenozoic structural evolution of the Andaman Sea: evolution from an extensional to a sheared marginAuthor(s)C. K. MorleyC. K. MorleyPetroleum Geophysics Programme, Department of Geological Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandSearch for other works by this author on:
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Transform margins of the Arctic: a synthesis and re-evaluationAuthor(s)A. G. Doré;A. G. Doré1Statoil (UK) Ltd, One Kingdom Street, London W2 6BD, UKSearch for other works by this author on:E. R. Lundin;E. R. Lundin2Statoil Research Centre, Arkitekt Ebbells veg 10, 7053 Trondheim, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:A. Gibbons;A. Gibbons3Statoil ASA, Drammensveien 264, Oslo 0283, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:T. O. Sømme;T. O. Sømme3Statoil ASA, Drammensveien 264, Oslo 0283, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:B. O. TørudbakkenB. O. Tørudbakken3Statoil ASA, Drammensveien 264, Oslo 0283, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:
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The role of break-up localization in microcontinent separation along a strike-slip margin: the East India–Elan Bank case studyAuthor(s)Sudipta Tapan Sinha;Sudipta Tapan Sinha1Reliance Industries Ltd, Navi Mumbai, IndiaSearch for other works by this author on:Michal Nemčok;Michal Nemčok2Energy and Geoscience Institute at University of Utah, 423 Wakara Way, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA3EGI Laboratory at SAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 840 05 Bratislava, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:Mainak Choudhuri;Mainak Choudhuri1Reliance Industries Ltd, Navi Mumbai, IndiaSearch for other works by this author on:Neeraj Sinha;Neeraj Sinha1Reliance Industries Ltd, Navi Mumbai, IndiaSearch for other works by this author on:D. Pundarika RaoD. Pundarika Rao1Reliance Industries Ltd, Navi Mumbai, India4Tech Mahindra Limited, Hyderabad, IndiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Post-rift subsidence of the French Guiana hyper-oblique margin: from rift-inherited subsidence to Amazon deposition effectAuthor(s)Francois Sapin;Francois Sapin1Total E&P Exploration Hub/MENA, The H-Dubai Office Tower – Floor 24, 1 Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAESearch for other works by this author on:Mélanie Davaux;Mélanie Davaux2Total E&P, Tour Coupole, 2 Place Jean Miller, 92078, Paris La Défense Cedex, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Massimo Dall’asta;Massimo Dall’asta3Total E&P, CSTJF Avenue Larribau, F-64018 Pau Cedex, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Marjolaine Lahmi;Marjolaine Lahmi3Total E&P, CSTJF Avenue Larribau, F-64018 Pau Cedex, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Gautier Baudot;Gautier Baudot4Total E&P BRASIL, Av. República do Chile, 500/19° andar, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilSearch for other works by this author on:Jean-Claude RingenbachJean-Claude Ringenbach3Total E&P, CSTJF Avenue Larribau, F-64018 Pau Cedex, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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Development history of the southern terminus of the Central Atlantic; Guyana–Suriname case studyAuthor(s)M. Nemčok;M. Nemčok1Energy and Geoscience Institute, University of Utah, 423 Wakara Way, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA2Energy and Geoscience Laboratory at the Geological Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-840 05 Bratislava, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:S. Rybár;S. Rybár2Energy and Geoscience Laboratory at the Geological Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia3Department of Geology and Palaeontology, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina G, Bratislava 842 15, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:M. Odegard;M. Odegard4Grizzly Geosciences, 5680 Highway 6, Suite 395, Missouri City, TX 77459, USASearch for other works by this author on:W. Dickson;W. Dickson5Dickson International Geosciences, 10260 Westheimer Road, Suite 320, Houston, TX 77042-3110, USASearch for other works by this author on:O. Pelech;O. Pelech2Energy and Geoscience Laboratory at the Geological Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia3Department of Geology and Palaeontology, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina G, Bratislava 842 15, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:L. Ledvényiová;L. Ledvényiová2Energy and Geoscience Laboratory at the Geological Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia3Department of Geology and Palaeontology, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina G, Bratislava 842 15, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:M. Matejová;M. Matejová2Energy and Geoscience Laboratory at the Geological Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia3Department of Geology and Palaeontology, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina G, Bratislava 842 15, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:M. Molčan;M. Molčan2Energy and Geoscience Laboratory at the Geological Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia6Department of Geological Sciences, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, Brno 611 37, Czech RepublicSearch for other works by this author on:S. Hermeston;S. Hermeston7White Rose Energy Ventures, Norfolk House, 31 St James’s Square, London SW1Y 4JJ, UKSearch for other works by this author on:D. Jones;D. Jones8CGX Energy Inc., 16360 Park 10 Place, Houston, TX 77084, USASearch for other works by this author on:E. Cuervo;E. Cuervo8CGX Energy Inc., 16360 Park 10 Place, Houston, TX 77084, USASearch for other works by this author on:R. Cheng;R. Cheng8CGX Energy Inc., 16360 Park 10 Place, Houston, TX 77084, USASearch for other works by this author on:G. ForeroG. Forero8CGX Energy Inc., 16360 Park 10 Place, Houston, TX 77084, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Structure of the Demerara passive-transform margin and associated sedimentary processes. Initial results from the IGUANES cruiseAuthor(s)L. Loncke;L. Loncke1Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, 52 avenue Paul Alduy, F-66860, Perpignan, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:A. Maillard;A. Maillard2GET–OMP–Université Paul Sabatier, 14 avenue E. Belin, 31400, Toulouse, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:C. Basile;C. Basile3ISTerre, UMR–CNRS 5275, Observatoire des Sciences de l’Univers de Grenoble, Université Joseph Fourier, Maison des Géosciences, 1381 rue de la Piscine, 38400 St Martin d’Hères, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:W. R. Roest;W. R. Roest4Ifremer, Centre de Brest, Institut Carnot–Ifremer EDROME, UR Géosciences Marines, BP 70, 29280 Plouzané, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:G. Bayon;G. Bayon4Ifremer, Centre de Brest, Institut Carnot–Ifremer EDROME, UR Géosciences Marines, BP 70, 29280 Plouzané, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:V. Gaullier;V. Gaullier5Université de Lille 1, UMR 8217 – Géosystèmes, Bâtiment S.N.5, Cité Scientifique, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:F. Pattier;F. Pattier1Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, 52 avenue Paul Alduy, F-66860, Perpignan, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:M. Mercier de Lépinay;M. Mercier de Lépinay1Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, 52 avenue Paul Alduy, F-66860, Perpignan, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:C. Grall;C. Grall1Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, 52 avenue Paul Alduy, F-66860, Perpignan, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:L. Droz;L. Droz6Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO)/UMR 6538 du CNRS ‘Domaines Oceaniques’, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Technopole Brest Iroise, Place Nicolas Copernic, 29280 Plouzané, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:T. Marsset;T. Marsset4Ifremer, Centre de Brest, Institut Carnot–Ifremer EDROME, UR Géosciences Marines, BP 70, 29280 Plouzané, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:P. Giresse;P. Giresse1Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, 52 avenue Paul Alduy, F-66860, Perpignan, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:J. C. Caprais;J. C. Caprais4Ifremer, Centre de Brest, Institut Carnot–Ifremer EDROME, UR Géosciences Marines, BP 70, 29280 Plouzané, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:C. Cathalot;C. Cathalot4Ifremer, Centre de Brest, Institut Carnot–Ifremer EDROME, UR Géosciences Marines, BP 70, 29280 Plouzané, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:D. Graindorge;D. Graindorge6Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO)/UMR 6538 du CNRS ‘Domaines Oceaniques’, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), Technopole Brest Iroise, Place Nicolas Copernic, 29280 Plouzané, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:A. Heuret;A. Heuret7Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Laboratoire Large, Campus Fouillole, BP 592, 97157 Pointe à Pitre, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:J. F. Lebrun;J. F. Lebrun7Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Laboratoire Large, Campus Fouillole, BP 592, 97157 Pointe à Pitre, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:S. Bermell;S. Bermell4Ifremer, Centre de Brest, Institut Carnot–Ifremer EDROME, UR Géosciences Marines, BP 70, 29280 Plouzané, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:B. Marcaillou;B. Marcaillou7Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Laboratoire Large, Campus Fouillole, BP 592, 97157 Pointe à Pitre, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:C. Sotin;C. Sotin1Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, 52 avenue Paul Alduy, F-66860, Perpignan, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:B. Hebert;B. Hebert1Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, 52 avenue Paul Alduy, F-66860, Perpignan, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:M. Patriat;M. Patriat4Ifremer, Centre de Brest, Institut Carnot–Ifremer EDROME, UR Géosciences Marines, BP 70, 29280 Plouzané, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:M. A. Bassetti;M. A. Bassetti1Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, 52 avenue Paul Alduy, F-66860, Perpignan, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:C. Tallobre;C. Tallobre1Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, 52 avenue Paul Alduy, F-66860, Perpignan, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:R. Buscail;R. Buscail1Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, 52 avenue Paul Alduy, F-66860, Perpignan, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:X. Durrieu de Madron;X. Durrieu de Madron1Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, 52 avenue Paul Alduy, F-66860, Perpignan, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:F. BourrinF. 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Transform-margin model of hydrocarbon migration: the Guyana–Suriname case studyAuthor(s)M. Nemčok;M. Nemčok1EGI at University of Utah, 423 Wakara Way, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA2EGI Laboratory at GUSAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 840 05 Bratislava, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:S. Rybár;S. Rybár2EGI Laboratory at GUSAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia3Department of Geology and Paleontology, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina G, Bratislava 842 15, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:P. Ekkertová;P. Ekkertová2EGI Laboratory at GUSAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia3Department of Geology and Paleontology, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina G, Bratislava 842 15, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:J. Kotulová;J. Kotulová1EGI at University of Utah, 423 Wakara Way, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA2EGI Laboratory at GUSAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 840 05 Bratislava, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:S. A. Hermeston;S. A. Hermeston4White Rose Energy Ventures, Norfolk House, 31 St James’s Square, London SW1Y 4JJ, UKSearch for other works by this author on:D. JonesD. Jones5CGX Energy Inc., 810 Highway 6 South, Suite 240, Houston, TX 77079, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Petroleum systems asymmetry across the South Atlantic Equatorial MarginsAuthor(s)Craig F. Schiefelbein;Craig F. Schiefelbein2Geochemical Solutions International, Houston, TX, USASearch for other works by this author on:Mark E. Odegard;Mark E. Odegard3Grizzly Geosciences, Ennis, Montana, USASearch for other works by this author on:John E. ZumbergeJohn E. Zumberge4Geomark Research, Houston, TX, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Transpressional structures and hydrocarbon potential along the Romanche Fracture Zone: a reviewAuthor(s)Ian Davison;Ian Davison1Earthmoves Ltd, 38–42 Upper Park Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 2EF, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Theodore Faull;Theodore Faull1Earthmoves Ltd, 38–42 Upper Park Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 2EF, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Jenny Greenhalgh;Jenny Greenhalgh2Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), Level 4, IBM Centre, 1060 Hay Street West, Perth, WA 6605, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Eoin O Beirne;Eoin O Beirne1Earthmoves Ltd, 38–42 Upper Park Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 2EF, UKSearch for other works by this author on:Ian SteelIan Steel1Earthmoves Ltd, 38–42 Upper Park Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 2EF, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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The role of pre-break-up heat flow on the thermal history of a transform marginAuthor(s)M. Nemčok;M. Nemčok1EGI at the University of Utah, 423 Wakara Way, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA2EGI Laboratory at SAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 840 05 Bratislava, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:A. Henk;A. Henk3Institut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstrasse 9, D-64287 Darmstadt, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:M. MolčanM. Molčan2EGI Laboratory at SAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia4Department of Geological Sciences, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, Brno 611 37, Czech RepublicSearch for other works by this author on:
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Late Cretaceous–Cenozoic tectonic transition from collision to transtension, Honduran Borderlands and Nicaraguan Rise, NW Caribbean Plate boundaryAuthor(s)Javier Sanchez;Javier Sanchez1Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USASearch for other works by this author on:Paul Mann;Paul Mann1Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USASearch for other works by this author on:Peter A. EmmetPeter A. Emmet1Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA2Brazos Valley GeoServices Inc., Cypress, TX 77429, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Insight into the Eastern Margin of Africa from a new tectonic model of the Indian OceanAuthor(s)C. V. Reeves;C. V. Reeves1Earthworks bv, Achterom 41A, 2611 PL Delft, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:J. P. Teasdale;J. P. Teasdale2Shell International Exploration and Production bv, Carel van Bylandtlaan 5, 2596 HR The Hague, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:E. S. MahanjaneE. S. Mahanjane3Instituto Nacional de Petróleo, Av. Fernão Magalhaes N. 34, PO Box 4724, Maputo, MozambiqueSearch for other works by this author on:
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Mechanisms of microcontinent release associated with wrenching-involved continental break-up; a reviewAuthor(s)M. Nemčok;M. Nemčok1EGI at University of Utah, 423 Wakara Way, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA2EGI Laboratory at SAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 840 05 Bratislava, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:S. T. Sinha;S. T. Sinha3Reliance Industries Ltd, Reliance Corporate Park, Block 5, A Wing, Navi Mumbai 400701, IndiaSearch for other works by this author on:A. G. Doré;A. G. Doré4Statoil UK Ltd, One Kingdom Street, London W2 6BD, UKSearch for other works by this author on:E. R. Lundin;E. R. Lundin5Statoil Research Centre, Postuttak, N-7005 Trondheim, NorwaySearch for other works by this author on:J. Mascle;J. Mascle6Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche-sur-Mer, BP 48, 06230 Villefranche-sur-Mer, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:S. RybárS. Rybár2EGI Laboratory at SAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 840 05 Bratislava, Slovakia7Department of Geology and Paleontology, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina G, Bratislava 842 15, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Lower-crust ductility patterns associated with transform marginsAuthor(s)A. Henk;A. Henk1Institut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften, Technische Universität, Darmstadt Schnittspahnstra ße 9, D-64287 Darmstadt, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:M. NemčokM. Nemčok2Michal Nemčok Energy and Geoscience Institute at University of Utah, 423 Wakara Way, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA3Energy and Geoscience Laboratory at Geological Institute of Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-840 05 Bratislava, SlovakiaSearch for other works by this author on: