The Strike-Slip Fault System and Its Influence on Hydrocarbon Accumulation in the Gudong Area of the Zhanhua Depression, Bohai Bay Basin
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Setting
3. The Data and the Method
3.1. Data and Method
3.2. Seismic Stratigraphy
4. The Strike-Slip Fault System and Its Associated Releasing and Restraining Structures
4.1. The Strike-Slip Faults
4.2. The Releasing and Restraining Structures along the Strike-Slip Faults
5. Discussion
5.1. The Relationship between the Restraining Bends and the Productive Oil and Gas Zone
5.2. The Relationship between the Horsetail Releasing Structure and the Oil and Gas Failure Zone
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhou, H.; Wu, Q.; Wang, Z.; Teng, F.; Guo, G.; Zhang, Z.; Wu, Y.; Cheng, Y. The Strike-Slip Fault System and Its Influence on Hydrocarbon Accumulation in the Gudong Area of the Zhanhua Depression, Bohai Bay Basin. Processes 2024, 12, 1750. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12081750
Zhou H, Wu Q, Wang Z, Teng F, Guo G, Zhang Z, Wu Y, Cheng Y. The Strike-Slip Fault System and Its Influence on Hydrocarbon Accumulation in the Gudong Area of the Zhanhua Depression, Bohai Bay Basin. Processes. 2024; 12(8):1750. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12081750
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Hongke, Qunhu Wu, Zhiwei Wang, Fei Teng, Genhou Guo, Zunxiang Zhang, Yanjia Wu, and Yanjun Cheng. 2024. "The Strike-Slip Fault System and Its Influence on Hydrocarbon Accumulation in the Gudong Area of the Zhanhua Depression, Bohai Bay Basin" Processes 12, no. 8: 1750. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr12081750