Abstract

Estimation of base level changes in geological records is an important topic for petroleum geologists. Taking the Paleocene Upper Lingfeng Member of Lishui Sag as an example, this paper conducted a base level reconstruction based on Basin Filling Modelling (BFM). The reconstruction was processed on the ground of a previously interpreted seismic stratigraphic framework with several assumptions and simplification. The BFM is implemented with a nonlinear diffusion equation solver written in R coding that excels in shallow marine stratigraphic simulation. The modeled results fit the original stratigraphy very well. The BFM is a powerful tool for reconstructing the base level, and is an effective way to check the reasonableness of previous interpretations. Although simulation solutions may not be unique, the BFM still provides us a chance to gain some insights into the mechanism and dynamic details of the stratigraphy of sedimentary basins.

Details

Title
Base level changes based on Basin Filling Modelling: a case study from the Paleocene Lishui Sag, East China Sea Basin
Author
Jing-Zhe, Li 1 ; Pi-Yang, Liu 2 ; Jin-Liang, Zhang 3 ; Shu-Yu, Sun 4 ; Zhi-Feng, Sun 1 ; Dong-Xing, Du 1 ; Zhang, Ming 3 

 Qingdao University of Science and Technology, College of Electromechanics, Qingdao, China (GRID:grid.412610.0) (ISNI:0000 0001 2229 7077); Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Geo-Energy Research Institute, Qingdao, China (GRID:grid.412610.0) (ISNI:0000 0001 2229 7077) 
 Qingdao University of Technology, School of Science, Qingdao, China (GRID:grid.412609.8) (ISNI:0000 0000 8977 2197) 
 Beijing Normal University, Department of Geography, Beijing, China (GRID:grid.20513.35) (ISNI:0000 0004 1789 9964) 
 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (GRID:grid.45672.32) (ISNI:0000 0001 1926 5090) 
Pages
1195-1208
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Oct 2020
Publisher
KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd
ISSN
16725107
e-ISSN
19958226
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2652410789
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.