The Oligo-Miocene deepwater system of the Levant Basin

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ITable of contentPageAbstract …………………………………………………………………….……………………. 11. Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………… 21.1 Exploration history ……………………………………………………….………………… 21.2 Geologic setting ……………………………………………………………….…………… 42. Data sets ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 62.1 Well and outcrop data ……………………………………………………………………… 62.2 Seismic data ………………………………………………………………………………... 103. Tertiary stratigraphy ………………………………………………………………………… 103.1 General ……………………………………………………………………………………… 103.2 Eocene ………………………………………………………………………………………. 123.3 Lower Oligocene to lower Miocene succession ……………………………………………. 133.3.1 Lower Oligocene erosion phase ……………………………………… 133.3.2 Lower Oligocene sediments ………………………………………….. 143.3.3 Upper Rupelian- lower Chattian transported clastics lowstand andcarbonate wedge ……………………………………..……………….. 143.3.4 Upper Oligocene (P22) - lower Miocene (N4) cycles ……………….. 143.3.5 The Burdigalian lowstand (N5-N7) …………………………………... 143.3.6 Lowermost Middle Miocene cycle (Ziqlag Formation) ……………… 143.4 The Middle Miocene Serravallian crisis ……………………………………………………. 153.4.1 Upper Miocene (Tortonian) (N16-N17) Messinian cycle ……………. 153.5 The uppermost Miocene (Messinian) evaporates ………………………………..………… 153.6 Plio-Pleistocene cycle …………………………………………………………..………….. 164. Seismic interpretation ………………………………………………………...……………… 164.1 Seismic horizons in the Levant Basin fill …………………………………..……………… 164.2 Identification of Tertiary unconformities in the seismic data …………..………………….. 174.2.1 Elevated, eastern margin of the basin ………………..………………. 174.2.2 Deep, central part of the basin ………………………..……………… 284.3 Mapping the Tertiary unconformities in the Levant Basin ………………..……………….. 295. Tertiary canyon evolution in the Levant slope ………………………………………………. 295.1 General …………………………………………………………...……………….. 295.2 The Afiq Canyon ………………………………………………..………………... 395.3 The Ashdod Canyon ………………………………………….………………….. 435.4 The Hadera, Netanya and Caesarea canyons …………………..………………… 47
II5.5 The Atlit Canyon ………………………………………………………………….. 475.6 The Haifa Canyon ………………………………………………………………… 475.7 The Qishon Canyon ………………………………………………………………. 516. Depositional pattern and reservoir elements ………………………………………………… 556.1 General ……………………………………………………………………………. 556.2 Oligocene to lower Miocene succession ………………………………………….. 556.3 The Middle to Late Miocene succession …………………………………………. 626.4 The Latest Miocene (post-evaporite) succession …………………………………. 647. Summary and Conclusion …………………………………………………………………… 67References ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 68List of TablesPageTable 1: Summary of well data ……………………………………………………………..… 6-7Table 2: Correlation of interpreted seismic horizons …………………………………………. 17List of FiguresPageFigure 1: General location and tectonic map ………………………………………………..... 3Figure 2: Location of Seismic lines (2D, 3D) and wells ………………………………….….. 8Figure 3: Tertiary stratigraphy and marine onlap curve of the Levant margin …………….… 9Figure 4: Regional stratigraphic cross section showing Oligo-Miocene stratigraphic units …. 11Figure 5: Seismic profile showing correlation of seismic horizons to the Hanaha-1 well ...… 18Figure 6: Seismic profile showing correlation of seismic horizons to the Yam West-2 well ... 19Figure 7: Seismic profile showing correlation of seismic horizons to the Yam West-1 well ... 20Figure 8: Seismic profile showing correlation of seismic horizons to the Item-1 ……………. 21Figure 9: Seismic profile showing correlation of seismic horizons to the Yam Yafo-1 well … 22Figure 10: Seismic profile showing correlation of seismic horizons in the deep basin ……….. 23Figure 11: Seismic profile showing correlation of seismic horizons from the shallowto the deep basin near the Yam West-2 well ……………………………..…………... 24Figure 12: Seismic profile showing correlation of seismic horizons from the shallowto the deep basin near the Hanaha-1 well …………………………………………… 25Figure 13: Time structure map (TWT in ms) of the base Oligocene unconformity …………… 30Figure 14: Time structure map (TWT in ms) of the early Middle Miocene unconformity ……. 31Figure 15: Time structure map (TWT in ms) of the base Messinian unconformity ……………. 32
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