Basin evolution and petroleum prospectivity of the continental margins of India / R. Bastia, M. Radhakrishna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bastia, R.

Contributor:

Radhakrishna, M.

Series:

Developments in petroleum science ; 59.

Developments in petroleum science, 0376-7361 ; v. 59

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum--Geology.

Petroleum.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the past 10 years, the Oil industry in India has seen a tremendous rise in exploration activity with several major E&P companies generating vast amount of new geological and geophysical data. The availability of such integrated data sets (gravity, magnetic, seismic, drilled wells), especially in the deep offshore basins, has led the authors to revisit earlier concepts and models in order to redefine the tectonic framework of major offshore basins along the Indian continental margins. The book covers the stratigraphic evolution, play types and the classification of major offshore basi

Contents:

Front Cover; Basin Evolution and Petroleum Prospectivity of the Continental Margins of India; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1. General Introduction; 1.2. Breakup of Continents and Development of Ocean Basins and Margins; 1.2.1. Framework of Plate Tectonics; 1.2.2. Plate-Driving Forces; 1.2.3. Mechanism of Continental Rifting; 1.2.4. Evolution of World Ocean Basins and Margins; 1.3. Continental Margins-Types, Characteristics, and Processes; 1.3.1. Types of Continental Margins; 1.3.2. Crustal Characteristics at the Passive Continental Margins

1.3.3. Sedimentation1.3.3.1. Role of Flexure at the Passive Margins; 1.3.4. Passive Continental Margins and Habitat of Petroleum; 1.4. The Indian Continental Margin; 1.4.1. Tectonic Framework; 1.4.2. Sedimentary Basins of India and Their Classification; 1.5. Growing Energy Requirement; 1.6. Petroleum Exploration Scenario in India; 1.6.1. Historical Development; 1.6.2. Developments After the NELP Initiative; 1.6.2.1. Increased Deepwater Exploration Activity; 1.7. Challenges and Technological Advances; 1.8. Scope of the Present Book

Chapter 2: Reconstruction of Eastern Gondwanaland Breakup and Evolution of the Passive Continental Margin of India2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Present day Plate Geometry and Morphology of the Indian Ocean; 2.2.1. Aseismic Ridges, Plateaus, and Fracture Zones; 2.3. Evolution of the Indian Ocean: Geological and Geophysical Constraints; 2.3.1. Synthesis of Results from DSDP and ODP Investigations in the Indian Ocean; 2.3.1.1. Plume Tracks and Volcanism; 2.3.2. Key Elements During the Separation of East and West Gondwanaland; 2.3.2.1. Davie Fracture Zone; 2.3.2.2. Mozambique Ridge

2.3.2.3. Madagascar Ridge2.3.2.4. Gunnerus Ridge; 2.3.3. Mesozoic Magnetic Anomalies in the Indian Ocean; 2.4. Tectonic Reconstruction and Development of Indian Continental Margins; 2.4.1. Karoo and Gondwana Rift System: Initiation of the Indian Ocean (250-140Ma); 2.4.2. India-Antarctica Breakup History and Development of the East Coast Passive Margin of India; 2.4.2.1. Elan Bank: Its Place in Breakup History; 2.4.3. India-Madagascar-Seychelles Breakup: Development of the WCMI

2.4.4. Geological History of Sunda-Andaman-Burmese Subduction Plate Boundary and the Development of Andaman arc and the B ...Chapter 3: Regional Tectonic Framework and Crustal Structure; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Regional Geological Setting; 3.3. Bathymetry and Gravity Anomalies in the Indian Offshore and Contiguous Areas; 3.4. Structure and Tectonics of the Western Offshore; 3.4.1. Carlsberg Ridge; 3.4.2. Owen Fracture Zone; 3.4.3. Makran Coast and Gulf of Oman Basin; 3.4.3.1. Murray Ridge; 3.4.4. Arabian Basin; 3.4.5. West Coast of India and the Adjoining Continental Margin

3.4.5.1. Regional Structural Trends

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-444-53605-1

1-283-86038-4

OCLC:

824118073