The role of outcrop geology in predicting reservoir presence in the Cretaceous and Paleocene successions of the Sulaiman Range, Pakistan

Fitzsimmons, Roy; Buchanan, James G.; Izatt, Chris

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“…The Pab appears to span the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K/T) boundary. Interpretations of outcrops of the Mughal Kot and Pab formations in the Sulaiman Range of Pakistan are described in Fitzsimmons et al (2005). Overlying the Pab is the deepeningupwards sequence of Khadro shales.…”

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The geology of the Barmer Basin, Rajasthan, India, and the origins of its major oil reservoir, the Fatehgarh Formation

Compton¹

2009

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With the Mangala oil discovery in 2004, Cairn established the Barmer Basin of Rajasthan as a major new hydrocarbon province. Most reserves are contained in fluvial sandstone reservoirs of the Fatehgarh Formation, which probably ranges in age from Late Cretaceous to Early Paleocene. The Fatehgarh sandstones were mainly derived from reworking of Mesozoic sandstones at the northern end of the Barmer rift, but with some volcaniclastic input probably derived from Deccan volcanic rocks within and on the margins of the rift. These thick, quartz-rich, high porosity and permeability sandstones provide an excellent oil reservoir in the north of the Barmer Basin, but the increasing volcanic influence further south causes reservoir quality and thickness of net sand to deteriorate. This paper relates how the tectonic and volcanic evolution of the northwest margin of the Indian plate has influenced the depositional trends which have resulted in formation of this world class reservoir.

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The geology of the Barmer Basin, Rajasthan, India, and the origins of its major oil reservoir, the Fatehgarh Formation

Compton¹

2009

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“…On the basis of the foraminiferal assemblage reported from its type locality (in the Kirthar Belt), Vredenburg (1908), Williams (1959) and Hunting Survey Corporation (1960) have assigned it a Late Maastrichtian age. Smewing et al (2002), Khan et al (2002) and Fitzsimmons et al (2005) have assigned Maastrichtian age to the succession of Pab formation.…”

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“…Based on the stratigraphic position we propose its age to be Campanian to Early Maastrichtian. Elsewhere, based on faunal evidence Fitzsimmons et al (2005) have assigned Campanian to Early Palaeocene age to Mughal Kot Formation.…”

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Contrasting Late Cretaceous–Palaeocene lithostratigraphic successions across the Bibai Thrust, western Sulaiman Fold–Thrust Belt, Pakistan: Their significance in deciphering the early-collisional history of the NW Indian Plate margin

Kassi

Kelling

Kasi

et al. 2009

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

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“…In particular, it is rare to find complete or near-complete Palaeocene sedimentary records in the central and western Indian margin, probably due to large scale Deccan volcanic activity during Maastrichtian (Cretaceous)-Danian (Palaeocene) in the region. Well-developed Palaeocene deposits (Ranikot Formation) are present in the northern part of the western margin of the Indian plate, in the Indus basin in Pakistan (Fitzsimmons et al, 2005). In western India, Palaeocene deposits are known in land outcrops, e.g.…”

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Biostratigraphy, palaeoenvironment and sea level changes during pre-collisional (Palaeocene) phase of the Indian plate: palynological evidence from Akli Formation in Giral Lignite Mine, Barmer Basin, Rajasthan, Western India

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Uddandam

Agrawal³

et al. 2020

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Lignite Mine succession can be correlated with the Maximum Flooding Surfaces (MFS) at 60.7 Ma and 57.9 Ma corresponding to the eustatic curve. Based on the dinoflagellate biostratigraphy Danian-Thanetian age has been assigned to the lignite bearing succession of Giral Mine. Western Indian margin consist of large-scale lignite deposits in Kutch, Cambay and Rajasthan Basin. The proposed Danian-Thanetian age of lignite bearing succession of Giral Mine is much older than the late Thanetian-early Ypresian age of lignite successions of Cambay and Kutch Basins of Gujarat. The present study suggests a significantly diachronous development of lignite deposits on the western peninsular margin of India.

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The role of outcrop geology in predicting reservoir presence in the Cretaceous and Paleocene successions of the Sulaiman Range, Pakistan

Cited by 22 publications

References 19 publications

The geology of the Barmer Basin, Rajasthan, India, and the origins of its major oil reservoir, the Fatehgarh Formation

The geology of the Barmer Basin, Rajasthan, India, and the origins of its major oil reservoir, the Fatehgarh Formation

Contrasting Late Cretaceous–Palaeocene lithostratigraphic successions across the Bibai Thrust, western Sulaiman Fold–Thrust Belt, Pakistan: Their significance in deciphering the early-collisional history of the NW Indian Plate margin

Biostratigraphy, palaeoenvironment and sea level changes during pre-collisional (Palaeocene) phase of the Indian plate: palynological evidence from Akli Formation in Giral Lignite Mine, Barmer Basin, Rajasthan, Western India

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