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Using seismic sedimentology in delineating a distributary channel type shallow-water lacustrine delta: first member of the Cretaceous Yaojia Formation in Changling area, South of Songliao Basin

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Shallow-water delta sandstones in lacustrine basin are widely a concern due to their petroleum exploration potential. However, characteristics such as small thickness, multi-genesis, and multi-stage limit their successful exploration. Here, we present a comprehensive seismic sedimentological research on shallow-water delta in the first member of the Cretaceous Yaojia Formation of Changling area in southern Songliao Basin. The target strata can be divided into 1 third-order sequence and three system tracts. Interpretations of typical stratal slices which were extracted from each system tract indicate that the distributary channel type shallow-water delta is mainly developed in Changling area, two subfacies such as shallow-water delta plain and shallow-water delta front; five main sand bodies such as distributary channel, abandon distributary channel, subaqueous distributary channel, mouth bar, and distal bar are further identified. The type and shape of the sand body are closely related to the degree of sheet modification. Meandering distributary channel, multilevel branching dendritic channel, and lobate subaqueous distributary channel develop at the delta plain, the proximal and distal of the delta front respectively. The study shows that sedimentary characteristics and sedimentary model study based on seismic sedimentology theory provide a powerful theoretical support for lateral reservoir prediction of thin distributary channel type shallow-water lacustrine delta sandstones.

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This work was supported by East China University of Technology Doctoral Research Foundation (No. DHBK2018027).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China

    Jun Wang, Hongjing Zhang, Ping Xiong & Fan Diao

  2. School of Earth Sciences, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China

    Jun Wang & Ping Xiong

  3. ChUanxibei Division, PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company, Jiangyou, 621741, China

    Kai Zeng

  4. Southwest Geophysical Research Institute, BGP INC., China National Petroleum Corporation, Chengdu, 610051, China

    Bowen Wu

  5. Research Institute of Exploration & Development, Dagang Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Tianjin, 300280, China

    Jianzheng Ji

  6. College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China

    Zhidong Bao

  7. School of GeoSciences, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao, 266580, China

    Bin Cheng

  8. School of Geophysics and Measurement-Control Technology, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China

    Hongjing Zhang

  9. School of Software, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China

    Fan Diao

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Wang, J., Zeng, K., Wu, B. et al. Using seismic sedimentology in delineating a distributary channel type shallow-water lacustrine delta: first member of the Cretaceous Yaojia Formation in Changling area, South of Songliao Basin. Arab J Geosci 14, 1302 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-07586-2

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