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Facies analysis and depositional evolution of Lower–Middle Ordovician carbonates in the Shuntuoguole Low Uplift of Tarim Basin (NW China)

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As a result of a deep burial depth (> 6.5 km), the depositional history of the Early to Middle Ordovician carbonate platform in the Shuntuoguole Low Uplift (Tarim Basin, NW China) has been difficult to unravel, leading to problems in understanding the controls of the facies distribution, particularly in terms of petroleum exploration. Integrated with geophysical surveys, detailed sedimentological observations document the platform evolution and show that a carbonate ramp system developed in the Shuntuoguole Low Uplift during the Early-Middle Ordovician, with twelve lithofacies types arranged into two facies associations, including peritidal to semi-restricted subtidal and open-marine subtidal facies. Based on the tempo-spatial distribution of lithofacies, seven third-order depositional sequences are identified, each composed of a transgressive lower package and a regressive upper part. Their sequence boundaries are commonly characterised by a transitional zone with no obvious subaerial exposure features. The correlation of relative sea-level (or accommodation space) changes derived from the vertical stacking pattern of facies with the global sea-level curve of Haq and Schutter (2008) and sea-level oscillations of coeval successions worldwide suggests that eustatic sea-level fluctuations were the overriding factor controlling the development and evolution of this carbonate ramp during the Early-Middle Ordovician. Meanwhile, regional or local tectonic subsidence and environmental factors (e.g. palaeoclimate and prevailing wind) also exerted an influence on the depositional processes of the Shuntuoguole Low Uplift over this time interval.

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Thanks go to Northwest Oilfield Company, SINOPEC for support for this project and for facilitating access to data in the Shuntuoguole Low Uplift (Tarim Basin). We would like to thank two anonymous reviewers for their constructive and critical comments on the previous manuscript and the Chief Editor Maurice Tucker for his patience in handling this paper and inspiring comments, leading to the significant improvement of the manuscript. This project was jointly supported by Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Projects (Grant No. ZK[2021] ordinary 199), Newly Established Project by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Sinopec (Grant No. P23078), the Cultivation Project of Guizhou University (Grant No. [2019]68) and Autonomous Region Tianshan Talent Program-Excellent Engineer Project.

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Han, J., Chen, D., Cao, Z. et al. Facies analysis and depositional evolution of Lower–Middle Ordovician carbonates in the Shuntuoguole Low Uplift of Tarim Basin (NW China). Facies 70, 2 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10347-023-00676-5

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