Application of magnetotelluric sounding to hydrocarbon exploration in the Tarim basin
Lu Xinbian
the First Geophysical Exploration Division, Northwest Bureau of Petroleum Geology, No 2 North Bei Jing Road, Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Postcode:830011
Abstract:Magnetotelluric(MT)sounding has been widely used in the reconnaissance exploration of hydrocarbon--bearing basins.This method has been used to successfully finish the reconnaissance exploration of both some long lines and an area in hydrocarbon-bearing region in the Tarim basin.The MT reconnaissance work brings good effect in ascertaining both internal structural elements and relation between the basin and the peripheral fold belts,discovering igneous rock bodies and researching into deep geological structures,which improves people's understanding of the basin.Particularly,the inference of overthrust nappes in north southwest parts of the Tarim basin and the discovery of high conductive layer in upper mantle beneath the basin basement offer the very important informations from which we can predict favourable hydrocarbon-bearing areas and ascertain the deep geological striuctures of both the basin and the peripheral fold belts.
鲁新便. 大地电磁测深在塔里木盆地油气勘探中的应用[J]. 石油地球物理勘探, 1995, 30(6): 788-796.
Lu Xinbian. Application of magnetotelluric sounding to hydrocarbon exploration in the Tarim basin. OGP, 1995, 30(6): 788-796.