Fluvial sedimentary bodies in the Guadix Basinanalysis of their geometry for their potential use as outcrop analogues for hydrocarbon reservoirs

  1. S. Pla-Pueyo 1
  2. C. Viseras 2
  3. S. Henares 2
  4. L.M. Yeste 2
  1. 1 Heriot-Watt University, Reino Unido
  2. 2 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04njjy449

Journal:
Geogaceta

ISSN: 0213-683X

Year of publication: 2015

Issue Title: Comunicaciones presentadas en la LVII Sesión Científica / Madrid, 27-28 de Noviembre de 2014

Issue: 57

Pages: 91-94

Type: Article

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Abstract

The Guadix Basin (Betic Cordillera, S. Spain) presents high quality outcrops of alluvial and fluvial sediments, deposited in an endorheic basin developed throughout the Pliocene and Pleistocene. In the present study, we analyse a selection of seven architectural elements (3D sedimentary bodies) representing three different drainage systems: an axial fluvial system, and two transverse alluvial fan systems. After their description, the sedimentary bodies are classified (in qualitative terms) according to their potential quality as hydrocarbon reservoirs. The aim of this work is to identify the best examples of potential reservoirs in alluvial and fluvial facies in the Guadix Basin, in order to target them in future studies as outcropping analogues. As a final conclusion, three architectural elements, two from the Axial System and one from the Internal Transverse System are suggested as future targets.

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