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Tertiary sedimentary development of the Broad Fourteens area, the Netherlands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2016

Th.E. Wong ,
N. Parker  and
P. Horst
Th.E. Wong*
Affiliation:
Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience - TNO, PO Box 80015, 3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands
N. Parker
Affiliation:
Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience - TNO, PO Box 80015, 3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands
P. Horst
Affiliation:
Amsterdamse straatweg 312bis, 3551 CT Utrecht, the Netherlands
*
1Corresponding author; e-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

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The Broad Fourteens Basin is a NW-SE trending Mesozoic structural element that was affected by inversion movements during the Late Cretaceous (Subhercynian Phase) and Early Tertiary (Laramide Phase). Since the overlying Tertiary section of this area is relatively little studied, a multi-disciplinary investigation was initiated using both seismic and well data. The present study is the first phase of that project and deals exclusively with the stratigraphical framework and sedimentary development based on well logs from approximately forty wells.

The Tertiary sedimentary section in this area (maximum thickness up to approximately 800 m) consists of siliciclastic rocks that generally correlate well with the established lithostratigraphical framework of the Netherlands. However, the highly variable thickness of these lithological units, illustrated by isopach maps for all units, reflect the intricate pattern of sea level movements, differential vertical movements and the ensuing erosion, that took place in this tectonically active area.

Well P06-02, one of the most complete sections in the center of the area, was selected for detailed biostratigraphical analysis to support further stratigraphical subdivision and correlation. This yielded information on both the distribution pattern of various lithological units and the influence of large, partly global, events during basin development. It is concluded that application of detailed sequence stratigraphy in the study area is very problematic and only 2nd and some 3rd order cycles could be recognized.

Keywords

Broad Fourteens BasinstratigraphyTertiarythe Netherlands
Type
Conference papers
Information
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences , Volume 80 , Issue 1 , April 2001 , pp. 85 - 94
Copyright
Copyright © Stichting Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 2001

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