Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Tithonian-Valanginian carbonate ramp (Vaca Muerta Formation): A misunderstood exceptional source rock in the Southern Mendoza area of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina

The Vaca Muerta Formation (early Tithonian-early Valanginian) is a rhythmic succession of marls and limestones, cropping out in the Neuquén Basin, west-central Argentina. This lithostratigraphic unit was traditionally interpreted as basinal to slope deposits. Detailed facies analysis allows to diffe...

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Autores principales: Kietzmann, Diego Alejandro, Palma, Ricardo Manuel
Publicado: 2014
Materias:
Carbonate ramp
Depositional sequences
Jurassic -Cretaceous boundary
Shale-gas systems
Source rock
Carbonate ramps
Jurassic
Lithostratigraphic units
Organic matter content
Sequence stratigraphy
Source rocks
Unconventional reservoirs
Biogeochemistry
Biological materials
Deposition
Fertilizers
Organic compounds
Sedimentology
Stratigraphy
Tectonics
carbonate
depositional sequence
island arc
lithostratigraphy
sedimentation
sedimentology
sequence stratigraphy
source rock
Tithonian
Valanginian
Argentina
Mendoza
Neuquen Basin
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00370738_v302_n_p64_Kietzmann
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spelling paper:paper_00370738_v302_n_p64_Kietzmann2023-06-08T15:02:14Z Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Tithonian-Valanginian carbonate ramp (Vaca Muerta Formation): A misunderstood exceptional source rock in the Southern Mendoza area of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina Kietzmann, Diego Alejandro Palma, Ricardo Manuel Carbonate ramp Depositional sequences Jurassic -Cretaceous boundary Shale-gas systems Source rock Carbonate ramps Depositional sequences Jurassic Lithostratigraphic units Organic matter content Sequence stratigraphy Source rocks Unconventional reservoirs Biogeochemistry Biological materials Deposition Fertilizers Organic compounds Sedimentology Stratigraphy Tectonics carbonate depositional sequence island arc lithostratigraphy sedimentation sedimentology sequence stratigraphy source rock Tithonian Valanginian Argentina Mendoza Neuquen Basin The Vaca Muerta Formation (early Tithonian-early Valanginian) is a rhythmic succession of marls and limestones, cropping out in the Neuquén Basin, west-central Argentina. This lithostratigraphic unit was traditionally interpreted as basinal to slope deposits. Detailed facies analysis allows to differentiate seven facies associations, representing basinal to middle ramp facies of a homoclinal ramp system prograding westward from the eastern margin, and slope facies attributed to a distally steepened ramp system that progrades eastward from the Andean volcanic arc in the west. Two sequence hierarchies are recognized: five third order depositional sequences, and fifteen fourth order high-frequency sequences. Fluctuations in organic matter content within the Vaca Muerta Formation suggest relationship with depositional sequences, finding the highest values associated with transgressive system tracts. This work represents an important advance in the understanding of the sedimentary and stratigraphic evolution of this exceptional unconventional reservoir. Our sequence stratigraphic approach contributes to the understanding of the relationship between organic matter, facies, and sea-level changes. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. Fil:Kietzmann, D.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Palma, R.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2014 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00370738_v302_n_p64_Kietzmann http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00370738_v302_n_p64_Kietzmann
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topic Carbonate ramp
Depositional sequences
Jurassic -Cretaceous boundary
Shale-gas systems
Source rock
Carbonate ramps
Depositional sequences
Jurassic
Lithostratigraphic units
Organic matter content
Sequence stratigraphy
Source rocks
Unconventional reservoirs
Biogeochemistry
Biological materials
Deposition
Fertilizers
Organic compounds
Sedimentology
Stratigraphy
Tectonics
carbonate
depositional sequence
island arc
lithostratigraphy
sedimentation
sedimentology
sequence stratigraphy
source rock
Tithonian
Valanginian
Argentina
Mendoza
Neuquen Basin
spellingShingle Carbonate ramp
Depositional sequences
Jurassic -Cretaceous boundary
Shale-gas systems
Source rock
Carbonate ramps
Depositional sequences
Jurassic
Lithostratigraphic units
Organic matter content
Sequence stratigraphy
Source rocks
Unconventional reservoirs
Biogeochemistry
Biological materials
Deposition
Fertilizers
Organic compounds
Sedimentology
Stratigraphy
Tectonics
carbonate
depositional sequence
island arc
lithostratigraphy
sedimentation
sedimentology
sequence stratigraphy
source rock
Tithonian
Valanginian
Argentina
Mendoza
Neuquen Basin
Kietzmann, Diego Alejandro
Palma, Ricardo Manuel
Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Tithonian-Valanginian carbonate ramp (Vaca Muerta Formation): A misunderstood exceptional source rock in the Southern Mendoza area of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina
topic_facet Carbonate ramp
Depositional sequences
Jurassic -Cretaceous boundary
Shale-gas systems
Source rock
Carbonate ramps
Depositional sequences
Jurassic
Lithostratigraphic units
Organic matter content
Sequence stratigraphy
Source rocks
Unconventional reservoirs
Biogeochemistry
Biological materials
Deposition
Fertilizers
Organic compounds
Sedimentology
Stratigraphy
Tectonics
carbonate
depositional sequence
island arc
lithostratigraphy
sedimentation
sedimentology
sequence stratigraphy
source rock
Tithonian
Valanginian
Argentina
Mendoza
Neuquen Basin
description The Vaca Muerta Formation (early Tithonian-early Valanginian) is a rhythmic succession of marls and limestones, cropping out in the Neuquén Basin, west-central Argentina. This lithostratigraphic unit was traditionally interpreted as basinal to slope deposits. Detailed facies analysis allows to differentiate seven facies associations, representing basinal to middle ramp facies of a homoclinal ramp system prograding westward from the eastern margin, and slope facies attributed to a distally steepened ramp system that progrades eastward from the Andean volcanic arc in the west. Two sequence hierarchies are recognized: five third order depositional sequences, and fifteen fourth order high-frequency sequences. Fluctuations in organic matter content within the Vaca Muerta Formation suggest relationship with depositional sequences, finding the highest values associated with transgressive system tracts. This work represents an important advance in the understanding of the sedimentary and stratigraphic evolution of this exceptional unconventional reservoir. Our sequence stratigraphic approach contributes to the understanding of the relationship between organic matter, facies, and sea-level changes. © 2014 Elsevier B.V.
author Kietzmann, Diego Alejandro
Palma, Ricardo Manuel
author_facet Kietzmann, Diego Alejandro
Palma, Ricardo Manuel
author_sort Kietzmann, Diego Alejandro
title Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Tithonian-Valanginian carbonate ramp (Vaca Muerta Formation): A misunderstood exceptional source rock in the Southern Mendoza area of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina
title_short Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Tithonian-Valanginian carbonate ramp (Vaca Muerta Formation): A misunderstood exceptional source rock in the Southern Mendoza area of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina
title_full Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Tithonian-Valanginian carbonate ramp (Vaca Muerta Formation): A misunderstood exceptional source rock in the Southern Mendoza area of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina
title_fullStr Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Tithonian-Valanginian carbonate ramp (Vaca Muerta Formation): A misunderstood exceptional source rock in the Southern Mendoza area of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a Tithonian-Valanginian carbonate ramp (Vaca Muerta Formation): A misunderstood exceptional source rock in the Southern Mendoza area of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina
title_sort sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a tithonian-valanginian carbonate ramp (vaca muerta formation): a misunderstood exceptional source rock in the southern mendoza area of the neuquén basin, argentina
publishDate 2014
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00370738_v302_n_p64_Kietzmann
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