Evidence of a rolling hinge mechanism in the seismic records of the hydrocarbon-bearing Alasehir graben, western Turkey

Demircioglu D., Ecevitoglu B., SEYİTOĞLU G.

PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE, cilt.16, sa.2, ss.155-160, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1144/1354-079309-017
  • Dergi Adı: PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.155-160
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: extensional tectonics, graben, seismic profile, western Turkey, rolling hinge, METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX, BUYUK-MENDERES GRABEN, CORINTH-PATRAS RIFT, GEDIZ-GRABEN, TECTONIC EVOLUTION, CRUSTAL EXTENSION, 2-STAGE EXTENSION, DETACHMENT FAULT, MASSIF, ANATOLIA
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The east west-trending Alasehir graben is one of the prominent structures in western Turkey proved to have hydrocarbon potential. Previously published seismic profiles have been re-interpreted and they show that Miocene graben fill accumulated in the hanging wall of the east west-trending first fault system, which has a well-developed wedge geometry. It is also clearly seen in the seismic profiles that the relatively younger, second and third fault systems are nicely merged with the first fault system, indicating that a rolling hinge mechanism was working in the Alasehir graben.