The Cenozoic Song Hong and Beibuwan Basins, Vietnam

Authors

  • Michael B W Fyhn Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K. Denmark
  • Henrik I Petersen Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K. Denmark
  • Lars Henrik Nielsen Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K. Denmark
  • Tran C Giang Vietnam Petroleum Institute, 173 Trung Kinh Str., Yen Hoa Wrd., Cau Giay Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Le H Nga Vietnam Petroleum Institute, 173 Trung Kinh Str., Yen Hoa Wrd., Cau Giay Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Nguyen T M Hong Hanoi University of Mining and Geolog y, Dong Ngac, Tu Liem, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Nguyen D Nguyen Hanoi University of Science, 334 Nguyen Trai-Thanh Xuan-Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Ioannis Abatzis Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Øster Voldgade 10, DK-1350 Copenhagen K. Denmark

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v26.4769

Abstract

The Vietnamese offshore margin holds a substantially underexplored petroleum potential. The key to unravelling this potential lies in understanding the tectono-stratigraphic framework of the region including the Cenozoic mechanisms governing syn-rift and source rock deposition. This is essential for prediction of, for instance the presence and nature of source rocks in South-East Asia and possible reservoir intervals in the syn-rift packages. The Vietnamese part of the Song Hong and Beibuwan Basins (Fig. 1) differs from other basins along the western margin of the South China Sea in that the Palaeogene syn-rift succession is sporadically exposed due to uplift and inversion. These exposures provide a unique glimpse into the Cenozoic syn-rift succession of the basin.

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Published

10-07-2012

How to Cite

Fyhn, M. B. W., Petersen, H. I., Nielsen, L. H., Giang, T. C., Nga, L. H., Hong, N. T. M., Nguyen, N. D., & Abatzis, I. (2012). The Cenozoic Song Hong and Beibuwan Basins, Vietnam. GEUS Bulletin, 26, 81–84. https://doi.org/10.34194/geusb.v26.4769

Issue

Vol. 26 (2012): Review of Survey activities 2011

Section

RESEARCH ARTICLE | SHORT

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Copyright (c) 2012 Michael B W Fyhn, Henrik I Petersen, Lars Henrik Nielsen, Tran C Giang, Le H Nga, Nguyen T M Hong, Nguyen D Nguyen, Ioannis Abatzis

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