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NON-CONVENTIONAL TRAPS ASSOCIATED WITH OPHIOLITES OF THE NORTHERN HYDROCARBON BELT (HAVANA-MATANZAS, CUBA)
Published 2017-10-06
Keywords
- Non-conventional reservoirs,
- hydrocarbons,
- structural traps,
- ophiolites,
- Cuba
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Rossello, E. A., & García-Sánchez, R. (2017). NON-CONVENTIONAL TRAPS ASSOCIATED WITH OPHIOLITES OF THE NORTHERN HYDROCARBON BELT (HAVANA-MATANZAS, CUBA). Boletín De Geología, 39(3), 41–54. https://doi.org/10.18273/revbol.v39n3-2017003
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Abstract
The geological characteristics of the Cuban territory are the result of a multi-episodic tectosedimentary history, represented by a series of sequences and structures closely related to the evolution of the Western Caribbean. Mafic and ultramafic rocks, mainly serpentinized peridotites, gabbros and basalts, are distributed throughout the northern margin of Cuba (~ 200 km of exposure) and are mostly associated with ophiolitic complexes linked to the evolution of the Carribean plate. The northern hydrocarbon belt comprises oceanic volcano-sedimentary sequences forming a stack of thrust sheets (ophiolites-Mesozoic sedimentary carbonates); such configuration is the responsible for the reservoir and seal conditions of the many hydrocarbon fields in the area. Oil accumulations occur mainly at depths around 500 to 800 m, locally up to 3,000 m, with oil-saturated thicknesses up to 400 m and 9º to 19º API. Reservoirs are mainly fractured serpentinites, with mean log porosity values of ~ 6% (and up to 8% SWC) with permeabilities varying between 0.001 to 21.4 mD. Porous to dual porous-fractured reservoirs occur in other fields as tectonic slabs of cataclastic serpentinites, peridotites, gabbros and diabases, with porosities < 3% (in log) and up to 9% (SWC) and permeabilities ranging between 0.001 - 290 mD (7,400 mD average). The highest porosities in the area are recorded in fractured and weathered peridotites and grabbros, with log-derived porosity values up to 11% (4% average) and sidewall core up to 8%. Good quality seals are locally formed by the weathering of serpentinites. New concepts in oil exploration involve the analysis of ophiolitic complexes and related rocks in the Pacific margin as potential promising targets. Thus, the resemblance of these Cuban ophiolitic complexes with their under-explored South American analogs opens a new opportunity for hydrocarbon exploration in the offshore of Colombia, Peru and Chile.
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Iturralde-Vinent, M.A. 1989. Role of ophiolites in the geological structure of Cuba. Geotectonics, 23(4): 332-341.
Iturralde-Vinent, M.A. 1994. Cuban geology: A new plate tectonic synthesis. Journal of Petroleum Geology, 17(1): 39-70.
Iturralde-Vinent, M.A. 1996. Geología de las ofiolitas de Cuba. En: Iturralde-Vinent, M.A. (Ed.). Ofiolitas y arcos volcánicos de Cuba. First Contribution IGCP Project 364, Miami, pp. 83-120.
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Iturralde-Vinent, M.A., García-Casco, A., Rojas-Agramonte, Y., Proenza, J.A., Murphy, J.B., and Stern, R.J. 2016. The geology of Cuba: A brief overview and synthesis. GSA Today, 26(10): 4-10.
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Kerr, A.C., Iturralde-Vinent, M.A., Saunders, A.D., Babbs, T.L., and Tarney, J. 1999. A new plate tectonic model of the Caribbean: Implications from a geochemical reconnaissance of Cuban Mesozoic volcanic rocks. Geological Society of America, Bulletin, 111(11): 1581-1599.
Lapierre, H., Dupuis, V., Mercier de Lépinay, B., Tardy, M., Ruíz, J., Maury, R., Hernández, J., and Loubet, M. 1997. Is the lower Duarte igneous complex (Hispaniola) a remanent of the Caribbean plume-generated oceanic plateau?. The Journal of Geology, 105(1): 111-120.
Lázaro-Calisalvo, C. 2004. Caracterización litológica y geoquímica de la malange de la Sierra del Convento, E Cuba. Trabajo de Investigación. Universidad de Granada (España): 86 pp.
Lázaro, C., García-Casco, A., Blanco-Quintero, I.F., Rojas-Agramonte, Y., Corsini, M., and Proenza, J.A. 2015. Did the Turonian-Coniacian plume pulse trigger subduction initiation in the Northern Caribbean? Constraints from 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Moa-Baracoa metamorphic sole (eastern Cuba). International Geology Review, 57(5-8): 919-942.
Lundgren, P., and Russo, R. 1996. Finite element modeling of crustal deformation in the North America-Caribbean Plate Boundary Zone. Journal of Geophysical, 101(B5): 11317-11327.
Magnier, C., Moretti, I., López, J.O., Gaumet, F., López, J.G., and Letouzey, J. 2004. Geochemical characterization of source rocks, crude oils, and gases of Northwest Cuba. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 21(2): 195-214.
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Meschede, M., and Frisch, W. 1998. A plate-tectonic model for the Mesozoic and Early Cenozoic history of the Caribbean plate. Tectonophysics, 296(3-4): 269-291.
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Petford, N., and McCaffrey, K.J.W. 2003. Hydrocarbons in crystalline rocks. Geological Society of London. London, Vol. 214: 250p.
Pindell, J.L, and Dewey, J.F. 1982. Permo-Triassic reconstruction of western Pangea and the evolution of the Gulf of Mexico-Caribbean region. Tectonics, 1(2): 179-211.
Pindell, J.L., and Barrett, S.F. 1990. Geological evolution of the Caribbean region: A plate-tectonic perspective. In: Dengo, G., and Case, J.E. (Eds.). The Caribbean Region. vol. H. Geological Society of America. Boulder, pp. 339-374.
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Proenza, J.A. 1998. Mineralizaciones de cromita en la Faja Ofiolítica Mayarí-Baracoa, Cuba: Ejemplo del yacimiento Merceditas. Tesis Doctoral, Universidad de Barcelona, España. 227p.
Proenza, J.A., Díaz-Martínez, R., Iriondo, A., Marchesi, C., Melgarejo, J.C., Gervilla, F., Garrido, C.J., Rodríguez-Vega, A., Lozano-Santacruz, R., and Blanco-Moreno, J.A. 2006. Primitive Cretaceous island-arc volcanic rocks in eastern Cuba: The Téneme Formation. Geologica Acta, 4(1-2): 103-121.
Pszczolkowski, A. 1999. The exposed passive margin of North America in Western Cuba. In: Mann, P. (Ed.). Sedimentary basins of the World. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 4: pp. 93-121.
Ross, M.I., and Scotese, C.R. 1988. A hierarchical tectonic model of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean region. Tectonophysics, 155(1-4): 139-168.
Rossello, E.A., López de Luchi, M.G., Malone, P., and Fantin, F.A. 1999. Age and tectonic significance of the Puerto Lucia gabbro (Santa Elena Península, Ecuador). II South American Symposium on Isotope Geology, Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina, pp. 349-353.
Rossello, E.A., Cobbold, P.R., Diraison, M., and Arnaud, N. 2002. Auca Mahuida (Neuquén Basin, Argentina): a Quaternary shield volcano on a hydrocarbon-producing substrate. V International Symposium on Andean Geodynamics, Toulouse, France, pp. 549-552.
Schenk, C.J. 2008. Jurassic-Cretaceous Composite Total Petroleum System and geologic models for oil and gas assessment of the North Cuba Basin, Cuba. In: U.S. Geological Survey North Cuba Basin Assessment Team. Jurassic-Cretaceous composite total petroleum system and geologic assessment of oil and gas resources of the North Cuba Basin, Cuba. U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS–69–M, chap. 2: 94 pp.
Schenk, C.J., Ahlbrandt, T.S., Charpentier, R.R., Henry, M.E., Klett, T.R., Pollastro, R.M., y Weaver, J.N. 2005. Evaluación de los recursos potenciales de petróleo y gas en la Cuenca Norte de Cuba, Cuba, 2004. Hoja Informativa de la Evaluación Mundial de Petróleo y Gas. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Fact Sheet 2005-3009.
Sosa-Meizoso, C., y López-Riviera, J.G. 2007. Evolución de la cuenca del margen continental para la región que ocupa la Sierra del Rosario. VII Congreso de Geología y Minería, 2da. Convención Cubana de Ciencias de la Tierra, Geociencias. La Habana.
Stephan, J.F., Mercier de Lepinay, B., Calais, E., Tardy, M., Beck, C., Carfantan, J.C., Olivet, J.L., Vila, J.M., Bouysse, P., Mauffret, A., Bourgois, J., Thery, J.M., Tournon, J., Blanchet, R., and Dercourt, J. 1990. Paleogeodynamic maps of the Caribbean: 14 steps from Lias to Present. Societé Géologique de France, Bulletin, VI(6): 915-919.
Sykes, L.R., McCann, W.R., and Kafka, A.L. 1982. Motion of Caribbean plate during last 7 million years and implications for earlier Cenozoic movements. Journal of Geophysical Research, 87(B13): 10656-10676.
Sylvester, A.G. 1988. Strike-slip faults. Geological Society of America, Bulletin, 100(11): 1666-1703.
Valladares, S. 1985. Metodología para la evaluación de los colectores y sus propiedades de las rocas pertenecientes al complejo alóctono Eugeosinclinal. Tesis Doctoral, Universidad de La Habana, La Habana. 150p.
Valladares-Amaro, S., Echevarría-Rodríguez, G., Gómez-Herrera, J., y Álvarez-Castro, J. 1996. Las ofiolitas de Cuba, un caso interesante en la producción petrolera mundial. AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, Caracas, Venezuela.