Magdalena Valley foreland
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The Magdalena Valley foreland is a sedimentary basin in central Colombia lying east of the Central Andes, known for its thick Cenozoic deposits and significant oil and gas resources.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| basinType | nonmarine to marginal marine clastic basin ⓘ |
| boundedBy | Central Cordillera of Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
gas fields
ⓘ
multiple oil fields ⓘ |
| containsResource |
natural gas
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
deltaic
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ lacustrine ⓘ |
| drainage | Magdalena River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major oil-producing region of Colombia ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Andean compressional tectonics ⓘ |
| geologicalEra | Cenozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExplorationActivity | petroleum exploration ⓘ |
| hasHydrocarbonSystem | Cenozoic petroleum system ⓘ |
| hasLithology |
conglomerate
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ |
| hasProductionActivity | oil production ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | thick Cenozoic deposits ⓘ |
| knownFor | significant hydrocarbon resources ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Central Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Colombia ⓘ |
| overlies | Mesozoic basement rocks ⓘ |
| partOf | Andean foreland system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | northern Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | foreland basin related to Andean orogeny ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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