Myanmar Central Basin
E770667
The Myanmar Central Basin is a major sedimentary basin in central Myanmar known for its complex tectonic history and significant hydrocarbon potential.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Indo-Burman Ranges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shan Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
reservoir sandstones
ⓘ
seal shales ⓘ source rocks for hydrocarbons ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| economicImportance | important for Myanmar hydrocarbon industry ⓘ |
| exploredFor |
gas
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| formedDuring |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Mesozoic ⓘ |
| hasAgeRange | Late Mesozoic to Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasDepositionalEnvironment |
deltaic
ⓘ
fluvial ⓘ shallow marine ⓘ |
| hasExplorationActivity |
onshore drilling
ⓘ
seismic surveys ⓘ |
| hasLithology |
coal
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| hasResource |
natural gas
ⓘ
petroleum ⓘ |
| hasResourcePotential | significant hydrocarbon potential ⓘ |
| hasSedimentThickness | several kilometers ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | thick clastic sedimentary succession ⓘ |
| hasStructuralStyle |
fault-related anticlines
ⓘ
fold-and-thrust structures ⓘ |
| hasTectonicHistory | complex ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Myanmar ⓘ |
| locatedInGeologicRegion | Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| overlies | pre-Mesozoic basement ⓘ |
| partOf |
Myanmar onshore basins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asian tectonic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToPlateBoundary |
India–Eurasia collision
GENERATED
ⓘ
Sunda plate margin GENERATED ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
petroleum geology
ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
back-arc related basin
ⓘ
foreland basin ⓘ |
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