Ardmore Basin (geologic)
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Ardmore Basin (geologic) is a sedimentary basin in southern Oklahoma known for its complex structural geology and significant oil and gas resources.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ardmore Basin | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic basin
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Ardmore Uplift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wichita Uplift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age | Paleozoic ⓘ |
| boundedBy | fault zones ⓘ |
| contains |
Ardmore uplift-related structures
ⓘ
multiple oil and gas fields ⓘ |
| containsRockUnits |
Cambrian strata
ⓘ
Devonian strata ⓘ Mississippian strata ⓘ Ordovician strata ⓘ Pennsylvanian strata ⓘ Permian strata ⓘ Silurian strata ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
marine
ⓘ
nonmarine ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
natural gas production
ⓘ
petroleum production ⓘ |
| explorationHistory | early 20th century oil exploration ⓘ |
| geologicProvince | Midcontinent region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeLocalityNearby | Ardmore, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonMaturity | thermally mature source rocks ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonSourceRocks | Paleozoic marine shales ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex structural geology
ⓘ
natural gas resources ⓘ oil resources ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oklahoma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Oklahoma ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anadarko Basin province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Oklahoma Aulacogen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | south-central United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirRocks |
carbonates
ⓘ
sandstones ⓘ |
| resourceType | hydrocarbons ⓘ |
| sealRocks | shales ⓘ |
| structuralComplexityCause | Paleozoic orogenies ⓘ |
| structuralStyle |
faulted anticlines
ⓘ
fold-and-thrust belt ⓘ strike-slip faulting ⓘ |
| studyDiscipline |
basin analysis
ⓘ
petroleum geology ⓘ structural geology ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
aulacogen-related basin
ⓘ
failed rift system ⓘ |
| trapTypes |
stratigraphic traps
ⓘ
structural traps ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.