Reconstruction of Lake-Level Changes by Sedimentary Noise Modeling (Dongying Depression, Late Eocene, East China)

Zhongheng Sun, Tao Jiang (), Hongtao Zhu (), Xinluo Feng and Pengli Wei
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Zhongheng Sun: Hubei Key Laboratory of Marine Geological Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Tao Jiang: Hubei Key Laboratory of Marine Geological Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Hongtao Zhu: Key Laboratory of Tectonics and Petroleum Resource of Ministry of Education, School of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Xinluo Feng: Research Institute of Exploration and Development, Tarim Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Korla 841000, China
Pengli Wei: Hubei Geological and Mining Exploration Company Limited, Wuhan 430074, China

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 5, 1-16

Abstract: The late Eocene succession of the Dongying Depression forms a highly productive hydrocarbon source. However, due to lack of an unambiguous fine chronostratigraphic framework for the late Eocene stratigraphy, it is challenging to understand the paleolake’s evolution and the driven mechanism of lake-level variation, a limitation which hinders hydrocarbon exploration. In this work, high-resolution gamma-ray logging data were analyzed to carry out the cyclostratigraphic analysis of the third member (Es 3 ) of the Shahejie Formation in the Dongying Depression. Significant 405-kyr eccentricity cycles were recognized based on time series analysis and statistical modeling of estimated sedimentation rates. We abstracted ~57 m cycles of the GR data in the Es 3 member, which were comparable with the long eccentricity cycles (~405-kyr) of the La2004 astronomical solution, yielding a 6.43 Myr long astronomical time scale (ATS) for the whole Es 3 member. The calibrated astronomical age of the third/fourth member of the Shahejie Formation boundary (41.21 Ma) was adopted as an anchor point for tuning our astrochronology, which provided an absolute ATS ranging from 34.78 ± 0.42 Ma to 41.21 ± 0.42 Ma in Es 3 . According to the ATS, sedimentary noise modeling for the reconstruction of lake-level changes was performed through the late Eocene Es 3 . The lake-level changes obtained based on sedimentary noise modeling and spectrum analysis reveal significant ~1.2 Myr cycles consistent with global sea level variations which were related to astronomical forcing. Potential driven mechanisms of marine incursion and/or groundwater table modulation were linked to explain the co-variation of global sea level changes and regional lake level changes. Our results suggest global sea level fluctuations may have played an important role in driving the hydroclimate and paleolake evolution of the late Eocene Dongying Depression.

Keywords: cyclostratigraphy; lake level; sedimentary noise modeling; Dongying Depression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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