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Geological Society, London, Memoirs; 2004; v. 29; p. 25-34;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.MEM.2004.029.01.03
© 2004 Geological Society of London

Depositional Systems

Depositional Architectures of Recent Deepwater Deposits in the Kutei Basin, East Kalimantan

J. N. Fowler1, E. Guritno, P. Sherwood2, M. J. Smith1, S. Algar, I. Busono, G. Goffey3 & A. Strong

1 Eni-LASMO Indonesia, , 29th Floor Ratu Plaza Office Tower, Jl Jenederal Sudirman, Jakarta, Indonesia Currently at: Eni-London Technical Exchange, Bowater House, 68 Knight sbridge, London SWIX 7BN, UK (e-mail: james.fowler{at}eni-lasmo.com)
2 Occidental Middle East Development Co., , 29th Floor, Emirates Office Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road, P.O. Box 33728, Dubai, U.A.E
3 Paladin Resources Pic, , Princes House, 38 Jermyn Street, London SWIY 6DN, UK

To aid exploration and appraisal of hydrocarbon discoveries in deepwater deposits of the Kutei Basin, a study of analogous sedimentary architectures in Recent deposits of the same basin was undertaken. High quality 3D seismic were used to develop an understanding of the external and internal geometry of slope to basin floor elements in a structured setting. Toe-thrust anticlines and related mud diapirs deflect slope canyons. Over slope-steps, gravity flow deposits are laterally confined with narrow facies belts. In slope mini-basins, flows are less confined resulting in deposition over a broad area. The Recent deposits of a single canyon and associated basin floor system are used to illustrate the deepwater depositional elements. Debrites at the base are followed by a slope channel complex or basin floor fan then a channel-levee complex. Large depocentres occur where gradients are low and the system switches from confined to unconfined. Erosionally confined channels feed basin floor fans at the toe-of-slope, while channels confined by levees feed fans on the 'distal' basin floor. Slope channel complexes and basin floor fans are interpreted to be sand prone. From the slope to basin floor these deposits increase in width:thickness ratio and areal extent and apparent lateral connectivity increases while vertical connectivity decreases.