Microfacies analysis of the Palaeocene Lockhart limestone on the eastern margin of the Upper Indus Basin (Pakistan) : implications for the depositional environment and reservoir characteristics

dc.contributor.authorBilal, Ahmer
dc.contributor.authorYang, Renchao
dc.contributor.authorJanjuhah, Hammad Tariq
dc.contributor.authorMughal, Muhammad Saleem
dc.contributor.authorLi, Yang
dc.contributor.authorKontakiotis, George
dc.contributor.authorLenhardt, Nils
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-15T12:04:36Z
dc.date.available2024-05-15T12:04:36Z
dc.date.issued2023-02
dc.descriptionDATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : The datasets used in this work are already included within the article. However, a separate file of data is also available on request to the corresponding authors.en_US
dc.description.abstractA detailed sedimentological analysis of the Palaeocene Lockhart Limestone has been conducted to evaluate the depositional environment, diagenetic processes and hydrocarbon potential of the eastern margin of the Upper Indus Basin. From bottom to top, there are three microfacies recorded. The lower microfacies, composed of fine-grained micrite and some diagenetic dolomite, reflect the low energy and calm palaeo-current in the shallower section (1–2 m) of the inner shelf close to shore. The middle microfacies contain algae that suggest 5–15 m of water depth, especially along the inner-middle shelf, but fractured and mixed bioclasts in micrite material indicate calm to moderately active water close to the wave base. Progressing from the lower microfacies to the middle microfacies, a gradual shift from orthochem to allochem components is observed. The top microfacies is dominated by massive benthic microfossils, indicating moderate energy-water conditions with normal salinity. However, the presence of limestone intraclasts surrounded by microspar, miliolids and nummulites at the top indicates a high-energy environment with increasing salinity and water depths from 20 to 130 m. These findings show that the Lockhart Limestone was deposited in a shallow shelf environment, spanning the inner-mid shelf. Diagenetic processes observed include micritisation, cementation, dissolution, replacement, physical and chemical compaction, and fracture filling by calcite cement. The Lockhart Limestone represents a deepening upward sequence deposited below the shelf margin system tract and highstand systems tract in a regressive environment that could reflect good reservoir characteristics, has the potential to serve as an excellent hydrocarbon reservoir rock, and could be a primary target for future hydrocarbon exploration.en_US
dc.description.departmentGeologyen_US
dc.description.librarianam2024en_US
dc.description.sdgNoneen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe China-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation Fund Project and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/dep2en_US
dc.identifier.citationBilal, A., Yang, R., Janjuhah, H. T., Mughal, M. S., Li, Y., Kontakiotis, G. & Lenhardt, N. (2023). Microfacies analysis of the Palaeocene Lockhart limestone on the eastern margin of the Upper Indus Basin (Pakistan): Implications for the depositional environment and reservoir characteristics. The Depositional Record, 9, 152–173. https://DOI.org/10.1002/dep2.222.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2055-4877 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1002/dep2.222
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/95994
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rights© 2023 The Authors. The Depositional Record published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Association of Sedimentologists. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_US
dc.subjectCarbonate microfaciesen_US
dc.subjectDepositional environmenten_US
dc.subjectDiagenetic processesen_US
dc.subjectLockhart limestoneen_US
dc.subjectPalaeoenvironmental reconstructionen_US
dc.subjectSequence stratigraphyen_US
dc.titleMicrofacies analysis of the Palaeocene Lockhart limestone on the eastern margin of the Upper Indus Basin (Pakistan) : implications for the depositional environment and reservoir characteristicsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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