Abstract
The Zagros fold-thrust belt in Iran is home to one of the enormous petroleum producing reservoirs in the word. The Tabnak gas field in this belt is one of the enormous sweet gas fields that discovered on the land. This anticlinal structure is located in the Coastal Fars sub-basin and is bounded from North by the Varavi gas field, from South by the Kuh-e Madar anticline, from East by Assaluyeh gas field and from West by Kuh-e Dehnow anticline. Its length is about 80 km and width is about 15 km. This structure is asymmetric anticline and is located with irregular near the Assaluyeh gas field. The Tabnak gas field is deepest structure between anticlines in the Coastal Fars area. This gas field has a special place for accommodating the enormous Hydrocarbon resources and for this reason, it is very important for Iran country. In this structure, the Dashtak, Kangan and upper Dalan Formations have Hydrocarbon. Analysis and description of fold style elements are essential for structural studies. Based on this case, the comparison of the fold styles and folding mechanism is possible. The main aim in this research is the analysis of the fold style elements of the Tabnak anticline for determining the folding pattern and tectonic regime on this structure. This case has very important for Hydrocarbon exploration between gas fields in the Fars area. In this research, we used the Tectonics FP software, Global Mapper software and geological maps and reports of Iranian National Oil Company. In addition, we used common classification of fold for indicating folding mechanism of the Tabnak anticlinal structure. Based on analysis of the fold style elements, the Tabnak anticlinal structure has variation in fold style. This structure has three different fold styles in different parts. The changes of fold axis, axial plane characteristics and fold classification confirmed several fold styles in different parts of the Tabnak anticline. These changes are observed specially in B-B', F-F' and G-G' sections of this anticline. It seems that these parts have been suffered more deformation in the study anticline. In addition, based on interlimb and folding angle, fold type is close type in all of parts. The close type required more accuracy, because the close type may be ensigns of complication regime. In the study area, G-G' and F-F' section of the Tabnak gas field probable show folding style changes have been affected by Gavbandy Paleo-high.
Highlights
The Zagros fold-thrust belt is home to one of the largest petroleum producing reservoirs in the word [1]
One of the main onshore gas fields the Tabnak gas field is located in the Coastal Fars sub-basin of this belt and East of the Assaluyeh gas field anticlinal structure
Deformation and mechanical performance stratigraphic units have affected the geometry anticlines of the Zagros belt and the Zagros folding style is strongly influenced by the mechanical behavior of rock units
Summary
The Zagros fold-thrust belt is home to one of the largest petroleum producing reservoirs in the word [1]. One of the main onshore gas fields the Tabnak gas field is located in the Coastal Fars sub-basin of this belt and East of the Assaluyeh gas field anticlinal structure This field is considered as one of the biggest sweet gas fields on land and is limited to from north by the Varavi gas field, from East by the Kuh-e Dehnow anticline, and from south by the Madar anticline. The Permo-Triassic carbonates have been reviewed and investigated by many researchers such as Kashfi (1992) [7], Alsharhan and Narin (1994) [5] focused on petroleum geology, stratigraphy and characteristics of sedimentary environment.In the Costal Fars of the Zagros fold-thrust belt, National Iranian Oil Company has discovered nearly thirty prolific supergiant gas fields. Deformation and mechanical performance stratigraphic units have affected the geometry anticlines of the Zagros belt and the Zagros folding style is strongly influenced by the mechanical behavior of rock units
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