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7th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition
Manama, Bahrain
March 27-29, 2006
1 BU
Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran, phone: +98 811 8253467, [email protected]
2 Bu Ali Sina Univ., Hamedan, Iran
In this study 3 outcrops and two borehole sections of the Asmari formation studied. According to petrography and field
observations the formation is divided into 3 parts and comprises 6 microfacies assemblages as: A (open marine); B
(bar/shoal); C (lagoon); E (tidal flat) and F (supratidal). On a sequence stratigraphic framework, lower Asmari deposited in
HST stage, wears TST started during the deposition of underlying Pabdeh formation and transgression reached to highest
level (mfs) just in the
boundary
of the Asmari and Pabdeh formations. Succeedingly HST stage is marked by algal
boundstones and late HST by lagoon facies (dolomudstone, mliliolidae wackstone). Dolomitization increased intercrystalline
porosity of the Asmari carbonate reservoir. In Renu surface section only lower Asmari deposited wears in Siahgel surface
section only middle Asmari deposited on shale beds of the Pabdeh formation. Middle Asmari is marked as early HST (algal
boundstone) and late HST sediments composed of lagoonal facies (miliolidae wackstones and evaporates). This sequence
terminated with sandstone facies with hematite cements that imply a type 1 sequence
boundary
. In brief middle Asmari
comprises two stages of HST, one LST, one TST. Upper Asmari exposed only in the Dezful Embayment, comprises two
HST, two TST; the later began with echinoderm wackstone microfacies. Early HST sediments are dolomitized lime
mudstones but late HST are miliolidae wackstone, algal wackstone, ostracod wackstone and pellet grainstone that suggest
a lagoon setting. Dolomitization occurred in the early HST stage and developed porosity of the formation. Sequence
boundary
is type 2 and no evidence of exposure was observed.