Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0210178

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0210178

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Obduction, lithospheric flexure and basin formation. The proposal aims to investigate the links between hydrocarbon basins and obduction, or emplacement of oceanic crust onto continental margins. Obduction of the Samail Ophiolite of Oman onto the Arabian Peninsular at a time of the world's largest hydrocarbon accumulation, requires a causative relationship. This event remains poorly constrained and controversial, and therefore limits exploration models for hydrocarbons. Understanding the dynamics of obduction of ocean crust onto a passive continental margin and the resultant flexural basin is of major global importance. This proposal addresses this issue in the superbly exposed Arabian Pensinsular, applying geochronology, basin analysis and basin modelling techniques.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $900,350.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Geochronology | Geology | Sedimentology | Structural Geology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Oil and gas | International relations not elsewhere classified | Earth sciences |

Other Keywords

Earth sciences | Geochronology | Geology | International relations not elsewhere classified | Oil and gas | Sedimentology | Structural Geology

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