Variation of subsidence in the Dezful Embayment, SW Iran: influence of reactivated basement structures
E Farahzadi, SA Alavi, S Sherkati… - Arabian Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Subsidence analyses over the past 140 Ma in 15 wells in the Dezful Embayment, which is
the main oil-producing area in the Zagros fold and thrust belt, SW Iran, have significantly …
the main oil-producing area in the Zagros fold and thrust belt, SW Iran, have significantly …
Structural style and timing OF NW‐SE trending zagros folds IN SW Iran: interaction with north‐south trending arabian folds and implications for petroleum geology
The Zagros foldbelt–foreland system in SW Iran is a prolific hydrocarbon province with
known reserves of more than 90 billion brl of oil and 800 TCF of natural gas. Establishing the …
known reserves of more than 90 billion brl of oil and 800 TCF of natural gas. Establishing the …
Early Neogene foreland of the Zagros, implications for the initial closure of the Neo-Tethys and kinematics of crustal shortening
We study the transition from passive margin to foreland basin sedimentation now exposed in
the High Zagros belt to provide chronological constraints on the initial stage of Arabia …
the High Zagros belt to provide chronological constraints on the initial stage of Arabia …
Crustal and uppermost mantle shear wave velocity structure beneath the Middle East from surface wave tomography
We have constructed a 3-D shear wave velocity (Vs) model for the crust and uppermost
mantle beneath the Middle East using Rayleigh wave records obtained from ambient-noise …
mantle beneath the Middle East using Rayleigh wave records obtained from ambient-noise …
Diachronous initiation of Arabia–Eurasia collision from eastern Anatolia to the southeastern Zagros Mountains since middle Eocene time
MH Darin, PJ Umhoefer - International Geology Review, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The persistent debate over the timing of initial Arabia–Eurasia collision has eluded
consensus for decades, with most estimates ranging widely from~ 50 to 10 Ma along both …
consensus for decades, with most estimates ranging widely from~ 50 to 10 Ma along both …
Evidence for an early-MORB to fore-arc evolution within the Zagros suture zone: Constraints from zircon U-Pb geochronology and geochemistry of the Neyriz ophiolite …
Abstract Late Cretaceous Neyriz ophiolite, as a part of the Outer Zagros Ophiolitic Belt,
represents a remnant of the southern Neo-Tethyan oceanic lithosphere exposed along the …
represents a remnant of the southern Neo-Tethyan oceanic lithosphere exposed along the …
Folding style of the Dezful Embayment of Zagros Belt: Signatures of detachment horizons, deep-rooted faulting and syn-deformation deposition
B Derikvand, SA Alavi, IA Fard, H Hajialibeigi - Marine and Petroleum …, 2018 - Elsevier
Defining the governing factors on the geometry of the Dezful Embayment folds, a major oil
province in the Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt in SW Iran, reduces the risks inherent in hydrocarbon …
province in the Zagros Fold-Thrust Belt in SW Iran, reduces the risks inherent in hydrocarbon …
Folding, thrusting and diapirism: Competing mechanisms for shaping the structure of the north Dezful Embayment, Zagros, Iran
Differentiating compressional growth strata from halokinetic sequences is not straightforward
in foreland fold‐and‐thrust belts where compressional and diapiric processes were coeval …
in foreland fold‐and‐thrust belts where compressional and diapiric processes were coeval …
Collision along irregular plate margin controlled the tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the Iranian Zagros fold and thrust belt
M Alipour - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
The Zagros fold and thrust belt (ZFTB) of Iran, aside from economic significance, is a natural
laboratory that holds valuable information about kinematics of Arabia-Eurasia …
laboratory that holds valuable information about kinematics of Arabia-Eurasia …
Timing of Arabia-Eurasia collision: Constraints from restoration of crustal-scale cross-sections
H Su, J Zhou - Journal of Structural Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The timing of Arabia-Eurasia collision is crucial to the understanding of evolution of
the Zagros orogen as well as the Himalaya-Tibet orogeny, but it remains an issue of …
the Zagros orogen as well as the Himalaya-Tibet orogeny, but it remains an issue of …