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The Vaca Muerta-Quintuco system (uppermost lower Tithonian-lower Valanginian) is a thick shallowing-upward sedimentary cycle consisting of dark bituminous shales, marlstones, limestones, and sandstones, cropping out in the Neuquén Basin, west-central Argentina. This paper analyzes three outcrop sections in Chos Malal area, northem Neuquén province. Detailed facies analysis allows us to differentiate six facies associations, representing basinal to proximal outer ramp facies of a homoclinal carbonate ramp system (Vaca Muerta Formation) and basinal to shoreface facies of a mixed carbonate-siliciclastic shelf system (Quintuco Formation), prograding westward from the eastern margin of the basin. Two sequence hierarchies were recognized: 5 composite depositional sequences (third order) and 15 high-frequency sequences (fourth order). Fluctuations in organic matter content within the Vaca Muerta Formation suggest a relationship with depositional sequences, finding the highest values associated with transgressive systems tract, whereas the transition to the Quintuco Formation shows a strong decrease in total organic carbon. The xray diffraction studies showan increase of clayminerals and quartz in the transgressive systems tract of the Vaca Muerta Formation and an increase in the content of calcite in highstand systems tracts. This pattern is reversed in the Quintuco Formation. Our sequence stratigraphic approach contributes to the understanding of the relationship between organic matter, clay minerals, facies, stacking pattern, and relative sea level changes in this exceptional shale oil and shale gas unconventional reservoir. This study may be helpful for a better postulate of petrophysical and geomechanical models for unconventional exploration. Copyright © 2016. The American Association of Petroleum Geologists. All rights reserved.

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Título:The Vaca Muerta-Quintuco system (Tithonian-Valanginian) in the Neuquén Basin, Argentina: A view from the outcrops in the Chos Malal fold and thrust belt
Autor:Kietzmann, D.A.; Ambrosio, A.L.; Suriano, J.; Alonso, M.S.; Tomassini, F.G.; Depine, G.; Repol, D.
Filiación:Instituto de Estudios Andinos Don Pablo Groeber, Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1428EHA, Argentina
Geoandina SRL, Ciudad de la Paz 3257, Piso 6 D, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1429ACG, Argentina
Instituto de Geociencias Básicas, Ambientales y Aplicadas, Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1428EHA, Argentina
Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1428EHA, Argentina
Shell Exploration and Production Company, 200 N Dairy Ashford Rd, Houston, TX 77079, United States
Palabras clave:Biogeochemistry; Biological materials; Carbon; Coastal zones; Deposition; Organic compounds; Organic minerals; Petroleum geology; Sea level; Shale; Shale oil; Stratigraphy; Tectonics; Carbonate ramp system; Depositional sequences; Highstand systems tract; Organic matter content; Relative sea-level changes; Transgressive systems tracts; Unconventional reservoirs; X-ray diffraction studies; Organic carbon; bitumen; carbonate ramp; clay mineral; cyclic sedimentation; depositional sequence; facies analysis; folding; oil shale; organic matter; sea level change; thrust fault; Argentina; Neuquen Basin
Año:2016
Volumen:100
Número:5
Página de inicio:743
Página de fin:771
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1306/02101615121
Título revista:AAPG Bulletin
Título revista abreviado:AAPG Bull.
ISSN:01491423
CODEN:AABUD
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01491423_v100_n5_p743_Kietzmann

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Citas:

---------- APA ----------
Kietzmann, D.A., Ambrosio, A.L., Suriano, J., Alonso, M.S., Tomassini, F.G., Depine, G. & Repol, D. (2016) . The Vaca Muerta-Quintuco system (Tithonian-Valanginian) in the Neuquén Basin, Argentina: A view from the outcrops in the Chos Malal fold and thrust belt. AAPG Bulletin, 100(5), 743-771.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1306/02101615121
---------- CHICAGO ----------
Kietzmann, D.A., Ambrosio, A.L., Suriano, J., Alonso, M.S., Tomassini, F.G., Depine, G., et al. "The Vaca Muerta-Quintuco system (Tithonian-Valanginian) in the Neuquén Basin, Argentina: A view from the outcrops in the Chos Malal fold and thrust belt" . AAPG Bulletin 100, no. 5 (2016) : 743-771.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1306/02101615121
---------- MLA ----------
Kietzmann, D.A., Ambrosio, A.L., Suriano, J., Alonso, M.S., Tomassini, F.G., Depine, G., et al. "The Vaca Muerta-Quintuco system (Tithonian-Valanginian) in the Neuquén Basin, Argentina: A view from the outcrops in the Chos Malal fold and thrust belt" . AAPG Bulletin, vol. 100, no. 5, 2016, pp. 743-771.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1306/02101615121
---------- VANCOUVER ----------
Kietzmann, D.A., Ambrosio, A.L., Suriano, J., Alonso, M.S., Tomassini, F.G., Depine, G., et al. The Vaca Muerta-Quintuco system (Tithonian-Valanginian) in the Neuquén Basin, Argentina: A view from the outcrops in the Chos Malal fold and thrust belt. AAPG Bull. 2016;100(5):743-771.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1306/02101615121