UJIAN AKHIR SEMESTER GEODINAMIKA 2018

PRODI TEKNIK GEOLOGI, UNIVERSITAS PERTAMINA

Permian to Recent Tectonic Evolution and Sequence Stratigraphy of Bintuni Basin: The
Emergence of Hydrocarbon Potential
Andi Surya Alam (101216125) 1
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Geological Engginering Departemen, Universitas Pertamina

Abstract – Bintuni basin is located in south west bird head region of west papua at bintuni bay, this basin known as
well as giant oil and gas field (Decker et al,2009). Related to three major tectonic plate Eurasia, Pasific, and Indo-
Australia (Hall 2011). Stratigraphic order in the region showing ages from Permian to most Tertiary Bintuni basin
controlled by two major tectonic event subsidence when Australian continent candidate part of bird head separated
and derived from south to the north at Late Jura – Late Creataceous (Decker et al,2009). This paper is discuss about
the correlatation of Geological Evolution of Bintuni Basin and Lengguru area with stratigraphy analysis based on
sequen stratigraphy basic theory divided by several system tracks to be conceived with a stratigraphy system track.
Miocene-Recent movement of (Lengguru Fault Belt) LFB located at south east Bintuni basin is the most controlled
deformation for impliocation about structural trap for hydrocarbon at Bintuni basin (Larry 2004) and as the
complement to the petroleum system involved the Mesozoic section.

Keyword : Bintuni Basin, Hydrocarbon, Geology Evolution

INTRODUCTION

Bintuni basin is located in south west bird head region of

west papua at bintuni bay, this basin known as well as giant
oil and gas field involved Permian-paleocene section of
well data from Tangguh field (Decker et al.,2009). Bintuni
basin is the part of Australia contental margin (Redmond
and Koesoemadinata 1976) has formed by subsindence
during Late Jurassic - Late Cretaceous and affected by Late
Miocene-Recent movement of (Lengguru Fault Belt) LFB
located at south east Bintuni basin (Kendrick et al,2003).
In this paper attempt to corelate Bintuni and Lenguru area
geolocical evolution by (Decker et al.,2009) to statigraphic
system track interpretation of Bintuni basin with sequen
stratigraphy basic theory and dicccus tectonic issues
Miocene-Recent of LFB that will made hydrocarbon
structural trap in Bintuni basin. The study area is located at
between Kais Platform and Kais Platfrom Edge Figure 1 - Geological map of Bird Head and Bintuni
Basin Area (Pertamina-Beicip Fanlab, 1992)
Geologic Map of the Bird’s Head (Figure 1) highlight of
the distribution outcropping Miocene strata in blue and the
DATA AND METHOD
dominantly Plio-Pleistocene strata in yellow. Map shows
Secondary methods used to write this paper took data from
the retreat of the carbonate shelf from southeast to
literature reference that discussed everything about
northwest during the latest Miocene and into the early
Geological of Bintuni basin one of them is literature that
Pliocene. This shelf edge retreat is based on subsurface
have discuss about Geological Evolution of Bintuni and
data (Pertamina-Beicip Fanlab, 1992).
Lengguru area write by Decker et al 2009 and Miocene-
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Recent Lengguru Fault Belt movement (Figure 7&8) made
structural influenced of Bintuni basin written by Kendrick
et al,2003 both are data that will be discussed and
reviewed, but only the data written by Kendrick will be
correlate to a data created based on the basic theory of
sequen stratigraphy to tell the history of Bintuni basin
(Figure 6) filling divided by several system track based
Geological Evolution of Bintuni and Lengguru Area
(Figure 5).
REGIONAL GEOLOGY
Bintuni basin located at bird head region West Papua
related to three major tectonic plate Eurasia, Pasific, and
Indo-Australia (Hall 2011) restricted with Missol-Onin-
Kumawa anticline at the south west, Sorong Fault located
north of Bintuni basin and Ransiki fault-Lengguru Fault
Thrust Belt at South (Figure 2). Structural movement base
on Tensor data interpreted In the northern part of Bird’s
Head is contrroled by compressional regime and also still
have influenced by Sorong Strike-Slip Fault zone.
Figure 2 - Location map showing main geographic areas
and geologic features (Kendrick et al.,2003)
Figure 3 - Centroid Moment Tensor data from the greater
Bird’s Head area (Ekstrom, 2006)
At the northeast Bird’s Head there is compressional
zone related to Pacific-Australia Plate Boundary also
influenced by older Yapen Strike-Slip Fault Zone. In the
Bird’s Neck region controlled by Extensional and Strike-
Slip regime that related to the western boundary of Bird’s
Head there is compressional regime that related to Seram
Fold-Thrust Belt (Figure 3) (Kendrick et al.,2003)
Stratigraphic order in the region (Figure 4) showing ages
from Permian to most Tertiary Bintuni basin controlled by
two major tectonic event subsidence when Australian
continent candidate part of bird head separated and derived
from south to the north at Late Jurassic – Late Creataceous
(Hall 2011) following sedimentation of Tipuma formation
to Upper Kalembangan formation filled at Bintuni area
then Miocene-Recent movement of (Lengguru Fault Belt)
LFB located at south east Bintuni basin influenced of this
movement caused of structural fault dominated by thrust
fault at South East region of Bintuni basin (Kendrick et
al.,2003) than Bintuni basin became shallowing than
carbonate facies grow up progressively made New Gunuea
Limestone (Group NGLG) including Faumal, Sirga, and
Kais after that Bintuni Basin filled by clastic sediment
including mollase cause by erosion and Lengguru uplift
(Decker et al.,2009) (Sappie 2014)
Figure 4 - Statrigraphy Data Of Bintuni Basin (Sapiie 2014)
RESULT AND DISCUSSION
Geological evolution of Bintuni basin explain formed of
Bintuni divided in three stage Pre-rift, Syn rift, and Post rift
happen from middle Jurassic to Recent (Decker et al.,2009)
has gone through phases many tectonic event during papua
has separated with Australian major continent (Hall et
al.,2003). Than I want to correlate the Geological
Evolution of Bintuni Basin and Lengguru Area with my
interpretation about stratigraphy analysis based on sequen
stratigraphy basic theory divided by several system track to
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be conceived with a Stratigraphy System Track (Figure 2) during Jurassic cause of sediment supply traped at lengguru
let start to disscused about this Bintuni Basin Evolution. area due the subsidence (Decker et al ,2009).

Geological Evolution of Bintuni Basin and Lengguru

Formed of bintuni basin divided into several stage start

from Pre-Rift, Syn Rift, and Post rift (Decker et al,2009)
(Figure 5) with regional tectonic control following
statrigraphy system track based on basin evolution (Figure
6)
1. Pre rift
Started from Middle Jurasic Bintuni basin is the part of
Australian continental margin at shallow marine area filled
by quartz sand stone and made Lengguru became by pass
area and derived clastic from east to west (Figure 5)
(Decker et al ,2009) at this time Bintuni basin is stable
continent of passive margin following High Stand Sytem
Track rate of sedimentation > Sea level rise deposit Aifam
Group (Figure 6)

Figure 6 – Stratigraphic Sytem Track Based on Geological

Evolution of Bintuni Basin and Lenggruru Area

Progressive deepening made Bintuni Platform replaced

from outer self to slope sedimentation (Decker et al,2009)
deposit by upper Kalembangan group and turbidite facies
at Late Cretaceous while aperance of Flodding Surface at
the end of Low Stand Sytem track cause of sea level rise >
sedimen suplly and regional subsindence. (Figure 6).

Figure 5 – Geological Evolution of Bintuni Basin and
Lengguru area (Decker et al,2009)
2. Syn rift
At Syn rift stage show that lenguru area have collapse made
Australian continental margin divided into three part
including Bintuni Platform, Rifting zone, and
Authochonous of Australia continent following movement
from New Gunea Part derived from south to north, deposit
lower kalembangan group including ayot carbonate clastic
3. Post rift
Bintuni platform became shallowing made carbonate grew
up progressively deposit New Gunea Limestone Group
including Faumal, Sirga, and Kais formation at this time
LFB started moving cause of shallowing bintuni platform.
During drop of sea level and lack of sediment supply
(Decker et al ,2009) due Transgresive System Track
happen Bintuni basin and other region dominate by
carbonate happen between Late Cretaceous, at Late
Miocene Maximum Flooding Surface as a sign of the end
of carbonate growth at Bintuni basin.
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Finally Bintuni basin filled by clastic sediment cause of
movement by LFB made uplift at erosion drived to
eastward deposit klasaffet, stenkool and molasse during
late Miocene - Pleistocene at Bintuni basin (Decker et al
,2009) this include by High Stand System track when Sea
level rise< Rate of sedimentation .This stage is the end of
Geological Evolution of Bintuni basin and Lengguru area
corelate with Statrigraphy Sytem Track
Tectonic Evolution of Bintuni Basin During Early
Pliocene – Present Affected LFB
Figure 7 - Lengguru Fault and Thrust Belt Movement Late
Pliocene – Early Pliocene (Kendrick et al,2003).
At early Pliocene Bintuni basin has stable continent until
the bird head have a Subduction between Australian and
Pasific Plate and movement by Seram Trought to northeast
(Hall 2011). Diagram shown that the subsidence fully-
restored cross section (top) reflecting the configuration of
the northern LFB.
Orogenesis at Bintuni basin was underway farther to the
east at this time subsidence of 1300m has been removed
from previous section to 1000m at late Pliocene deformed-
state cross section (bottom) showing the development of
the thrust horse hindward of the Suga Anticline affected by
intensive LFB movement (Kendrick et al.,2003).
(Figure 7)
Earliest Pleistocene deformed-state cross section (top)
showing development of the Suga Anticline became on
structural trap for hydrocarbon at bintuni basin, the
basement is also deformed during thrust movement
(Figure 8).
Subsidence of 500m from 1000m has been removed from
the section (Kendrick et al,2003). At the recent deformed-
state cross section showing late-stage and basement-
involved shortening at bottom. All of the deformed made
the subsidence move to uplift with inverse structure at
bintuni basin well known as the best structural for
hydrocarbon exploration (Larry J 2004)
Figure 8 - Lengguru Fault and Thrust Belt Movement
Early Pleiostocene – Recent (Kendrick et al,2003).
HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL OF BINTUNI BASIN
Bintuni Basin is considered as producing basin. It has been
believed that source rocks in the basin comprise three
clusters: coaly terrestrial shales of Ainim Formation (Late
Permian), coaly marine shales of Lower Kembelangan
Formation (Jurassic), and calcareous marine claystones of
Waripi Formation (Tertiary) (Sapiie 2014). New Gunea
Limestone Group made as giant reservoir at bintuni
hydrocarbon field and the klasafet an stenkool formation as
seal who have structural trap resulted movement by
Lengguru Fault Thrust Belt. Following forming of Bintuni
basin who have perfect evolution as hydrocarbon system
this basin produce, the example explain by Petroleum
system dan burial history who have pict data at the one off
well in Bintuni basin at Monggoi Deep (Figure 9). Burial
history table shown that Bintuni basin dominated by
subsidence movement and terminated by uplift up lift
(Kendrick et al,2003).
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Figure 9 Burial History and Petroleum System of Bintuni
Basin (Sapiie 2014)
CONCLUSIONS
The reason why Bintuni basin have Mesozoic formation
because of Bintuni basin was the part of Australia
Continent which is the fraction of Gonwana dominated by
Mesozoic ages
Stratigraphy of Bintuni have several system track wich
represent each stage of the tectonic movement that form
Bintuni basin divided into three stage included Pre rift, Syn
rift, and Post rift which deposits each formation deposition
reflected the deposits environment.
Structural trap of hydrocarbon in Bintuni basin is the most
controlled by Lengguru Fault and Thrust Belt happen at
Late Miocene – Recent after the subsisidence of Australian
Continental Margin derived to Northward during Late
Jurrasic-Late Creataceous. New Gunea Limestone Group
grow up progressively and Bintuni basin became
shallowing.
Bintuni basin have hydrocarbon potential with anticline
structural trap effected by LFB and made Ainim Formation
coaly marine shales of Lower Kembelangan Formation and
calcareous marine claystones of Waripi Formation as
source rock, New Gunea Limestone Group as Resevoir and
Klasafeet and Steenkol formation as Seal.
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