Publication Name: PESA Journal No.27
Authors: John L.C. Chambers & Steve J. Moss
Publication Volume: 7
Date Published: November 1999
Number of Pages: 17
Reference Type: Journal Article
Abstract:
The Kutai Basin, a large sedimentary basin on the easternside of the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo, hosts
significant oil and gas resources within Miocene deltaic
systems. Potential exists for additional reserves in the
Palaeogene, and the basin also hosts significant Tertiary coal
and gold deposits. We have integrated geological and
geophysical surface and subsurface datasets to re-interpret
Te1tiary facies distributions in the Kutai Basin. We present
models explaining the progressive tectonic evolution of the
basin and the resulting depositional environments and their
arrangements within the basin in relationship to major basin
phases. These rift-related depocentres potentially offer an
alternative exploration target to the already proven Miocene
systems. This new understanding of basin development is
important for the appreciation of resource distribution in this
basin and similar rift basins of Borneo and SE Asia.