Notable anticlines Anticline

1 notable anticlines

1.1 asia
1.2 australia
1.3 europe
1.4 north america

notable anticlines
asia

ghawar anticline, saudi arabia, structural trap largest conventional oil field in world.

australia

hill end anticline, new south wales, associated deposits of gold.


castlemaine anticlinal fold, victoria, celebrated plaque says, fine exhibit disclosed when lyttleton street east constructed in 1874. saddle reefs occur in similar folds of sandstones , slates on lower geological horizons.

europe

the weald–artois anticline major anticline outcrops in southeast england , northern france. formed late oligocene middle miocene, during alpine orogeny.

north america

anticlines can have major effect on local geomorphology , economy of regions in occur. 1 example of el dorado anticline in kansas. anticline first tapped petroleum in 1918. after site became prosperous area entrepreneurs following world war , rapid popularization of motor vehicles. 1995 el dorado oil fields had produced 300 million barrels of oil. central kansas uplift antiform composed of several small anticlines have collectively produced more 2.5 million barrels of oil.

another notable anticline tierra amarilla anticline in san ysidro, new mexico. popular hiking , biking site because of great biodiversity, geologic beauty , paleontological resources. plunging anticline made of petrified forest mudstones , sandstone , caprock made of pleistocene , holocene travertine. anticline contains springs deposit carbon dioxide travertine contribute rich diversity of microorganisms. area contains remains of fossils , ancient plants jurassic period exposed through geological erosion.

the ventura anticline geologic structure part of ventura oil fields, seventh largest oil field in california discovered in 1860s. anticline runs east west 16 miles, dipping steeply 30–60 degrees @ both ends. ventura county has high rate of compression , seismic activity due converging san andreas fault. result, ventura anticline rises @ rate of 5 mm/year adjacent ventura basin converging @ rate of 7–10 mm/year. anticline composed of series of sandstone rock beds , impermeable rock cap under vast reserves of oil , gas trapped. 8 different oil bearing zones along anticline vary 3,500 12,000 feet. oil , gas formed these pools migrated upward during pliocene era , became contained beneath caprock. oil field still active , has cumulative production of 1 billion barrels of oil making 1 of vital historical , economic features of ventura county.