Influência da Zona de Fratura Romanche na evolução tectono-sedimentar do setor central da Margem Equatorial Brasileira
type: CreativeWork
description: The Brazilian Equatorial Margin has emerged as an area of significant scientific and economic interest due to its high petroleum potential, evidenced by major discoveries along conjugate margins of the Equatorial Atlantic. This study investigates the influence of the Romanche Fracture Zone on the tectono-sedimentary evolution of the Barreirinhas Basin, located in the central sector of the Brazilian Equatorial Margin and Guina. Based on integrated analysis of five seismic sections and three exploratory well, structures typical of transtensional environments were identified, including normal faults, listric faults, and negative flower structures, affecting both the basement and overlying sedimentary sequences. These features demonstrate strong tectonic control by the Romanche Fracture Zone over the morphology of the continental shelf, slope, and the internal compartmentalization of the rift and drift sequences. The evolution of the Barreirinhas Basin reflects a complex interaction between oblique rifting, strike-slip regimes, and later tectonic reactivations, classifying it as a pull-apart basin. The current configuration of the margin, marked by distinct structural segmentations, underscores the fundamental role of fracture zones in the genesis and development of basins along the Brazilian Equatorial Margin. The results presented contribute to a better understanding of the structural controls on petroleum systems in the equatorial margin and highlight the importance of future studies involving structural modeling and threedimensional geophysical characterization.
abstract: The Brazilian Equatorial Margin has emerged as an area of significant scientific and economic interest due to its high petroleum potential, evidenced by major discoveries along conjugate margins of the Equatorial Atlantic. This study investigates the influence of the Romanche Fracture Zone on the tectono-sedimentary evolution of the Barreirinhas Basin, located in the central sector of the Brazilian Equatorial Margin and Guina. Based on integrated analysis of five seismic sections and three exploratory well, structures typical of transtensional environments were identified, including normal faults, listric faults, and negative flower structures, affecting both the basement and overlying sedimentary sequences. These features demonstrate strong tectonic control by the Romanche Fracture Zone over the morphology of the continental shelf, slope, and the internal compartmentalization of the rift and drift sequences. The evolution of the Barreirinhas Basin reflects a complex interaction between oblique rifting, strike-slip regimes, and later tectonic reactivations, classifying it as a pull-apart basin. The current configuration of the margin, marked by distinct structural segmentations, underscores the fundamental role of fracture zones in the genesis and development of basins along the Brazilian Equatorial Margin. The results presented contribute to a better understanding of the structural controls on petroleum systems in the equatorial margin and highlight the importance of future studies involving structural modeling and threedimensional geophysical characterization.
author: Carvalho, Saywry Virginio de
language: pt_BR
keywords: Margem Equatorial Brasileira, Zona de Fratura Romanche, Bacia de Barreirinhas, Tectônica transtensional, Bacia Pull-apart, Estratigrafia sísmica
date published: 2025-09-02
date modified: 2026-07-24T01:20:54Z
provider: Brazil UFRN
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte