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Tectonics and Paleogeography of Basin System of Hungary Elucidated by Drilling for Oil

Louis de Loczy

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ABSTRACT Geological data from one of the 9 deep test holes drilled in the Big Hungarian Plain by the Hungarian State indicate that the basement rocks of semicrystalline limestone, dolomite, and marl lie at a depth of 1,619 meters (5,310 feet) and they may be early Paleozoic in age. The overlying beds are Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene in age. The Pannonian Pliocene strata especially are thick and seem to be much folded and faulted. Strong showings of gas and bitumen in these formations probably indicate the presence of deeper source rocks.

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ABSTRACT Geological data from one of the 9 deep test holes drilled in the Big Hungarian Plain by the Hungarian State indicate that the basement rocks of semicrystalline limestone, dolomite, and marl lie at a depth of 1,619 meters (5,310 feet) and they may be early Paleozoic in age. The overlying beds are Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene in age. The Pannonian Pliocene strata especially are thick and seem to be much folded and faulted. Strong showings of gas and bitumen in these formations probably indicate the presence of deeper source rocks.

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ABSTRACT Geological data from one of the 9 deep test holes drilled in the Big Hungarian Plain by the Hungarian State indicate that the basement rocks of semicrystalline limestone, dolomite, and marl lie at a depth of 1,619 meters (5,310 feet) and they may be early Paleozoic in age. The overlying beds are Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene in age. The Pannonian Pliocene strata especially are thick and seem to be much folded and faulted. Strong showings of gas and bitumen in these formations probably indicate the presence of deeper source rocks.

Key concepts: Geology, Palaeogeography, Tectonics, Structural basin, Drilling, Seismology, Paleontology, Geochemistry

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