Distribution of Giant Mass Transport Deposits of the Salinas Basin, Mexico: Implications for mini-basin history and reservoir development

Summary Extensive Oligo-Miocene mass transport deposits in the Salinas basin provide a useful tool for determining the degree of post-depositional salt tectonic influenced mini-basin subsidence. A series of three large MTDs are identified in our study area which includes the recent play opening Zama-1 discovery well. The present day position of these MTDs provides a useful qualitative tool for predicting late Tertiary reservoir presence within mini-basins in the study area.