Berita Sedimentologi HALMAHERA, SERAM & BANDA Number 23 03/2012 ISBN 0853-9413 Tectonic & Regional Structure of Seram & the Banda Arc page 5 New Insights into the Geological Evolution of Eastern Indonesia from Recent Research Projects by the SE Asia Research Group page 21 Interplay Between Submarine Depositional Processes & Recent Tectonics in the Biak Basin, Western Papua, Eastern Indonesia page 36 HHAALLMMAAHHEERRAA,, SSEERRAAMM && BBAANNDDAA The Indonesian SedimentologistsPublished by Forum (FOSI) Number 23 – March 2012 The Sedimentology Commission - The Indonesian Association of Geologists (IAGI) Page 1 of 61 Berita Sedimentologi HALMAHERA, SERAM & BANDA Editorial Board Advisory Board Herman Darman Prof. Yahdi Zaim Chief Editor Quarternary Geology Shell International Exploration and Production B.V. Institute of Technology, Bandung P.O. Box 162, 2501 AN, The Hague – The Netherlands Fax: +31-70 377 4978 Prof. R. P. Koesoemadinata E-mail: [email protected] Emeritus Professor Institute of Technology, Bandung Minarwan Deputy Chief Editor Wartono Rahardjo Pearl Energy University of Gajah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Shinawatra Tower 3, 1010 Viphavadi Rangsit Rd. Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand Ukat Sukanta E-mail: [email protected] ENI Indonesia Fuad Ahmadin Nasution Mohammad Syaiful Total E&P Indonesie Exploration Think Tank Indonesia Jl. Yos Sudarso, Balikpapan 76123 E-mail: [email protected] F. Hasan Sidi Woodside, Perth, Australia Fatrial Bahesti PT. Pertamina E&P NAD-North Sumatra Assets International Reviewers Standard Chartered Building 23rd Floor Jl Prof Dr Satrio No 164, Jakarta 12950 - Indonesia Prof. Dr. Harry Doust E-mail: [email protected] Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences Vrije Universiteit Wayan Ismara Heru Young De Boelelaan 1085 University Link coordinator 1081 HV Amsterdam Legian Kaja, Kuta, Bali 80361, Indonesia The Netherlands E-mail: [email protected] E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected] Julianta Panjaitan Dr. J.T. (Han) van Gorsel Membership coordinator 6516 Minola St. PT. Schlumberger Geophysics Nusantara HOUSTON, TX 77007, USA Data & Consulting Services www.vangorselslist.com Jl. Mulawarman Km. 20, P.O.Box 117 E-mail: [email protected] Balikpapan 76117, Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia Website: www.vangorselslist.com E-mail: [email protected] Dr. T.J.A. Reijers Agus Suhirmanto Geo-Training & Travel Seruway Offshore Exploration Limited Gevelakkers 11 Wisma GKBI Building 37th Floor 9465TV Anderen, The Netherlands Jl. Jend. Sudirman No. 28, Jakarta 10210 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Visitasi Femant Cover Photograph: Treasurer Pertamina Hulu Energi Bedded Cordierite-Bearing Kwarnas Building 6th Floor Dacites (Ambonites), Ambon Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No.6, Jakarta 10110 Island. E-mail: [email protected] Taken from Watkinson et. al. (BS#23, page 21) • Published 3 times a year in March, July and November by the Indonesian Sedimentologists Forum (Forum Sedimentologiwan Indonesia, FOSI), a commission of the Indonesian Association of Geologists (Ikatan Ahli Geologi Indonesia, IAGI). • Cover topics related to sedimentary geology, including their depositional processes, deformation, minerals, basin fill, etc. Number 23 – March 2012 Page 2 of 61 Berita Sedimentologi HALMAHERA, SERAM & BANDA Berita Sedimentologi A sedimentological Journal of the Indonesia Sedimentologists Forum (FOSI), a commission of the Indonesian Association of Geologist (IAGI) From the Editor erita Sedimentologi No. 23/2012 the Biak Basin; and J.T. van Gorsel We would like to welcome Dr. Tom will cover Halmahera, Seram, discusses nearly-forgotten papers Reijers, who joined us as an BandaB Arc and the northern portion of where previous researchers International Reviewer. Dr. Reiders is a western Papua. The far eastern part of documented their discoveries of consultant with special interest in Indonesia has had more research Middle Jurassic Ammonites on the carbonate and deltaic sedimentology activities recently due to the coast of the Cendrawasih Bay. The and stratigraphy. Together with Prof. involvement of both Indonesian and presence of Ammonites within Middle Harry Doust and Dr. Han van Gorsel, foreign researchers; and also Jurassic black shales in the Tom will play a role in ensuring articles contributions from the oil and published in Berita gas industry, who acquired Sedimentologi to be of high exploration acreages offered by scientific standard. the government of Indonesia through several licensing As of March 2012, FOSI have rounds a few years ago. had more than 410 members who joined our group through The March edition of BS LinkedIn. The statistics of our contains three articles on the members is provided in the next Banda Arc and Seram Sea page. We hope that our articles region and two articles on the will be useful to all of you, our northern part of western Papua. readers, and in the next issue, we Kevin Hill will discuss the will still continue with a thematic tectonic and regional structures issue on Timor and Arafura Sea. of the Seram and Banda Arc, If you would like to contribute while Herman Darman and to BS No. 24, please get in touch Paul Reemst wrote their with us. observations on seismic expression of the geological Best Regards, features in the Seram Sea. The third Cendrawasih Bay can have an impact article on Banda Arc is written by to how explorationists see the Awang Satyana, where he discusses the paleogeographic reconstruction of the origin of the Banda Sea. region while searching for Middle Jurassic reservoirs. We also include an On western Papua, Claudia Bertoni article on new insights of the geological evolution of eastern Indonesia based and Juan Álvarez will discuss the Minarwan on recent research undertaken by SE interplay between tectonic activity and Deputy Chief Editor submarine depositional processes in Asia Research Group of the Royal Holloway University of London. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Middle Jurassic ammonites from the Book Review : The SE Asian Getway: Tectonic and regional Structure of Seram & the Cenderawasih Bay coast and North Lengguru History and Tectonic of the Australian- Banda Arc – K. C. Hill 5 foldbelt, West Papua: implications of a 35 Asia Collision, editor: Robert Hall et al – 56 'forgotten' 1913 paper – J.T. (Han) van Gorsel T.J.A. Reijers Interplay between submarine depositional Book Review - Biodiversity, Origin of the Banda Arcs Collisional Orogen and processes and Recent tectonics in the Biak Biogeography and Nature Conservation the Banda Sea – A.H. Satyana 17 Basin, Western Papua, Eastern Indonesia –C. 42 in Wallacea and New Guinea (Volume 1), 58 Bertoni & J. Álvarez Edited by D. Telnov, Ph.D. – H. Darman New Insights into the Geological Evolution of Seismic to Geological Modeling Workflow, an Eastern Indonesia from recent Research Integrated Approach to determine the Reservoir Projects by the SE Asia Research Group – I.M. 21 Quality of a Fractured Limestone Reservoir – 47 Watkinson et. al. A.K. Lapulisa et al. Seismic Expression of Geological features in A Guest Lecture and an AAPG Course at Sultan Seram Sea : Seram Trough, Missol-Onin Ridge Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia – and Sedimentary Basins – H. Darman & P. 28 53 T.J.A. Reijers Reemst Number 23 – March 2012 Page 3 of 61 Berita Sedimentologi HALMAHERA, SERAM & BANDA About FOSI he forum was founded in 1995 as FOSI has close international relations Most of FOSI administrative work will the Indonesian Sedimentologists with the Society of Sedimentary be handled by the editorial team. IAGI ForumT (FOSI). This organization is a Geology (SEPM) and the International office in Jakarta will help if necessary. commu-nication and discussion forum Association of Sedimentologists (IAS). for geologists, especially for those deal Fellowship is open to those holding a with sedimentology and sedimentary recognized degree in geology or a geology in Indonesia. cognate subject and non-graduates who have at least two years relevant The forum was accepted as the experience. sedimentological commission of the Indonesian Association of Geologists FOSI has organized 2 international (IAGI) in 1996. About 300 members conferences in 1999 and 2001, were registered in 1999, including attended by more than 150 inter- industrial and academic fellows, as well national participants. The official website of FOSI is: as students. http://www.iagi.or.id/fosi/ FOSI Membership Any person who has a background in geoscience and/or is engaged in the practising or teaching of geoscience or its related business may apply for general membership. As the organization has just been restarted, we use LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) as the main data base platform. We realize that it is not the ideal solution, and we may look for other alternative in the near future. Having said that, for the current situation, LinkedIn is fit for purpose. International members and students are welcome to join the organization. Total registered members : 411 as of March 2012 Number 23 – March 2012 Page 4 of 61 Berita Sedimentologi HALMAHERA, SERAM & BANDA Tectonic and Regional Structure of Seram and the Banda Arc Kevin C. Hill Oil Search Ltd., Sydney, NSW, Australia E-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT A restored cross section across Seram detritus (Kanikeh) to the stretched and a 3D model reconstruction of the Banda margins. In the Late Triassic, Seram and the Banda Sea lie between Miocene evolution of the Banda Arc the sediment supply was diminished in the passive margin tectonics of reveal the