STRATIGRAPHIC FORWARD MODELLING OF A MIOCENE CARBONATE PLATFORM IN CENTRAL LUCONIA, SARAWAK

Carbonate deposition in the Central Luconia province initiated during the Early Miocene but was most profound during the Middle to Late Miocene. Although extensive regional studies have been completed by exploration and production (E&P) companies for decades, little has been published about the growth and demise of individual isolated carbonate platforms. Geological processes and the interaction between those processes are still poorly understood. Therefore, this research is conducted on the AX platform located in northwest of Central Luconia. The objectives of this study are to investigate key factors controlling the architecture of the isolated carbonate platform, to predict depositional environments and to predict facies distribution using stratigraphic forward modelling approach.