Molecular fossils and sources of Cambrian heavy oil of Well Tadong-2 in the Tarim Basin,Xinjiang, China

Research on the molecular fossil characteristics of heavy oil from Well Tadong-2 is of great importance to constrain the source of marine crude oils in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, China. The authors synthetically applied the isotope mass spectrograph, chromatography and chromatography-mass spectrography to the studies of molecular fossil characteristics of heavy oil from Well Tadong-2 in the Tarim Basin, and the results obtained revealed that heavy oil from Well Tadong-2 is characterized by high gammacerane, high C₂₈ sterane, low rearranged sterane and high C₂₇-triaromatic steroid, these characteristics are similar to those of Cambrian-Lower Ordovician source rocks, demonstrating that Cambrian crude oils came from Cambrian-Lower Ordovician source rocks; condensed compounds (fluoranthene, pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, bow, benzo fluoranthene, benzopyrene) of high abundance were detected in heavy oil from Well Tadong-2, and the carbon isotopic values of whole oil are evidently heavy, all the above characteristics revealed that hydrocarbons in the crude oils became densified in response to thermal alteration.     

轮南地区奥陶系原油特征及其控制因素

轮南地区油气相态分布非常复杂,奥陶系油气藏平面上具有西油东气的特点。西部轮古西油田、塔河油田和轮南1井区油族成熟度略低且有生物降解痕迹,主要以重油形式分布;东部地区油族成熟度略高,主要以轻质油、凝析油形式存在;中间地段桑塔木断垒带、中部平台区和轮南断垒带发生混合作用形成了中一高蜡油。各地区油气在垂向上变化很大,东部地区奥陶系和石炭系为凝析油气,三叠系又为正常油分布区;西部地区奥陶系为稠油,三叠系为正常油。轮南地区奥陶系在纵向上可能受控于岩溶和储层的发育程度,横向上受控于断裂作用。轮南地区油气成藏时间较早,不同物性的原油都是古油藏多期供油的结果。     

Geochemical characteristics of Ordovician crude oils in the northwest of the Tahe oil field,Tarim basin

Forty-six crude oil samples were selected from the Ordovician in the northwestern part of the Tahe oilfield for detailed molecular geochemical and isotopic analysis, including group compositions, carbonhydrogen isotopes and gas chroma-tograms of saturated hydrocarbons, as well as the characteristics of terpane, sterane and other biomarkers, indicating that crude oils are of the same origin from different districts in the Tahe oilfield and were derived from the same source kitchen (or oil source formation), i.e., mainly stemming from marine hydrocarbons. Detailed studies of oil physical properties of 25-honpane revealed that such oils have heavy or thick oil qualities due to biodegradation. Comprehensive assessment in terms of five maturity parameters shows that the oils from the Ordovician with Ro values varying from 0.80% to 1.59% are widely distributed in the northwest of the Tahe oilfield.     

塔里木盆地哈拉哈塘凹陷东西两侧海相稠油地球化学特征：以LG7井和DH1-6-9井稠油为例

塔里木盆地哈拉哈塘凹陷东侧轮古地区有丰富的海相稠油产出,其中包括大型的塔河油田群,在凹陷的西北缘也有海相稠油发现。凹陷东侧海相稠油的地球化学成因已经有较多的研究报道,而西北缘针对海相稠油的研究工作仍然十分薄弱,其地球化学成因仍需深入探讨。本工作以哈拉哈塘凹陷东西两侧的稠油LG7井和DH1－6－9井为例,对比研究其地球化学特征,重点对比分析稠油沥青质中吸附／包裹烃类化合物的地球化学应用。研究结果表明凹陷东西两侧的稠油藏至少经历了两期油气的充注,其中第一期充注来自同一套烃源岩,后期遭受了,严重的生物降解改造;第二期充注来自另一套烃源岩,其正构烷烃仍然具有完整的分布模式。凹陷两侧稠油经历了相似的后期成藏过程,在西北缘相应的构造单元中可望发现更多海相来源的油气资源。     

塔里木盆地塔东2井寒武系稠油地球化学特征与成藏

剖析塔东2井稠油的地球化学特征与形成过程,对深化塔里木盆地海相原油的成藏特征具有重要的意义。综合运用碳同位素、色谱、色谱—质谱等技术手段研究了塔东2井寒武系稠油的特征,研究结果揭示塔东2井寒武系稠油具高伽马蜡烷、高C28甾烷、低重排甾烷和高C27 三芳甾烷的特征,与寒武系—下奥陶统烃源岩的分子特征类似,说明塔东2井寒武系原油源自寒武系—下奥陶统烃源岩;塔东2井稠油中检出高丰度的稠环化合物（荧蒽、芘、苯并\[a\]蒽、屈、苯并荧蒽、苯并芘）,及全油的碳同位素值明显偏重,揭示了原油烃类经热蚀变发生稠化;流体包裹体均一化温度和埋藏—热演化史分析确定了塔东2井原油的成藏期为450~440 Ma。     

冀中坳陷苏桥-文安地区混源油定量识别模式研究--典型原油混合实验及混源油识别模式

通过典型原油混合实验及其产物的地球化学剖析,揭示当煤成油和下第三系原油混合时,随着下第三系原油的增加,C₁₉三环萜烷,C₂₄四环萜烷,C₃₀重排藿烷,C₂₉甾烷和重排甾烷逐渐变小;而姥鲛烷和植烷,伽马蜡烷和C27甾烷含量则逐渐增加。利用饱和烃生物标志物和芳烃化合物绝对浓度的变化规律,建立了冀中坳陷苏桥-文安地区混源油定量识别模式图版。根据混源油识别的模式,判断苏49井的混源油是由10%的下第三系原油和90%的煤成油混合而成;相反文1021井混源油则是由90%的下第三系原油和10%的煤成油混合而成。     

Origin of Crude Oil in the Lunnan Region,Tarim Basin

<正>The oil source of the Tarim Basin has been controversial over a long time.This study characterizes the crude oil and investigates the oil sources in the Lunnan region,Tarim Basin by adopting compound specific isotopes of n-alkanes and biomarkers approaches.Although the crude oil has a good correlation with the Middle-Upper Ordovician(O_(2+3)) source rocks and a poor correlation with the Cambrian-Lower Ordovician((?)-O_1) based on biomarkers,theδ~(13)C data of n-alkanes of the Lunnan oils show an intermediate value between(?)-O_1 and O_(2+3) genetic affinity oils,which suggests that the Lunnan oils are actually of an extensively mixed source.A quantification of oil mixing was performed and the results show that the contribution of the Cambrian-Lower Ordovician source rocks ranges from 11%to 70%(averaging 36%),slightly less than that of the Tazhong uplift.It is suggested that the inconsistency between the biomarkers andδ~(13)C in determining the oil sources in the Lunnan Region results from multiple petroleum charge episodes with different chemical components in one or more episode(s) and different sources.The widespread marine mixed-source oil in the basin indicates that significant petroleum potential in deep horizons is possible.To unravel hydrocarbons accumulation mechanisms for the Lunnan oils is crucial to further petroleum exploration and exploitation in the region.     

塔河油田原油甾藿烷系列化合物地球化学再认识

生物标志化合物是油气油源、成熟度、运移等领域研究中的一项得力工具。运用生物标志物色谱质谱技术，对比研究了塔河油田各油区原油生物标志化合物中甾、藿烷系列化合物特征。研究表明，塔河油田为一由晚期成熟高、轻微改造的原油与早期成熟度低、遭受较强降解原油混合而成的复合油藏，该油藏各区原油C27—C29甾烷同系物以及C27—C29重排甾烷特征反映出该区不同成熟度原油来自同一母源，原油Ts/(Tm+Ts)、重排甾烷/规则甾烷和ββ/(ββ+αα) C29比值关系立体图指示出原油的充注方向，印证了“塔河地区的油气主要来自于南部的满加尔坳陷”这一论点。     

塔里木盆地柯克亚地区天然气和凝析油的地球化学特征与成因

柯克亚气田的油气成因复杂,对原油和可能烃源岩的分子标志物特征进行了剖析,在凝析油中检测到3-甲基甾烷,不含4-甲基甾烷,富含重排藿烷和C30-未知萜烷,表明油源主要来自于二叠系源岩。柯克亚的天然气重烃含量高,属湿气,乙烷碳同位素偏重;天然气氩同位素和成熟度特征均指示混源气特征,通过气源判识天然气主要来源于石炭系—二叠系源岩,部分来源于侏罗系源岩。天然气的乙烷δ13C值明显重于凝析油全油δ13C值,揭示柯克亚地区凝析油和天然气分属不同来源。     

Reservoir geochemistry of the Tazhong oilfield in the Tarim Basin, China, Part I. Geochemical characteristics and genetic classification of crude oils

1 Introduction Since the 1990’s of the 20th century, oil & gas geochemists have shifted their research focus on hydrocarbon source rocks in the past to that on reservoir rocks and oil reservoirs at present; their research field has been expanded from oil & gas exploration to the assessment of oil reservoirs and production & management. Therefore, reservoir geochemistry as a branch disciplinary of organic geochemistry is now attracting great concern of many oil & gas explorers and oilfield en…     

辽河盆地西部凹陷稠油成因类型及其油源分析

根据原油的成熟度、生物降解程度及生物降解后油气的注入情况等多元因素,将辽河盆地西部凹陷的稠油划分为原生稠油、降解型稠油和降解—混合型稠油,在此基础上对该区稠油的油源进行了分析;研究表明,富伽马蜡烷的未熟原生稠油和未熟—降解型及低熟—降解型稠油可能主要来源于沙四段源岩,富4-甲基甾烷型的原油可能与沙三段具有亲缘关系。     

The influence of biodegradation on resins and asphaltenes in the Liaohe Basin

Asphaltenes are traditionally considered to be recalcitrant to microbial alteration. Resins and asphaltenes of seven biodegraded oils extracted from reservoir cores of two columns (Es3 and Es1) of the Lengdong oilfield in the Liaohe Basin, NE China, were studied to test this hypothesis. Elemental (C, H, N, O, S) and isotopic compositions (δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N) were measured, FT-IR was used to study the oxygenated functionalities of both resins and asphaltenes, and Py–GC–MS was used to elucidate how alkyl side chains of asphaltenes were altered during biodegradation. We conclude that the products of biodegradation, such as carboxylic acids, phenol and alcohols, may not only contribute to the resin fraction of crude oils, but also are linked with functionalities of resins and asphaltenes. The amount of asphaltenes increases because some resin molecules are enlarged and their polarity increased such that they can be precipitated by hexane as newly generated asphaltenes. Thus, the hydrocarbons that are progressively consumed during biodegradation can pull the δ¹³C of asphaltene fraction closer to the δ¹³C of the altered resins and hydrocarbons that were consumed.     

塔里木盆地北部塔河油田原油分子地球化学特征及成因类型划分

GC、GC-MS、GC-MS-MS分析表明,塔河17区块各油藏原油饱和烃、芳烃生物标志物组成和稳定碳同位素特征具有同源性,即塔河原油来自相同的烃源灶（或烃源层）。然而,对原油物性特征、成熟度特征、生物降解特征及原油馏分碳同位素组成等的深入研究发现,塔河原油属于早、晚两次充注成藏:早期充注为一般成熟型原油,相当于Ro值0.70%0.80%成熟阶段的生排烃产物,遭受生物降解后具有重、稠油特征,主要分布在4、6、7区下奥陶统储层中;晚期成藏原油相当于Ro值0.80%1.00%的高成熟阶段的生烃产物,表现为正常油、甚至轻质油或凝析油,在塔河油田广泛分布,并可以与早期充注油藏原油的生物降解残留成分进行充分混合,呈现复杂的地球化学特征。      

Geochemistry and possible origin of petroleum in Palaeozoic reservoirs from Halahatang Depression

The Halahatang Depression in the Tabei Uplift of the Tarim basin is an active exploration area because it has substantial reservoir potential and contains or is near to many commercial oil fields. Geochemical analysis indicates that Halahatang oils were derived from marine carbonate source rocks deposited under anoxic reducing conditions. The maturities for Halahatang oils are corresponding to the peak of the oil window and slightly higher than the neighboring Tahe oils. The Halahatang oils feature low Pr/Ph, C₂₁/C₂₃ tricyclic terpane and, C₂₈/C₂₉ sterane ratios, high C₂₉/C₃₀ hopane and C₃₅/C₃₄ hopane ratios, a “V” shape in the distribution of C₂₇–C₂₈–C₂₉ steranes and light carbon isotope ratios, similar to the Tahe oils and correlate well with the Middle-Upper Ordovician source rock. However, some source-related biomarker parameters imply a more reducing source organofacies with more zooplanktonic contribution than that for the Tahe oils.     

卡塔克隆起中1井储层沥青地球化学特征与成因

塔里木盆地海相原油的成因至今仍有争议,而对储层沥青的地球化学特征剖析,能为探索海相原油的成因提供依据。选取卡塔克隆起上的中1井不同层系储层沥青,详尽剖析了其地球化学特征。研究结果揭示,中1井储层沥青的Pr/Ph为1.14～1.39,CPI值 1.01～1.08,OEP值0.98～1.05,无奇偶优势或偶奇优势,伽玛蜡烷、C28甾烷丰度低,硫芴系列丰富。甾烷成熟度参数和Ts/(Ts+Tm)均指示中1井储层沥青处于成熟—高成熟热演化范畴。依据特征生物标志物的分布对沥青的成因示踪,中1井储层沥青与上奥陶统烃源岩有成因关系,而中1井储层沥青与塔东2井寒武系原油分子特征的迥异也佐证该认识。     

Geochemical characteristics of crude oils from Well Zheng-1 in the Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, China

Well Zheng-1 is located in the combined area of the central uplift and the north Tianshan piedmont depression in the Junggar Basin. Two oil-bearing beds are recognized at 4788–4797 m of the Lower Cretaceous Tugulu Formation (K1tg) and 4808.5–4812.5 m of the Lower Jurassic Sangonghe Formation (J1s). The geochemical characteristics of family composition, carbon isotopic composition, saturated hydrocarbons, sterane and terpane biomarkers and carotane of two crude oils are described in this paper. The results show that the geochemical characteristics of the two crude oils are basically similar to each other, indicating they were all derived mainly from the high mature, brine, algae-rich lake facies sediments. Oil-source correlation revealed that crude oils of the two beds were derived mainly from the source rocks of Permian and mixed by the oil derived from the source rocks of Jurassic and Triassic. This is consistent with the geological background with several sets of source rocks in the area studied.     

Source and commingling features of light oils from the Chepaizi uplift in the Junggar Basin,Northwest China

Geochemical composition characteristics of light oils from the Tertiary in the west of the Chepaizi uplift in the Junggar basin, northwest China, are distinct from those of biodegraded oils derived from the Permian in the study area and crude oils from some adjacent oil fields such as the Chepaizi and Xiaoguai oilfields. Oil source correlation shows that light oils in the study area have similar n-alkane and isoprenoid distribution patterns and carbon isotope compositions with the coal-derived oils from the Jurassic, and display obvious discrepancy on biomarker composition characteristics with the Cretaceous source rock extracts, inferring that they are probably the mixed oils from the Jurassic coal measures and Cretaceous source rocks. In this study, combined with the geochemical data of coal-derived oils from the Jurassic and Cretaceous source rocks or crude oils from the Cretaceous, the source and commingling features of the Tertiary crude oils of Well Pai 2 and Well Pai 8 were investigated. The proportion of the two sources in the mixed crude oils was estimated, and the hydrocarbon accumulation pattern of reservoirs in the study area was established.     

塔里木盆地柯克亚地区天然气和凝析油的地球化学特征与成区

柯克亚气田的油气成因复杂，对原油和可能烃源岩的分子标志物特征进行了剖析，在凝析油中检测到3-甲基甾烷，不含4-甲基甾烷，富含重排藿烷和C30^-未知萜烷．表明油源主要来自于二叠系源岩。柯克亚的天然气重烃含量高，属湿气，乙烷碳同位素偏重；天然气氩同位素和成熟度特征均指示混源气特征，通过气源判识天然气主要来源于石炭系一二叠系源岩，部分来源于侏罗系源岩。天然气的乙烷δ^13C值明显重于凝析油全油δ^13C值，揭示柯克亚地区凝析油和天然气分属不同来源。     

轮南14井原油正构烷烃和类异戊二烯单体碳同位素研究

通过对轮南14井正构烷烃和类异戊二烯烃的单体碳同位素分析,证实该井奥陶系和石炭系油藏具有相同或相似的油源,而三叠系油藏与奥陶系、石炭系油藏具有较大的碳同位素差异,反映其油源不同.在奥陶系、石炭系和三叠系油藏中,均呈现出类异戊二烯烃碳同位素值略重于同碳数正构烷烃的特征,结合前人研究成果,从生物合成途径及分子内碳同位素的分布角度出发得到合理的解释.     

塔里木盆地海相油气源与混源成藏模式

塔里木盆地油气源长期争论不休.采用单体烃同位素、包裹体成分与年代指示生物标志物等途径, 对塔里木盆地塔中、轮南典型油气藏进行了油气成因与混源成藏模式的研究.结果表明, 塔中、轮南绝大部分原油生物标志物与中上奥陶统烃源岩相似, 仅少部分原油显现与寒武系—下奥陶统烃源岩相近的特征, 但正构烷烃单体烃碳同位素分析表明, 原油绝大部分实质仍为混源油.塔中包裹烃成分分析进一步证实了原油的混源特性.利用同位素进行的混源定量结果表明, 塔中原油中寒武系—下奥陶统成因原油的混入量约为11%~100%(均值45%); 轮南地区约为11%~70%(均值36%), 表明寒武系—下奥陶统、中上奥陶统均为塔里木盆地的主力烃源岩.油气运移地化指标与地质条件的综合研究认为, 塔中地区断层是油气运移的重要通道, 塔中I号断层与斜交的走滑断层的交汇点是油气的主要注入点; 轮南地区侧向运移特征较明显.研究区存在调整型、多期充注型与原生型多种混源成藏模式.塔里木海相油气的普遍混源表明深层仍有油气勘探潜能.揭示海相混源油气成藏机制是指导塔里木海相油气勘探的关键.