Water—Rock Interaction in Tarim Basin：Constraints from Oilfield Water Geochemistry

Olifeld waters from Cenoxoic and Mesozoic terrestrial and Paleozoic marine environments in the Tarim Basin show no obvious difference in water chemistry except Br and isotopic compositions.The Paleozoic marine strata have higher Br concentrations than the terrestrial sediments,and the lack of obvious relationship between Br and I suggests that Br is not,for the most part,derived from the degradation of organic matter.The oilfield waters are characterized by high TDS(total dissolved solids),ranging from 120000mg/L to 320000mg/L relatively low Mg,high Ca,Sr,and CF relative to Br of evaporating seawater,suggestive of enhanced water-rock interaction,OAA(organic acid anions)concentrations are generally lower than 1500mg/L with high values occurring over the temperature range from 95℃ to 140℃,in the Cambrian to Jurassic systems,and nearby unconformities.Organic acids are considered to be generated mainly from thermal maturation of kerogens during progressive burial of the Jurassic-Triassic and Cambrian-Ordovician systems,biodegradation of crude oils nearby unconformities,and thermochemical sulfate reduction in part of the Cambrian and Ordovician strata.High Al concentrations up to 3mg/L to 5.5mg/L tend to occur in the waters of high OAA or petroleum-bearing intervals,suggesting the presence of organic complexing agents.Calculation by SOLMINEQ.88 with updated database shows that AlAc^2 may account for more than 30% of the total Al.Isotopic measurements(δD,δ18O)provide evidence for the following types of waters:diagenetically-modified connate meteoric water from the Jurassic and Triassic strata;diagenetically-modified connate marine water from the Cambrian and Ordovician strata;subaerially-evaporated water from the Cenozoic and Cretaceous strata;and mixed meteoric-evaporated or/and diagenetically modified connate water from the Carboniferous strata and reservoirs adjacent to the J/C and T/C unconformities.Those waters with very negative δD values from -51.30‰to-53.80‰(SMOW) and positive δ18O values from 2.99‰to 4.99‰(SMOW)in the continuous burial of the Cambrian-Ordovician system are explained to have resulted from hydrocarbon-water and water-rock interactions.     

鄂尔多斯盆地苏里格气田中奥陶统马家沟组五段凝块石类型与古盐度初步分析

微生物碳酸盐岩是近年来地学界研究的一个热点,其时空分布非常广泛,并可形成重要的油气储集层。在鄂尔多斯盆地北部苏里格气田的中奥陶统马家沟组马五1+2段和马五4段,笔者分别发现了非钙化微生物成因的凝块石微生物岩。依据显微结构,将凝块石划分为蠕虫状凝块石、网状凝块石和房室孔洞状凝块石3种类型。通过与基里巴斯现代超盐湖微生物碳酸盐形成环境的对比,推测在华北地台云坪广布、坪中有湖的大背景下,凝块石是在相对海平面上升、盐度大约在60‰~149‰之间的条件下形成的,而含石膏结核碳酸盐岩是在相对海平面下降、盐度达到149‰以上的条件下形成的。进一步研究发现,蠕虫状凝块石泥粉晶白云岩的白云石晶间孔和溶蚀孔非常发育,网状凝块石和房室孔洞状凝块石的溶蚀残余孔较发育,推测凝块石微生物岩具有较好的物性,是未来油气勘探的重要目标岩性之一。     

Organic compounds in produced waters from coalbed natural gas wells in the Powder River Basin,Wyoming, USA

The organic composition of produced water samples from coalbed natural gas (CBNG) wells in the Powder River Basin, WY, sampled in 2001 and 2002 are reported as part of a larger study of the potential health and environmental effects of organic compounds derived from coal. The quality of CBNG produced waters is a potential environmental concern and disposal problem for CBNG producers, and no previous studies of organic compounds in CBNG produced water have been published. Organic compounds identified in the produced water samples included: phenols, biphenyls, N-, O-, and S-containing heterocyclic compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), aromatic amines, various non-aromatic compounds, and phthalates. Many of the identified organic compounds (phenols, heterocyclic compounds, PAHs) are probably coal-derived. PAHs represented the group of organic compounds most commonly observed. Concentrations of total PAHs ranged up to 23 μg/L. Concentrations of individual compounds ranged from about 18 to <0.01 μg/L. Temporal variability of organic compound concentrations was documented, as two wells with relatively high organic compound contents in produced water in 2001 had much lower concentrations in 2002.     

骆驼山煤矿不同含水层水中荧光性DOM分布特征

结合骆驼山煤矿不同含水层水文地质条件,通过检测分析各含水层水中天然有机质三维荧光光谱、总有机碳TOC和无机阴离子,研究了荧光性溶解有机物(Dissolved Organic Matter,DOM)的分布特征,结果表明:TOC和有机物在254 mm波长紫外光下的吸光度UV₂₅₄整体上随着含水层层位加深而减少,奥灰水中TOC和UV₂₅₄比其他水体分别低2~3.3倍和2.4~4.7倍;有机物芳香度也逐渐降低,紫外吸光度SUVA值在地表水、第四系水、砂岩水和奥灰水中分别为3.28、2.27、2.24和1.96。地表水和第四系水的三维荧光光谱(3DEEM)图存在5个指纹区域,随着地层层位的加深,水中有机物总体上呈递减趋势,最深层的奥灰水中没有酪氨酸、疏水性有机酸和海洋性腐植酸,而色氨酸的荧光强度比其他水体都高,表明地下水中有机物会反应生成色氨酸类有机物。奥灰水中TOC随着地下水流向逐渐减少(从0.27 mg/L减少至0.22 mg/L);有机物反应生成色氨酸,导致色氨酸FI随着水流而逐渐增加;根据3DEEM光谱图,骆驼山煤矿区奥灰水中有机物比较稳定,能够明显区分出其作为突水水源的特征离子。      

鄂尔多斯盆地油气地质的古地磁研究

古地磁研究结果表明，鄂尔多斯盆地寒武纪－早中奥陶世位于北纬１４°～２０°的古纬度区内，气候温暖潮湿，其南部和北部边缘的滨浅海相地层中可能富含生物有机质，是寻找该时期油气资源的有利地区；晚奥陶世－早石炭世，它可能经历了大规模的南北向水平构造迁移；晚石炭世－二叠纪，盆地处于北纬２０°左右地区，广泛发育的湖沼相沉积地层是煤成油、气的主要源岩层；三叠纪－侏罗纪，它位于北纬２４°～３１°，干湿交替的气候环境和差异构造旋转作用，为盆地边缘的油气形成和聚集创造了良好条件，因此有希望找到更多的中生代油气资源。     

Geochemistry of deep formation waters in the Canning Basin,Western Australia,and their relationship to Zn‐Pb mineralization

The Canning Basin contains several Mississippi Valley‐type Zn‐Pb sulphide prospects and deposits in Devonian carbonate reef complexes on the northern edge of the Fitzroy Trough, and in Ordovician and Silurian marine sequences on the northern margin of the Willara Sub‐basin. This study uses the ionic composition and 5D, δ¹⁸O, δ³⁴S, ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr isotopic data on present‐day deep formation waters to determine their origin and possible relationship to the Zn‐Pb mineralizing palaeofluids.

The present‐day Canning Basin formation waters have salinity ranging from typically less than 5000 mg/L up to 250 000 mg/L locally. The brines are mixtures of highly saline water, formed by seawater which evaporated beyond halite saturation (bittern water), with meteoric water ranging in salinity from low (<5000 mg/L) to hypersaline water (up to about 50 000 mg/L) formed by re‐solution of halite and calcium sulphate minerals. The original marine chemical composition of the bittern‐dominated brines was changed to that of a Na‐Ca‐Cl water by addition of Ca and removal of Mg and SO₄, initially by bacterial sulphate reduction and later by dolomitization of carbonate. Other reactions with terrigenous components of the sediment have provided additional Ca and Sr, including a small proportion of ⁸⁷Sr‐rich material. The δ³⁴S values of the bittern‐containing waters are within the range over which marine sulphate has fluctuated from the Ordovician to the Holocene, although one of the hypersaline waters has a value of +6.8%, indicating SO₄ of non‐marine origin. The pH of the bittern‐containing waters is low (about 5) and they contain significant concentrations of dissolved Fe (up to 120 mg/L).

The Canning Basin bitterns appear similar in origin and chemical composition to highly saline marine brines in the Mississippi Salt Dome Basin, USA, which are known to be either metal or sulphide‐rich depending on the organic content of the host rock. In the Canning Basin, mixing of the bittern water with the various types of meteoric water has resulted in decreases in salinity, Na, Ca, Mg, K, Sr, Li and Fe, and increases in HCO₃, SO₄ and pH.

Mixing of the bitterns with other types of metalliferous fluids and/or with sulphate‐containing hypersaline meteoric waters formed from the same marine evaporite sequence should produce ore‐precipitating fluids which are relatively hot and saline, and the resulting ore deposit should be of high grade and contain abundant sulphate minerals. In the southern Canning Basin, this type of mixing and the corresponding style of ore deposit is evident in the evaporite‐associated areas of Zn‐Pb mineralization near the Admiral Bay Fault. If the bitterns mix with low salinity HCO₃‐waters in near‐surface environments, then the ore‐precipitating fluids should have relatively low salinities and carbonate minerals would precipitate during later stages of mixing. In the Lennard Shelf, the present‐day formation waters, the style of the Zn‐Pb deposits, and range of salinity and temperature of the ore‐forming palaeofluids are consistent with this type of mixing.     

鄂尔多斯盆地下奥陶统碳酸盐岩有机相类型及生烃潜力

对鄂尔多斯盆地下奥陶统马家沟组碳酸盐岩的各种沉积环境的有机相特征进行了研究,结果表明平均有机碳丰度最高的是陆缘斜坡相碳酸盐岩(0.26%),其次是膏盐湖(0.22%)、膏云坪(0.21%),而开阔海、云坪和滩等环境的碳酸盐岩有机碳平均含量较低(<0.20%);碳酸盐岩干酪根样品多数为富氧、贫氢,显示其有机质类型较差;岩石地球化学特征和生物化石特征反映出陆缘斜坡处于相对还原的环境,而其他沉积环境则为氧化环境。鄂尔多斯盆地下奥陶统的大部分碳酸盐岩处于生烃潜力较差的C～D相。从有机质数量、有机相类型来判断,鄂尔多斯盆地下奥陶统碳酸盐岩不是好烃源岩,难以形成具有一定规模的气田。     

塔河油田奥陶系原油极性化合物浓度分布及运移趋势

根据原油中的3类极性化合物(烷基咔唑类化合物、烷基二苯并噻吩类化合物和烷基苯酚类化合物)在运移过程中与固相的吸附机理及其吸附性特征,探讨了这3种极性化合物与固定相通过氢键或者范德华力等作用力而被吸附,并导致原油中极性化合物浓度随着运移距离的增大逐渐降低的现象.通过对塔河油田22个奥陶系原油样品中3类极性化合物进行定量分析,结果显示其浓度具有从南向北、从东向西逐渐降低的规律,指示出塔河油田奥陶系原油的运移具有从南部和东部指向主体区的趋势.     

Molecular Geochemical Evidence for the Origin of Natural Gas from Dissolved Hydrocarbon in Ordovician Formation Waters in Central Ordos Basin

1IntroductionTheOrdosBasinisthesecondlargestoilandgas bearingbasininChina .ItislocatedinthePaleo zoicplatformandbelongstoacratonbasin ,whichisincongruencewiththePaleozoicdepressionattheedgesoftheplatformandtheMesozoic Cenozoicdepressionwithintheplatform .SincethediscoveryofnaturalgasesinWellShancan 1andWellYu 3in 1989,theassessmentandexplorationofOrdovicianweatheringcrustnaturalgasesintheOrdosBasinhaveattractedextensiveatten tion (YangJunjieetal.,1996 ;DaiJinxingetal.,1997) .Thecentral…     

鄂尔多斯地区西部和南部奥陶纪海槽边缘沉积特征与天然气成藏潜力分析

鄂尔多斯地区自中—晚元古代至早古生代继承性地发育区域性海相沉积,大体经历了中—晚元古代大陆裂谷及拗拉槽、寒武纪陆表海台地、奥陶纪局限海台地及构造转换等三个主要演化阶段。分析认为,奥陶纪在盆地西部和南部存在对天然气成藏较为有利的海槽/台地边缘沉积相带。中—上奥陶统平凉组—背锅山组是盆地西部和南部下古生界天然气成藏的主要烃源层;奥陶系礁滩体岩性圈闭是最主要的圈闭类型。盆地西部的天环北段和南部的麟游北为两个近期天然气勘探的有利目标。     

鄂尔多斯盆地奥陶系岩溶储层控制因素分析

鄂尔多斯盆地奥陶系岩溶储层演化经历了多期次的叠加。根据古岩溶的演化期次,分别编制了奥陶系地层厚度图、前石炭纪岩溶古地貌图及奥陶系顶面构造图。结合岩溶发育机理,系统分析了各个阶段岩溶储层发育的控制因素,进而综合预测了岩溶储层发育的有利区带,为奥陶系的油气勘探指出了有利方向。同沉积期,鄂尔多斯盆地存在伊盟古隆起、中央古隆起和韩城古隆起,这3个隆起带共同控制着岩溶储层的发育,隆起的鞍部、斜坡带以及坳陷中的微隆起带是岩溶储层发育的有利地区;裸露风化壳期,古岩溶地貌和古沟槽的展布是岩溶储层发育的主控因素,古岩溶坡地为岩溶作用的进一步发生创造了条件;埋藏期,奥陶系顶面起伏形态始终处于中部高、东西低,中部隆起与东部坳陷之间存在一陡坡带,中部隆起带为压释水运聚的有利方向,而陡坡带为压释水的强烈转换区,这一特征决定了岩溶储层的最终分布。因而,同沉积期隆起斜坡带、裸露风化壳期岩溶坡地以及埋藏期陡坡带的叠加位置将是岩溶储层发育的有利区域。     

Chlorine stable isotope distribution of Michigan Basin formation waters

The Cl isotope ratio, mass³⁷Cl/³⁵Cl, was measured on 22 formation waters from Mississippian, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician and Cambrian strata in the Michigan Basin. Because of its resistance to fractionation, the ratio was used to find evidence of mixing of formation waters within the Michigan Basin and between the Canadian Shield and the basin. The δ³⁷Cl composition of waters decreased from +0.05 to −0.55 (per mil difference from SMOC, precision of 0.16) with age of the strata among Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician and Cambrian samples from the basin margin. Mississippian samples from the middle of the basin were isotopically heaviest at +0.1. Ordovician samples, also from mid-basin, were isotopically lightest at −1.2. On plots of δ³⁷ Cl vs Cl/Br and δ³⁷ Cl vs⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr samples at the basin margin trend toward enrichment in³⁵Cl and⁸⁷Sr and increasing Cl/Br suggesting interformational mixing of the waters. On a δ³⁷ ClCl/Br plot, three samples not on this trend and tending toward high Cl/Br may reflect evaporite dissolution. Canadian Shield Waters were plotted with Michigan Basin waters on the graphs of δ³⁷ Cl vs Ca/Cl and δ³⁷ Cl vs K/Cl. On both plots data fall along linear trends of³⁵Cl depletion with Ca/Cl increase and with K/Cl decrease. Ordovician waters from the middle of the basin and shield waters are end members on the plots. The results suggest that despite water-rock interactions, δ³⁷ Cl data may be useful in studies of mixing relations in formation waters.     

鄂尔多斯盆地奥陶系烃源岩支链烷烃特征及其地质意义

通过对鄂尔多斯盆地奥陶系马家沟组6口井烃源岩岩芯样品饱和烃的GC /MS分析,系统论述了烃源岩中支链烷烃的鉴定方法和依据,检测到碳数分布范围为C₁₅~C₂₁的中等链长的支链烷烃,主要包括2-甲基（异构）、3-甲基（反异构）、高位取代单甲基支链烷烃、双甲基支链烷烃和无环类异戊二烯烷烃;其中异构烷烃和反异构烷烃碳数分布范围较广且短、中、长链都有分布。结合研究区的沉积特征及其他有机地球化学指标,认为鄂尔多斯盆地奥陶系马家沟组中等链长的单甲基支链烷烃来源于一些特殊细菌和藻类,其中蓝细菌为最可能直接输入母质;其次一些异养细菌对原始沉积物的改造也是中等链长支链烷烃富集的重要原因之一;长链的2-甲基异构和3-甲基反异构烷烃可能与热催化重排有很大的关系。     

Geochemistry of metal-rich brines from central Mississippi Salt Dome basin, U.S.A.

Oil-field brines are the most favored ore-forming solutions for the sediment-hosted Mississippi Valley-type ore deposits. Detailed inorganic and organic chemical and isotope analyses of water and gas samples from six oil fields in central Mississippi, one of the very few areas with high metal brines, were conducted to study the inorganic and organic complexes responsible for the high concentrations of these metals. The samples were obtained from production zones consisting of sandstone and limestone that range in depth from 1900 to 4000 m (70–120°C) and in age from Late Cretaceous to Late Jurassic. Results show that the waters are dominantly bittern brines related to the Louann Salt. The brines have extremely high salinities that range from 160,000 to 320,000 mg/l total dissolved solids and are NaCaCl-type waters with very high concentrations of Ca (up to 48,000 mg/l) and other alkaline-earth metals, but with low concentrations of aliphatic acid anions. The concentrations of metals in many water samples are very high, reaching values of 70 mg/l for Pb, 245 mg/l for Zn, 465 mg/l for Fe and 210 mg/l for Mn. The samples with high metal contents have extremely low concentrations (<0.02 mg/l) of H₂S. Samples obtained from the Smackover Formation (limestone) have low metal contents that are more typical of oil-field waters, but have very high concentrations (up to 85 mg/l) of H₂S. Computations with the geochemical code SOLMINEQ.87 give the following results: (1) both Pb and Zn are present predominantly as aqueous chloride complexes (mainly as PbCl₄²⁻ and ZnCl₄²⁻, respectively); (2) the concentrations of metals complexed with short-chained aliphatic acid anions and reduced S species are minor; (3) organic acid anions are important in controlling the concentrations of metals because they affect the pH and buffer capacity of the waters at subsurface conditions; and (4) galena and sphalerite solubilities control the concentrations of Pb and Zn in these waters.     

Arsenic in shallow groundwater of Bangladesh: investigations from three different physiographic settings

Occurrences of arsenic (As) in the Bengal Basin of Bangladesh show close relationships with depositional environments and sediment textures. Hydrochemical data from three sites with varying physiography and sedimentation history show marked variations in redox status and dissolved As concentrations. Arsenic concentration in groundwater of the Ganges Flood Plain (GFP) is characteristically low, where high Mn concentrations indicate redox buffering by reduction of Mn(IV)-oxyhydroxides. Low DOC, \( {\text{HCO}}^{ - }_{3} \), \( {\text{NH}}^{ + }_{4} \) and high \( {\text{NO}}^{ - }_{3} \) and \( {\text{SO}}^{{2 - }}_{4} \) concentrations reflect an elevated redox status in GFP aquifers. In contrast, As concentration in the Ganges Delta Plain (GDP) is very high along with high Fe and low Mn. In the Meghna Flood Plain (MFP), moderate to high As and Fe concentrations and low Mn are detected. Degradation of organic matter probably drives redox reactions in the aquifers, particularly in MFP and GDP, thereby mobilising dissolved As. Speciation calculations indicate supersaturation with respect to siderite and vivianite in the groundwater samples at MFP and GDP, but groundwater in the GFP wells is generally supersaturated with respect to rhodochrosite. Values of log P_CO2 at MFP and GDP sites are generally higher than at the GFP site. This is consistent with Mn(IV)-redox buffering suggested at the GFP site compared to Fe(III)-redox buffering at MFP and GDP sites.     

Comparing the adsorption and desorption characteristics of 17α-ethinylestradiol on sludge derived from different treatment units

The adsorption and desorption behaviors of 17??-ethinylestradiol on various sludges derived from different treatment units of a sewage treatment plant were investigated using batch equilibration experiments. The results showed that adsorption process could be well described by pseudo-second-order kinetic model and fast adsorption played a main role. Adsorption ability varied as the order of aerobic sludge????anoxic sludge????primary sludge?>?sludge cake?>?anaerobic sludge. Adsorption/desorption isotherms were well fitted by the modified Freundlich model, and $ K_{f}^{\prime } $ values increased with the organic matter content. Thermodynamic analysis indicated that 17??-ethinylestradiol adsorption/desorption was exothermic and conducted spontaneously. After heat treatment for removing the organic carbon, $ K_{f}^{\prime } $ values decreased by more than 78%, but organic carbon normalized adsorption constant was 7.76?C29.51?mg/g. The 17??-ethinylestradiol adsorption capacity was found to decrease from 0.95?C1.39 to 0.44?C0.49?mg/g with sludge concentration increasing from 500 to 4,000?mg/L, being almost unchanged at pH 3?C10 and sharply decreasing with pH?>?10. The adsorption capacity was also found to fluctuate in the range of 2.0?C3.0?mg/g when Ca²⁺ concentration was <0.5?mol/L and increased rapidly above 0.5?mol/L. Addition of methanol and acetonitrile could improve 17??-ethinylestradiol desorption effect, which increased with the content of organic solvents, and the desorption degree of acetonitrile was higher than methanol.     

Hydrochemical characteristics of surface and groundwater and suitability for drinking and agricultural use in the Upper Tigris River Basin,Diyarbakır–Batman,Turkey

Investigations were undertaken into the quality of surface water and groundwater bodies within the Upper Tigris Basin in Turkey to determine their suitability for potable and agricultural use. In the study area, the majority of the groundwater and surface water samples belong to the calcium–magnesium–bicarbonate type (Ca–Mg–HCO₃) or magnesium–calcium–bicarbonate type (Mg–Ca–HCO₃). Chemical analysis of all water samples shows that the mean cation concentrations (in mg/L) were in the order Ca²⁺ > Mg²⁺ > Na⁺ > K⁺ and that of anions are in the order \( \text{HCO}_{3}^{ - } \) > \( \text{SO}_{4}^{2 - } \) > Cl^? > \( \text{CO}_{3}^{ - } \) for all groundwater and surface water samples. The Mg²⁺/Ca²⁺ ratio ranges from 0.21 to 1.30 with most of the values greater than 0.5, indicating that weathering of dolomites is dominant in groundwater. The analysis reveals that all of the samples are neutral to slightly alkaline (pH 7.0–8.7). Groundwater and surface water suitability for drinking usage was evaluated according to the World Health Organization and Turkish Standards (TSE-266) and suggests that most of the samples are suitable for drinking. Various determinants such as sodium absorption ratio, percent sodium (Na %), residual sodium carbonate and soluble sodium percentage revealed that most of the samples are suitable for irrigation. According to MH values, all of the well water samples were suitable for irrigation purposes, but 80 and 81.82% of Zillek springs and surface water samples were unsuitable. As per the PI values, the water samples from the study area are classified as Class I and Class II and are considered to be suitable for irrigation.     

Chemical Composition and Geologic History of Saline Waters in Aux Vases and Cypress Formations, Illinois Basin

Seventy-six samples of formation waters were collected from oil wells producing from the Aux Vases or Cypress Formations in the Illinois Basin. Forty core samples of the reservoir rocks were also collected from the two formations. Analyses of the samples indicated that the total dissolved solids content (TDS) of the waters ranged from 43,300 to 151,400 mg/L, far exceeding the 35,400 mg/L of TDS found in typical seawater. Cl-Br relations suggested that high salinities in the Aux Vases and Cypress formation waters resulted from the evaporation of original seawater and subsequent mixing of the evaporated seawater with concentrated halite solutions. Mixing with the halite solutions increased Na and Cl concentrations and diluted the concentration of other ions in the formation waters. The elemental concentrations were influenced further by diagenetic reactions with silicate and carbonate minerals. Diagenetic signatures revealed by fluid chemistry and rock mineralogy delineated the water-rock interactions that took place in the Aux Vases and Cypress sandstones. Dissolution of K-feldspar released K into the solution, leading to the formation of authigenic illite and mixed-layered illite/smectite. Some Mg was removed from the solution by the formation of authigenic chlorite and dolomite. Dolomitization, calcite recrystallization, and contribution from clay minerals raised Sr levels significantly in the formation waters. The trend of increasing TDS of the saline formation waters with depth can be explained with density stratification. But, it is difficult to explain the combination of the increasing TDS and increasing Ca/Na ratio with depth without invoking the controversial 'ion filtration' mechanism.     

鄂尔多斯盆地中西部深部流体活动及其对奥陶系天然气形成的热作用

鄂尔多斯是一个非常稳定的克拉通盆地,深部流体一直被认为是禁区。通过构造学、火成岩岩石学、矿物学、同位素以及热史分析等方法,首次系统证实了鄂尔多斯盆地中西部发生过强烈的深部流体活动,并分析了其形成机制和对奥陶系天然气形成的热演化作用。在中生代晚期,祁连构造域的挤压作用导致盆地西缘发生强烈逆冲推覆、断裂活动及三次大规模的深部流体上涌。这些流体在构造应力作用下主要沿J/T、O/C不整合面运移至盆地中部。流体携带了大量深部热能,使奥陶系上部古地温升高约50℃,并将其中的碳酸盐岩生烃速度提高了至少32倍。最终,深部流体一方面导致奥陶系生烃量显著增加,另一方面也降低了天然气的散失,有助于其聚集成藏。深部流体使鄂尔多斯盆地中西部奥陶系天然气成因复杂化,另外它对深入探索铀和其它金属矿床的形成及盆地演化也具有重要意义。     

Amino acid composition of suspended particles,sediment-trap material,and benthic sediment in the Potomac Estuary

Sediment trap deployments in estuaries provide a method for estimating the amount of organic material transported to the sediments from the euphotic zone. The amino acid composition of suspended particles, benthic sediment, and sediment-trap material collected at 2.4 m, 5.8 m, and 7.9 m depths in the Potomac Estuary was determined in stratified summer waters, and in well-mixed oxygenated waters (DO) in late fall. The total vertical flow, or flux, of material into the top traps ranged from 3 g m^?2 d^?1 in August to 4.9 g m^?2 d^?1 in October. The carbon and nitrogen fluxes increased in the deepest traps relative to the surface traps during both sampling periods, along with that of the total material flux (up to 47.3 g m^?2 d^?1 in the deepest trap), although the actual weight percent of organic carbon and organic nitrogen decreased with depth. Amino acid concentrations ranged from 129 mg g^?1 in surface water particulate material to 22 mg g^?1 in particulate material in 9-m-deep waters and in the benthic sediment. Amino acid concentrations from 2.4-mg-depth sediment traps averaged 104±29 mg g^?1 in stratified waters and 164±81 mg g^?1 in well-mixed waters. The deep trap samples averaed, 77.3±4.8 mg g^?1 amino acids in summer waters and 37±16 mg g^?1 in oxygenated fall waters. Amino acids comprised 13% to 39% of the organic carbon and 12% to 89% of the orgnaic nitrogen in these samples. Analysis of the flux results suggest that resuspension combined with lateral advection from adjacent slopes can account for up to 27% of the material in the deep traps when the estuary was well-mixed and unstratified. When the estuary was stratified in late summer, the amino acid carbon produced by primary productivity in the euphotic zone decreased by 85% (86% for total organic carbon) at the pycnocline at 6 m depth, leaving up to 15% of the vertical organic flux available for benthic sediment deposition.