Strike-slip faults in the Vostochnyy range of Shmidt peninsula on Sakhalin

A genetic link between oils and source rocks of lower Paleozoic deposits of the Baltic syneclise is revealed from the identity of change in individual composition of hydrocarbons (HC) and their ratios along the section. It is marked most clearly from the pristane/phytane ratio and from the identical trend of n-alkane and isoprenoid distribution curves for oils and dispersed organic matter (OM). The patterns observed are complemented by the coincidence of maximums of carbon atoms in the higher molecular part (C₂₅ - C₃₅) of n-alkanes and by the odd/even (O/E) molecular ratio. The sterane/triterpane and mononaphthenonaphthalene/ phenanthrene ratios are found to be close. —Authors.     

Geochemical characteristics of crude oil in fluvial deposits from Maling oilfield of Ordos Basin,China

Maling oilfield is one of the earliest discovered oilfields in the Ordos Basin. It is also a typical representative of oil reservoirs in fluvial deposits. However, due to the deficiency of geochemical study on the crude oils and source rocks, the interpretation of the oil origin is largely based on the geological situation. Maling crude oils (21) and source rocks (14) from the basin have been systematically analyzed. The distribution of the biomarkers indicates that the crude oils mainly originated from source rocks deposited under a weakly reducing to sub-oxic, freshwater lacustrine environment. Besides algae, higher land plants have also made an important contribution to the source organic matter. Comparison of the distributions of the biomarkers suggests that there is a correlation between the Maling oilfield oils and the source rocks of the Yanchang Formation.     

Petroleum geochemistry of the Potwar Basin,Pakistan: II – Oil classification based on heterocyclic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

In a previous study, oils in the Potwar Basin (Upper Indus) of Pakistan were correlated based on the dissimilarity of source and depositional environment of organic matter (OM) using biomarkers and bulk stable isotopes. This study is aimed at supporting the classification of Potwar Basin oils into three groups (A, B and C) using the distribution of alkylnaphthalenes, alkylphenanthrenes, alkyldibenzothiophenes, alkyldibenzofurans, alkylfluorenes, alkylbiphenyls, triaromatic steroids, methyl triaromatic steroids, retene, methyl retenes and cadalene. The higher relative abundance of specific methyl isomers of naphthalene and phenanthrene and the presence of diagnostic aromatic biomarkers clearly indicate the terrigenous and oxic depositional environment of OM for group A oil. Group B and C oils are of marine origin and the aforementioned heterocyclic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (HCs) differentiate them clearly into two different groups. The relative percentages of heterocyclic aromatic HCs reveal that the distribution of these compounds is controlled by the depositional environment of the OM. Sulfur-containing heterocyclic aromatic HCs are higher in crude oils generated from source rocks deposited in suboxic depositional environments, while oxygen-containing heterocyclic aromatic HCs in combination with alkylfluorenes are higher in marine oxic and deltaic oils. Biomarker and aromatic HC parameters do not indicate significant differences in the thermal maturity of Potwar Basin oils. Triaromatic and methyl triaromatic steroids support the division of Potwar Basin oils into the three groups and their relative abundances are related to source OM rather than thermal maturity. Significantly higher amounts of C₂₀ and C₂₁ triaromtic steroids and the presence or absence of long chain triaromatic steroids (C₂₅, C₂₆, C₂₇, and C₂₈) indicates that these compounds are probably formed from different biological precursors in each group. Different isomers of methyl substituted triaromatic steroids are present only for short chain compounds (C₂₀–C₂₂) and the origin of these compounds may be short chain methyl steranes from unknown biological precursors.     

Oxidation inhibitors occuring in bioproducers, recent sediments, ancient rocks and oils

Native antioxidants (AO) are involved in the transformation of organic matter (OM) in different stages of diagenesis. In the early stages, the geochemical significance of AO can be estimated by using AO consumption index (I). The positive I values suggest that the OM fossilization proceeded under reducing conditions which favoured the formation of oil-source rocks, while the negative I values indicate oxidizing conditions which are characterized by the formation of rocks having a low oil-generation potential. In the late stages of diagenesis, the AO content is indicative of the degree of catagenic (thermal) or biodegradation (oxidative) transformation of oils. The AO contents of Paleogenic, Mesozoic and Paleozoic oils have been found to differ approximately by one order of magnitude. A major portion of AO is concentrated in oil resins and asphaltenes. The ratio of AO to resins and asphaltenes can be used as criterion of catagenic transformation of OM.     

Petroleum geochemistry of the Potwar Basin, Pakistan: 1. Oil-oil correlation using biomarkers, δC and δD

Geochemical characterisation of 18 crude oils from the Potwar Basin (Upper Indus), Pakistan is carried out in this study. Their relative thermal maturities, environment of deposition, source of organic matter (OM) and the extent of biodegradation based on the hydrocarbon (HC) distributions are investigated. A detailed oil-oil correlation of the area is established. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analyses and bulk stable carbon and hydrogen isotopic compositions of saturated and aromatic HC fractions reveals three compositional groups of oils. Most of the oils from the basin are typically generated from shallow marine source rocks. However, group A contains terrigenous OM deposited under highly oxic/fluvio-deltaic conditions reflected by high pristane/phytane (Pr/Ph), C₃₀ diahopane/C₂₉Ts, diahopane/hopane and diasterane/sterane ratios and low dibenzothiophene (DBT)/phenanthrene (P) ratios. The abundance of C₁₉-tricyclic and C₂₄-tetracyclic terpanes are consistent with a predominant terrigenous OM source for group A. Saturated HC biomarker parameters from the rest of the oils show a predominant marine origin, however groups B and C are clearly separated by bulk δ¹³C and δD and the distributions of the saturated HC fractions supporting variations in source and environment of deposition of their respective source rocks. Moreover, various saturated HC biomarker ratios such as steranes/hopanes, diasteranes/steranes, C₂₃-tricyclic/C₃₀ hopane, C₂₈-tricyclic/C₃₀ hopane, total tricyclic terpanes/hopanes and C₃₁(R + S)/C₃₀ hopane show that two different groups are present. These biomarker ratios show that group B oils are generated from clastic-rich source rocks deposited under more suboxic depositional environments compared to group C oils. Group C oils show a relatively higher input of algal mixed with terrigenous OM, supported by the abundance of extended tricyclic terpanes (up to C₄₁₊) and steranes.Biomarker thermal maturity parameters mostly reached to their equilibrium values indicating that the source rocks for Potwar Basin oils must have reached the early to peak oil generation window, while aromatic HC parameters suggest up to late oil window thermal maturity. The extent of biodegradation of the Potwar Basin oils is determined using various saturated HC parameters and variations in bulk properties such as API gravity. Groups A and C oils are not biodegraded and show mature HC profiles, while some of the oils from group B show minor levels of biodegradation consistent with high Pr/n-C₁₇, Ph/n-C₁₈ and low API gravities.     

Origin of oils in the Eastern Papuan Basin,Papua New Guinea

The geochemical characteristics of 16 oils/condensates/seep oil/oil shows (collectively called oils) from the Eastern Papuan Basin (EPB) and one seep oil from the Western Papuan Basin (WPB) are integrated with data from previous studies of oils, fluid inclusion oils and solid bitumens from the EPB and WPB, Papua New Guinea. The combined set of samples can be divided in two major families of hydrocarbons. The Family A oils, mostly occurring in the WPB region, were generated from clay rich marine source rocks, containing predominantly terrigenous higher plant derived organic matter (OM) deposited in a sub-oxic to oxic environment. Source rock(s) for Family A oils are likely to be of Middle to Upper Jurassic, e.g., the Upper Jurassic Imburu Formation. The Family B oils, distributed mainly in the EPB region, were generated from Cretaceous or younger marine carbonate source rock(s) deposited under anoxic to sub-oxic conditions, and containing predominantly prokaryotic OM with some terrigenous higher plant inputs. The EPB natural gases analyzed in this study may be co-genetic to the co-occurring Family B oils in the EPB. Both Family A and B oils were generated at similar thermal maturities of 1.0–1.3% vitrinite reflectance equivalent. Although no source interval to date has been firmly identified in the EPB, post-Jurassic strata are a viable option, because (1) Late Cretaceous and Paleogene carbonate and clastic marine sediments including possible source lithologies are present, and (2) this section of the Papuan Basin sustained rapid sedimentation and tectonic loading, particularly in the Cenozoic.     

塔里木盆地英买力地区原油地球化学特征与族群划分

塔里木盆地英买力地区油气成因复杂,采用多馏分、多组分化学成分分析及单体烃碳同位素分析途径,对该区海相、陆相油进行精细分析。结果表明,英买力油田主要有两大类油组,分别是南部YM2井区的海相油(I类)和北部YM7井区的陆相油(Ⅱ类),各自具有典型的海相油与陆相油的特征。进一步分析表明,两大油组内部仍有分异。将第二油组进一步分为两亚类,以中、古生界产层为主的正常黑油和重质油为一类(Ⅱa),以古近系为主的凝析油为另一类(Ⅱb)。两亚类原油正构烷烃单体烃同位素稍有差异,芳烃组成与分布具有显著差异。较之于Ⅱa原油,Ⅱb原油富含联苯系列与氧芴系列、不同类型芳烃系列中以低分子量同系物占绝对优势,其正构烷烃单体烃碳同位素更重,与相邻的羊塔克地区原油表现出一定的相似性,表明两者之间有一定的成因联系,前者可能为混源油,由位于库车坳陷中拜城凹陷提供两种陆相烃源岩。英买力地区陆相油并非以往确认的一种成因类型,可能至少由两套性质迥异的中生界烃源岩供烃。英买力地区第一类海相油(I类)尽管生物标志物特征相近,但分析原油的单体烃碳同位素具有显著差异,同样存在油气混源的可能。英买力地区海、陆相原油特征与成因的深入剖析,对于该区精细油源确认、油气成藏机制乃至油气资源评价具有重要意义。     

鄂尔多斯盆地马岭油田延安组原油成因研究

马岭油田是鄂尔多斯盆地发现最早的油田之一,也是大陆河流相油气藏的典型代表,可是以往对马岭油田原油及其烃源岩地球化学研究很少,原油的成因更多的依靠于地质推测。本文对采集于马岭油田的21个原油和鄂尔多斯盆地14个烃源岩的烃类生物标志化合物进行了系统的分析,研究了它们的地球化学特征。生物标志化合物的分布和组成特征,指示了原油形成于弱还原环境淡水湖相;原油的母质除了菌藻类外陆源高等植物作出了重要贡献;原油均为成熟原油;油源对比表明,马岭油田原油的源岩为延长组烃源岩,特别是长7油层组烃源岩。     

Identification of aryl isoprenoids in source rocks and crude oils: Biological markers for the green sulphur bacteria

A series of C₁₃ to C₃₁ aryl isoprenoids (1-alkyl,2,3,6-trimethylbenzenes) have been identified in reef-hosted oils and their source rocks from the Middle and Upper Silurian of the Michigan Basin and Middle Devonian of the Alberta Basin, Canada. Their structure has been confirmed by unambiguous synthesis of the C₁₄ member of the series. Their structure and isotopic composition indicate that they are derived from isorenieratene from the Chlorobiaceae family of sulphur bacteria. These results are consistent with geological and geochemical studies that show that the source rocks were deposited under metahaline to hypersaline sulphate and sulphide rich water columns. The distribution of other biomarkers in these oils and source rocks indicates that a diverse biota contributed organic matter to the source environment. In conjunction with the aryl isoprenoids, they show that there is a remarkable similarity in composition between the two sets of oils and source rocks despite their great temporal and geographic separation. This reflects the similarity of their environments and emphasizes the importance of sedimentary facies in controlling the composition of organic matter in source rocks and their derived oils.     

Molecular correlation of free oil,adsorbed oil and inclusion oil of reservoir rocks in the Tazhong Uplift of the Tarim Basin,China

The free, adsorbed and inclusion oils were recovered by sequential extraction from eleven oil and tar containing reservoir rocks in the Tazhong Uplift of Tarim Basin. The results of gas chromatography (GC) and GC–mass spectrometry analyses of these oil components and seven crude oils collected from this region reveal multiple oil charges derived from different source rocks for these oil reservoirs. The initially charged oils show strong predominance of even over odd n-alkanes in the range n-C₁₂ to n-C₂₀ and have ordinary maturities, while the later charged oils do not exhibit any predominance of n-alkanes and have high maturities. The adsorbed and inclusion oils of the reservoir rocks generally have high relative concentrations of gammacerane and C₂₈ steranes, similar to the Cambrian-Lower Ordovician source rocks. In contrast, the free oils of these reservoir rocks generally have low relative concentrations of gammacerane and C₂₈ steranes, similar to the Middle-Upper Ordovician source rocks. There are two interpretations of this result: (1) the initially charged oils are derived from the Cambrian-Lower Ordovician source rocks while the later charged oils are derived from the Middle-Upper Ordovician source rocks; and (2) both the initially and later charged oils are mainly derived from the Cambrian-Lower Ordovician source rocks but the later charged oils are contaminated by the oil components from the Silurian tar sandstones and the Middle-Upper Ordovician source rocks.     

Ore sources of the base-metal veins at the Dzhimidon deposit,North Ossetia,Russia: Evidence from REE distribution in ores and host rocks

REE distribution patterns of the ores and host rocks of the Dzhimidon vein lead-zinc deposit (North Caucasus, Ossetia, Sadon mining district, Russia) have been analyzed to estimate ore sources of hydrothermal deposits. It is established that both types of prevailing rocks of the Sadon Area are involved in the formation of base-metal ores during activation of hydrothermal metasomatic processes in the Jurassic time, the said rocks are Paleozoic granites (the main ore-hosting rocks at the majority of deposits) and Pre- Cambrian schists (specific for only ore-hosting rocks of Dzhimidon deposit).     

海拉尔盆地贝尔凹陷原油芳烃化合物组成和分布特征

通过色谱-质谱分析,对海拉尔盆地贝尔凹陷35个原油样品进行聚类分析,将之分成4类.Ⅰ类原油是贝尔凹陷原油主体,占分析样品的77%,特点足菲系列含量高,平均值为64.7%,三芳甾类化合物和三芴类化合物含量次之,分别为11.42%和11.81%.Ⅱ类原油为高三芳甾类原油,三芳甾类化合物占芳烃化合物的53.9%,是该类原油的主要成份,非系列化合物含量较低,为32.5%,萘系列含量和三芴化合物含量最低,分别为0.6%和3.54%.Ⅲ类原油为高菲系列和高萤蒽含量原油,菲系列为64%,萤蒽含量高达11%,是其它原油的16倍以上.Ⅳ类原油具有高萘、高三芴化合物和低菲系列化合物的特点,分别占原油芳烃馏分的30%、32%和26%,三芳甾类化合物含量低,占3.6%.这充分说明海拉尔箍地烃源岩沉积期间有不同的沉积环境,原油有不同的牛烃母质.Ⅱ类原油以藻类为主要生烃母质,Ⅲ类原油以高等植物为主,Ⅰ类原油介于Ⅱ类和Ⅲ类原油之间,为混合型生烃母质.Ⅳ原油沉积环境和前三类原油明显不同,为咸水强还原湖相沉积环境.     

塔里木盆地原油中二苯并噻吩的分布及主力油源岩类型判识

在塔北隆起大部分地区和塔中隆起发现的工业油气流具有与海相下古生界（奥陶系）油源岩相同的地球化学特征，且含有十分丰富的二苯并噻吩类有机硫化物。本文详细研究了世界各地若干典型海相碳酸盐岩和泥页岩来源油中二苯并噻吩（ＤＢＴｓ）的分布。发现新参数二苯并噻吩脱甲基指数（ＤＤＩ）和甲基重排指数（ＤＭＩ）受成熟度影响小，能有效地区分油源岩岩性。根据ＤＢＴｓ的相对含量和ＤＤＩ及ＤＭＩ指标判识，表明塔里木盆地下古生界原油主要来自碳酸盐岩，奥陶系广海陆棚台地相喑色泥晶灰岩是主力油源岩。这一认识将有助于确认主力油源区的分布，具有较大的勘探意义。     

Distribution and Significance of Carbazole Compounds in Palaeozoic Oils from the Tazhong Uplift, Tarim

Carbazole compounds in crude oils from the Tazhong uplift of the Tarim basin have been fractionated and detected and successfully used to study petroleum migration and trace source rocks in the study area. Alkylcarbazoles have been found in large amounts in the oil samples analyzed and alkylbenzocarbazoles detected in a small concentration only in part of the samples, but alkyldibenzocarbazoles have not been found in oils. Based on the distribution of G1, G2 and G3 of C2-alkylcarbazoles, the ratio of C3-carbazoles to C2-carbazoles and the relative amounts of alkylcarbazoles and alkylbenzocarbazoles, one can know that the vertical oil migration in the Tazhong uplift is generally from below upward, i.e. from the Ordovician through the Silurian to the Carboniferous. Evidently, source rocks in the uplift should be lower Palaeozoic strata (Ordovician and Cambrian). This study shows that carbazoles are of great importance in the study of petroleum migration and source rocks.     

Geochemical investigation of oils and source rocks from Qianjiang depression of Jianghan basin, a terrigenous saline basin, China

Six oils and seven suspected source rocks from the Jianghan saline basin, in the central eastern part of China, have been examined using a variety of geochemical techniques. The results from this study show that oils from the third and fourth sections of the Qianjiang Formation (Eocene) are derived from similar source materials but have a different source from the oils of Xingouzui Formation (Eocene) in the same basin. The oils of the Xingouzui Formation (Eocene) are more mature, and probably have a greater input of terrigenous source material and in all probability have migrated greater distances than the Qianjiang oils. Oils from these sections are derived from an environment characterized as being extremely anoxic, strongly reducing and highly saline. The suspected source rocks examined in the study were from the Qianjiang Formation and were generally mature, except for the shallowest sample. The biomarker distributions in the suspected source rocks examined from the Qianjiang Formation were very different from those of the oils present in the same sections. It is proposed that oils from the Qianjiang Formation have sources in addition to, or exclusive of, the suspected source rocks examined in this study.     

松辽盆地西斜坡稠油特征及成因

松辽盆地西斜坡稠油特征及成因制约着油气的勘探和开发。通过稠油族组成、同位素、色谱、质谱等分析及与斜坡和拗陷内原油、油源岩对比研究,确定西斜坡原油为经长距离运移且遭生物降解、水洗氧化的稠油,以密度相对较低、粘度相对较高为特点,稠变程度为中等-严重级别。油源主要为拗陷内青山口和嫩江组湖相泥岩,烃源岩自成熟排烃以来,向西的运移聚集可明显划分出三期。     

二连盆地下白垩统湖相云质岩分布及控制因素

二连盆地下白垩统发育一套陆源碎屑成分和碳酸盐矿物组成的混合沉积,且近年来在其中发现大量油气显示,但目前对这套混合沉积的研究程度较低。通过岩心观察、薄片鉴定、测井等方法,对巴音都兰、阿南和额仁淖尔等多个重点凹陷内云质岩的岩石学特征、分布特征等进行研究,认为：云质岩分布主要受母源区岩性控制,为典型的母源混合类型;湖盆演化类型不同导致沉积相发育的差异性,进而决定云质岩纵向分布;火山玻璃脱玻化为埋藏白云化作用提供大量Mg^{2 +}、Fe^{2 +}离子,导致白云石中铁含量高;古气候对云质岩分布的影响较弱。     

渤海湾盆地南堡凹陷滩海地区奥陶系原油油源分析

近年来渤海湾盆地南堡凹陷的油气勘探取得了重大突破。在滩海区奥陶系古潜山钻遇工业性高产油气流,使奥陶系古潜山成为南堡油田重要勘探目的层之一,但目前对奥陶系主要产油层中油气的来源问题仍存在着不同的认识。通过对奥陶系原油与古近系沙三段、沙一段和东三段3套烃源岩的地球化学特征进行对比研究,并结合奥陶系油气成藏特征,探讨了奥陶系原油的油源。结果表明：南堡油田奥陶系原油生物标志化合物特征和稳定碳同位素组成与沙三段烃源岩的相似,二者具有较好的亲缘关系;同时,区域性的不整合面、油源断层可以成为沟通奥陶系古潜山储层与沙三段油源的运移通道;奥陶系原油主要来源于沙三段烃源岩。     

东海盆地西湖凹陷轻质原油芳烃地球化学特征

采用GC-MS实验技术,对西湖凹陷8口井12个轻质原油样品的芳烃地球化学特征进行了系统研究。平湖斜坡带北部地区NB14-1井、NB14-2井和NB14-3井这3口井的轻质原油与平湖斜坡带中部地区的NB25-1井和NB25-2井、西次凹的HY1-1井以及黄岩构造带的HY2-1井和HY2-2井这5口井的轻质原油芳烃化合物的分布特征和相对含量存在明显差别。轻质原油芳烃馏分中以二环和三环的化合物为主,前者富含菲系列化合物,萘系列和联苯系列化合物含量相对较低,后者则相反,其富含萘系列和联苯系列化合物,菲系列化合物含量相对较低。轻质原油生源和沉积环境的研究表明,原油的母源都主要为陆源高等植物来源,成因环境都为氧化环境,但后者的1,2,5-TMN和1,2,5,6-TeMN相对含量更高,氧芴相对含量和Pr/Ph值更大,反映其母源的陆源高等植物输入程度更大,沉积环境的氧化性更强。烷基萘、烷基菲和烷基二苯并噻吩成熟度指标表明,轻质原油以达到成熟到高熟演化阶段,平湖斜坡带北部地区的NB14-1井、NB14-2井和NB14-3井这3口井的轻质原油热演化程度相对更高。     

The distribution of rare-earth elements in orebodies of the dzhimidon base-metal deposit and in the host rocks in North Ossetia,Russia

The sources of material that make up veins at hydrothermal deposits were estimated by distribution of REE in ores and host rocks. Paleozoic granites (major ore-hosting rocks at most deposits) and Precambrian schists (ore-hosting rocks typical only of the Dzhimidon deposit), which are the predominant rocks of the Sadon district, played an important role in the formation of base-metal ores.