Geotechnical properties and behaviour of Nigerian tar sand

A brief review of the geology of the tar sand areas of Nigeria is given. Analysis shows that the tar sand used for the tests consists of a well graded silty sand (cmf) with about 5% clay; and 3–5% bitumen. Results presented show a very high in situ compressive strength of about 450 kN/m², a high ratio of tensile to compressive strength of about 22%, peak shear strength parameters of C_p′=15kN/m²and φ_p′ = 19° and residual parameters of C_r =0, φ_r = 18°. The compacted tar sand behaved like an overconsolidated soil with a preconsolidating pressure, P_c of 140 kN/m2. In general, the results of the in situ strength tests indicate that the Nigerian tar sand behaved as a soft sandstone.     

桂林洞穴滴水与现代碳酸钙δ18O记录的环境意义--以桂林七星岩NO.15支洞为例

现代洞穴动态监测的一个先决条件就是为洞穴碳酸盐(CaCO₃)沉积物-石笋的各种替代指标的解译提供可靠的依据,充分利用现代碳酸盐(CaCO₃)沉积物的各种替代指标,并与现代器测气象资料进行相互对比、并用以校正,是精确或定量解释石笋气候替代指标的关键.
经对桂林七星岩15号支洞的5个滴水点进行了长达四个水文年(2008~2011年)的大气降水、洞穴滴水、现代碳酸盐沉积物的动态监测和研究,并探讨了洞穴滴水和现代碳酸盐(CaCO₃)的δ18O与降水δ18O的相关关系.研究表明,洞穴滴水和现代碳酸盐(CaCO₃)的年平均δ18O值非常接近降水的δ18O平均值,并具有与地表降水δ18O相同的变化趋势,反映了洞穴滴水和现代碳酸盐(CaCO₃)的δ18O主要来自大气降水的δ18O,即明显受控于降水的δ18O.在4个水文年中,现代洞穴次生化学碳酸盐(CaCO₃)沉积物的δ18O值与滴水的δ18O值记录的年内(或年际)变化或多年的变化趋势基本相同,表现出明显的四高峰(δ18O低值区)四低谷(δ18O高值区)的波动变化特征,具有明显的年际、季节性变化规律,显示具有雨热同季的特点.研究结果表明洞穴滴水和洞穴现代碳酸盐(CaCO₃)沉积物的δ18O可以记录当地或洞穴上方的气候变化信号,即现代碳酸盐(CaCO₃)沉积物的δ18O主要作为夏季风强度或降雨量的替代指标.     

Temperature independent thermal expansivities of sodium aluminosilicate melts between 713 and 1835 K

The thermal expansivities of eight sodium aluminosilicate liquids were derived from the slope of new volume data at low temperatures (713−1072 K) combined with the high temperature (1300−1835 K) volume measurements of Stein et al. (1986) on the same liquids. Melt compositions range from 47−71 wt% SiO₂, 0−31 wt% A1203, and 17−33 wt% Na₂O; the volume of albite supercooled liquid at 1092 K was also determined. The low temperature volumes were derived from measurements of the glass density of each sample at 298 K, followed by measurements of the glass thermal expansion coefficient from 298 K to the respective glass transition interval. This technique takes advantage of the fact that the volume of a glass is equal to the volume of the corresponding liquid at the limiting fictive temperature (T′_f), and that T′_f can be approximated as the onset of the rapid rise in thermal expansion at the glass transition in a heating curve (Moynihan, 1995). No assumptions were made regarding the equivalence of enthalpy and volume relaxation through the glass transition. The propagated error on the volume of each supercooled liquid at T′_f is 0.25%. Combination of these low temperature data with the high temperature measurements of Stein et al. (1986) allowed a constant thermal expansivity of each liquid to be derived over a wide temperature interval (763−1001 degrees) with a fitted 1σ error of 0.6–4.6%; in every case, no temperature dependence to dV/dT^liq could be resolved. Calibration of a linear model equation leads to fitted values ± 1σ (units of cm³/mole) for (26.91 ± .04), (37.49 ± .12), (26.48 ± .06) at 1373 K, and (7.64 ± .08 × 10^-3 cm³/mole-K). The results indicate that neither Si02 nor Al₂O₃ contribute to the thermal expansivity of the liquids, and that dV/dT^liq is independent of temperature between 713–1835 K over a wide range of liquid composition. Calculated volumes based on this model recover both low and high temperature measurements with a standard deviation <0.25%, whereas values of dV/dT^liq can be predicted within 5.6%.     

Landslides in the Magho district of Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Prior, D.B. and Graham, J., 1974. Landslides in the Magho district of Fermanagh Northern ireland. Eng. Geog., 8: 341–359.

Rotational slumps, shallow debris slides and active shallow rotational slides are identified on slopes developed on rocks of Carboniferous Age. The rotational slides occur on shales which weather to produce a clay-rich soil. Direct shear tests give drained values ofφ′_r = 8.2° andc′_r = 5.0kN/m². Conventional stability analyses suggest that the residual cohesion parameter is significant. Stability calculations are facilitated by the use of a dimensionless stability coefficient.     

Thermodynamics of U(VI) sorption onto Shewanella putrefaciens

We have conducted acid–base potentiometric titrations and U(VI) sorption experiments using the Gram negative, facultatively anaerobic bacterium Shewanella putrefaciens. Results of reversed titration studies on live, inactive bacteria indicate that their pH-buffering properties result from the equilibrium ionization of three discrete populations of functional groups. Carboxyl (pK_a=5.16±0.04), phosphoryl (pK_a=7.22±0.15) and amine (pK_a=10.04±0.67) groups most likely represent these three resolvable functionalities, based on their pK_a values. Site densities for carboxyl, phosphoryl and amine groups on the bacterial surface were approximately 31.7 μmol sites/g bacteria (0.35±0.02 sites/nm²), 8.95 μmol/g (0.11±0.007 sites/nm²) and 38.0 μmol/g (0.42±0.008 sites/nm²), respectively, based on an estimated bacterial specific surface area of 55 m²/g. Sorption experiments showed that U(VI) can reversibly complex with the bacterial surface in the pH 2–8 interval, with maximum adsorption occurring at a pH of 5. Sorption is not strongly sensitive to ionic strength (NaCl) in the range 0.02–0.10 M. The pH and ionic strength dependence of U(VI) sorption onto S. putrefaciens is similar to that measured for metal-oxide surfaces and Gram positive bacteria, and appears to be similarly governed by competitive speciation constraints. Measured U(VI) sorption is accounted for by using two separate adsorption reactions forming the surface complexes >COO–UO₂⁺ and >PO₄H–UO₂(OH)₂. Using S. putrefaciens as a model organism for dissimilatory metal-reducing Gram negative anaerobes, our results extend the applicability of geochemical speciation models to include bacteria that are capable of reductively solubilizing or precipitating a wide variety of environmentally and geologically important metals and metallic species.     

Non-tropical carbonate deposits on the modern New Zealand shelf

Extensive (ca. 50,000 km²) shallow-marine platforms (< 250 m) off northern (34°S) and southern (48°S) New Zealand, and more local areas of shelf between, are blanketed by skeletal carbonate sediments > 70% CaCO₃), despite proximity to a tectonically active plate margin. In these regions the terrigenous sediment supply is presently low, and growth of epibenthos is fostered by firm substrates (rock, gravels, shells, seaweeds) and the generally energetic nature and high nutrient levels of open-shelf waters. Rapid transition into adjacent terrigenous-dominated facies is characteristic. Irrespective of water depth, the carbonates are coarse-grained and fragmental; carbonate mud is rare. Calcite dominates over aragonite. High-Mg calcite, widespread off northern New Zealand, is rare in the south. Skeletal material is dominated by bryozoans and bivalve molluscs, with significant local contributions from foraminifers, barnacles, calcareous red algae and echinoderms. The name bryomol is suggested for this distinctive temperate-region skeletal carbonate facies, which can be usefully subdivided based on dominant zoarial growth forms of the bryozoan component, known to be habitat-related. Bioerosion is an important mechanism of skeletal fragmentation and degradation. Many grains, especially aragontic bivalves, are infested by endolithic borers and have low preservation potential. Ages of skeletal material in the surficial deposits range from more than 20,000 years B.P. to modern, which is consistent with both low rates of carbonate production and sediment accumulation, and the wide range in preservation state of grains. Some data suggest that the skeletal carbonates are dispersed and mixed mainly during infrequent movement of sand ribbons, sand waves and sand sheets driven by storm-assisted tidal flows. Tracts of modern, palimpsest and relict carbonates can occur in juxtaposition.

The facies characteristics of the New Zealand shelf carbonate deposits contrast significantly with those of the classical Bahaman-type carbonate model. However, they are similar to those reported from many other mid- to high-latitude carbonate shelves, and afford good analogues for most onland occurrences of New Zealand Cenozoic limestones.     

Solubility of silica polymorphs in electrolyte solutions, I. Activity coefficient of aqueous silica from 25° to 250°C, Pitzer''s parameterisation

Within the framework of Pitzer's specific interaction model, interaction parameters for aqueous silica in concentrated electrolyte solutions have been derived from Marshall and co-authors amorphous silica solubility measurements. The values, at 25°C, of the Pitzer interaction parameter (λ_SiO2(aq)−i) determined in this study are the following: 0.092 (i = Na⁺), 0.032 (K⁺), 0.165 (Li⁺), 0.292 (Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺), −0.139 (SO₄²⁻), and −0.009 (NO₃⁻). A set of polynomial equations has been derived which can be used to calculate λ_SiO2(aq)−i for these ions at any temperature up to 250°C. A linear relationship between the aqueous silica-ion interaction parameters (λ_SiO2(aq)−i) and the surface electrostatic field (Z_i/r_e,i) of ions was obtained. This empirical equation can be used to estimate, in first approximation, λ_SiO2(aq)−i if no measurements are available. From this parameterisation, the calculated activity coefficient of aqueous silica is 2.52 at 25°C and 1.45 at 250°C in 5 m NaCl solution. At lower concentrations, e.g. 2 m NaCl, the activity coefficient of silica is 1.45 at 25°C and 1.2 at 250°C. Hence, in practice, it is necessary to take into account the activity coefficient of aqueous silica (λ_SiO2(aq)≠1) in hydrothermal solutions and basinal brines where the ionic strength exceeds 1. A comparison of measured [Marshall, W.L., Chen, C.-T.A., 1982. Amorphous silica solubilities, V. Prediction of solubility behaviour in aqueous mixed electrolyte solutions to 300°C. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 46, 289–291.] and computed amorphous silica solubility, using this parameterisation, shows a good agreement. Because the effect of individual ions on silicate and silica polymorph solubilities are additive, the present study has permitted to derive Pitzer interaction parameters that allow a precise computation of γ_SiO2(aq) in the Na---K---Ca---Mg---Cl---SO₄---HCO₃---SiO₂---H₂O system, over a large range of salt concentrations and up to temperatures of 250°C.     

Oxidative dissolution of pyritic sludge from the Aznalcóllar mine (SW Spain)

As a result of the collapse of a mine tailing dam, a large extension of the Guadiamar valley was covered with a layer of pyritic sludge. Despite the removal of most of the sludge, a small amount remained in the soil, constituting a potential risk of water contamination. The kinetics of the sludge oxidation was studied by means of laboratory flow-through experiments at different pH and oxygen pressures. The sludge is composed mainly of pyrite (76%), together with quartz, gypsum, clays, and sulphides of zinc, copper, and lead. Trace elements, such as arsenic and cadmium, also constitute a potential source of pollution. The sludge is fine grained (median of 12 μm) and exhibits a large surface (BET area of 1.4±0.2 m² g⁻¹).

The dissolution rate law of sludge obtained is r=10^{−6.1(±0.3)} [O₂(aq)]^0.41(±0.04) a_H+^0.09(±0.06) g_sludge m⁻² s⁻¹ (22 °C, pH=2.5–4.7). The dissolution rate law of pyrite obtained is r=10^{−7.8(±0.3)} [O₂(aq)]^0.50(±0.04) a_H+^0.10(±0.08) mol m⁻² s⁻¹ (22 °C, pH=2.5–4.7). Under the same experimental conditions, sphalerite dissolved faster than pyrite but chalcopyrite dissolves at a rate similar to that of pyrite. No clear dependence on pH or oxygen pressure was observed. Only galena dissolution seemed to be promoted by proton activity. Arsenic and antimony were released consistently with sulphate, except at low pH conditions under which they were released faster, suggesting that additional sources other than pyrite such as arsenopyrite could be present in the sludge. Cobalt dissolved congruently with pyrite, but Tl and Cd seemed to be related to galena and sphalerite, respectively.

A mechanism for pyrite dissolution where the rate-limiting step is the surface oxidation of sulphide to sulphate after the adsorption of O₂ onto pyrite surface is proposed.     

天津平原区浅层地下水水化学特征及碳酸盐风化碳汇研究

大气 CO₂浓度在控制全球气候变化方面具有至关重要的作用,研究碳循环、CO₂收支平衡和精确评估是制定区域CO₂减排策略和寻找新的碳汇途径最重要的组成部分。碳酸盐风化碳汇是全球碳循环研究的一个重要方向。为此,本研究以天津平原区浅层地下水为研究对象,通过对地下水调查及水样的采集与分析,运用水化学分析方法分析了地下水水化学特征,并估算了地下水总储存量、DIC储量和碳酸盐风化碳汇量。研究结果表明:浅层地下水化学场自北部山前平原向南部冲积平原和滨海平原,呈现出自北而南和由北西向南东的水平水化学分带规律,地下水由低浓度的淡水、微咸水变为高浓度咸水,沿此方向水化学类型由HCO₃-Ca·Na·Mg→Cl·SO₄-Na→Cl·HCO₃-Na→Cl-Na型转变;淡水区、微咸水区和咸水区面积分别为733、3 034和6 564 km²。地下水水化学组分中Ca²⁺、Mg²⁺和 {\mathrm{HCO}}_3^{-}主要来源于碳酸盐的溶解作用。研究区浅层地下水总储存量为2 241 640万m³,总DIC储量为8.13×10⁶ t,总碳汇量为4.11×10⁶ t。研究区浅层地下水淡水区、微咸水区和咸水区地下水储存量分别为157 799万、6 245 936万和1 459 247万 m³,DIC浓度分别为19200、19200和19342 mg/L,DIC储量分别为0.67×10⁶、1.65×10⁶和0.58×10⁶ t,碳汇量分别为0.22×10⁶、0.90×10⁶和2.98×10⁶ t。沿地下水流向,DIC、储量和碳汇量的空间分布均呈现出由低到高的趋势。     

Calculating surface water PCO2 from foraminiferal organic δC

The δ¹³C of organic matter bound within the crystal lattice of foraminiferal calcite tests may provide a potential tracer of the isotopic composition of the surface water primary photosynthate. Using δ¹³C of the organic matter extracted from the crystal lattice and the calcite test, it is theoretically possible to estimate the paleo-surface water pCO₂. We have tailored this technique initially for the subpolar planktonic foraminifera species Globigerina bulloides. Initial surface water pCO₂ estimates from deep-sea core BOFS 5K (50°41.3′N, 21°51.9′W, water depth 3547 m) indicate that the northeast Atlantic Ocean may have been a greater sink for CO₂ during the last glacial than during the Holocene. Greatly reduced benthic foraminifera abundances, especially phytodetritus feeders, in BOFS 5K during the last glacial indicates low surface productivity. This rules out a productivity-driven CO₂ sink. The enhanced glacial CO₂ sink must, therefore, have results from a southwards shift of the centre of deep water formation.     

The absolute abundance of the chromium isotopes in chromite

Isotopic assays have been made on the chromium in eighteen chromite samples from countries responsible for 81 per cent of the chromite production between 1900 and 1950. The use of mixtures of separated isotopes to determine the accuracy indicates that the measurements are absolute. On the basis of these assays, the natural abundances of the chromium isotopes in atoms per cent are: Cr⁵⁰ = 4·352 ± 0·024, Cr⁵² = 83·764 ± 0·036, Cr⁵³ = 9·509 ± 0·027, Cr⁵⁴ = 2·375 ± 0·018. where the limits cited represent 3β. No variation in the isotopic composition of the chromium in any of the chromites examined was found within the stated limits.

The chemical atomic weight, computed on the basis of these abundance values and the latest accepted values for the masses of the involved isotopes, is 51·998₅ ± 0·001₃.     

Marcasite precipitation from hydrothermal solutions

Pyrite and marcasite were precipitated by both slow addition of aqueous Fe²⁺ and SiO₃²⁻ to an H₂S solution and by mixing aqueous Fe²⁺ and Na₂S₄ solutions at 75°C. H₂S₂ or HS₂⁻ and H₂S₄ or HS₄⁻ were formed in the S₂O₃²⁻ and Na₂S₄ experiments, respectively. Marcasite formed at pH < pK₁ of the polysulfide species present (for H₂S₂, pK₁ = 5.0; for H₂S₄, pK₁ = 3.8 at 25°C). Marcasite forms when the neutral sulfane is the dominant polysulfide, whereas pyrite forms when mono-or divalent polysulfides are dominant. In natural solutions where H₂S₂ and HS₂ are likely to be the dominant polysulfides, marcasite will form only below pH 5 at all temperatures.

The pH-dependent precipitation of pyrite and marcasite may be caused by electrostatic interactions between polysulfide species and pyrite or marcasite growth surfaces: the protonated ends of H₂S₂ and HS₂ are repelled from pyrite growth sites but not from marcasite growth sites. The negative ions HS₂ and S₂²⁻ are strongly attracted to the positive pyrite growth sites. Masking of 1π_g^* electrons in the S₂ group by the protons makes HS₂ and H₂S₂ isoelectronic with AsS²⁻ and As₂²⁻, respectively ( et al., 1981). Thus, the loellingitederivative structure (marcasite) results when both ends of the polysulfide are protonated.

Marcasite occurs abundantly only for conditions below pH 5 and where H₂S₂ was formed near the site of deposition by either partial oxidation of aqueous H₂S by O₂ or by the reaction of higher oxidation state sulfur species that are reactive with H₂S at the conditions of formation e.g., S₂O₃²⁻ but not SO₄²⁻. The temperature of formation of natural marcasite may be as high as 240°C ( and , 1985), but preservation on a multimillion-year scale seems to require post-depositional temperatures of below about 160°C ( , 1973; and , 1985).     

Correlations between metamorphic events and Rb-Sr ages in metasediments and eclogite from Western Tasmania

The Strathgordon area of low metamorphic grade (450±50°C, 4±1 Kb) and the eclogitebearing Lyell Highway-Collingwood River area, which is of higher grade (670±20°C, 11±1 Kb), have been studied by the Rb-Sr technique.

Three deformational events, D₁ to D₃ correlate in time with two important P,T events, here termed D₂₋₂ and D₃, D₁₋₂ reflects the continuous prograde P,T environment up to the metamorphic maximum of the two areas (D₂), while D₂ is a superimposed deformational event occuring at lower P,T conditions. According to stratigraphical constraints D₃ must have occured before or about 550 m.y. ago.

It is possible from rather complex Rb-Sr data to indicate ages for the D_1–2 and D₃ events. Two-point total rock+phengite (mica) ages together with total rock isochrons using closely spaced samples show that the main metamorphic event D_1–22 occurrred at about 800 m.y. in both areas. Similar data suggest that the superimposed event D₃ occurred between 550 and 630 m.y. ago, probably near the lower age limit. This deformation (crenulation cleavage) was responsible for the local resetting of total rock and mineral systems.

Consistent with later Palaeozoic events, the Cambrian-early Ordovician Jukesian Movement and the Devonian Tabberabberan Orogeny, which affected some Rb-Sr mineral systems (phengite, amphibole and chlorite), have ages of 500±20 m.y. and 385-350 m.y. respectively.

Due to dispersion of the eclogite total rock data points along secondary isochrons it is difficult to estimate an original age. The age of the original minerals must however have been set by the 800 m.y. D_1–2 event, as the P,T history of the eclogite is the same as that of the surrounding schists.     

Bioerosion and carbonate mud production on high-latitude shelves

Low-latitude carbonate muds often are composed either of entire units of skeletons (e.g., algal muds) or of precipitates, whereas high-latitude carbonate muds are bioerosional or result from maceration. Bioerosion at high latitudes is most intense in the photic zone, particularly down to 25 m depth. Shelly substrata may be crushed, bitten, drilled, bored or scraped. Clionid sponges, endolithic algae, acmaeid gastropods and regular echinoids are the most significant agents. Clionids produce distinctive facetted carbonate silt chips when boring, which have been described from both high- and low-latitudes. Faecal pellets break down to yield mud-sized carbonate particles that are more irregular than those produced by maceration. Exhumed infaunal bivalves are often preferred to epifaunal organisms as substrata. Bioerosion occurs very rapidly; shells may be totally infested with boring algae in three months. A “moth-eaten” appearance therefore does not denote a relict grain. Reliable rates of fine sediment production are not yet available.

The mud fraction of northwest European shelf sediment generally contains 10–20% CaCO₃, though an inshore and offshore belt with higher values may be identified. Some Holocene supratidal mud-flats exceed 50% CaCO₃. Much of the shelf represents a modern-day equivalent of the “calcareous shale” facies common in the geological record. Instances of synsedimentary cementation are not uncommon, particularly in association with heavily burrowed muds.     

水-岩作用对储层渗透性影响的数值模拟研究——以鄂尔多斯盆地东北部上古生界砂岩储层为例

油气储层的质量及演化往往受沉积作用和成岩作用的共同制约,成岩作用是影响储层孔渗最直接的因素,水-岩反应贯穿于整个成岩作用阶段,决定了孔渗的演化过程。本次研究以鄂尔多斯盆地东北部上古生界陆源碎屑岩储层下石盒子组-山西组为对象,运用多相流反应溶质运移数值模拟的方法,定量研究水-岩化学作用对含油气盆地储层渗透性能的影响,再现水-岩反应所造成的储层矿物溶解、沉淀以及储层渗透性的变化。结果表明：在成岩作用初期,矿物溶解过程占主导地位,模型运行50 Ma时,储层孔隙度由初始的0.30增至0.36,渗透率由初始的5.00×10^-15 m²增至8.70×10^-15 m²;在油气充注阶段（气体CO₂为主）,整个成岩作用矿物的沉淀量大于矿物的溶解量,导致固相体积增加,模型运行20 Ma时,储层孔隙度由0.20降低至约0.15,渗透率由5.00×10^-13 m²下降至约2.00×10^-13 m²。     

Carbonate mud sedimentation on a temperate shelf: Bass Basin, southeastern Australia

Bass Basin (66,000 km²) is unusual as a carbonate-dominated basin because calcitic carbonate muds are accumulating in relatively shallow (70–85 m) water depths in the central part of the basin (20,000 km²). The carbonate muds are produced by the primary accumulation and disintegration of nannoplankton, as well as through the biodegradation of skeletal carbonate grains accumulating on the sea floor. The muds are transported to the south of the basin to the end of tidal current transport paths, where they accumulate in the lowest-energy environment available in enclosed Bass Basin, although they are still subject to periodic reworking by storm energy. The basin margins consist of coarser, partially palimpsest, carbonate sands, whereas the central muds overlie a Late Pleistocene disequilibrium surface. In cores these muds are up to 1 m thick and thin away from the centre towards the margins. Bioturbation is important in modifying the textural character of the muds by increasing the grain size as faecal pellets, and therefore creating a sea floor not in equilibrium with modern hydrodynamic conditions. Radiocarbon dates for an early post-glacial marine transgression embayment facies in the basin gave ages of 10,290 ± 250 to 11,660 ± 300 years B.P. An age of 8700 ± 710 years B.P. was obtained for the base of the modern strait facies. These ages and facies thicknesses were used to establish Holocene sedimentation rates of < 12 cm/1000 y for the basin centre, falling to < 6 cm/1000 y towards the margins.     

我国油气资源潜力、分布及重点勘探领域

我国地质结构具有3大板块、3大构造域多旋回构造演化特征,造就多种类型叠合沉积盆地,构成克拉通+前陆、断陷+坳陷、前陆+坳陷3种主要类型。大型叠合盆地是油气资源分布与勘探开发主体。我国常规与非常规油气资源十分丰富,常规石油地质资源量1 075×10⁸ t,常规天然气地质资源量83×10¹² m³;致密油地质资源量134×10⁸ t,致密砂岩气地质资源量21×10¹² m³,页岩油地质资源量335×10⁸ t,页岩气地质资源量56×10¹² m³。陆上油气资源主要分布于渤海湾(陆上)、松辽、鄂尔多斯、塔里木、四川、准噶尔、柴达木7大盆地。海域油气资源主要分布于渤海湾(海域)、东海及南海北部的珠江口、北部湾、莺歌海、琼东南6大盆地。未来我国油气勘探应始终坚持“资源战略,稳油增气”战略,坚持“非常并进、海陆统筹”积极进取勘探思路;常规勘探领域,陆上地层-岩性、前陆、海相碳酸盐岩与潜山领域;海域为渤海海域构造与基岩潜山,深水构造与岩性;非常规油气主要是立足陆上7大含油气盆地,立足致密油气与页岩油气,强化勘探开发与技术配套。     

鄂尔多斯盆地陇东地区延长组长82优质储集层成因机理研究*

鄂尔多斯盆地陇东地区长8₂储集层平均孔隙度为8.8%,平均渗透率为0.64×10^-3μm²,属于低孔低渗储集层。强烈的压实作用是储集层物性变差主要原因,碳酸盐胶结作用促使储集层物性进一步变差。尽管储集层物性整体较差,但在普遍低孔低渗背景下仍发育相对高孔渗的优质储集层。对优质储集层进行了分析,总结了优质储集层的典型特征,统计表明:优质储集层的塑性组分含量较低,孔隙类型以绿泥石胶结残余粒间孔和溶孔为主,孔隙结构以中小孔—中细喉为主。在此基础上,分析了优质储集层成因机理。研究认为:分流河道、河口坝等微相高能厚层砂体有利于优质储集层发育,相对低的塑性组分含量和绿泥石环边胶结有利于粒间孔隙的保存,溶蚀作用是次生孔隙形成的最主要成岩作用。     

The distribution of radiogenic heat production as a function of depth in the Sierra Nevada Batholith, California

Geochemical analyses and geobarometric determinations have been combined to create a depth vs. radiogenic heat production database for the Sierra Nevada batholith, California. This database shows that mean heat production values first increase, then decrease, with increasing depth. Heat production is 2 μW/m³ within the 3-km-thick volcanic pile at the top of the batholith, below which it increases to an average value of 3.5 μW/m³ at 5.5 km depth, then decreases to 0.5–1 μW/m³ at 15 km depth and remains at these values through the entire crust below 15 km. Below the crust, from depths of 40–125 km, the batholith's root and mantle wedge that coevolved beneath the batholith appears to have an average radiogenic heat production rate of 0.14 μW/m³. This is higher than the rates from most published xenolith studies, but reasonable given the presence of crustal components in the arc root assemblages. The pattern of radiogenic heat production interpreted from the depth vs. heat production database is not consistent with the downward-decreasing exponential distribution predicted from modeling of surface heat flow data. The interpreted distribution predicts a reasonable range of geothermal gradients and shows that essentially all of the present day surface heat flow from the Sierra Nevada could be generated within the 35 km thick crust. This requires a very low heat flux from the mantle, which is consistent with a model of cessation of Sierran magmatism during Laramide flat-slab subduction, followed by conductive cooling of the upper mantle for 70 m.y. The heat production variation with depth is principally due to large variations in uranium and thorium concentration; potassium is less variable in concentration within the Sierran crust, and produces relatively little of the heat in high heat production rocks. Because silica content is relatively constant through the upper 30 km of the Sierran batholith, while U, Th, and K concentrations are highly variable, radiogenic heat production does not vary directly with silica content.     

Petrology of the Hopen mangerite-charnockite intrusion, Lofoten, north Norway

The Hopen massif, intrusive age 1900 m.y., exposed area 15 km², in the Lofoten-Vesterålen granulite facies province has the mineral assemblages: (1) mesoperthite+plagioclase (An_7–20)+quartz+clinopyroxene (Di_20–25)+orthopyroxene En_15–25+opaques±minor amphibole±minor biotite; (2) mesoperthite+plagioclase (An <2)+quartz+clinopyroxene (Di <10)+olivine Fe lt;5)+opaques. By using mineral and whole rock analyses, the crystallization conditions were estimated to be 1000°C, 12 kb load pressure and an oxygen fugacity approximately corresponding to the WM buffer. Rocks with the assemblage of type (2) contain secondary orthoferrosilite (Fe_0.90–0.95Mn_0.04–0.07Mg_0.01Ca_0.01)₂Si₂O₆, generated by reactions involving fayalite, magnetite and quartz at 800°C, 10kb load pressure and at oxygen fugacities approaching QFM buffer conditions. Subsequent to a crustal thickening, the mangeritic rocks in Lofoten-Vesterålen were emplaced in a tensional environment comparable with modern continental rifts. A ‘gabbro pillow’ magma chamber at the crustal base is proposed as parental magma for the mangeritic rocks, of which the Hopen massif represents a late differentiation.