Fluid and gas migration in the North German Basin: fluid inclusion and stable isotope constraints |
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Authors: | Volker Lüders Christian Reutel Peer Hoth David A Banks Birgit Mingram Thomas Pettke |
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Institution: | 1. GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Telegrafenberg, 14473, Potsdam, Germany 2. Geowissenschaftliches Zentrum G?ttingen, Goldschmidtstr. 1-3, 37077, G?ttingen, Germany 3. Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Dienstbereich Berlin, Wilhelmstra?e 25-30, 13593, Berlin, Germany 4. School of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, LS29JT, Leeds, UK 5. Department of Earth Sciences, Institute for Isotope Geochemistry and Mineral Resources, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstr. 5, CH-8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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Abstract: | Fluid inclusions have been studied in minerals infilling fissures (quartz, calcite, fluorite, anhydrite) hosted by Carboniferous
and Permian strata from wells in the central and eastern part of the North German Basin in order to decipher the fluid and
gas migration related to basin tectonics. The microthermometric data and the results of laser Raman spectroscopy reveal compelling
evidence for multiple events of fluid migration. The fluid systems evolved from a H2O–NaCl±KCl type during early stage of basin subsidence to a H2O–NaCl–CaCl2 type during further burial. Locally, fluid inclusions are enriched in K, Cs, Li, B, Rb and other cations indicating intensive
fluid–rock interaction of the saline brines with Lower Permian volcanic rocks or sediments. Fluid migration through Carboniferous
sediments was often accompanied by the migration of gases. Aqueous fluid inclusions in quartz from fissures in Carboniferous
sedimentary rocks are commonly associated with co-genetically trapped CH4–CO2 inclusions. P–T conditions estimated, via isochore construction, yield pressure conditions between 620 and 1,650 bar and temperatures between
170 and 300°C during fluid entrapment. The migration of CH4-rich gases within the Carboniferous rocks can be related to the main stage of basin subsidence and stages of basin uplift.
A different situation is recorded in fluid inclusions in fissure minerals hosted by Permian sandstones and carbonates: aqueous
fluid inclusions in calcite, quartz, fluorite and anhydrite are always H2O–NaCl–CaCl2-rich and show homogenization temperatures between 120 and 180°C. Co-genetically trapped gas inclusions are generally less
frequent. When present, they show variable N2–CH4 compositions but contain no CO2. P–T reconstructions indicate low-pressure conditions during fluid entrapment, always below 500 bar. The entrapment of N2–CH4 inclusions seems to be related to phases of tectonic uplift during the Upper Cretaceous. A potential source for nitrogen
in the inclusions and reservoirs is Corg-rich Carboniferous shales with high nitrogen content. Intensive interaction of brines with Carboniferous or even older shales
is proposed from fluid inclusion data (enrichment in Li, Ba, Pb, Zn, Mg) and sulfur isotopic compositions of abundant anhydrite
from fissures. The mainly light δ34S values of the fissure anhydrites suggest that sulfate is either derived through oxidation and re-deposition of biogenic
sulfur or through mixing of SO42−-rich formation waters with variable amounts of dissolved biogenic sulfide. An igneous source for nitrogen seems to be unlikely
since these rocks have low total nitrogen content and, furthermore, even extremely altered volcanic rocks from the study area
do not show a decrease in total nitrogen content. |
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