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J4 ›› 2011, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (2): 249-259.

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Geochemical Characteristics and Genesis of Crude Oils of Carboniferous and Triassic in Tahe Oil field of Tarim Basin

 ZHENG Chao-Yang, LIU Yi-Qun, DUAN Yi, XU Wen-Xiu, FAN Ting-Ting, ZHANG Xue-Jun   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest University
  • Received:2010-07-14 Revised:2010-10-14 Online:2011-06-20 Published:2011-06-20
  • About author:Zheng Chaoyang, Ph.D. E-mail: zzyhe@163.com

Abstract:

Because Tahe oil field is the largest marine carbonate rock oil field of the Tarim Basin, its genesis is of great interest.
By means of  to  the high-resolution GC-MS analysis of  the oil samples  from Carboniferous and Triassic Tahe oil  field,  this paper
studies biomarkers and discuss  their genesis. The Pr/Ph, Pr/nC17 and Ph/nC18 data  indicated  that oil  formed  from  sapropel
organic matters of reducing environment. Abundance of gammacerane C30+ hopane  indicates  that  the oils  formed  from saltwater
environment. The abundance of C27  sterane,  tricyclic  terpane,  tetracyclic  terpane, and higher  tricyclic  terpane vs hopane
parameters show that original source materials are homonemeaes. Rearranged sterane/sterane, Ts/(Ts+Tm), and C29ββ/(ββ+αα)
are 0.24~0.40,0.28~0.50 and 0.56~0.63,respectively. All of  these show  that  the maturity of  the oil  is high. The occurrence of
25-norhopane  indicates  that  the oil experienced some degree of biodegradation. Comparison of oil and source rock suggests  that
the oils of the main source rock came from the middle-upper Ordovician source rocks.

Key words: Tarim basin, Tahe oilfield, Carboniferous, Triassic, oil geochemistry

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