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Abstract
DOI: 10.1306/05241614182
Geochemical characteristics of crude
oil
from a tight
oil
reservoir in the Lucaogou Formation, Jimusar sag, Junggar Basin
oil
from a tight
oil
reservoir in the Lucaogou Formation, Jimusar sag, Junggar Basin
Zhe Cao,1 Guangdi Liu,2 Baoli Xiang,3 Peng Wang,4 Geng Niu,5 Zicheng Niu,6 Chaozheng Li,7 and Chengyun Wang8
1State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Fuxue Road 18, Changping District, Beijing, China; [email protected]
2State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Fuxue Road 18, Changping District, Beijing, China; [email protected]
3PetroChina Xinjiang Oilfield Company, Youyi Road 100, Karamay, Xinjiang, China; [email protected]
4No. 10
Oil
Production Plant, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Qingcheng, Gansu 745100, China; [email protected]
5Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, Richardson Building, 507 Spence Street, College Station, Texas 77843; [email protected]
6State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Fuxue Road 18, Changping District, Beijing, China; [email protected]
7State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Fuxue Road 18, Changping District, Beijing, China; [email protected]
8Exploration and Development Research Institute, PetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Jianshe Road, Renqiu, Hebei, China; [email protected]
ABSTRACT
Jimusar sag, which lies in the Junggar Basin, is an important tight
oil
study area in China. However, the properties and origin of the crude
oil
and the geochemical characteristics of the tight
oil
from the Lucaogou Formation have not yet been studied. In the present study, 23 crude
oil
samples from the Lucaogou Formation were collected for analysis, including physical properties (density and viscosity), bulk composition, saturated hydrocarbon gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, and calculation of various biomarker parameters. Source
rock
evaluation and porosity permeability analysis were applied to the mudstones and siltstones. To analyze the hydrocarbon generation history of the Lucaogou source rocks, one-dimensional basin modeling was performed. The
oil
-filling history was also investigated by means of basin modeling and microthermometry. Biomarkers of suitable source rocks (total organic carbon content is >1%, summation of the free and volatile hydrocarbon and remaining hydrocarbon generative potential is >6 mg HC/g
rock
, and vitrinite reflectance is between 0.7% and 1%) were analyzed for
oil
–
source
correlation
. The results indicate that low-maturity to mature crude oils originated from the source rocks containing terrigenous organic matter, which were deposited in a saline lake. The source rocks are of mainly type II kerogen.
Oil
in the lower section of the Lucaogou Formation is relatively dense and viscous and has elevated nonhydrocarbon content. In addition, a higher proportion of bacteria and algae is shown to have contributed to the formation of crude
oil
in the lower section when compared with the upper section of the Lucaogou Formation.
Oil
–
source
correlations demonstrate that not all mudstones within the Lucaogou Formation contribute to
oil
accumulation. Thin section observation indicates organic macerals surround the grains of some siltstones within the porous and permeable subsections, which proves the siltstones contribute to hydrocarbon generation. Crude oils from the upper and lower sections mainly originate from thin-bedded mudstones interbedded and siltstones within the porous and permeable subsections. The mudstones over or beneath the porous and permeable subsections consist of seals and prevent the vertical movement of
oil
by capillary forces. Despite being thicker, mudstones between the two porous and permeable subsections make no obvious contribution to the
oil
accumulation because of their low permeability and distance from the porous and permeable subsections, which is consistent with the principle of near-source charging for tight
oil
accumulations. Lucaogou
oil
has been charged twice, once from 235 to 210 Ma and again from 180 to 150 Ma, coinciding with
oil
generation time.
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