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Geoscience ›› 2022, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (02): 742-754.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2022.199

• Oil and Gas Exploration • Previous Articles    

Geochemical Characteristics and Source of Crude Oil in Chang 8 Member of Yanchang Formation, Ganquan Area, Ordos Basin

ZHU Biqing1,2(), CHEN Shijia1,2(), BAI Yanjun3, LEI Junjie2,3, YIN Xiangdong1,2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
    2. School of Geosciences and Technology, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
    3. Yanchang OilField Co., Ltd., Xi’an, Shaanxi 710000, China
  • Received:2021-11-05 Revised:2021-12-07 Online:2022-04-10 Published:2022-06-01
  • Contact: CHEN Shijia

Abstract:

Through systematic collection of crude oil, sandstone and source rock samples from Ganquan in the southeastern Ordos Basin, the geochemical characteristics of Chang 8 crude oil in Yanchang Formation were characterized, and the origin and source of the crude oil clarified. We show that Chang 8 crude oil is the normal crude oil featured by low viscosity, initial boiling point, pour point and sulfur content. The Chang 8 crude oil have mixed organic matter sources, which were formed in a weakly reducing environment during the peak oil generation stage. According to the distribution characteristics of C30DiaH and dicyclic sesquiterpenes, the crude oils can be divided into type I and II: Type I crude oil is mainly distributed in Chang 81 reservoir, and type II crude oil is distributed in Chang 82 reservoir. The Chang 9 and Chang 8 source rocks are featured by low C24TeT/C26TT, abnormally high C30DiaH, high 8β(H)-homodrimane and 8β(H)-drimane, while Chang 7 source rock show the opposite features. Oil-source correlation shows that type I crude oil was sourced from Chang 7 source rock, whilst type II crude oil was sourced from Chang 8 and Chang 9 source rocks. The crude oils in Ganquan are mainly enriched in Chang 82 member, and Chang 82 reservoir in western Ganquan was contributed by Chang 8 and Chang 9 source rocks, while Chang 82 reservoir in eastern Ganquan was mainly contributed by Chang 9 (and minor Chang 7) source rocks. We recognize that the hydrocarbon contribution of the Chang 8 and Chang 9 source rocks may have been key to the crude oil enrichment in the Chang 82 member, which has guiding significance for future exploration.

Key words: Ordos Basin, Ganquan area, Chang 8 crude oil, geochemical characteristics of crude oil, oil source correlation

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