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Geoscience ›› 2023, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (05): 1358-1368.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2022.083

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Characteristics and Evaluation of Cretaceous Source Rocks in the Northeastern Jiaolai Basin

KE Xing1,2,3(), ZHAO Qingfang1,3(), WU Piao1,3, YANG Chuansheng1,3, LIAO Jing1,3, GONG Jianming1,3   

  1. 1. Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
    2. School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266590, China
    3. Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
  • Received:2022-05-06 Revised:2022-10-15 Online:2023-10-10 Published:2023-11-14

Abstract:

Previous research shows that the Jiaolai Basin has shale gas formation conditions and exploration potential.This study encompasses systematic sampling and organic geochemistry analysis on shale outcrops in the Shuinan and Xiaoxianzhuang members of the Cretaceous Laiyang Formation in the middle and southwestern Laiyang Sag and Haiyang Sag in the Jiaolai Basin.The study aims to contribute basic data to future shale gas research and exploration in the basin.Data analysis shows that the overall quality of local Cretaceous Laiyang Formation source rocks is medium to poor.For the Shuinan Member, only 22% of the samples from the Laiyang depression are type Ⅱ2 mature source rocks with medium organic matter abundance, only 16% of the samples from the central Haiyang depression are type Ⅱ2 mature source rocks with low organic matter abundance, and only 22% of the samples from the southwest Haiyang depression are type Ⅱ2 low mature source rocks with low organic matter abundance.Except for certain samples that meet the effective source rock standard, the remaining samples from these three sampling spots are non-source rocks.Through analyzing the various organic geochemical data, we considered that the samples have undergone from strong weathering and dripping, resulting in generally low content, which plays a limited role in the evaluation of local source rocks.However, our study can contribute basic data as a reference for sampling in the Laiyang Formation of the Jiaolai Basin.The quality of outcrop samples differs greatly from that of core samples, and some outcrops with stable structures may have better preservation conditions of source rocks.Combined with the comprehensive analysis of a substantial published data, we considered that the source rocks in the Shuinan Member (Laiyang Formation) underwent strong weathering in the late stage, and thus the samples show an oxidizing environment that is not conducive to organic matter preservation.Meanwhile, our results on core samples show that the source rocks were formed in the original environment and the source rocks are mainly algae, so the actual quality of Laiyang Formation source rocks may be much better than this sample.Therefore, we speculated that there is a set of good source rocks in the Shuinan Member of Laiyang Formation.

Key words: Jiaolai Basin, Cretaceous Laiyang Formation, source rock of Shuinan Member, organic geochemistry

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