Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (3): 422-432.doi: 10.11743/ogg20060319

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Qigequan Formation and Quaternary-Neogene boundary in Qaidam basin

Sun Zhencheng1, Qiao Zizhen2, Jing Mingchang1, Zhang Haiquan2, Sun Naida1, Lu Yanli2, Wang Hongjiang1   

  1. 1. China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102200;
    2. Exploration and Development ResearchInstitute, PetroChina Qinghai Oilfield Company, Dunhuang, Gansu 736202
  • Received:2006-03-28 Online:2006-06-25 Published:2012-01-16

Abstract:

Three gas fields sourced from Pliocene-Quaternary Qigequan Formation have been found in Sanhu depression in southeastern Qaidam basin.It is a misunderstanding to take the base of Qigequan Formation in Sanhu depression as the boundary of Quaternary and Neogene.Based on logging,seismic stratigraphic and magnetobiostratigraphic studies,the age of the base of Qigequan Formation in Sanhu depression is believed to be 2.80 Ma,it is at a depth of 1 747 m in Xinshen 1 well drilled in Sebei area.There are three different opinions on the Quaternary-Neogene boundary in Qaidam basin in literatures.①The end of Olduvai,1.67 Ma,(1.80 Ma); it is at a depth of 710 m in Sezhong 6 well,i.e.19 m above the log-marker K3.②The boundary of Matsuyama and Gauss, 2.48 Ma(2.60 Ma);it is at a depth of 1460 m deep in Seshen 1 well,i.e.37 m below the log-marker K10.③The end of Mammoth,3.05 Ma;it is 2 779 m deep in Dacan 1 well.None of the above three boundaries correlates with the base of Qigequan Formation.The definition of Quaternary-Neogene boundary,with an age of 1.80 Ma,has been adopted by the International Commission on Stratigraphy(ICS) through voting in 1998,and accepted by the International Union of Geological Sciences(IUGS) in 1999.According to this definition,most of the gas source rocks in Sanhu depression were deposited during Late Neogene to Early Quaternary,especially in Pliocene.It is suggested in this paper that the stratigraphic unit name of Qigequan Formation rather than the symbol "Q1+2" should be used in petroleum exploration and development research in Qaidam basin.Correlation of the seismic reflector T0(log-marker K13) and the base of Qigequan Formation with local unconformities at the edge of the basin is very useful for study of tectonic movement,gas generation and reservoiring. As the base of Qigequan Formation,the correlation of seismic reflector T0 is characterized by practicability,isochroneity and operability in central Sanhu depression in Qaidam basin.

Key words: magnetobiostratigraphy, seismic reflector, unconformity, Quaternary, Qaidam basin

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