Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (1): 196-206.doi: 10.11743/ogg20220116

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Geochemical features and origin of the Cambrian formation water in Tabei Uplift,Tarim Basin and its mineral dissolution-precipitation simulation

Yaqian Gui1(), Guangyou Zhu2, Zhuang Ruan1, Yinghui Cao2, Zhenhuan Shen1, Qiuhong Chang1, Guoping Chen1, Bingsong Yu1()   

  1. 1.School of Earth Sciences and Resources,China University of Geosciences (Beijing),Beijing 100083,China
    2.Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development,PetroChina,Beijing 100083,China
  • Received:2020-11-04 Revised:2021-11-22 Online:2022-02-01 Published:2022-01-28
  • Contact: Bingsong Yu E-mail:guiyaqiancugb@gmail.com;yubs@cugb.edu.cn

Abstract:

The chemical compositions and ion ratio coefficient of the Cambrian formation water taken from 14 wells in Yingmai and Yaha areas and Well Luntan 1 in the Tabei Uplift, Tarim Basin, are analyzed and applied to carry out hydrogeochemical simulation, with the geochemical characteristics, origin and evolution of formation water therein clarified. The results show that the Cambrian formation water in the study area is of CaCl2 type, high in total dissolved solids (TDS), and dominated by Na++K+ and Cl-. The concentration of Na++K+ and Cl- is well correlated with TDS of the formation water. Concentration of ions like Na++K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl- and SO42- tends to decrease first and then increase with the increase of burial depth, consistent with the trend of TDS change with burial depth. Vertically, two hydrochemical zones can be identified in the study area: an overflow-discharge concentration zone and a deep percolation concentration zone. Its sodium-chloride coefficient ranges from 0.39 to 0.55, averaging 0.51; de-sulfuric acid coefficient varies from 0.07 to 1.91 with an average value of 0.35. The results of mineral saturation index simulation by Phreeqc software suggest that saturation index of dolomite ranges from -3.43 to 1.95 with an average of -0.10, and 50.91 % of the dolomite is precipitated; the saturation index of gypsum ranges from -1.77 to 0.12 with an average of -0.80, and 94.64 % of the gypsum is dissolved; the saturation index of calcite ranges from -0.88 to 1.62 with an average of 0.55, and 18.18 % of the calcite is dissolved. A combination of calcite dolomitization and gypsum dissolution in the study area leads to enrichment of Ca2+ and deficit of Mg2+ in the current formation water. The Cambrian formation water low in metamorphic degree in the study area, can be attributed to seawater evaporation and concentration, ion adsorption and water-rock interactions.

Key words: geochemical characteristics, water-rock interaction, Phreeqc software, formation water, Cambrian, Tabei Uplift, Tarim Basin

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