Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (3): 648-657.doi: 10.11743/ogg20220313

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Sedimentary environment of lacustrine organic matter in the central Ordos Basin

Bojiang Fan1(), Liang Shi1, Jie Yang2, Shan Su2, Rong Ma3, Yaoli Yuan3, Cengyu Zeng1   

  1. 1.School of Petroleum and Environmental Engineering,Yan’an University,Yan’an,Shaanxi,716000,China
    2.No. 1 Oil Production Plant,Qinghai Oil Field Company,PetroChina,Haixi,Qinghai 816400,China
    3.Wuqi Oil Production Plant,Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co. ,LTD,Wuqi,Shaanxi,716000,China
  • Received:2021-06-06 Revised:2022-03-10 Online:2022-06-01 Published:2022-05-06

Abstract:

The numbers of measurable elements in lacutrine shale sampels by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) technology are often limited due to insufficient energy configuration. This makes it difficult to fully restore the paleosedimentary environment for samples concerned. Furthermore, some lacutrine organic matter can be of river input origin or indigenously produced in lake water, quantitatively distinguishing one from the another is challenging. In this study, energy configuration of ED-XRF is improved to increase the number of accurately measurable elements to 28. Shale samples from the seventh member of Yanchang Formation (Chang 7) in central Ordos Basin are tested for geochemical characterization of organic carbon, major elements, trace elements and carbon isotopes. The results are used to restore the paleosedimentary environment of organic matter from Chang 7, including the water column, redox and productivity. A mathematical model is established to analyze the organic matter. The results show that the organic matter of Chang 7 shale is formed in fresh water with oxygen deficiency or anoxia, high paleoproductivity but a moderate primary productivity against a warm and humid climate background. For shale in the central Ordos Basin, organic matter is rather lake water produced than terrestrial input.

Key words: organic matter, element geochemistry, sedimentary environment, shale, Yanchang Formation, Wuqi-Ansai area, Ordos Basin

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