Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (4): 461-466,472.doi: 10.11743/ogg20050411

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Geochemical behaviors of crude oils in central Junggar basin

Yin Wei1, Zheng Herong1, Meng Xianlong2, You Weifeng2   

  1. 1. Exploration & Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Beijing;
    2. West branch of Exploration & Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Urumqi, Xinjiang
  • Received:2005-07-29 Online:2005-08-25 Published:2012-01-16

Abstract:

Crude oils in the block 1 and 3 in central Junggar basin have similar geochemical behaviors.The distribution of normal alkanes is complete and shows a single peak,with the main peak carbons ranging in C17~C23 and weak pristane prevalence(the pristane/ phytane ratios ranging from 1.33 to 1.75).The characteristics of biomarkers are:(1) high contents of tricyclic terpane and gammacerane,(2) relatively high contents of pregnane,(3) "ascending" type homosterane distribution,(4) relatively high content of ααα20RC27 sterane,and(5) high contents of β-and γ-carrotanes.The carbon isotope value is generally below-29‰.It is suggested,therefore,that the biological sources of crude oils would mainly be composed of low-grade aquatic organism and thallophyta,and the source rocks would have been deposited in lacustrine and reducing depositional environment.The crude oils are mainly generated from the Permian source rocks.Crude oils in the block 2 and 4 in central Junggar basin have also similar geochemical behaviors.The distribution of normal paraffin hydrocarbons is complete and shows a single peak,with the main peak carbons being C13 and C19 and strong pristane prevalence(the pristane/ phytane ratios ranging from 5.62 to 7.24).The characteristics of biomarkers are(1) very low content of tricyclic terpane,(2) relatively low content or absence of gammacerane,(3) low content of pregnane,(4) very high content of C29 sterane,(5) a "reverse L"-shape homosteranes distribution,and(6) absence of β-and γ-carrotanes.The carbon isotope value is generally over-27‰.Therefore,the biological sources of the crude oils might be mainly composed of higher plants,and the source rocks would have been deposited in oxidizing environment.The crude oils are mainly generated from the Jurassic coal-measure source rocks.

Key words: biomarker, carbon isotope, geochemical behavior, crude oil, central Junggar basin

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