Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (1): 25-34.doi: 10.11743/ogg20070104

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Comparative study of free hydrocarbons in pores with inclusion hydrocarbons and oil-source rock correlation for Silurian sandstone in Tazhong area

Zhu Dongya1,2, Jin Zhijun1, Hu Wenxuan3, Zhang Xuefeng3, Yao Suping3   

  1. 1. Exploration & Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Beijing 100083, China;
    2. China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China;
    3. Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China
  • Received:2006-07-14 Online:2007-02-25 Published:2012-01-16

Abstract:

Pore free hydrocarbons and inclusion hydrocarbons in 6 Silurian bituminous sandstone samples from the Tazhong area of Tarim basin are separated and analyzed with GC and GC-MS.The analysis results show that pore free hydrocarbons and inclusion hydrocarbons have different characteristics.The pore free hydrocarbons are represented by light hydrocarbons of pre-peak distribution and peak carbon number at nC16 or nC20,without odd carbon number predominance,which are usually associatee with significant biodegradation.The inclusion hydrocarbons are represented by heavy hydrocarbons of bimodal distribution and peak carbon number at nC25 or nC29,with odd carbon number predominance.In respect of biomarker,the pore free hydrocarbons have a relatively high concentration of tricyclic terpanes and pregnane,with the C27,C28 and C29 steranes of asymmetrical "V" distribution;whereas the inclusion hydrocarbons have a relatively low concentrations of tricyclic terpanes and pregnane,with the C27,C28 and C29 steranes of oblique-ascending distribution.Oil-source correlation indicates that the hydrocarbons entrapped in the inclusions of bituminous sandstone might be sourced from the Middle-Lower Cambrian source rocks,while the pore free hydrocarbons might be generated by the Middle-Upper Ordovician source rocks.

Key words: free hydrocarbon in pores, inclusion hydrocarbon, GC-MS analysis, oil-source correlation, Silurian, Tazhong area

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