Ma Anlai, Zhang Shuichang, Zhang Dajiang, et al. Oil and source correlation in Lunnan and Tahe heavy oil fields[J]. 2004, 25(1): 31-38.DOI: 10.11743/ogg20040106.
match experiment and ruthenium ion catalytic oxidation of asphaltenes
are used to study the sources of heavy oil in Lunnan and Tahe oilfields
Tarim basin. The heavy oil in Lunnan and Tahe oilfields contain 25-norhopane
while the distribution of normal paraffin hydrocarbons is complete and chromatographic base lines are uplifted in varying degrees
showing that the accumulations have been formed in two stages. The heavy oil are characterized by high content of tricyclic terpane
low content of C
24
tetracyclic terpane
gammacerane
C
24
sterane
triaromatic sterane
4-methyl cholestane-24-ethyl cholestane
aromized sterane
and 24-norsterane. Oil and source rock correlation indicates that the oil in Lunnan and Tahe oilfields come from the source rocks in Middle and Upper Ordovician. Match experiments show that the oil would have also the characteristics of Cambrian source rock if it is mixed with 25% of TD2well's oil generated from Cambrian source rock
indicating that the hydrocarbons generated from Cambrian source rocks have not extensively migrated into Lunan and Tahe reservoirs. Ruthenium ion catalytic oxidation of asphaltenes further verifies that the source rocks in Middle and Upper Ordovician are the main source rocks of heavy oil in Lunnan and Tahe oilfields.