Experimental analyses of group composition

carbon isotope and saturated hydrocarbon chromatogrammass spectrum were carried out on the crude oil and oil sand extract samples from the Triassic in Wenmingzhai area and the source rocks in the lower 3

rd

member of Shahejie Formation in Puwei area

Dongpu depression. The saturated hydrocarbon content of the crude oil and oil sand extract is in the range from 39.44% to 51.01%. Their carbon isotope of group composition ranges from-28.92‰ to-26.54‰ (PDB)

and the fractionation effect of the carbon isotope among aromatic hydrocarbon

nonhydrocarbon and asphaltenes is relatively insignificant. The Pr/Ph ratio is less than 0.5

indicating the predominance of Phytane. The values of sterane C

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20R/(20R+20S) and C

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αββ / (ααα+αββ) are 0.29-0.34 and 0.25-0.34 respectively. The C

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content is slightly predominant in the sterane’s series

while the diasteranes content is extremely low. The gammacerance content is relatively high and the gammacerance to C

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hopanes ratio is 0.70-0.81

indicating the geochemical characteristics of immature oil formed in a sedimentary environment with high water salinity. Oilsource correlation reveals that the immature oil in the Triassic reservoirs in Wenmingzhai area are sourced from the mudstone in the 3

rd

and 4

th

members of Shahejie Formation in Puwei area. The poolforming pattern is that hydrocarbons generated by young source rocks accumulate in old reservoirs.