Novel 3D centimetre-to nano-scale quantification of an organic-rich mudstone: The Carboniferous Bowland Shale,Northern England     

《Marine and Petroleum Geology》2016

X-ray computed tomography and serial block face scanning electron microscopy imaging techniques were used to produce 3D images with a resolution spanning three orders of magnitude from ∼7.7 μm to 7 nm for one typical Bowland Shale sample from Northern England, identified as the largest potential shale gas reservoir in the UK. These images were used to quantitatively assess the size, geometry and connectivity of pores and organic matter. The data revealed four types of porosity: intra-organic pores, organic interface pores, intra- and inter-mineral pores. Pore sizes are bimodal, with peaks at 0.2 μm and 0.04 μm corresponding to pores located at organic–mineral interfaces and within organic matter, respectively. These pore-size distributions were validated by nitrogen adsorption data. The multi-scale imaging of the four pore types shows that there is no connected visible porosity at these scales with equivalent diameter of 20 nm or larger in this sample. However, organic matter and clay minerals are connected and so the meso porosity (<20 nm) within these phases provides possible diffusion transport pathways for gas. This work confirms multi-scale 3D imaging as a powerful quantification method for shale reservoir characterisation allowing the representative volumes of pores, organic and mineral phases to be defined to model shale systems. The absence of connected porosity at scales greater than 20 nm indicates the likely importance of the organic matter network, and associated smaller-scale pores, in controlling hydrocarbon transport. . The application of these techniques to shale gas plays more widely should lead to a greater understanding of properties in the low permeability systems.  相似文献   

Depositional environments of Late Cretaceous Gongila and Fika formations,Chad (Bornu) Basin,Northeast Nigeria     

《Marine and Petroleum Geology》2016

Organic geochemical and palynofacies studies of 172 ditch cuttings samples of possible source rock shales from the Late Cretaceous Gongila and Fika formations in the Chad Basin of NE Nigeria were carried out to determine their paleoenvironments of deposition. Although dominated by amorphous organic matter, C/S ratios and molecular parameters suggest the mostly organic lean shales (TOC contents typically below 1.5%) were deposited in a normal marine environment. Levels of oxygenation influenced by water depth in the depositional environment appear to control organic richness and quality of the dark grey shales.The organic rich (TOC > 2.0%) upper part of the Fika Formation was deposited under anoxic conditions during the Late Cretaceous and could represent an Oceanic Anoxic Event. Mature intervals where such conditions prevailed would have generated liquid hydrocarbon, although none were sampled here.A trend of increasing organic richness towards the central part of the larger Chad Basin observed in this and other studies supports the development of organic rich marine shales (average TOC contents of 2–3%) of equivalent age in the Termit Basin where water depth would have been deeper and oxygen conditions at levels that permitted preservation of marine organic matter.  相似文献   

2D and 3D nanopore characterization of gas shale in Longmaxi formation based on FIB-SEM     

《Marine and Petroleum Geology》2016

Studying complex pore structures is the key to understanding the mechanism of shale gas accumulation. FIB-SEM (focused ion beam-scanning electron microscope) is the mainstream and effective instrument for imaging nanopores in gas shales. Based on this technology, 2D and 3D characteristics of shale samples from Lower Silurian Longmaxi formation in southern Sichuan Basin were investigated. 2D experimental results show that the pores in shale are nanometer-sized, and the structure of those nanopores can be classified into three types: organic pores, inorganic pores and micro fractures. Among the three types, organic pores are dominantly developed in the OM (organic matter) with three patterns such as continuous distributed OM, OM between clay minerals and OM between pyrite particles, and the size of organic pores range from 5 nm to 200 nm.Inveresly, inorganic pores and micro fractures are less developed in the Longmaxi shales. 3D digital rocks were reconstructed and segmented by 600 continuous images by FIB cutting and SEM imaging simultaneously. The pore size distribution and porosity can be calculated by this 3D digital core, showing that its average value is 32 nm and porosity is 3.62%.The 3D digital porosity is higher than its helium porosity, which can be regarded as one important parameter for evaluation of shale gas reserves. The 2D and 3D characterized results suggest that the nanometer-sized pores in organic matter take up the fundamental storage space for the Longmaxi shale. These characteristics have contributed to the preservation of shale gas in this complex tectonic area.  相似文献   

Palynology,palynofacies analysis,depositional environments and source rock potential of Lower Cretaceous successions in southern Iraq     

《Marine and Petroleum Geology》2016

A diverse and well-preserved non-marine and marine palynomorph assemblage was recovered from the Lower Cretaceous Yamama, Ratawi and Zubair formations in southern Iraq.A distinctive monospecific assemblage of the dinocyst Subtilisphaera in the Ru-19 Well, in addition to its frequent occurrence in other wells in the Zubair Formation, reflects an ecologically stressed, marginal-marine environment. This assemblage constitutes the first record of the Subtilisphaera ecozone in Iraq and Arabian realm and indeed only the second one east of Morocco.The palynofacies composition of the studied rock units has been related to previous organic geochemical analyses. Each rock unit has its own palynofacies characteristics and in general, samples dominated by amorphous kerogen have the highest total organic carbon (TOC) and hydrogen index (HI), as is the case for some samples from the studied Yamama Formation and samples belonging to palynofacies PF2 from the Zubair Formation. Samples that are mostly retrieved from the Zubair Formation, containing abundant phyoclasts, have the lowest TOC and HI values.  相似文献   

Heterogeneous nanoporosity of the Silurian Longmaxi Formation shale gas reservoir in the Sichuan Basin using the QEMSCAN,FIB-SEM,and nano-CT methods     

《Marine and Petroleum Geology》2016

Nanoporosity of a shale gas reservoir provides essential information on the gas accumulation space and controls the gas reserves. The characteristics of heterogeneous nanoporosity of four shale samples are analyzed by combining quantitative evaluation of minerals by scanning electronic microscopy (QEMSCAN), focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM), and nano-CT. The representative elementary area (REA) is proposed by QEMSCAN to detect the imaging area that can represent the overall contents of minerals and organic matter. Combined with the statistics of pores in minerals and organic matter by FIB-SEM, the quantitative nanoporosity is obtained. The nano-CT is used to compare the total nanoporosity that was obtained by FIB-SEM. The results show that shale has distinct characteristics in nanoporosities due to the variation in organic matter and mineral content. The major pore sizes of the organic matter and clay minerals are smaller than 400 nanometers (nm), and the pore sizes of feldspar and pyrite are mainly 200–600 nm. The pore sizes for pores developed in quartz and carbonate minerals range from a few nanometers to 1000 nm. Furthermore, pores smaller than 400 nm mainly provide the total nanoporosity. The nanoporosities in the organic matter are approximately 17%–21%. Since the organic matter content (0.54%–6.98%) is low, the organic matter contributes approximately 5%–33% of the total nanoporosity in shale. Conversely, the nanoporosities in quartz and clay are generally lower than 3%. Since the mineral content (93.02%–99.46%) is obviously higher than the organic matter content, the minerals contribute approximately 67%–95% of the total nanoporosity in shale.  相似文献   

自然和人类活动作用下月湖沉积物有机质来源及其演变   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

赵宁  杨旸  高建华  刘毅飞  蔡廷禄  贾建军 《地球化学》2014,(4):365-374

潟湖海湾可以保存环境演化和人类活动的良好记录,碳氮元素含量及同位素特征可用来有效地反演这些演化。对位于山东半岛的月湖柱状样和沿岸表层样总有机碳、总氮、稳定碳氮同位素的分析表明,陆源物质对月湖沉积物和有机质的贡献很小,其沉积物中有机质的主要来源是维管植物大叶藻和各种海洋藻类。在2002年前大约140 a的沉积历史中,大叶藻对沉积物有机质的贡献比例呈上升趋势,其中在约1930年和1980年有两次明显的上升,前者可能因为种群的快速繁育,后者则可能是1979年口门筑坝后由于湾内环境恶化,大叶藻开始大量死亡的表现。月湖海洋藻类的有机碳埋藏通量在沉积记录中保持相对稳定,而大叶藻则增加了一倍,但两者都有一定程度的波动。研究结果表明自然环境演变（如沙嘴生长、口门缩小）和人类活动（如筑坝、修筑虾池）对月湖生态环境及有机碳埋藏的影响在沉积物中有清晰的记录。  相似文献   

鄂尔多斯盆地西缘奥陶纪生物礁基本特征、分布规律及成礁模式   总被引：2，自引：2，他引：0  

赵俊兴  李凤杰  朱广社  苏中堂  邹敏  王玉萍  周俊烈 《岩石学报》2014,30(3):747-756

鄂尔多斯盆地西缘奥陶纪发育有生物礁。本文通过对鄂尔多斯盆地西缘野外及钻井岩心生物礁调查及室内鉴定分析,认为在乌海桌子山地区、棋探1井地区、彭阳石节子沟等地发育了较为典型的生物礁,主要造礁生物为珊瑚、层孔虫和海绵。三处生物礁发育特征有差异,北段礁体生长发育2～3期,中段发育2期生长,南段生长发育可达4期;北端及南端生物礁造礁生物个体较大,生长的水体环境相对较浅,而中段生物礁造礁生物个体较小,生长的水体相对较深。这些典型生物礁的生长、发展和消亡呈现了不同的发育特征和时空分布规律,北段生物礁体发育层位早,中、南段发育层位晚,这种分布变化规律与华北板块在早古生代处于赤道附近发生了北漂右旋的旋转漂移规律有关。通过对不同地段生物礁基本特征分析,结合δ13C和δ18O同位素分析结果,认为盆地西缘生物礁成礁模式为中央古隆起西部陆缘海背景下的开阔台地边缘带点礁-滩体组合模式,分布较为局限,认为该地区生物礁死亡原因系海平面快速上升事件导致礁体被淹死所致,也进一步推测生物礁之上存在一次海平面快速上升事件。  相似文献   

张掖市北郊湿地土壤有机质与全氮、全磷的相关性分析   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

张如龙  秦晓燕  巴建文 《地下水》2010,32(4):28-31

湿地是一类特殊的生态系统,其独特的环境及生物地球化学过程孕育了特殊的土壤类型。以实地调查及分析测试数据为基础,在张掖市北郊湿地区域内,通过同一深度水平方向上和不同取样点垂直方向上的有机质与全氮的线性相关分析,表明二者的相关性十分显著,利用确定的相关方程,可直接用湿地土壤中全氮的数值来推测有机质的含量;而通过对有机质与全磷数据的分析,表明二者在区域内没有线性相关关系。  相似文献   

珠江三角洲地区顺德——民众地段地下水有机污染来源分析   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

陈慧川 《地下水》2010,32(6):85-87

自从50年代石油化工大规模发展以来,水体中的有机污染物对人类健康的危害日益加剧。从地下水质量与污染源两方面对顺德-民众地段地下水进行了有机污染来源分析。  相似文献   

二连盆地石炭系—二叠系烃源岩有机地球化学特征及生烃潜力   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

李海华  邱歧  张彦霞  吕剑虹 《海相油气地质》2010,15(4)

二连盆地海相烃源岩主要为海槽沉积的石炭系—二叠系泥岩和碳酸盐岩。根据盆地周缘69个露头剖面样品的残余有机碳含量等地球化学实验数据,分析了石炭系—二叠系海相烃源岩的有机质丰度、类型、热演化程度。针对地表烃源岩样品具有高热演化、低丰度的地球化学特征,在有机质丰度的热解损失和地表风化损失校正基础上,采用TSM盆地模拟技术计算烃源岩生烃强度。综合分析认为,二连盆地石炭系—二叠系海相烃源岩具有低—中等级别的生烃能力。  相似文献