Timing and mechanism of reservoir forming in the Upper Triassic Halahatang Formation,Yuqi block,Tarim Basin,northwestern China |
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| Authors: | Lixiong Kuang Hao Zheng Mingyan Wang Taizhu Huang Chensheng Liu |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Geoscience and Environmental Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;2. Department of Mineral Resources, HNG, Changsha 410015, China;3. Research Institute of Exploration and Development, SINOPEC Northwest Company, Urumqi 830011, China |
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| Abstract: | The Yuqi block is an important area for oil and gas exploration in the northern Akekule uplift, Tarim Basin, northwestern China. The Upper Triassic Halahatang Formation (T3h) within the Yuqi block can be subdivided into a lowstand system tract (LST), a transgressive system tract (TST), and a highstand system tract (HST), based on a study of initial and maximum flood surfaces. Oil in the lowstand system tract of the Halahatang Formation is characterized by medium to lightweight (0.8075 g/cm3–0.9258 g/cm3), low sulfur content (0.41%–1.4%), and high paraffin content (9.65%–10.25%). The distribution of oil and gas is principally controlled by low-amplitude anticlines and faults. Based on studies of fluorescence thin sections and homogenization temperatures of fluid inclusions, reservoirs in the T3h were formed in at least two stages of hydrocarbon charge and accumulation. During the first stage (Jurassic–Cretaceous) both the structural traps and hydrocarbon reservoirs were initiated; during the second stage (Cenozoic) the structural traps were finally formed and the reservoirs were structurally modified. The reservoir-forming mechanism involved external hydrocarbon sources (i.e. younger reservoirs with oil and gas sourced from old rocks), two directions (vertical and lateral) of expulsion, and multi-stage accumulation. This model provides a theoretical fundament for future oil and gas exploration in the Tarim Basin and other similar basins in northwestern China. |
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| Keywords: | Sequence stratigraphy Reservoir Oil and gas charge Reservoir forming model Halahatang Formation Akekule uplift Tarim Basin |
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