Geochemical characteristics of abiogenic gas and its percentage in Xujiaweizi Fault Depression, Songliao Basin, NE China

Gases with different origins occur in the Xujiaweizi Fault Depression. Among them, the abiogenic gases have a typical carbon isotopic reversal trend (δ13C1>δ13C2>δ13C3>δ13C4), the carbon isotope of methane greater than −30.0%, and the R/Ra greater than 0.5. According to the simulative calcu...

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Main Authors: Ni Yunyan, Dai Jinxing, Zhou Qinghua, Luo Xia, Hu Anping, Yang Chun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2009-02-01
Series:Petroleum Exploration and Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380409601099
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author Ni Yunyan
Dai Jinxing
Zhou Qinghua
Luo Xia
Hu Anping
Yang Chun
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Dai Jinxing
Zhou Qinghua
Luo Xia
Hu Anping
Yang Chun
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description Gases with different origins occur in the Xujiaweizi Fault Depression. Among them, the abiogenic gases have a typical carbon isotopic reversal trend (δ13C1>δ13C2>δ13C3>δ13C4), the carbon isotope of methane greater than −30.0%, and the R/Ra greater than 0.5. According to the simulative calculation with two-source mixing (mixture of abiogenic gas and thermogenic gas), when the end composition of abiogenic gas being mixed with coal-derived gas or oil-derived gas, it will require an amount of abiogenic gas more than 80% to obtain the carbon isotopic reversal trend, which results in much heavier carbon isotope values of the mixed methane than the peak carbon isotope values of the abiogenic methane in the Xujiaweizi Fault Depression. Thus, it is argued that the abiogenic gases in the Xujiaweizi Fault Depression cannot simply be a result of two-source mixing. The mixing of coal-derived and oil-derived gases cannot lead to the carbon isotopic reversal trend, which provides further evidence for the abiogenic origin of the deep-layer gas. Key words: abiogenic origin, alkane gas, carbon isotopic reversal trend, Xujiaweizi Fault Depression, Songliao Basin
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spelling doaj.art-cc62355bc3584ded9e3a9226d2de48e72022-12-21T23:47:10ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Petroleum Exploration and Development1876-38042009-02-013613545Geochemical characteristics of abiogenic gas and its percentage in Xujiaweizi Fault Depression, Songliao Basin, NE ChinaNi Yunyan0Dai Jinxing1Zhou Qinghua2Luo Xia3Hu Anping4Yang Chun5PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing 100083, China; Corresponding authorPetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing 100083, ChinaPetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing 100083, ChinaLangfang Branch, PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Langfang 065007, ChinaDepartment of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaDepartment of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaGases with different origins occur in the Xujiaweizi Fault Depression. Among them, the abiogenic gases have a typical carbon isotopic reversal trend (δ13C1>δ13C2>δ13C3>δ13C4), the carbon isotope of methane greater than −30.0%, and the R/Ra greater than 0.5. According to the simulative calculation with two-source mixing (mixture of abiogenic gas and thermogenic gas), when the end composition of abiogenic gas being mixed with coal-derived gas or oil-derived gas, it will require an amount of abiogenic gas more than 80% to obtain the carbon isotopic reversal trend, which results in much heavier carbon isotope values of the mixed methane than the peak carbon isotope values of the abiogenic methane in the Xujiaweizi Fault Depression. Thus, it is argued that the abiogenic gases in the Xujiaweizi Fault Depression cannot simply be a result of two-source mixing. The mixing of coal-derived and oil-derived gases cannot lead to the carbon isotopic reversal trend, which provides further evidence for the abiogenic origin of the deep-layer gas. Key words: abiogenic origin, alkane gas, carbon isotopic reversal trend, Xujiaweizi Fault Depression, Songliao Basinhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380409601099
spellingShingle Ni Yunyan
Dai Jinxing
Zhou Qinghua
Luo Xia
Hu Anping
Yang Chun
Geochemical characteristics of abiogenic gas and its percentage in Xujiaweizi Fault Depression, Songliao Basin, NE China
Petroleum Exploration and Development
title Geochemical characteristics of abiogenic gas and its percentage in Xujiaweizi Fault Depression, Songliao Basin, NE China
title_full Geochemical characteristics of abiogenic gas and its percentage in Xujiaweizi Fault Depression, Songliao Basin, NE China
title_fullStr Geochemical characteristics of abiogenic gas and its percentage in Xujiaweizi Fault Depression, Songliao Basin, NE China
title_full_unstemmed Geochemical characteristics of abiogenic gas and its percentage in Xujiaweizi Fault Depression, Songliao Basin, NE China
title_short Geochemical characteristics of abiogenic gas and its percentage in Xujiaweizi Fault Depression, Songliao Basin, NE China
title_sort geochemical characteristics of abiogenic gas and its percentage in xujiaweizi fault depression songliao basin ne china
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380409601099
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