Accumulation and potential analysis of self-sourced natural gas in the Ordovician Majiagou Formation of Ordos Basin, NW China
The characteristics of the marine carbonate source rocks and the accumulation and potential of self-sourced natural gas in the Ordovician Majiagou Formation of the Ordos Basin are investigated based on recent exploration by using geochemistry and gas-source correlation methods. Massive source rocks...
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| description | The characteristics of the marine carbonate source rocks and the accumulation and potential of self-sourced natural gas in the Ordovician Majiagou Formation of the Ordos Basin are investigated based on recent exploration by using geochemistry and gas-source correlation methods. Massive source rocks are developed around the salt depression, east of the paleo-uplift in the Ordovician Majiagou Formation during the Caledonian; and the natural gases produced by argillaceous dolomite and dolomitic mudstone are the major contributors of the Ordovician gas field. Besides widespread carbonate weathering crust reservoir, internal grain band dolomite reservoir are also well-developed in the Majiagou Formation, and both can act as favorable reservoirs. The natural gas of the Majiagou Formation is mainly self-sourced oil-type gas generated by in-situ source rock and accumulated near the source area. There is only limited local accumulation of natural gas produced in the upper strata and stored below. The Majiagou Formation around the salt depression has favorable conditions for large scale natural gas generation and accumulation, and has the advantage of collecting large area natural gas of self-generation and self-preservation. The frontier depression areas of the paleo-uplift to the west, north and south of Jingbian gas field are the potential Ordovician exploration targets in the future. Key words: Ordos Basin, Ordovician, Majiagou Formation, source rock, oil-type gas, natural gas accumulation, natural gas carbon isotope, natural gas resource |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f86c9c5b47d248dba9d0fe8ff7f3c5ec2022-12-21T21:58:34ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Petroleum Exploration and Development1876-38042017-08-01444552562Accumulation and potential analysis of self-sourced natural gas in the Ordovician Majiagou Formation of Ordos Basin, NW ChinaWei LI0Jianqi TU1Jing ZHANG2Bin ZHANG3Corresponding author; PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing 100083, ChinaPetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing 100083, ChinaPetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing 100083, ChinaPetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing 100083, ChinaThe characteristics of the marine carbonate source rocks and the accumulation and potential of self-sourced natural gas in the Ordovician Majiagou Formation of the Ordos Basin are investigated based on recent exploration by using geochemistry and gas-source correlation methods. Massive source rocks are developed around the salt depression, east of the paleo-uplift in the Ordovician Majiagou Formation during the Caledonian; and the natural gases produced by argillaceous dolomite and dolomitic mudstone are the major contributors of the Ordovician gas field. Besides widespread carbonate weathering crust reservoir, internal grain band dolomite reservoir are also well-developed in the Majiagou Formation, and both can act as favorable reservoirs. The natural gas of the Majiagou Formation is mainly self-sourced oil-type gas generated by in-situ source rock and accumulated near the source area. There is only limited local accumulation of natural gas produced in the upper strata and stored below. The Majiagou Formation around the salt depression has favorable conditions for large scale natural gas generation and accumulation, and has the advantage of collecting large area natural gas of self-generation and self-preservation. The frontier depression areas of the paleo-uplift to the west, north and south of Jingbian gas field are the potential Ordovician exploration targets in the future. Key words: Ordos Basin, Ordovician, Majiagou Formation, source rock, oil-type gas, natural gas accumulation, natural gas carbon isotope, natural gas resourcehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380417300642 |
| spellingShingle | Wei LI Jianqi TU Jing ZHANG Bin ZHANG Accumulation and potential analysis of self-sourced natural gas in the Ordovician Majiagou Formation of Ordos Basin, NW China Petroleum Exploration and Development |
| title | Accumulation and potential analysis of self-sourced natural gas in the Ordovician Majiagou Formation of Ordos Basin, NW China |
| title_full | Accumulation and potential analysis of self-sourced natural gas in the Ordovician Majiagou Formation of Ordos Basin, NW China |
| title_fullStr | Accumulation and potential analysis of self-sourced natural gas in the Ordovician Majiagou Formation of Ordos Basin, NW China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accumulation and potential analysis of self-sourced natural gas in the Ordovician Majiagou Formation of Ordos Basin, NW China |
| title_short | Accumulation and potential analysis of self-sourced natural gas in the Ordovician Majiagou Formation of Ordos Basin, NW China |
| title_sort | accumulation and potential analysis of self sourced natural gas in the ordovician majiagou formation of ordos basin nw china |
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