Comparison of Evaporite-Related Source Rocks and Implications for Petroleum Exploration: A Case Study of the Dongying Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, Eastern China

Author:

Chen Yong12ORCID,Han Yun1,Zhang Pengfei3,Wang Miao1,Qiu Yibo3,Zhu Xuelei1,Zhang Xuejun3

Affiliation:

1. School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China

2. Laboratory for Marine Mineral Resources, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China

3. Shengli Oilfield Company, SINOPEC, Dongying 257015, China

Abstract

The Dongying Depression (Bohai Bay Basin, eastern China) was widely filled with evaporite (anhydrite and halite) layers during the Paleogene period, especially the middle of the fourth member of the Shahejie Formation (Es4). Most evaporite layers are interbedded with mudstone strata. The strata of Es4 are divided into three sections, referred to as the upper layers, evaporite layers, and lower layers, respectively. The analysis of elemental concentrations, elemental ratios, and Pr/Ph suggests that the lower layers were deposited in an intermittent saline lake environment within a relatively dry climate. The evaporite layers were formed in a highly saline lake environment, whereas the upper layers were formed in a brackish-saline to fresh-water environment. Organic matter (OM) abundance indices, including total organic carbon (TOC), chloroform extracts, total hydrocarbon content (HC), hydrocarbon generation potential (S1 + S2), and OM type, show that the source rock potential for petroleum generation in the upper layers is best, that in the evaporite layers is fair, and in the lower layers it is poor. Carbon isotopes (δ13C) of hydrocarbons in the evaporite and lower layers were heavier than those in the upper layers. Thermal maturity parameters show that the thermal evolution process of OM in the upper layers was faster where evaporite were present compared with evaporite-free areas, while the thermal evolution of OM in the lower layers was slower in these regions. The high thermal conductivity of evaporites may have accelerated the thermal evolution of source rocks in upper layers and allowed hydrocarbon generation at a shallower burial depth. This resulted in the earlier appearance of the petroleum generation window compared to in evaporite-free areas. Meanwhile, the thermal evolution of OM in the lower layers was restrained, and consequently the hydrocarbon generation window was widened, which implies the potential for petroleum exploration in deep strata under the evaporite sequence. This is a common phenomenon in evaporite-bearing basins, according to previous and present studies.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation

Key Research Projects of Shandong Province

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Energy (miscellaneous),Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Control and Optimization,Engineering (miscellaneous),Building and Construction

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