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2023 Vol. 42, No. 3

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2023, 42(3)
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2023, 42(3)
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Genesis of Coal-type Petroleum in China Offshore
Aliphatic biomarker signatures of early Oligocene−early Miocene source rocks in the central Qiongdongnan Basin: Source analyses of organic matter
Min Xu, Dujie Hou, Xiong Cheng, Jun Gan, Xinde Xu, Gang Liang, Wenjing Ding
2023, 42(3): 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2082-5
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The geochemical signatures of fifty-four rock samples and three supplementary drill stem test (DST) oils from the Yacheng-Sanya formations in the central Qiongdongnan Basin (CQB) were analysed. Reconstruction of the early Oligocene−early Miocene (36–...
Zircon U-Pb geochronology, Hf isotopes, and geochemistry constraints on the age and tectonic affinity of the basement granitoids from the Qiongdongnan Basin, northern South China Sea
Lijun Mi, Xiaoyin Tang, Haizhang Yang, Shuchun Yang, Shuai Guo
2023, 42(3): 19-30. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2078-1
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Studies in the northern South China Sea (SCS) basement remain important for understanding the evolution of the Southeast Asian continental margin. Due to a thick cover of sediments and scarce borehole penetration, little is known about the age and te...
Biomarkers reveal the terrigenous organic matter enrichment in the late Oligocene−early Miocene marine shales in the Ying-Qiong Basin, South China Sea
Wenjing Ding, Youchuan Li, Lan Lei, Li Li, Shuchun Yang, Yongcai Yang, Dujie Hou
2023, 42(3): 31-53. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2081-6
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The increase of total organic carbon content of the late Oligocene−early Miocene terrigenously-dominated marine shales in the shallower depth intervals was reported in the Ying-Qiong Basin, South China Sea. The organic enriched lower Sanya Formation ...
The influence of organic sources and environments on source rock deposition during the periods of Cretaceous–Eocene and Oligocene–Miocene, northern Kalimantan
Lei Lan, Youchuan Li, Zhigang Zhao, Shuchun Yang, Qing Lin, Weilai Zhang
2023, 42(3): 54-64. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2080-7
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The sedimentary system of Kalimantan has undergone significant development since the Oligocene. Previous research have largely ignored the capacity of the Cretaceous–Eocene sediments to produce hydrocarbons, focusing instead primarily on the Oligocen...
Mechanism of carbonate cementation and its influence on reservoir in Pinghu Formation of Xihu Sag
Haiqiang Bai, Xiaojun Xie, Gongcheng Zhang, Ying Chen, Ziyu Liu, Lianqiao Xiong, Jianrong Hao, Xin Li
2023, 42(3): 65-75. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2079-0
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Carbonate cements are the most abundant authigenic mineral and impact on physical properties greatly in sandstone reservoir. In this paper, Pinghu Formation of Xihu Sag was taken as a target. Characteristics, distribution and formation of carbonate c...
Origin of hydrocarbon fluids and discussion of abnormal carbon isotopic compositions in the Lishui-Jiaojiang Sag, East China Sea Shelf Basin
Jingqi Xu
2023, 42(3): 76-88. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2128-8
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The hydrocarbon gases in the L1 gas field of the Lishui-Jiaojiang Sag have been commonly interpreted to be an accumulation of pure sapropelic-type thermogenic gas. In this study, chemical components, stable isotopic compositions, and light hydrocarbo...
New interpretation on the provenance changes of the upper Pinghu–lower Huagang Formation within Xihu Depression, East China Sea Shelf Basin
Jinshui Liu, Shuai Li, Kaifei Liao, Yuchi Cui, Lei Shao, Peijun Qiao, Yi Lu, Yuanli Hou, Thian Lai Goh, Yongjian Yao
2023, 42(3): 89-100. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2127-9
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Both Pinghu and Huagang formations are important hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Xihu Depression in the East China Sea Shelf Basin. Clarifying the source suppliers and restoring source-to-sink transport routes are of great significance to the future pe...
Cenozoic giant coal-bearing basin belt discovered in China’s sea area
Gongcheng Zhang, Ying Chen, Dongdong Wang, Zengxue Li
2023, 42(3): 101-112. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2134-x
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Sea area is an important area of oil and gas exploration in China. It has been found that China’s sea area mainly consists of coal type oil and gas, and the exploration of coal-bearing series source rocks has become an important part of oil and gas e...
Early Cenozoic paleontological assemblages and provenance evolution of the Lishui Sag, East China Sea
Yingzhao Zhang, Yiming Jiang, Zhenghua Liu, Shuai Li, Ning Li, Jinshui Liu, Peijun Qiao, Kai Zhong, Shuhui Chen, Thian Lai Goh
2023, 42(3): 113-122. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2133-y
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The East China Sea Shelf Basin generated a series of back-arc basins with thick successions of marine- and terrestrial-facies sediments during Cenozoic. It is enriched with abundant oil and gas resources and is of great significance to the petroleum ...
The gradual subduction-collision evolution model of Proto-South China Sea and its control on oil and gas
Xiaojun Xie, Wu Tang, Gongcheng Zhang, Zhigang Zhao, Shuang Song, Shixiang Liu, Yibo Wang, Jia Guo
2023, 42(3): 123-137. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2132-z
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This study involved outcrop, drilling, seismic, gravity, and magnetic data to systematically document the geological records of the subduction process of Proto-South China Sea (PSCS) and establish its evolution model. The results indicate that a seri...
Supply of terrigenous organic matter from tidal flat to the marine environment: An example of neritic source rocks in the Eocene Pinghu Formation, Xihu Depression, East China Sea Shelf Basin
Shanshan Zhou, Youchuan Li, Jianping Li, Wenjing Ding, Xin Li, Weilai Zhang
2023, 42(3): 138-150. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2141-y
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The terrigenously-dominated marine shales which were deposited in the lower Eocene Pinghu Formation were thought to be a potential source rock in the Xihu Depression of the East China Sea Shelf Basin. However, the exceptionally high total organic car...
Dissolution mechanism of a deep-buried sandstone reservoir in a deep water area: A case study from Baiyun Sag, Zhujiang River (Pearl River) Mouth Basin
Jihua Liao, Keqiang Wu, Lianqiao Xiong, Jingzhou Zhao, Xin Li, Chunyu Zhang
2023, 42(3): 151-166. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2142-x
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Dissolution mechanism and favorable reservoir distribution prediction are the key problems restricting oil and gas exploration in deep-buried layers. In this paper, the Enping Formation and Zhuhai Formation in Baiyun Sag of South China Sea was taken ...
Influence of the Moho surface distribution on the oil and gas basins in China seas and adjacent areas
Yimi Zhang, Wanyin Wang, Linzhi Li, Xingang Luo, Dingding Wang, Tao He, Feifei Zhang, Jing Ma
2023, 42(3): 167-188. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2136-8
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Owing to the strategic significance of national oil and gas resources, their exploration and production must be prioritized in China. Oil and gas resources are closely related to deep crustal structures, and Moho characteristics influence oil and gas...
Controlling factors on the charging process of oil and gas in the eastern main sub-sag of the Baiyun Sag, Zhujiang River (Pearl River) Mouth Basin
Cong Chen, Xiangtao Zhang, Guangrong Peng, Zulie Long, Baojun Liu, Xudong Wang, Puqiang Zhai, Bo Zhang
2023, 42(3): 189-200. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2140-z
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The eastern main sub-sag (E-MSS) of the Baiyun Sag was the main zone for gas exploration in the deep-water area of the Zhujiang River (Pearl River) Mouth Basin at its early exploration stage, but the main goal of searching gas in this area was broken...
Integrated gravity and magnetic study on patterns of petroleum basin occurrence in the China seas and adjacent areas
Tao He, Wanyin Wang, Zhizhao Bai, Xingang Luo, Jing Ma, Yimi Zhang
2023, 42(3): 201-214. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2139-5
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The China seas and adjacent areas contain numerous petroleum basins. One of the main challenges for future oil and gas exploration is to identify the inherent patterns of petroleum basin distribution. The formation and evolution of petroleum basins a...
Late Eocene–early Miocene provenance evolution of the Crocker Fan in the southern South China Sea
Yuchi Cui, Lei Shao, Wu Tang, Peijun Qiao, Goh Thian Lai, Yongjian Yao
2023, 42(3): 215-226. doi: 10.1007/s13131-023-2148-z
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There are many large-scale Cenozoic sedimentary basins with plentiful river deltas, deep-water fans and carbonate platforms in the southern South China Sea. The Crocker Fan was deposited as a typical submarine fan during the late Eocene–early Miocene...
Study on the distribution characteristics of faults and their control over petroliferous basins in the China seas and its adjacent areas
Xin’gang Luo, Wanyin Wang, Ying Chen, Zhizhao Bai, Dingding Wang, Tao He, Yimi Zhang, Ruiyun Ma
2023, 42(3): 227-242. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2138-6
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As one of the main controlling factors of oil and gas accumulation, faults are closely related to the distribution of oil and gas reservoirs. Studying how faults control petroliferous basins is particularly important. In this work, we investigated th...
Impact of microorganism degradation on hydrocarbon generation of source rocks: A case study of the Bozhong Sag, Bohai Bay Basin
Wei Li, Yufei Gao, Youchuan Li
2023, 42(3): 243-253. doi: 10.1007/s13131-023-2177-7
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The discovery of the Bozhong 19-6 gas field, the largest integrated condensate gas field in the eastern China in 2018, opened up a new field for the natural gas exploration deep strata in the Bohai Bay Basin, demonstrating there is a great potential ...
Formation and distribution of coal measure source rocks in the Eocene Pinghu Formation in the Pinghu Slope of the Xihu Depression, East China Sea Shelf Basin
Yongcai Yang, Xiaojun Xie, Youchuan Li, Gang Guo, Xiaoying Xi, Wenjing Ding
2023, 42(3): 254-269. doi: 10.1007/s13131-023-2176-8
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The Xihu Depression in the East China Sea Shelf Basin is a large petroliferous sedimentary depression, in which oil and gas reservoirs were mainly discovered in the Pinghu Slope and the central inversion zone. The oil-gas source correlation in the Xi...