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Genesis and sources of natural gas in fold-and-thrust belt: The Middle Permian in the NW Sichuan Basin

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MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
卷 140, 期 -, 页码 -

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2022.105638

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Fold-and-thrust belt; Carbon isotope; Gas-source correlation; Genetic types; Sichuan basin

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  1. Science and Technology Coop-eration Project of the CNPC-SWPU Innovation Alliance [2020CX010103]
  2. Open Research Fund from Key Laboratory of Tectonics and Petroleum Resources of Ministry of Education, China [TPR-2021-17]

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Fold-and-thrust belts are important for oil and gas exploration, but the complex sources and histories make the exploration risk high. This study analyzes geochemical data from various strata in the NW Sichuan Basin to investigate the sources and genetic types of natural gas. The study finds significant differences in the gas origin between different structural belts. The results will contribute to a better understanding of the petroleum system in fold-and-thrust belts and optimize future exploration strategies.
Fold-and-thrust belts are important locations for oil and gas exploration, but due to the complex sources, migration, and charging histories the exploration risk is extremely high. The Longmenshan belt in the NW Sichuan Basin offers an excellent opportunity to study the genesis and sources of natural gas in fold-and-thrust belt. We synthesize existing geochemical data from ~1100 samples from various strata in the Sichuan Basin. Among them, the bitumen biomarkers and the natural gas molecular compositions and stable carbon isotopes in the Middle Permian of different structural belts were analyzed to investigate the gas genetic types and sources. Then, they were compared with natural gas from other strata in the Sichuan Basin. Results indicate that the Middle Permian natural gases in the NW Sichuan Basin are dominated by hydrocarbon gases, with a small amount of CO2 and N-2. The identification of the gas origin and gas-source correlation indicate that there are significant differences between the Middle Permian natural gas in different structural belts of the Longmenshan belt. The natural gas in the thrust nappe belt is mainly oil-cracking gas from the Qiongzhusi Formation (Fm) source rock, and the natural gas in the thrust front belt shows obvious mixed-source characteristics, with both kerogen-cracking gas of the Permian source rocks and oil-cracking gas from the Qiongzhusi Fm source rock. However, the natural gas in the unfaulted belt mainly comes from the kerogen-cracking gas in the Permian source rocks. Overall, from the thrust nappe belt to the thrust front belt, and then to a belt that is largely unfaulted, the contribution of deep source rocks controlled by fault migration channels decreases with gradually weakening deformation. This study will help to better understand the petroleum system in the fold-and-thrust belt and optimize the future exploration strategy.& nbsp;

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