Despite the upsurge in hydrocarbon exploration in the Lake Albert Rift Basin(LARB)over the past three decades,systematic characterization of hydrocarbon compositions remains lacking,leading to uncertainties in source ...Despite the upsurge in hydrocarbon exploration in the Lake Albert Rift Basin(LARB)over the past three decades,systematic characterization of hydrocarbon compositions remains lacking,leading to uncertainties in source rock and oil generation determination.We characterized crude oil compositions and oil sand samples in the northern and southern subbasins of LARB.The relative abundance of normal and branched linear alkanes,hopanes,steranes,and aromatic hydrocarbon suggest that northern and southern hydrocarbons were deposited in anoxic to suboxic lacustrine environments and share similar biological source compositions(i.e.,a mixture of plants and aquatic algae and bacteria).Relative to southern samples,northern samples show more negative δ^(13)C values for oils,saturates and aromatics,indicating longer migration paths,and exhibit higher MPI-1,DNR-1 and 4-/1-MDBT ratios,indicating higher maturity.Between the two possible sets of source rocks(upper Miocene and Jurassic strata),the positive δ^(13)C values of saturated hydrocarbons(average=-20.5‰)suggest that the upper Miocene lacustrine shale is the most likely candidate.Oleanane index(<5% in our samples)does not exclude either source rock possibility,and C_(28)/C_(29) regular sterane(average=0.63)may be biased by high terrestrial inputs in a lacustrine setting.Together,our data show that northern and southern oils originate from the same source rocks but different oil kitchens.Given the similar geochemical characteristics of southern and northern oils,previous exploration successes in the northern subbasin likely suggest similar potential in the southern sector,while other elements influencing exploration success must be also evaluated.展开更多
基于地质、地震和钻井资料,对东非阿尔伯特盆地(Lake Albert Basin)的形成演化及构造—沉积地层特征进行了研究,深入分析了盆地石油地质特征,总结其成藏模式及油气富集条件。盆地主要受东非裂谷期构造运动的影响,形成两侧以深大断裂为...基于地质、地震和钻井资料,对东非阿尔伯特盆地(Lake Albert Basin)的形成演化及构造—沉积地层特征进行了研究,深入分析了盆地石油地质特征,总结其成藏模式及油气富集条件。盆地主要受东非裂谷期构造运动的影响,形成两侧以深大断裂为界、狭长(半)地堑的构造格局。沉积地层以新近系碎屑岩为主,岩性多为泥岩、砂岩和砾岩。河流—(扇)三角洲—湖泊沉积体系发育,主要烃源岩为中新统上部富有机质页岩,中新统—上新统河流相、(扇)三角洲相砂岩为主要储层,与细粒湖相泥岩在纵向上形成良好的生储盖匹配。盆地发育大量断块、断背斜等构造圈闭。盆地成藏模式为"凹陷供烃、侧向与垂向复合运移、下生上储",生储盖匹配良好控制垂向上形成多套成藏组合,优质砂体与垂向断层控制油气有效运移,断层控制的构造圈闭是油气聚集的主要场所。展开更多
基金funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42072149)support of US National Science Foundation grant(Grant No.EAR-1255724)。
文摘Despite the upsurge in hydrocarbon exploration in the Lake Albert Rift Basin(LARB)over the past three decades,systematic characterization of hydrocarbon compositions remains lacking,leading to uncertainties in source rock and oil generation determination.We characterized crude oil compositions and oil sand samples in the northern and southern subbasins of LARB.The relative abundance of normal and branched linear alkanes,hopanes,steranes,and aromatic hydrocarbon suggest that northern and southern hydrocarbons were deposited in anoxic to suboxic lacustrine environments and share similar biological source compositions(i.e.,a mixture of plants and aquatic algae and bacteria).Relative to southern samples,northern samples show more negative δ^(13)C values for oils,saturates and aromatics,indicating longer migration paths,and exhibit higher MPI-1,DNR-1 and 4-/1-MDBT ratios,indicating higher maturity.Between the two possible sets of source rocks(upper Miocene and Jurassic strata),the positive δ^(13)C values of saturated hydrocarbons(average=-20.5‰)suggest that the upper Miocene lacustrine shale is the most likely candidate.Oleanane index(<5% in our samples)does not exclude either source rock possibility,and C_(28)/C_(29) regular sterane(average=0.63)may be biased by high terrestrial inputs in a lacustrine setting.Together,our data show that northern and southern oils originate from the same source rocks but different oil kitchens.Given the similar geochemical characteristics of southern and northern oils,previous exploration successes in the northern subbasin likely suggest similar potential in the southern sector,while other elements influencing exploration success must be also evaluated.
文摘基于地质、地震和钻井资料,对东非阿尔伯特盆地(Lake Albert Basin)的形成演化及构造—沉积地层特征进行了研究,深入分析了盆地石油地质特征,总结其成藏模式及油气富集条件。盆地主要受东非裂谷期构造运动的影响,形成两侧以深大断裂为界、狭长(半)地堑的构造格局。沉积地层以新近系碎屑岩为主,岩性多为泥岩、砂岩和砾岩。河流—(扇)三角洲—湖泊沉积体系发育,主要烃源岩为中新统上部富有机质页岩,中新统—上新统河流相、(扇)三角洲相砂岩为主要储层,与细粒湖相泥岩在纵向上形成良好的生储盖匹配。盆地发育大量断块、断背斜等构造圈闭。盆地成藏模式为"凹陷供烃、侧向与垂向复合运移、下生上储",生储盖匹配良好控制垂向上形成多套成藏组合,优质砂体与垂向断层控制油气有效运移,断层控制的构造圈闭是油气聚集的主要场所。
