Reservoir characteristics and controlling factor of tight sandstone in Shuixigou Group in Taibei depression,Turpan-Hami basin

The positive structure belts surrounding the Taibei Sag,Turpan-Hami Basin,have been the main targets for oil and gas exploration for years and are now left with remaining resources scattering in reservoirs adjacent to source rocks in the sag,where the Shuixigou Group with substantial oil and gas potential constitutes the primary focus for near-source exploration.Consequently,characterization of development and key controlling factors of reservoir space becomes a must for future exploration in the area.This study investigates the development traits,genesis,and controlling factors of the Xishanyao and Sangonghe formations in the Shengbei and Qiudong Sub-sags of the Taibei Sag with techniques such as cast thin-section observation,porosity and permeability tests,high-pressure mercury injection,and saturation fluid NMR analysis of reservoir rocks.The findings reveal that the Shuixigou Group in the Taibei Sag consists of lithic sandstone.Reservoirs in the group are mostly poor in terms of physical properties,with undeveloped primary pores dominated by intergranular dissolved pores as a result of a strong compaction.Comparative analysis of key controlling factors of the Sangonghe Formation reveals significant distinctions in sandstone particle size,sand body thickness,genesis and distribution,provenance location,and source rock type between the Qiudong area and Shengbei area.Vertically,the coal seams of the Xishanyao Formation exhibit heightened development with shallower burial depth and lower maturity compared to those of the Sangonghe Formation.Consequently,this environment fosters the formation of organic acids,which have a stronger dissolution effect on minerals to develop secondary dissolution pores,and ultimately resulting in better reservoir physical properties.Overall,the reservoirs within the Qiudong area of the Taibei Sag demonstrate superior characteristics compared to those in the Shengbei area.Furthermore,the reservoir physical properties of the Xishanyao Formation are better than those of the Sangonghe Formation.The research findings will provide valuable guidance for the exploration and development of lithological oil and gas reservoirs within the Taibei Sag.

Spatiotemporal evolution and future simulation of land use/land cover in the Turpan-Hami Basin,China

The Turpan-Hami(Tuha)Basin in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China,holds significant strategic importance as a key economic artery of the ancient Silk Road and the Belt and Road Initiative,necessitating a holistic understanding of the spatiotemporal evolution of land use/land cover(LULC)to foster sustainable planning that is tailored to the region's unique resource endowments.However,existing LULC classification methods demonstrate inadequate accuracy,hindering effective regional planning.In this study,we established a two-level LULC classification system(8 primary types and 22 secondary types)for the Tuha Basin.By employing Landsat 5/7/8 imagery at 5-a intervals,we developed the LULC dataset of the Tuha Basin from 1990 to 2020,conducted the accuracy assessment and spatiotemporal evolution analysis,and simulated the future LULC under various scenarios via the Markov-Future Land Use Simulation(Markov-FLUS)model.The results revealed that the average overall accuracy values of our LULC dataset were 0.917 and 0.864 for the primary types and secondary types,respectively.Compared with the seven mainstream LULC products(GlobeLand30,Global 30-meter Land Cover with Fine Classification System(GLC_FCS30),Finer Resolution Observation and Monitoring of Global Land Cover PLUS(FROM_GLC PLUS),ESA Global Land Cover(ESA_LC),Esri Land Cover(ESRI_LC),China Multi-Period Land Use Land Cover Change Remote Sensing Monitoring Dataset(CNLUCC),and China Annual Land Cover Dataset(CLCD))in 2020,our LULC data exhibited dramatically elevated overall accuracy and provided more precise delineations for land features,thereby yielding high-quality data backups for land resource analyses within the basin.In 2020,unused land(78.0%of the study area)and grassland(18.6%)were the dominant LULC types of the basin;although cropland and construction land constituted less than 1.0%of the total area,they played a vital role in arid land development and primarily situated within oases that form the urban cores of the cities of Turpan and Hami.Between 1990 and 2020,cropland and construction land exhibited a rapid expansion,and the total area of water body decreased yet resurging after 2015 due to an increase in areas of reservoir and pond.In future scenario simulations,significant increases in areas of construction land and cropland are anticipated under the business-as-usual scenario,whereas the wetland area will decrease,suggesting the need for ecological attention under this development pathway.In contrast,the economic development scenario underscores the fast-paced expansion of construction land,primarily from the conversion of unused land,highlighting the significant developmental potential of unused land with a slowing increase in cropland.Special attention should thus be directed toward ecological and cropland protection during development.This study provides data supports and policy recommendations for the sustainable development goals of Tuha Basin and other similar arid areas.

Whole petroleum system in Jurassic coal measures of Taibei Sag in Tuha Basin,NW China

Based on the latest results of near-source exploration in the Middle and Lower Jurassic of the Tuha Basin,a new understanding of the source rocks,reservoir conditions,and source-reservoir-cap rock combinations of the Jurassic Shuixigou Group in the Taibei Sag is established using the concept of the whole petroleum system,and the coal-measure whole petroleum system is analyzed thoroughly.The results are obtained in three aspects.First,the coal-measure source rocks of the Badaowan Formation and Xishanyao Formation and the argillaceous source rocks of the Sangonghe Formation in the Shuixigou Group exhibit the characteristics of long-term hydrocarbon generation,multiple hydrocarbon generation peaks,and simultaneous oil and gas generation,providing sufficient oil and gas sources for the whole petroleum system in the Jurassic coal-bearing basin.Second,multi-phase shallow braided river delta–shallow lacustrine deposits contribute multiple types of reservoirs,e.g.sandstone,tight sandstone,shale and coal rock,in slope and depression areas,providing effective storage space for the petroleum reservoir formation in coal-measure strata.Third,three phases of hydrocarbon charging and structural evolution,as well as effective configuration of multiple types of reservoirs,result in the sequential accumulation of conventional-unconventional hydrocarbons.From high structural positions to depression,there are conventional structural and structural-lithological reservoirs far from the source,low-saturation structural-lithological reservoirs near the source,and tight sandstone gas,coal rock gas and shale oil accumulations within the source.Typically,the tight sandstone gas and coal rock gas are the key options for further exploration,and the shale oil and gas in the depression area is worth of more attention.The new understanding of the whole petroleum system in the coal measures could further enrich and improve the geological theory of the whole petroleum system,and provide new ideas for the overall exploration of oil and gas resources in the Tuha Basin.

Discovery of Mass Independent Oxygen Isotopic Compositions in Superscale Nitrate Mineral Deposits from Turpan-Hami Basin,Xinjiang,China and Its Significance

The Turpan-Hami Basin in eastern Xinjiang is one of the driest regions on Earth and a premier environment to form and preserve nitrate.A large nitrate ore field in this basin was found recently.It is estimated there are about 2.5 billion tons of resources of nitrate,and the amount is as much as the Atacama Desert super-scale nitrate deposit in Chile.Nitrate is one of a few minerals with mass-independent fractionation（MIF）,and the oxygen isotope MIF is an effective method to determine the source of nitrate.Theδ^（17）O,δ^（18）O of nitrate were measured by fluorination and thermal decomposition method.The date indicated that this is the first time that oxygen isotope MIF has been located in inland nitrate minerals.The results obtained by two methods are similar,⊿^（17）=δ^（17）O-0.52×δ^（18）O=12‰-17‰.The experiment and observation data proved that oxygen isotope MIF of nitrate are the result of photochemical reactions in the troposphere and stratosphere.Thus, evidence from MIF oxygen isotopic compositions indicate that long term atmospheric deposition of nitrate aerosol particles produced by photochemical reactions is the source of the deposits.

A Comprehensive Appraisal on the Characteristics of Coal-Bed Methane Reservoir in Turpan-Hami Basin

The rich coal-bed methane resources in the Turpan-Hami Basin are mainly located in the Shisanjianfang,Hami,Shanshan,Sha'erhu,Kekeya,Kerjian,Aidinghu inclines and the Dananhu coal-bed methane reservoirs. The big-ger coal-bed reservoirs are sitting at a depth of less than 1500 m. The coalbed methane generation,storage and confin-ing conditions of the Turpan-Hami basin can be indicated by eight key parameters. They are coal-bed thickness,coal rank,missing period,permeability,Langmuir volume,rock covering ability,structural confinement and hydrodynamic sealing environment. These parameters constitute a comprehensive appraisal index system of the coal-bed methane res-ervoir characteristics of the Turpan-Hami basin. In these parameters,the missing period of coal-bed methane is indi-cated by a stratum missing intensity factor. It reflects the relative exposure period of coal series. The results of a fuzzy comprehensive judgment showed that the Shisanjianfang coal-bed methane reservoir has the best prospects for exploita-tion and the Sha'erhu,Shanshan,Hami coal-bed methane reservoirs are next in line.

The Characteristics and Genesis of the Massive Nitrate Deposits in the Turpan-Hami Basin of Xinjiang,China

Massive nitrate deposits have been discovered in the Turpan-Hami basin in northwestern China.Previously,large ore grade nitrate minerals were thought only to exist in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.Estimates of the

Oil accumulation related to migration of source kitchens in the Lukeqin structural belt, Turpan-Hami Basin, China

The Lukeqin structural belt is the main heavy oil accumulation zone in the Turpan-Hami Basin. The recent discovery of light oil in the Triassic indicates that there may be multiple source kitchens contributing to the oil accumulation. According to oil geochemical analysis and oil-source correlation, the oil in deep and shallow reservoirs of the Lukeqin Oilfield presents different physical and saturated hydrocarbon mass spectrum characteristics. The Triassic heavy oil is from the northern Upper Permian lacustrine source rocks, and the light oil represented by the Yudong-9 Well is from the northwestern Lower Jurassic coal-measure source rocks. The timing of oil charging was determined by K/Ar isotope dating, reservoir fluid inclusion analysis and the evolution history of different source rocks. In summary, the accumulation process consists of two stages. From the end of Triassic to early Jurassic, the northern Permian source kitchen generated a considerable amount of oil, which was finally degraded to heavy oil, migrated to the south and then accumulated. The northwestern Jurassic coal-measure source kitchen began to generate oil at the end of Cretaceous, while the northern source kitchen could only generate a little hydrocarbon. The heavy oil and the light oil have different source rock locations, migration directions and accumulation times. The migration of hydrocarbon source kitchens affects the distribution of heavy oil and light oil reservoirs at the present time.

Types of Organic Fades and Source Rock Assessment of the Coal-Measure Mudstone in the Turpan-Hami Basin

This paper discusses the enviromental characteristics of carbonaceous mudstone and mudstone (coal-measure mudstone in short) of the Early and Middle Jurassic in the Turpan-Hami basin, which were formed in swamps. Through the organic facies study of the coal-measure mudstone in this area, the authors clarify that the flowing-water swamp is the most advanced organic facies belt. Furthermore, according to the practical materials of coal-measure mudstone in the area and with the evaluation criteria of lacustrine mudstone in the past, the authors have established the integrated symbol systems from the abundance of organic matter and the type of organic matter, which can be used in the source rock evaluation of the coal-measure mudstone.

Early and Middle JurassicPalaeogeography of the Turpan-Hami Basin

The Turpan-Hami oil basin is well known for its Jurassic oil-prone coal. The palaeogeograpbical units or the Early and Middle Jurassic coal measures iuclude braided chaunel-alluvial plain, meandering channel-alluvial plain, upper delta plain, lower delta plain, subaqueous delta, inter-deltaic bay,lacustrine bay and sballow lake euvironments. The beneficial environments for coal accumulation were tke inter-delta bay and the lower delta plain where intermediate subsidence was maintaiued and there was little input of coarse graiued ediments.

POSITIVE INVERSION STRUCTURE OF THE CENTRAL STRUCTURE BELT IN TURPAN-HAMI BASIN

The central structure belt in Turpan-Hami basin is composed of the Huoyanshan structure and Qiketai structure formed in late Triassic-early Jurassic, and is characterized by extensional tectonics. The thickness of strata in the hanging wall of the growth fault is obviously larger than that in the footwall,and a deposition center was evolved in the Taibei sag where the hanging wall of the fault is located. In late Jurassic the collision between Lhasa block and Eurasia continent resulted in the transformation of the Turpan-Hami basin from an extensional structure into a compressional structure, and consequently in the tectonic inversion of the central structure belt of the Turpan-Hami basin from the extensional normal fault in the earlier stage to the compressive thrust fault in the later stage. The Tertiary collision between the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate occurred around 55Ma, and this Himalayan orogenic event has played a profound role in shaping the Tianshan area, only the effect of the collision to this area was delayed since it culminated here approximately in late Oligocene-early Miocene. The central structure belt was strongly deformed and thrusted above the ground as a result of this tectonic event.

Sequence Stratigraphy and Paleogeography of the Early and Early Middle Jurassic Coal Measures in the Turpan-Hami Basin,Northwestern China

This paper analyses the sequence stratigraphy and palaeogeography of the Early and early Middle Jurassic coal measures in the Turpan-Hami Basin, northwestern China.The controls of the palaeogeography and sequence stratigraphy on the coal accumulation in this basin have been discussed.The results show that the coal measures were formed in a fluvial-delta-lacustrine sedimentary system,and a total of 4 third-order sequences were developed,

Radiogenesis of Low Maturity Natural Gas in the Turpan-Hami Basin,NW China

The origin of the Jurassic low maturity natural gas in the Turpan-Hami Basin has attracted scientists’attention for some time,and it is known that radiogenesis may have played a role.However,little has been done on the uranium-rich background of the whole basin.Based on plentiful logging and geological data for the Jurassic strata in the Turpan-Hami Basin,this research examined the features and factors controlling the distribution of rocks with high gamma reading.The results show that 70%-100%of the rocks with high gamma readings correspond to mudstones in the prodelta subfacies rather than those in semideep-deep lacustrine subfacies rich in mudstones.Therefore,we propose that the distribution of rocks with high gamma readings is mainly controlled by sedimentary facies rather than by lithology.Further analysis of the gamma spectrometry logging data shows that high gamma values are more strongly correlated with U content than with Th or K content.By comparing the U and Th contents of felsic rocks in peripheral provenances,we find that the Jueluotage Mountain and Harlik Mountain were the dominant uranium sources for the Jurassic Turpan-Hami Basin.Radiolysis due to high-level uranium in the prodelta subfacies can make the low maturity source rocks generate H2 and CH4,thus contributing to the production of low maturity natural gas in the Turpan-Hami Basin.

MESOZOIC-CENOZOIC INVERSION OF THE TURPAN-HAMI BASIN, NORTHWEST CHINA

The Turpan-Hami basin, rich in coal and petroleum, is a superimposed basin of three types basins in different tectonic environments. This coal, oil and gas basin has undergone a complex tectonic-sedimentary evolution, in which two important stages were the negative inversion from a foredeep to a extensional basin during Early Mesozoic and the positive inversion to a thrust foreland basin in Late MesozoicEarly Cenozoic. The early normal faults residues are recognized with the addition of tectonic-sedimentary analysis to confirm the basin extension during Jurassic time and its tectonic inversion subsequently.

Stable carbon and hydrogen isotopic characteristics of natural gas from Taibei sag, Turpan-Hami Basin, NW China

Turpan-Hami Basin is a major petroliferous basin in China. To date the natural gas exploration is concentrated in the Taibei sag. The origin and source of natural gas in the Taibei sag has long been controversial. To further investigate the origin and source of the natural gas in the Taibei sag, combined with previous studies and the local geological backgrounds, this study collected 23 gas samples from the Baka, Qiuling, Shanshan and Wenmi oil fields in the Taibei sag and analyzed the sample composition, stable carbon and hydrogen isotopes of all the gas samples. The results show that, gases from the four oil fields in the Taibei sag are dominated by hydrocarbon gas and belong to wet gas. Methane accounts for 65.84% to 97.94%, the content of heavy hydrocarbon (C2-5) can be up to 34.98%, while the content of nonhydrocarbon (CO2, N2) is trace. The δ13C1 value is –44.9‰ to –40.4‰,δ13C2 is –28.2‰ to –24.9‰,δ13C3 is –27.1‰ to –18.0‰ and δ13C4 is –26.7‰ to –22.1;while the variation of δD1 is not significant from –272‰ to –252‰,δD2 is –236‰ to –200‰ and δD3 is –222‰ to –174‰. Methane and its homologues (C2-5) are characterized by normal stable carbon and hydrogen isotopic distribution pattern, i.e., with the increase of carbon number, methane and its homologues become more and more enriched in 13C or D (δ13C1<δ13C2<δ13C3<δ13C4<δ13C5,δD1<δD2<δD3), which is consistent with the carbon and hydrogen isotopic features of typical thermogenic gas. All these results show that the natural gases in the four oil fields are coal-derived gas with low maturity (Ro averaged at 0.7%), and are sourced from the Middle-Lower Jurassic coal measure. The hydrogen isotopic data of natural gas are affected by both thermal maturity and the water medium of the environment where source rocks are formed. The hydrogen isotopic data indicate that the source rocks are formed in terrestrial limnetic facies with freshwater. Natural gases from Well Ba23 and Well Ke19 experienced biodegradation in the late stage.

吐哈盆地八仙口地区砂岩型铀矿微量元素的特征

天山造山带上的伊犁和吐哈盆地是中国重要的砂岩型铀矿产区,吐哈盆地八仙口地区是近年来铀矿勘查的重要地段,铀矿化具有矿带窄、厚度不大、品位较低和钙质含量较高等特点。八仙口地区微量元素地球化学变化规律研究薄弱,制约了矿化规模成因的分析。以氧化流体蚀变空间分带研究为基础,开展微量元素分布规律和特征元素在不同蚀变分带的定量迁移富集研究,并通过与伊犁蒙其古尔矿床的对比,揭示八仙口地区氧化流体作用下铀的富集过程与富集规模成因。研究认为,U与Re等变价元素在矿化带内同步富集指示氧化还原是最主要成矿作用;Sc、Co、Ni、Th等不易变价元素和稀土元素(rare earth element,REE)在氧化带内富集而矿带内亏损与地下水性质有关,高矿化度地下水造成的水解和黏土化,增强了氧化带内碎屑颗粒对溶液中离子的吸附;上新世以来天山快速的隆升造成吐哈盆地极端干旱气候出现,造成微量元素和稀土元素在不同蚀变带内再分配。在铀矿化成因分析中可加强对其中变价与不变价元素变化量的表征,在找矿过程中需对氧化带渗入阶段的古气候加以重视。

吐哈盆地胜北洼陷中下侏罗统水西沟群天文旋回地层划分

根据自然伽马测井数据,对吐哈盆地胜北洼陷沁探1井中下侏罗统水西沟群开展旋回地层学分析和沉积噪声模拟,并利用识别出的地层中的米兰科维奇旋回信号来研究地球轨道周期对湖平面变化的驱动作用,进而进行天文旋回地层划分。研究结果表明:①吐哈盆地胜北洼陷中下侏罗统水西沟群在自然伽马曲线中可识别出12.8~51.1 m,3.0~11.9 m,1.1~3.6 m和1.3~2.4 m的沉积旋回,比例关系为21.0∶5.0∶1.5∶1.0。根据天文调谐与相关系数估算出水西沟群沉积速率为3.3~11.7 cm·ka-1。②天文调谐后的时间域序列显示水西沟群长偏心率周期为405 ka、短偏心率周期为99~131 ka、斜率周期为32.6~35.0 ka、岁差周期为20.0~24.8 ka,证明吐哈盆地中下侏罗统沉积过程受到米兰科维奇旋回控制。沁探1井八道湾组(未钻穿)、三工河组和西山窑组的持续时间分别为3.0±0.1 Ma,4.1±0.1 Ma和9.0±0.1 Ma。③地球轨道旋回对陆相湖盆的湖平面升降具有明显的驱动作用,沁探1井水西沟群的沉积噪声模拟证明了~1.5 Ma超长周期可控制台北凹陷早—中侏罗世湖平面的变化。

东疆地区石炭纪—二叠纪构造古地理与原型盆地演化

石炭纪—二叠纪是东疆地区洋-陆转换的关键构造转折期,期间发生了多次洋壳闭合和陆陆碰撞活动。基于东疆地区洋盆性质、沟-弧-盆俯冲事件和陆陆碰撞的复杂性,目前针对东疆地区盆地晚古生代地层格架对比以及沉积充填特征认识不足。文中以活动论构造古地理思想为指导,复原东疆地区盆山构造带的构造-沉积面貌,厘定各构造地层单元的构造-沉积环境,从沉积充填、构造演化复原、周缘构造环境等角度来综合地、动态地开展原型盆地恢复。研究结果表明:东疆地区经历了早石炭世伸展、早石炭世末期—晚石炭世早期弱伸展、晚石炭世末期挤压、早二叠世早期伸展、早二叠世末期挤压5期伸展聚敛旋回,随后经历了晚二叠世、晚三叠世、晚侏罗世、晚白垩世—古近纪、晚新生代5期构造改造过程。盆山构造复原揭示了石炭纪吐哈盆地南部边界距现今盆山边界向南46~70 km,石炭纪准东盆地北部克拉美丽山距现今向北约30 km,三塘湖盆地北部造山带石炭纪边界距今约55 km。东疆地区沉积环境经历了从石炭纪海相到早二叠世海陆过渡相再到中晚二叠世陆相的沉积演化,石炭纪发育海相的弧相关断陷盆地、裂谷边缘盆地、断陷盆地,早二叠世以发育海相、陆相断陷盆地为主,中二叠世主要发育陆相坳陷盆地,晚二叠世发育挤压型坳陷盆地。解析东疆地区盆山构造格局及石炭纪—二叠纪构造古地理演化,为探究东疆地区主要沉积盆地石炭系—二叠系成藏条件、源-储组合分布奠定良好基础。

基于Maxent的吐哈盆地枣适生区预测

以吐哈盆地特色果树枣树为研究对象,基于其地理分布情况和环境变量,使用Maxent构建模型并运用ArcGIS软件预测果树的地理分布格局,结合生产现状,研究其在当下和未来气候条件下的潜在适生区,以期为吐哈盆地特色果树产业发展规划的制定和区域化发展的安排提供科学依据。基于当下气候条件和未来气候的模型预测指出,吐哈盆地不适枣种植的地区多为山地或高海拔区域,通过和地形图的对比发现,该作物的适生区主要集中于低海拔以及山地向平原和盆地过渡的区域;在预测模型中,海拔是重要环境因子,对作物的分布概率有较大的影响。

吐哈盆地台北凹陷侏罗系煤系全油气系统特征

基于吐哈盆地中下侏罗统近源勘探最新成果,以全油气系统理念和思路重新认识台北凹陷侏罗系水西沟群烃源岩、储层条件和生储盖组合,深入解析煤系全油气系统。结果表明:(1)水西沟群八道湾组、西山窑组煤系烃源岩和三工河组泥质烃源岩表现为长时间生烃、具有多个生烃高峰和油气兼生的特点,为侏罗系煤系全油气系统提供充足的油气来源;(2)多期浅水辫状河三角洲—浅湖沉积为斜坡区、洼陷区发育常规砂岩、致密砂岩、煤岩、泥页岩等多类型储层,为油气成藏聚集提供多种储集空间;(3)3期油气充注与构造演化、多类型储层有效配置,形成常规-非常规油气序次成藏聚集的特点,从构造高部位到洼陷区发育远源常规构造油气藏、构造-岩性油气藏,近源低饱和度构造-岩性油气藏和源内致密砂岩气聚集、煤岩储层气、页岩油等类型油气聚集。其中,源内致密砂岩气、煤岩气是当前勘探拓展的重点领域,洼陷区页岩油气值得未来探索研究。煤系全油气系统新认识将进一步丰富完善全油气系统地质理论,为吐哈盆地油气资源的整体勘探部署提供新思路。