The Early Ordovician System is composed mainly of a series of carbonate platform deposits interbedded with shale and is especially characterized by a large number of organic reefs or buildups that occur widely in the ...The Early Ordovician System is composed mainly of a series of carbonate platform deposits interbedded with shale and is especially characterized by a large number of organic reefs or buildups that occur widely in the research area.The reefs have different thicknesses ranging from 0.5 m to 11.5 m and lengths varying from 1 m to 130 m.The reef-building organisms include Archaeoscyphia, Recepthaculitids,Batostoma,Cyanobacteria and Pulchrilamina.Through the research of characteristics of the reef-bearing strata of the Early Ordovician in the Yichang area,four sorts of biofacies are recognized,which are(1) shelly biofacies:containing Tritoechia-Pelmatozans community and Tritoechia-Pomatotrema community;(2) reef biofacies:including the Batostoma,Calathium-Archaeoscyphia, Pelmatozoa-Batostoma,Archeoscyphia and Calathium-Cyanobacteria communities; (3) standing-water biofacies:including the Acanthograptus-Dendrogptus and Yichangopora communities;and(4) allochthonous biofacies:containing Nanorthis-Psilocephlina taphocoense community.The analysis of sea-level changes indicates that there are four cycles of sea-level changes during the period when reef-bearing strata were formed in this area,and the development of reefs is obviously controlled by the velocity of sea-level changes and the growth of accommodation space.The authors hold that reefs were mostly formed in the high sea level periods.Because of the development of several subordinate cycles during the sea-level rising,the reefs are characterized by great quantity, wide distribution,thin thickness and small scale,which are similar to that of Juassic reefs in northern Tibet.The research on the evolution of communities shows that succession and replacement are the main forms.The former is favorable to the development of reefs and the latter indicates the disappearance of reefs.展开更多
The Three Gorges are considered to be critical to understand the formation of Yangtze River. Recent research results suggest that the Yangtze Three Gorges was created during the Quaternary but the exact time is debata...The Three Gorges are considered to be critical to understand the formation of Yangtze River. Recent research results suggest that the Yangtze Three Gorges was created during the Quaternary but the exact time is debatable. Fe-Ti oxide minerals are seldom used to study sediment provenance, expecially using scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, and energy dispersive spectrometer （EDS）. In this study, the provenance of Quaternary sediments in Yichang area, which is located to the east of the Yangtze Three Gorges, was investigated by using SEM and EDS to research Fe-Ti oxides. The Panzhihua vanadium titanomagnetite and Emeishan basalt outcrop are located to the west of the Three Gorges. Further, the materials from them are observed in the Quaternary sediments of Yichang area. Fe-Ti oxide minerals from the Huangling granite are observed in the Yunchi and Shanxiyao Formations, which were formed before 0.75 Ma B.P., whereas Fe-Ti oxide minerals from the Huangling granite, Panzhihua vanadium titanomagnetite, and Emeishan basalt are observed in the riverbed and fifth-terrace sediments of the Yangtze River, which were formed after 0.73 Ma B.P.. Thus, we can infer that the Three Gorges formed after the deposition of the Shanxi Formation and before the fifth-terrace; i.e., 0.75-0.73 Ma B.P..展开更多
Objective In recent years, the birth time and evolution of the Three Gorges, Yangtze River has become a focused topic. Different from previous studies, this study used provenance analysis of Quaternary sediments to di...Objective In recent years, the birth time and evolution of the Three Gorges, Yangtze River has become a focused topic. Different from previous studies, this study used provenance analysis of Quaternary sediments to discuss this question. Among those minerals in Quaternary sediments, magnetite was rarely studied. This paper presents element geochemistry and backscatter images of detrital magnetites from the Quaternary sediments in the Yichang area of Hubei Province. By discussing the provenance changes of detratic magnetites, we suggested the birth time of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.展开更多
Taking the shale of Shuijingtuo Formation of Lower Cambrian in Yichang area as the research object,the shale reservoir characteristics are comprehensively evaluated and classified by fitting regression and formula cal...Taking the shale of Shuijingtuo Formation of Lower Cambrian in Yichang area as the research object,the shale reservoir characteristics are comprehensively evaluated and classified by fitting regression and formula calculation method in this study,using laboratory testing and geophysical logging data.The results show that the interpretation data of ECS(elemental capture spectroscopy)logging has a high correlation with the measured minerals data,which can be a good method to evaluate the minerals component of the shale.The calculated content of brittle minerals at the lower part of Shuijingtuo Formation is the relatively highest,generally more than 40%,which is the most favorable segment for fracturing.The correlation coefficient between the interpretation data of CMR(combinable nuclear magnetic resonance)logging and the result of laboratory porosity test is 0.97,which can effectively and accurately evaluate the reservoir porosity.The evaluation results show that the porosity of the lower member of Shuijingtuo Formation is generally greater than 3%,while that of the upper member is generally less than 3%.The lower segment is with the relative optimal physical conditions.There is a good correlation between the acoustic logging data and the gas bearing content testing results.A gas bearing content evaluation model is established.The results show that the gas bearing content of the lower 20 m shale is generally more than 2%,indicating that the lower part is a shale gas enrichment segment.Mechanical parameters such as Young modulus,Poisson ratio and brittleness index of shale reservoir are evaluated by using the logging data of P-wave time difference and S-wave time difference.The continuous 15 m shale at the lower part is with the relatively optimal low Poisson ratio,high Young modulus and high brittleness index,developing the optimum brittle condition.Based on the evaluation and classification of above parameters,the shale is divided into three types.The TypeⅠis the optimal,mainly located at the bottom.Its thickness is 8.5 m in total.The TypeⅡmainly develops at the middle part.The TypeⅢis the worst,mainly at the upper part.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.40972019)the S&T plan projects of Hubei Provincial Education Department(No. 03Z0105)+1 种基金the Project of Scientific and Technologic Development Planning of Jingzhou(No.20101P031-5)the Innovative Experimenting Plan of Undergraduate Students of China(No.091048934)
文摘The Early Ordovician System is composed mainly of a series of carbonate platform deposits interbedded with shale and is especially characterized by a large number of organic reefs or buildups that occur widely in the research area.The reefs have different thicknesses ranging from 0.5 m to 11.5 m and lengths varying from 1 m to 130 m.The reef-building organisms include Archaeoscyphia, Recepthaculitids,Batostoma,Cyanobacteria and Pulchrilamina.Through the research of characteristics of the reef-bearing strata of the Early Ordovician in the Yichang area,four sorts of biofacies are recognized,which are(1) shelly biofacies:containing Tritoechia-Pelmatozans community and Tritoechia-Pomatotrema community;(2) reef biofacies:including the Batostoma,Calathium-Archaeoscyphia, Pelmatozoa-Batostoma,Archeoscyphia and Calathium-Cyanobacteria communities; (3) standing-water biofacies:including the Acanthograptus-Dendrogptus and Yichangopora communities;and(4) allochthonous biofacies:containing Nanorthis-Psilocephlina taphocoense community.The analysis of sea-level changes indicates that there are four cycles of sea-level changes during the period when reef-bearing strata were formed in this area,and the development of reefs is obviously controlled by the velocity of sea-level changes and the growth of accommodation space.The authors hold that reefs were mostly formed in the high sea level periods.Because of the development of several subordinate cycles during the sea-level rising,the reefs are characterized by great quantity, wide distribution,thin thickness and small scale,which are similar to that of Juassic reefs in northern Tibet.The research on the evolution of communities shows that succession and replacement are the main forms.The former is favorable to the development of reefs and the latter indicates the disappearance of reefs.
基金supported by the Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41572093, 41072083, 40602011)the Open Foundation of Shangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Depositional Mineralization & Sedimentary Mineralthe Cultivating Program of Young and Middle-aged Backbone Teachers of Chengdu University of Technology
文摘The Three Gorges are considered to be critical to understand the formation of Yangtze River. Recent research results suggest that the Yangtze Three Gorges was created during the Quaternary but the exact time is debatable. Fe-Ti oxide minerals are seldom used to study sediment provenance, expecially using scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, and energy dispersive spectrometer （EDS）. In this study, the provenance of Quaternary sediments in Yichang area, which is located to the east of the Yangtze Three Gorges, was investigated by using SEM and EDS to research Fe-Ti oxides. The Panzhihua vanadium titanomagnetite and Emeishan basalt outcrop are located to the west of the Three Gorges. Further, the materials from them are observed in the Quaternary sediments of Yichang area. Fe-Ti oxide minerals from the Huangling granite are observed in the Yunchi and Shanxiyao Formations, which were formed before 0.75 Ma B.P., whereas Fe-Ti oxide minerals from the Huangling granite, Panzhihua vanadium titanomagnetite, and Emeishan basalt are observed in the riverbed and fifth-terrace sediments of the Yangtze River, which were formed after 0.73 Ma B.P.. Thus, we can infer that the Three Gorges formed after the deposition of the Shanxi Formation and before the fifth-terrace; i.e., 0.75-0.73 Ma B.P..
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grants No.41072083 and 4157209)
文摘Objective In recent years, the birth time and evolution of the Three Gorges, Yangtze River has become a focused topic. Different from previous studies, this study used provenance analysis of Quaternary sediments to discuss this question. Among those minerals in Quaternary sediments, magnetite was rarely studied. This paper presents element geochemistry and backscatter images of detrital magnetites from the Quaternary sediments in the Yichang area of Hubei Province. By discussing the provenance changes of detratic magnetites, we suggested the birth time of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.
基金supported by the Fundamental and Commonweal Geological Survey of Oil and Gas of China(Nos.DD20179615 and DD20160194)the National Science and Technology Major Project of China(No.2016ZX05034001‐002).
文摘Taking the shale of Shuijingtuo Formation of Lower Cambrian in Yichang area as the research object,the shale reservoir characteristics are comprehensively evaluated and classified by fitting regression and formula calculation method in this study,using laboratory testing and geophysical logging data.The results show that the interpretation data of ECS(elemental capture spectroscopy)logging has a high correlation with the measured minerals data,which can be a good method to evaluate the minerals component of the shale.The calculated content of brittle minerals at the lower part of Shuijingtuo Formation is the relatively highest,generally more than 40%,which is the most favorable segment for fracturing.The correlation coefficient between the interpretation data of CMR(combinable nuclear magnetic resonance)logging and the result of laboratory porosity test is 0.97,which can effectively and accurately evaluate the reservoir porosity.The evaluation results show that the porosity of the lower member of Shuijingtuo Formation is generally greater than 3%,while that of the upper member is generally less than 3%.The lower segment is with the relative optimal physical conditions.There is a good correlation between the acoustic logging data and the gas bearing content testing results.A gas bearing content evaluation model is established.The results show that the gas bearing content of the lower 20 m shale is generally more than 2%,indicating that the lower part is a shale gas enrichment segment.Mechanical parameters such as Young modulus,Poisson ratio and brittleness index of shale reservoir are evaluated by using the logging data of P-wave time difference and S-wave time difference.The continuous 15 m shale at the lower part is with the relatively optimal low Poisson ratio,high Young modulus and high brittleness index,developing the optimum brittle condition.Based on the evaluation and classification of above parameters,the shale is divided into three types.The TypeⅠis the optimal,mainly located at the bottom.Its thickness is 8.5 m in total.The TypeⅡmainly develops at the middle part.The TypeⅢis the worst,mainly at the upper part.
