Texture development of mesophase in reservoir pyrobitumen and the temperature-pressure converting of the gas reservoir in the Chuanzhong Uplift, Southwestern China

The Neoproterozoic-Lower Paleozoic dolostone gas reservoirs in the Chuanzhong Uplift in Southwestern China contain the mesophase pyrobitumen (pyrobitumen with mesophase). The mesophase in the pyrobitumen is mostly composed of a mixture of condensed macromolecule polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), and has been mostly converted to various grain, flow, and domain textures. The volcanic activity nearby the Chuanzhong Uplift may have generated very hot (over 300 °C) hydrothermal fluid, with migration of the fluid into the dolostone reservoir transforming the hydrocarbons in the reservoir into an anisotropic carbon by-product, which formed under high temperature and pressure conditions;over 300 °C and 200 MPa according to fluid inclusion analysis. The high temperature-pressure in reservoir was caused by sudden devolatilization of the hydrocarbons due to hydrothermal heating, which formed the unusual texture of the mesophase. The elliptical mesophase grains (EG), the honeycomb structure of pyrobitumen, and the occurrence of polarized classes of mesophase in single pyrobitumen deposits are all unusual textures. This study investigates the texture development of this pressure-affected pyrobitumen. Observation and study of the mesophase suggest that the class of mesophase in pyrobitumen is determined by temperature, while pressure (assessed from associated fluid inclusions) significantly affected the texture. Analysis of the texture of the pyrobitumen in conjunction with previous thermometry results from methane inclusions suggests that the high class mesophase of the pyrobitumen could be applied as a temperature indicator for geological conditions. Furthermore, the unusual textures of the pyrobitumen including elliptical mesophase grains (EG), the honeycomb structure of pyrobitumen, and the occurrence of polarized classes of mesophase in single pyrobitumen could reflect the abnormal high formation pressure.

Relationship between microstructure characteristics for coal & coke and quality of coke

The coal petrography of 13 different rank single coals and the quality of cokes made on 40 kg pilot coke oven were measured and analyzed in the paper.The results indicated that the relationship between optical texture index of coke(OTI) and vitrinite mean maximum reflectance of single coal was positive linear correlation.By multiple linear regression analysis,the quantitative relationship between vitrinite reflectance distribution and the component of coke optical texture were determined;The influence of composition of coke optical tissue on crushing strength for coke(M_(40)) and coke reactivity index(CRI) can be summarized:the more mosaics texture proportion of the optical tissue,the better of crushing strength for coke(M_(40)) and its coke reactivity index(CRI).

Difference in microstructural characteristics of stamp-charged coke and gravity-charged coke with approximate macroscopic performance

The microstructural characteristics including optical texture,porosity and pore structure and chemical structure of stamp-charged coke(SCC)and gravity-charged coke(GCC)with similar conventional macro-indicators were investigated,and the properties including micro-strength,reactivity of coke matrix and that after alkali enrichment were comparatively studied by various characterization methods.The anisotropic structure of SCC is composed of high content of fine mosaic texture,while the content of medium mosaic texture,coarse texture and fibrous texture is low.The statistical average shows that the fine mosaic average of SCC(24.89%)is 3.78 times the GCC average(6.58%),and the coarse mosaic average(1.24%)is only about 1/3 of the GCC average(3.43%).The porosity of SCC is lower than that of GCC,but tamping process does not lead to the fact that the number of closed pores of SCC is significantly lower than that of GCC.Although the structure of SCC is compact,its pore number is large and the pore wall is thin.Pores of coke with diameter less than 150 nm seem unaffected by tamping process.The aromatic structure of SCC was less ordered than that of GCC,which was speculated to be related to the addition of more low metamorphic coal in coking.The microscopic strength and structural strength of SCC are lower than those of GCC.The reactivity of coke matrix is affected by the specific surface area,but it is not the determining factor of its macro-reactivity.The improvement in dissolution reactivity of coke after potassium enrichment is independent of coke type.

Characterizing the maturity of highly evolved organic matter based on aromatic hydrocarbons and optimization with pyrobitumen reflectance and Raman spectral parameters

Maturity evaluation of highly evolved organic matter is an important problem in oil and gas geochemistry,because conventional organic geochemical proxies are not applicable due to hydrocarbon generation and expulsion.In this study,we investigated the pyrobitumen in the reservoirs of the Sinian Dengying Formation in the Sichuan Basin,China.We focused on aromatic hydrocarbon biomarkers,and the calibration and application of aromatic maturity proxies using pyrobitumen reflectance and Raman spectral parameters.Our results show that only the thiophene compounds are effective maturity indicators,such as MDR(4-/1-MDBT),MDR′(4-MDBT/(1-MDBT+4-MDBT)),MDR1(1-MDBT/DBT),4,6-/(1,4+1,6)-DMDBT,(2,6+3,6)-/(1,4+1,6)-DMDBT,and[2,1]BNT/([2,1]BNT+[1,2]BNT),as these are largely independent of the optical anisotropy of pyrobitumen.The condensation and incorporation of thiophene compounds can lead to an increase in the reflectance of pyrobitumen,which means the thiophene compound parameters are positively or negatively correlated with pyrobitumen reflectance.New potential maturity parameters were proposed,including DMDBTs/MDBTs,TeMDBTs/(DBT+MDBTs+DMDBTs+TMDBTs+TeMDBTs),1-MDBT/MDBTs,and[2,1]BNT/BNTs.This method and these parameters are universally applicable to maturity characterization,especially in rocks that lack vitrinite,contain strongly anisotropic organic matter,and have high contents of thiophene compounds.