Comment on “Comparison of Michigan Basin crude oils” by Vogler et al.

Illich, Harold; Grizzle, P.L.

doi:10.1016/0016-7037(83)90245-4

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“…4). In-situ generation of Detroit River oil conflicts with conclusions reached during geochemical studies (Illich and Grizzle, 1983;Pruitt, 1983;Rulkotter et al, 1985). While a discussion of oil origin is beyond the scope of this paper, it is noted that the referenced studies did not consider Detroit River Group oils in detail or include large numbers of Detroit River Group oils.…”

Section: Hydrocarbon Occurrencesmentioning

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Relationships Between Regional Hydrogeology and Hydrocarbon Occurrences in Michigan, Usa

Vugrinovich

1988

Journal of Petroleum Geology

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Compilation of hydrologic data for deep aquifers in the Michigan Basin makes it feasible to test the hydraulic theory of hydrocarbon migration in Michigan. Comparison of equipotential sufaces and patterns of hydrocarbon deposits shows that commercial oil deposits in most aquifers and the more prollJic gas deposits in the St. Peter Sandstone are preferentially associated with regional groundwater discharge areas, as predicted by the hydraulic theoyy. Shallow natural gas deposits occur in regional groundwater recharge areas of Devonian and Mississippian aquifers. The gases in these deposits have chemical compositions suggesting a biogenic origin. Their occurrence in regional recharge regions is believed to be due to a combination of high interfacial methane-water tension due to low subsurface temperature and pressure and watersaturated, gas-impermeable rock surrounding the deposits.

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Section: Hydrocarbon Occurrencesmentioning

confidence: 85%

Relationships Between Regional Hydrogeology and Hydrocarbon Occurrences in Michigan, Usa

Vugrinovich

1988

Journal of Petroleum Geology

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“…Illich and Grizzle 1983;Reed et al 1986). All of these Ordovician source rocks share the same paleoenvironment -a shallow tropical sea.…”

Section: Michigan Basin During the Paleozoic Eramentioning

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Biological Markers in Paleozoic Sedimentary Rocks and Crude Oils from the Michigan Basin: Reassessment of Sources and Thermal History of Organic Matter

Rullkötter

Marzi

Meyers

1992

Early Organic Evolution

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Paleozoic sedimentary rocks fill the Michigan Basin and provide the sources of the oils produced from this basin. The present geothermal gradient is not high in this shallow sequence, raising questions as to whether Devonian and younger strata are sufficiently thermally mature to have sourced petroleum. The thermal maturities of rock samples from Late Cambrian to Pennsylvanian strata have been determined using the kinetics of apparent transformations of biomarker molecules as an index, augmented by vitrinite reflectance measurements and Rock-Eval pyrolysis data. From the extents of sterane isomerization and the degrees of steroid aromatization in biomarkers extracted from these samples, the geothermal history of the Michigan Basin has been reconstructed. Organic matter in Devonian strata from the center of the basin is thermally mature; it is overmature in Ordovician rocks. The geological history of this basin has evidently been more complex than generally thought, suggesting higher temperatures or lower conduction rates in the past.

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“…Geochemical studies of crude oils from the Michigan basin (Vogler and others, 1981;Illich and Grizzle, 1983;Pruitt, 1983;Meyers and Moore, 1983;Gardner and Bray, 1984;and Rullkotter and others, 1986) have suggested that the oils belong to three main families. Oils produced from the Ordovician Trenton Group have the distinctive chemical composition noted by Reed and others (1986) in Ordovician oils from various localities worldwide.…”

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A summary of petroleum plays and characteristics of the Michigan basin

Charpentier¹

1988

Open-File Report

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The Michigan basin is a relatively simple, circular basin, up to 17,000 feet deep, centered in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The stratigraphic section consists primarily of clastic and carbonate rocks of Cambrian to Pennsylvanian age. Petroleum production from the Michigan basin dates back to 1885, and, as of 1984, cumulative production totaled over 958 million barrels of oil and almost 2.3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The discovered fields and remaining prospects can be divided into eight plays for purposes of description and assessment: (1) the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian gas play, (2) the Antrim Shale play, (3) the Devonian anticlinal play, (4) the Niagaran reef play, (5) the Trenton-Black River play, (6) the Prairie du Chien play, (7) the Cambrian play, and (8) the Precambrian rift play.

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Comment on “Comparison of Michigan Basin crude oils” by Vogler et al.

Cited by 29 publications

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Relationships Between Regional Hydrogeology and Hydrocarbon Occurrences in Michigan, Usa

Relationships Between Regional Hydrogeology and Hydrocarbon Occurrences in Michigan, Usa

Biological Markers in Paleozoic Sedimentary Rocks and Crude Oils from the Michigan Basin: Reassessment of Sources and Thermal History of Organic Matter

A summary of petroleum plays and characteristics of the Michigan basin

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