Sedimentary paleoenvironment and organic matter accumulation model of the Lower Silurian Gaojiabian Formation shales in the Lower Yangtze region, South China

Li, Shizhen; Liu, Xufeng; Cen, Chao; Yang, Shuangchun; Xiao, Enzhao; Zhang, Xiaotao; He, Weihui; Liu, Lixiang

doi:10.1016/j.geoen.2022.211347

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“…Sedimentary environments related to productivity and redox conditions play a crucial role in the accumulation and preservation of organic matter [8,88]. A depositional environment conducive to the aggregation and preservation of organic matter is a prerequisite for forming rocks rich in organic content.…”

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Lithofacies Characteristics of Continental Lacustrine Fine-Grained Sedimentary Rocks and Their Coupling Relationship with Sedimentary Environments: Insights from the Shahejie Formation, Dongying Sag

Guo,

Shi,

et al. 2024

Minerals

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Lacustrine fine-grained sedimentary rocks in the Dongying Sag of the Bohai Bay Basin in China exhibit significant potential for hydrocarbon exploration. This study investigates the lithofacies types and sedimentary evolution of the Paleogene Shahejie Formation’s lower third member (Es3l) and upper fourth member (Es4u), integrating petrological and geochemical analyses to explore the relationship between lithofacies characteristics and sedimentary environments. The results show that the fine-grained sedimentary rocks in the study area can be classified into 18 lithofacies, with seven principal ones, including organic-rich laminated carbonate fine-grained mixed sedimentary rock lithofacies and organic-rich laminated limestone lithofacies. In conjunction with analyses of vertical changes in geochemical proxies such as paleoclimate (e.g., CIA, Na/Al), paleoproductivity (e.g., Ba), paleosalinity (e.g., Sr/Ba), paleo-redox conditions (e.g., V/Sc, V/V + Ni), and terrigenous detrital influx (e.g., Al, Ti), five stages are delineated from bottom to top. These stages demonstrate a general transition from an arid to humid paleoclimate, a steady increase in paleoproductivity, a gradual decrease in paleosalinity, an overall reducing water body environment, and an increasing trend of terrestrial detrital input. This study demonstrates that the abundance of organic matter is primarily influenced by paleoproductivity and paleo-redox conditions. The variations in rock components are predominantly influenced by paleoclimate, and sedimentary structures are affected by the depth of the lake basin. Special depositional events, such as storm events in Stage II, have significantly impacted the abundance of organic matter, rock components, and sedimentary structures by disturbing the water column and disrupting the reducing conditions at the lake bottom. The present study offers crucial insights into the genesis mechanisms of continental lacustrine fine-grained sedimentary rocks, facilitates the prediction of lithofacies distribution, and advances the exploration of China’s shale oil resources in lacustrine environments.

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Section: Influence Of Sedimentary Environments On Organic Matter Abun...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Lithofacies Characteristics of Continental Lacustrine Fine-Grained Sedimentary Rocks and Their Coupling Relationship with Sedimentary Environments: Insights from the Shahejie Formation, Dongying Sag

Guo,

Shi,

et al. 2024

Minerals

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Organic matter accumulation mechanisms in the Wufeng-Longmaxi shales in western Hubei Province, China and paleogeographic implications for the uplift of the Hunan-Hubei Submarine high

Zhou

Nie

et al. 2023

International Journal of Coal Geology

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Organic Matter Enrichment in Jurassic Hydrocarbon Source Rocks from the Turpan-Hami Basin: Insights from Organic and Elemental Geochemistry

Liang,

Wang,

Wang

et al. 2024

ACS Omega

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Petroleum can be generated by thermal cracking of organic matter within sediments, and the organic matter within sediments plays the dominant role in determining oil and gas generation. Organic matter within sediments is characterized by various sources, such as sapropelic organic matter from algal, microbial, and planktonic organisms and humic organic matter from higher plants. Paleo-productivity, terrestrial influx, and depositional environments could obviously influence the enrichment processes of the organic matter within sediments. Organic and elemental geochemical proxies can investigate the sedimentary process and reflect the enrichment characteristics of organic matter. In this study, hydrocarbon source rocks from the Shuixigou Group were collected from the Taibei Sag of the Turpan-Hami Basin, rock-eval pyrolysis was conducted, and stable carbon isotope composition of organic carbon and major and trace element distributions were measured. Based on this, the type and maturation of organic matter, paleo-productivity, terrestrial influx, and depositional paleo-environments were investigated. The results show that the Jurassic hydrocarbon source rocks are characterized by type III kerogen and are in the oil-window stage of maturation. The depositional paleo-environments of hydrocarbon source rocks in different formations are not remarkably different. The water bodies have freshwater oxidizing environments, and the paleo-climatic characteristics are warm and humid. However, the paleo-productivity of samples from the lower Jurassic Sangonghe Formation is higher than samples from other formations. Overall, the organic matter enrichment in Jurassic hydrocarbon source rocks of the Turpan-Hami Basin could be mutually controlled by the paleo-productivity and depositional paleo-environments. The results of this study could provide theoretical insight into deep petroleum exploration and resource evaluation in the Turpan-Hami Basin.

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Sedimentary paleoenvironment and organic matter accumulation model of the Lower Silurian Gaojiabian Formation shales in the Lower Yangtze region, South China

Cited by 3 publications

References 70 publications

Lithofacies Characteristics of Continental Lacustrine Fine-Grained Sedimentary Rocks and Their Coupling Relationship with Sedimentary Environments: Insights from the Shahejie Formation, Dongying Sag

Lithofacies Characteristics of Continental Lacustrine Fine-Grained Sedimentary Rocks and Their Coupling Relationship with Sedimentary Environments: Insights from the Shahejie Formation, Dongying Sag

Organic matter accumulation mechanisms in the Wufeng-Longmaxi shales in western Hubei Province, China and paleogeographic implications for the uplift of the Hunan-Hubei Submarine high

Organic Matter Enrichment in Jurassic Hydrocarbon Source Rocks from the Turpan-Hami Basin: Insights from Organic and Elemental Geochemistry

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