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Organic Petrological Characteristics of Graptolite and Its Contribution to Buried Organic Carbon of Longmaxi Formation Shales, Middle Yangtze Region

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  • Wenhao Li

    (Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
    School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China)

  • Xiuzhe Wang

    (Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
    School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China)

  • Min Wang

    (Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
    School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China)

  • Erqiang Yang

    (Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
    School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China)

Abstract

The shale gas exploration of the Longmaxi Formation in the Yangtze Region of China has made a significant breakthrough. As an important hydrocarbon generation organism, graptolite is widely distributed in the Longmaxi Formation shales, but its hydrocarbon potential is still unclear. Taking the Longmaxi Formation shales in the Middle Yangtze Region as an example, this paper discusses the organic petrological characteristics of graptolite and its contribution to buried organic carbon. The Longmaxi shales in the study area can be divided into organic-rich shales (TOC > 2.0%) and organic-bearing shales (TOC < 2.0%). The organic-rich shales have high quartz content and low clay mineral content, which is opposite in the organic-bearing shales. Organic maceral results show that graptolite is widely distributed in nearly all the samples, while solid bitumen is relatively developed in organic-rich shale. The equivalent vitrinite reflectance obtained from the conversion of graptolite reflectance ranges from 2.46% to 2.76%, indicating that the organic matter maturity of the Longmaxi Formation shale is overmature. Combining an optical microscope and a field emission scanning electron microscope, the proportion of graptolite area to organic matter area can be obtained, the average of which is 32.71%. Solid bitumen mainly contributes to buried organic carbon of the organic-rich shales in the Longmaxi Formation, while graptolites contribute little to organic carbon burial. However, solid bitumen in the organic-bearing shales is relatively undeveloped, and graptolite is an important hydrocarbon generation organism, which is the main contributor to buried organic carbon.

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  • Wenhao Li & Xiuzhe Wang & Min Wang & Erqiang Yang, 2022. "Organic Petrological Characteristics of Graptolite and Its Contribution to Buried Organic Carbon of Longmaxi Formation Shales, Middle Yangtze Region," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-12, March.
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