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Sedimentary Environment and Model for Organic Matter Enrichment: Chang 7 Shale of Late Triassic Yanchang Formation, Southern Margin of Ordos Basin, China

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  • Yonggang Zhao

    (School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, China
    Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Petroleum Accumulation Geology, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, China)

  • Chunyu Zhang

    (Natural Gas Geology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
    School of Geoscience and Technology, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China)

  • Jungang Lu

    (Natural Gas Geology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
    School of Geoscience and Technology, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China)

  • Xingcheng Zhu

    (Natural Gas Geology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
    School of Geoscience and Technology, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China)

  • Lei Li

    (College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China)

  • Shanghua Si

    (School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, China
    Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Petroleum Accumulation Geology, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an 710065, China)

Abstract

Shale oil is an unconventional oil resource that needs to be developed and utilized urgently. However, the Chang 7 shale in the Ordos Basin, as the most typical continental source rock in China, is limited by the study of organic matter (OM) enrichment factors in continental lacustrine facies, and there are still controversies about the controlling factors, which limit the progress of oil and gas exploration. This paper aims to reconstruct the paleoenvironment of Chang 7 shale in the southern margin of Ordos Basin and reveal the controlling factors of organic rich shale by organic and elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, thin section observation, and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectrometer (SEM-EDS) analysis. The results show that during the deposition period of Chang 7 shale, the climate was warm and humid, the lake water has strong reducing, low salinity and rapid depth changes. Total organic carbon (TOC) is positively correlated with salinity and hydrothermal action and inversely proportional to terrigenous input. The high productivity, low consumption and low dilution result in high enrichment of shale OM in the southern margin of Ordos Basin.

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  • Yonggang Zhao & Chunyu Zhang & Jungang Lu & Xingcheng Zhu & Lei Li & Shanghua Si, 2022. "Sedimentary Environment and Model for Organic Matter Enrichment: Chang 7 Shale of Late Triassic Yanchang Formation, Southern Margin of Ordos Basin, China," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-19, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:8:p:2948-:d:795900
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    1. Lewei Hao & Xiaofeng Ma & Wenqiang Gao & Zhaocai Ren & Huifei Tao & Weikai Huang, 2022. "Geochemical Characteristics of the Chang 7 Source Rocks of the Triassic Yanchang Formation in Ordos Basin, China: Implications for Organic Matter Accumulation and Shale Oil Potential," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-20, October.

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