Origin, Migration, and Accumulation of Crude Oils in the Chaoyang Step-Fault Zone, Fushan Depression, Beibuwan Basin: Insight from Geochemical Evidence and Basin Modeling

The Fushan Depression is a hydrocarbon-rich depression in the Beibuwan Basin, South China Sea. In this study, 14 source rocks and 19 crude oils from the Chaoyang Step-Fault Zone and Southern Slope Zone were geochemically analyzed to determine their origins. The hydrocarbon generation, migration, and...

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Main Authors: Yang Shi, Hao Guo, Xiaohan Li, Huiqi Li, Meijun Li, Xin Wang, Surui Dong, Xi He
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/23/5842
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Hao Guo
Xiaohan Li
Huiqi Li
Meijun Li
Xin Wang
Surui Dong
Xi He
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Xi He
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description The Fushan Depression is a hydrocarbon-rich depression in the Beibuwan Basin, South China Sea. In this study, 14 source rocks and 19 crude oils from the Chaoyang Step-Fault Zone and Southern Slope Zone were geochemically analyzed to determine their origins. The hydrocarbon generation, migration, and accumulation processes were also determined using two-dimensional basin modeling. Crude oils from the low-step area show a close relationship with the source rocks of the first and second members of the Eocene Liushagang Formation (E<i>ls</i><sub>1</sub> and E<i>ls</i><sub>2</sub>). The oils from the middle-step area and the Southern Slope Zone are derived from the local source rocks in those areas, in the third member of the Eocene Liushagang Formation (E<i>ls</i><sub>3</sub>). Hydrocarbons generated from the E<i>ls</i><sub>3</sub> source rocks of the Southern Slope Zone migrated along sand bodies to the E<i>ls</i><sub>3</sub> reservoir. The fault system of the Chaoyang Step-Fault Zone controls hydrocarbon migration and accumulation in the low-step and middle-step areas. The resource potential of the middle-step area is limited by its shallow burial depth. The low-step area is a more favorable exploration area due to its proximity to the source kitchen.
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spelling doaj-art-05f07df6801846ec92a377138202db7f2025-08-20T02:50:33ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732024-11-011723584210.3390/en17235842Origin, Migration, and Accumulation of Crude Oils in the Chaoyang Step-Fault Zone, Fushan Depression, Beibuwan Basin: Insight from Geochemical Evidence and Basin ModelingYang Shi0Hao Guo1Xiaohan Li2Huiqi Li3Meijun Li4Xin Wang5Surui Dong6Xi He7Southern Oil Exploration and Development Company, PetroChina, Haikou 570216, ChinaSouthern Oil Exploration and Development Company, PetroChina, Haikou 570216, ChinaSouthern Oil Exploration and Development Company, PetroChina, Haikou 570216, ChinaSouthern Oil Exploration and Development Company, PetroChina, Haikou 570216, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, ChinaThe Fushan Depression is a hydrocarbon-rich depression in the Beibuwan Basin, South China Sea. In this study, 14 source rocks and 19 crude oils from the Chaoyang Step-Fault Zone and Southern Slope Zone were geochemically analyzed to determine their origins. The hydrocarbon generation, migration, and accumulation processes were also determined using two-dimensional basin modeling. Crude oils from the low-step area show a close relationship with the source rocks of the first and second members of the Eocene Liushagang Formation (E<i>ls</i><sub>1</sub> and E<i>ls</i><sub>2</sub>). The oils from the middle-step area and the Southern Slope Zone are derived from the local source rocks in those areas, in the third member of the Eocene Liushagang Formation (E<i>ls</i><sub>3</sub>). Hydrocarbons generated from the E<i>ls</i><sub>3</sub> source rocks of the Southern Slope Zone migrated along sand bodies to the E<i>ls</i><sub>3</sub> reservoir. The fault system of the Chaoyang Step-Fault Zone controls hydrocarbon migration and accumulation in the low-step and middle-step areas. The resource potential of the middle-step area is limited by its shallow burial depth. The low-step area is a more favorable exploration area due to its proximity to the source kitchen.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/23/5842Fushan Depressionoil source correlationhydrocarbon migration and accumulationbasin modeling
spellingShingle Yang Shi
Hao Guo
Xiaohan Li
Huiqi Li
Meijun Li
Xin Wang
Surui Dong
Xi He
Origin, Migration, and Accumulation of Crude Oils in the Chaoyang Step-Fault Zone, Fushan Depression, Beibuwan Basin: Insight from Geochemical Evidence and Basin Modeling
Energies
Fushan Depression
oil source correlation
hydrocarbon migration and accumulation
basin modeling
title Origin, Migration, and Accumulation of Crude Oils in the Chaoyang Step-Fault Zone, Fushan Depression, Beibuwan Basin: Insight from Geochemical Evidence and Basin Modeling
title_full Origin, Migration, and Accumulation of Crude Oils in the Chaoyang Step-Fault Zone, Fushan Depression, Beibuwan Basin: Insight from Geochemical Evidence and Basin Modeling
title_fullStr Origin, Migration, and Accumulation of Crude Oils in the Chaoyang Step-Fault Zone, Fushan Depression, Beibuwan Basin: Insight from Geochemical Evidence and Basin Modeling
title_full_unstemmed Origin, Migration, and Accumulation of Crude Oils in the Chaoyang Step-Fault Zone, Fushan Depression, Beibuwan Basin: Insight from Geochemical Evidence and Basin Modeling
title_short Origin, Migration, and Accumulation of Crude Oils in the Chaoyang Step-Fault Zone, Fushan Depression, Beibuwan Basin: Insight from Geochemical Evidence and Basin Modeling
title_sort origin migration and accumulation of crude oils in the chaoyang step fault zone fushan depression beibuwan basin insight from geochemical evidence and basin modeling
topic Fushan Depression
oil source correlation
hydrocarbon migration and accumulation
basin modeling
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/23/5842
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