Molecular markers of Neoproterozoic-Lower Paleozoic petroleum systems and their geological significance: A case study of the cratonic basins in western China

Luemba, Moïse; Chen, Zhonghong; Ntibahanana, Munezero

doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2021.108707

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“…However, its presence required further confirmation by searching for specific molecular markers. Obtaining a marker profile for bitumen calls for laboratory work to separate the saturated hydrocarbon, aromatic hydrocarbon, resin and asphaltene fractions [35][36][37]. We extracted the unguentarium contents-both the lighter and the darker material-with ethyl acetate to remove compounds typically present in bitumen and others potentially present among the original content.…”

Section: Analysis Of the Unguentarium Contentsmentioning

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Archaeometric Identification of a Perfume from Roman Times

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Although archaeological excavations have recovered a large number of vessels used to hold perfumes or ointments in ancient Rome, little is known about the chemical composition or origin of the substances they contained. Most available information pertains to ointment and/or cosmetic bases rather than to essences. The discovery in 2019 of an ointment jar (unguentarium) made of rock crystal (quartz) that was sealed with a stopper and contained a solid mass in a Roman tomb in Carmona (Seville, Spain) was a rather unusual finding. This paper reports the results of an archaeometric study of the unguentarium stopper and its contents. Based on them, and on comparisons with commercially available patchouli and nard oil standards, the perfume held in the unguentarium was probably patchouli. To our knowledge, this may be the first time a perfume from Roman times has been identified, which is a major advance in this field. The unguentarium stopper consisted of dolomite, a material also unknown in this type of use, and bitumen was used to seal the unguentarium with the stopper.

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Archaeometric Identification of a Perfume from Roman Times

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“…On the contrary, the main peak carbon of high maturity oil is small, commonly C 5 or C 6 . The chromatographic curve is relatively smooth, with the CPI and OEP close to 1 [17][18][19][20][21][22]. Furthermore, the baseline bump of the chromatographic curve represents the existence of unresolved complex mixtures (UCM), which are formed by the strong biodegradation of oil in geological history [23][24][25][26][27].…”

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Origin and Characteristics of the Crude Oils and Condensates in the Callovian-Oxfordian Carbonate Reservoirs of the Amu Darya Right Bank Block, Turkmenistan

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The Amu Darya Right Bank Block is located northeast of the Amu Darya basin, a large petroliferous sedimentary basin, with abundant natural gas resources in carbonate rocks under the ultra-thick gypsum-salt layer. Oil fields producing crude oils have recently been found around large gas fields. Unraveling the origins of the crude oils is crucial for effective petroleum exploration and exploitation. The origin of gas condensates and crude oils was unraveled through the use of comprehensively analytical and interpretative geochemical approaches. Based on oil-source correlation, the reservoir forming process has been restored. The bulk geochemical parameters of the local source rocks of the ADRBB indicated that the local sources have hydrocarbon generation and accumulation potential. The middle-lower Jurassic coal-bearing mudstone is gas prone, while the mudstone of the Callovian-Oxfordian gap layer is oil prone, and the organic matter type of Callovian-Oxfordian carbonate rocks is the mixed type between the two previous source rocks. The interpretation schemes for compositions of n-alkanes, pristane and phytane, C27–C28–C29 sterane distributions, C19+C20–C21–C23 tricyclic terpane distributions, extended tricyclic terpane ratio, and δ13C indicated that crude oil is likely from marine organic matter, while condensates mainly originate from terrestrial organic matter. However, from the perspective of the 18α-trisnorneohopane/17α-trisnorhopane and isomerization ratio of C29 sterane, condensates are too mature to have originated in the local source rocks of the ADRBB, whose maturity is well comparable with that of crude oils. The geochemical, geologic, and tectonic evolutions collectively indicate that the crude oils were most likely generated and migrated from the relatively shallow, lowly mature gap layer and Callovian-Oxfordian carbonate rocks of the ADRBB, while the condensates mostly originated from the relatively deep and highly mature middle-lower coal-bearing mudstone and Callovian-Oxfordian carbonate rocks in the Murgab depression in the southeast of the basin. Basement faults are the key factors affecting the types of oil and gas reservoirs. During the periods of oil and gas migration, traps with basement faults mainly captured natural gas and condensates and traps without basement faults were enriched with crude oils generated from local source rocks.

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