Xinjiang Petroleum Geology ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (5): 526-529.

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Oil and Source Rock Correlation in Mabei Area in Northern Margin of Qaidam Basin

PENG Li-cai1, PENG Xiao-qun2, WANG Li-qun2   

  1. 1. Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
    2. Qinghai Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Dunhuang, Gansu 736202, China
  • Received:2005-11-16 Revised:2006-02-27 Online:2006-10-01 Published:2020-10-20

Abstract: Two kinds of crude oils occur in the different structures in Mabei area in northern margin of Qaidam basin. One is the oil broadly distributed in this area, including Mabei-1 Well, Mabei-101 Well, Mabei-3 Well and late filled oil in Mabei-2 Well. Such oils mainly originated from the source rocks of Middle Jurassic with distinction of maturity. The oil from shallow layer in Mabei-1 Well and Mabei-3 Well originated from Gaqiu sag, belonging to matured oil; while the oil from deep layer in Mabei-1 Well and Mabei-101 Well originated from Saishiteng sag, being highly matured oil. The other, biodegraded oil, was found in Mabei-2 Well, originating from transitional facies source rocks of Carboniferous in this area.

Key words: Qaidam basin, source rock, biomarker, oil and source rock correlation

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