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Detection of water in petroleum inclusions and its implications

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FTIR spectra of inclusions sampled from fault-zone reservoirs of the northwestern Junggar Basin show that water, with different abundances, does exist in petroleum inclusions. It is thus implied that petroleum inclusions can seldom form without water. Different inclusions hosted in one single grain, and formed in one oil charging phase, have a largely varied ratio of water to oil and slightly changed CH3/CH2 ratio. This likely provides evidence for fault-related episodic migration and accumulation of hydrocarbons.

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  1. State Key Laboratory for Mineral Deposit Research, Department of Earth Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China

    Cao Jian, Yao Suping & Hu Wenxuan

  2. Research Institute of Exploration and Development, PetroChina, Beijing, 100083, China

    Zhang Yijie

  3. Research Institute of Exploration and Development, Xinjiang Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Karamay, 834000, China

    Wang Xulong, Zhang Yueqian & Tang Yong

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Cao, J., Yao, S., Hu, W. et al. Detection of water in petroleum inclusions and its implications. CHINESE SCI BULL 51, 1501–1507 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-006-1501-x

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