Effect of maturation on the indigenous δD signatures of individual hydrocarbons in sediments and crude oils from the Perth Basin (Western Australia)

被引：78

作者：

Dawson, D ^{[1
]}

Grice, K ^{[1
]}

Alexander, R ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Curtin Univ Technol, Dept Appl Chem, Stable Isotope & Biogeochem Grp, Ctr Appl Organ Geochem, Perth, WA 6845, Australia

来源：

ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY | 2005年 / 36卷 / 01期

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会;

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D O I：

10.1016/j.orggeochem.2004.06.020

中图分类号：

P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];

学科分类号：

0708 ; 070902 ;

摘要：

We measured the stable hydrogen isotopic composition (deltaD) of selected aliphatic hydrocarbons in nine sediments of various maturity and two crude oils, all from the northern Perth Basin (on-shore. Western Australia). The sediments and crude oils are from the Lower Triassic Hovea Member (Sapropelic Interval) of the Kockatea Shale. The n-alkanes. pristane and phytane from two immature sediments have deltaD values that represent the expected isotopic compositions of their precursors. Phytane is enriched in deuterium (D) relative to pristane in all sediment extracts and crude oils: this is attributed to either different sources, or to different isotopic effects during their derivation from phytol. With increasing maturity, pristane and phytane become enriched in D while the n-alkanes generally remain at a constant isotopic composition. A more rapid enrichment of D in isoprenoids relative to n-alkanes with increasing maturity suggests that hydrogen isotopic exchange is occurring via a carbocation mechanism. The phytane diastereomer ratio for each of the sediments correlates linearly with the progressive enrichment of D in phytane and therefore maturity. suggesting that significant hydrogen exchange occurs at the chiral carbons of phytane. The deltaD values of pristane and phytane from the crude oils are similar or more positive relative to the deltaD values of the n-alkanes. The average deltaD values of pristane and phytane for the sediments correlate well with equivalent vitrinite reflectance values. as does the conventional biomarker maturity parameter T-s/T-m, indicating that deltaD values may be useful for establishing maturity over a wider range than conventional biomarker parameters. The results provide further evidence that care must be taken not to over-interpret deltaD values of sedimentary hydrocarbons in samples of high thermal maturity. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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