A molecular and isotopic study of the organic matter from the Paris Basin, France

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Jan 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994gecoa..58..209l&link_type=abstract

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 58, Issue 1, pp.209-221

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Thirteen Liassic sedimentary rocks of increasing depth and three petroleums from the Paris Basin were studied for 13 C / 12 C isotopic compositions and biological markers, including steranes, sterenes, methylphenanthrenes, methylanthracenes, and triaromatic steroids. The isotopic compositions of n -alkanes from mature sedimentary rocks and petroleums fall in a narrow range (2%.), except for the deepest Hettangian rock and the Trias petroleum, for which the short-chain n -alkanes are enriched and depleted in 13 C, respectively. Most of the molecular parameters increase over the 2000-2500 m depth range, reflecting the transformation of the organic matter at the onset of petroleum generation. In this zone, carbonate content and carbon isotopic composition of carbonates, as well as molecular parameters, are distinct for the Toarcian and Hettangian source rocks and suggest a migration of organic matter from these two formations. Two novel molecular parameters were defined for this task: one using methyltriaromatic steroids from organic extracts; the other using 1-methylphenanthrene and 2-methylanthracene from kerogen pyrolysates. The anomalous high maturity of the Dogger petroleum relative to the maturitydepth trend of the source rocks is used to estimate the minimal vertical distance of migration of the organic matter from the source rock to the reservoir.

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