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Chemostratigraphic Analysis of Wufeng and Longmaxi Formation in Changning, Sichuan, China: Achieved by Principal Component and Constrained Clustering Analysis

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  • Zhifeng Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory of Biological and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
    School of the Earth Science and Resources, China University of Geoscience, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Yongjian Huang

    (State Key Laboratory of Biological and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
    School of the Earth Science and Resources, China University of Geoscience, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Bo Ran

    (State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China)

  • Wei Liu

    (Chengdu Center, China Geological Survey, Chengdu 610082, China)

  • Xiang Li

    (School of the Earth Science and Resources, China University of Geoscience, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Chengshan Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Biological and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
    School of the Earth Science and Resources, China University of Geoscience, Beijing 100083, China)

Abstract

The increasing proportion of unconventional worldwide energy demands have consistently promoted the necessity for exploring a precise, high-resolution, objective, and quantitative stratigraphic division method for macroscopically homogeneous mudstone successions. The chemostratigraphy can resolve this problem well, although it has been applied successfully in North America, but not systematically studied in China for shale gas exploration and development. This work has conducted a chemostratigraphic analysis of Wufeng and Longmaxi Formation on the Changning section of Sichuan Province, southwestern China, to testify its applicability for shale gas exploration in China. Principal component analysis (PCA) was first employed to reduce the dimensionality of datasets. Three chemofacies, including detrital (K, Ti, Fe, Al, Na, Mg, Cr, Zr, Rb), authigenic (Ca, Sr, Mn, Si, S, Ba), and redox-organic (P, V, Ni, Zn, Cu, TOC), were found. Subsequently, constrained clustering analysis was utilized for the zonation of each chemofacies into chemozones. Consequently, the whole Changning section was divided into twelve chemozones (CZ I–CZ Ⅻ). The geochemical interpretation for these chemozones can be resolved from the regional changes in paleogeography and paleoceanography during the Late Ordovician to Early Silurian period. Thus, a three-stage geochemical evolution along the Changning section can be classified: (1) the siliceous and anoxic deposits of Wufeng Formation (CZ I–CZ III) with high TOC contents; (2) the siliceous and anoxic sedimentary rocks of bottom Longmaxi Formation with still higher TOC (CZ Ⅳ); (3) the calcarous-detrital and oxic sediments for the rest of Longmaxi Formation (CZ Ⅴ–CZ Ⅻ). In considering their high content of TOC and abundant brittle siliceous minerals, the CZ (I–Ⅳ, 0 m–33.6 m) are thought to be the most preferable sweet spot for shale gas exploration.

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  • Zhifeng Zhang & Yongjian Huang & Bo Ran & Wei Liu & Xiang Li & Chengshan Wang, 2021. "Chemostratigraphic Analysis of Wufeng and Longmaxi Formation in Changning, Sichuan, China: Achieved by Principal Component and Constrained Clustering Analysis," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-21, October.
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