Hydrocarbon preservation and formation water geochemistry in abnormal pressure system in the Bawu area of Lishu depression, Songliao Basin, China.

The hydrocarbon production in the Bawu area of Lishu Depression is high. However, the Bawu area has undergone three main tectonic movements, the strata were strongly uplifted and eroded, and the fractures were extremely developed. The conditions of hydrocarbon preservation have become intricate. In this study, by analyzing isotopes compositions and geochemical features of formation water, and the characteristics of formation pressure, the hydrocarbon preservation can be deduced. The subnormal and lower normal pressure zones (away from Xiaokuan Fault) of Yingcheng and Shahezi Formations are relatively closed and more conducive to hydrocarbon preservation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]