Hydrogeochemical processes and groundwater chemistry in the West Siberia

AbstractThe present study aimed to identify the formation factors of the current hydrogeochemical character of the Middle-Jurassic aquifer groundwaters (beds YU 2–4) in the Lyaminsky petroleum district of West Siberia in Russia. We hypothesized that the scales of the impact of post-sedimentation processes at the current stage have largely predetermined the character of the Middle-Jurassic aquifer system. To check if the hypothesis is valid, two research problems have been addressed using the lithogenesis theory of the transformation of the groundwater composition during the geologic evolution: we have evaluated factors that governed the genetic type and composition of initial waters (lithologic, paleogeographic), and factors that control subsequent changes in the chemical composition of groundwaters (geotemperatures, neotectonics effect, etc.). To solve the first problem, the formation conditions of groundwaters under study in the continental setting were investigated. To settle the second problem, we obtained the coefficients of correlation between the Middle-Jurassic aquifer groundwater salinity and the current temperature and paleotemperature of the Tyumenian suite, and between the porosity coefficient and the basement depth. We have concluded that the current hydrogeochemical character of the Middle-Jurassic aquifer system is the resultant of the consecutive effects of the whole set of factors.