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September 21, 2025Basin Research

Chronologically Constraining Multiphase Secondary Oil Migration Pathways Using Integrated Geochemistry, Fluid Inclusions and In Situ U–Pb Dating of Calcite: Insights From the Tarim Basin, NW China

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HXHao XuZCZicheng CaoXLXuesong Lu

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This analysis reveals three distinct oil charge episodes in the Tarim Basin, indicating complex migration pathways.

Key Points

  • The study found three oil charge episodes, including Middle Caledonian (~458–448 Ma), Hercynian (332–252 Ma), and Himalayan (< 20 Ma).
  • Integrated geochemistry and U–Pb dating techniques helped resolve complexities in oil migration pathways and timing.
  • The approach demonstrated successful reconstruction of secondary oil migration history within the Ordovician carbonate reservoirs.
  • Findings support a transferable methodology for analyzing multiphase oil migrations in complex sedimentary basins globally.

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Xu et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d46cb831b076d99fa685e2https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.70064
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