Changes in hydrocarbon maturity indices with coal rank and type, Buller Coalfield, New Zealand

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 8 B, 1999, Pages 985-1010

  Norgate, C M ^a   Boreham, C J ^b   Wilkins, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b Mar Petrol Sedimentary Rsrc Prog   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomarkers, Vitrinite reflectance, Coal rank, Coal type, Depositional environment; Bituminous coals, Maturity parameters, Aliphatic hydrocarbons, Aromatic hydrocarbons; Buller Coalfield; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; COAL RANK; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; MATURITY PARAMETERS; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BACTERIA; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMARKERS; DEPOSITION; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

BITUMINOUS COAL;

BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL RANK; HYDROCARBON; THERMAL MATURITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0032869366     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00082-0     Document Type: Article

References (68)

1. Abbott G.D., Wang G.Y., Eglington T.I., Home A.K., Petch G.S. The kinetics of sterane biological marker release and degradation processes during the hydrous pyrolysis of vitrinite kerogen. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 54:1990;2451-2461.
2. Alexander R., Bastow T.P., Fisher S.J., Kagi R.I. Geosynthesis of organic compounds. II. Methylation of phenanthrene and alkylphenanthrene. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 59:(20):1995;4259-4266.
3. Alexander R., Kagi R.I., Rowland S.J., Sheppard P.N., Chirila T.V. The effects of thermal maturity on distributions of dimethylnaphthalenes and trimethylnaphthalenes in some ancient sediments and petroleums. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 49:1985;385-395.
4. Alexander R., Kagi R.I., Singh R.K., Sosrowidjojo I.B. The effect of maturity on the relative abundances of cadalene and isocadalene in sediments from the Gippsland Basin, Australia. Organic Geochemistry. 21:(2):1994;115-120.
5. Alexander, R., Larcher, A.V., Kagi, R.I., Price, P.L., 1988. The use of plant-derived biomarkers for correlation of oils with source rocks in the Cooper/Eromanga Basin System, Australia. The Australian Petroleum Exploration Association Journal, 310-324.
6. Alexander R., Strachan M.G., Kagi R.I., van Bronswijk W. Heating rate effects on aromatic maturity indicators. Organic Geochemistry. 10:1986;997-1003.
7. Bishop A.N., Abbott G.D. The interrelationship of biological marker maturity parameters and molecular yields during contact metamorphism. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 57:1993;3661-3668.
8. Boreham C.J., Crick I.H., Powell T.G. Alternative calibration of the Methylphenanthrene Index against vitrinite reflectance: application to maturity measurements on oils and sediments. Organic Geochemistry. 12:(3):1988;289-294.
9. Brooks J.D., Gould K., Smith J.W. Isoprenoid hydrocarbons in coal and petroleum. Nature. 222:1969;257-259.
10. Casareo F.E., George S.C., Batts B.D., Conaghan P.J. The effects of varying tissue preservation on the aliphatic hydrocarbons within a high-volatile bituminous coal. Organic Geochemistry. 24:(8/9):1996;785-800.
11. Chaffee A.L., Hoover D.S., Johns R.B., Schweighardt F.K. Biological markers extractable from coal. Johns R.B. Biological Markers in the Sedimentary Record. 24. Methods in Geochemistry and Geophysics. 1986;311-345 Elsevier.
12. Curiale J.A., Gibling M.R. Productivity control on oil shale formation - Mae Sot Basin, Thailand. Organic Geochemistry. 21:(1):1994;67-89.
13. Curiale J.A., Lin R. Tertiary deltaic and lacustrine organic facies: comparison of biomarker and kerogen distributions. Organic Geochemistry. 17:(6):1991;785-803.
14. Curiale J.A., Odermatt J.R. Short-term biomarker variability in the Monterey Formation, Santa Maria Basin. Organic Geochemistry. 14:(1):1989;1-13.
15. Curry D.J., Emmett J.K., Hunt J.W. Geochemistry of aliphatic-rich coals in the Cooper Basin, Australia and Taranaki Basin, New Zealand: implications for the occurrence of potentially oil-generative coals. Scott A.C., Fleet A.J. Coal and Coal-bearing Strata as Oil-prone Source Rocks? Vol. 77:1994;149-182 Geological Society Special Publication.
16. Czochanska Z., Gilbert T.D., Philp R.P., Sheppard C.M., Weston R.J., Wood T.A., Woolhouse A.D. Geochemical application of sterane and triterpane biomarkers to a description of oils from the Taranaki Basin in New Zealand. Organic Geochemistry. 12:(2):1988;123-135.
17. Czochanska Z., Sheppard C.M., Weston R.J., Woolhouse A.D. A biological study of oils and sediments from the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 30:1987;1-17.
18. Dahl J., Moldowan J.M., Sundararaman P. Relationship of biomarker distribution to depositional environment: Phosphoria Formation, MT, USA. Organic Geochemistry. 20:(7):1993;1001-1017.
19. Didyk B.M., Simoneit B.R.T., Brassell S.C., Eglington G. Organic geochemical indicators of palaeoenvironmental conditions of sedimentation. Nature. 272:1978;216-222.
20. Dzou L.I.P., Noble R.A., Sentfle J.T. Maturation effects on absolute biomarker concentration in a suite of coals and associated vitrinite concentrates. Organic Geochemistry. 23:(7):1995;681-697.
21. Ekweozor C.M., Telnaes N. Oleanane parameter: verification by quantitative study of the biomarker occurrence in sediments of the Niger delta. Organic Geochemistry. 16:(1-3):1990;401-413.
22. Farrimond P., Bevan J.C., Bishop A.N. Hopanoid hydrocarbon maturation by an igneous intrusion. Organic Geochemistry. 25:(3/4):1996;149-164.
23. Farrimond P., Telnaes N. Three series of rearranged hopanes in Toarcian sediments (northern Italy). Organic Geochemistry. 25:(3/4):1996;165-177.
24. George, S.C., Smith, J.W., Jardine, D.R., 1994. Vitrinite reflectance suppression in coal due to a marine transgression: case study of the organic geochemistry of the Greta Seam, Sydney Basin. The Australian Petroleum Exploration Association Journal, 241-255.
25. Heppenheimer H., Steffens K., Püttmann W., Kalkreuth W. Comparison of resinite-related aromatic biomarkers distributions in Cretaceous-Tertiary coals from Canada and Germany. Organic Geochemistry. 18:(3):1992;273-287.
26. Kamp P.J.J., Webster K.S., Nathan S. Thermal history analysis by integrated modelling of apatite fission track and vitrinite reflectance data: applications to an inverted basin (Buller Coalfield, New Zealand). Basin Research. 8:(4):1996;383-402.
27. Killops S.D., Woolhouse A.D., Weston R.J., Cook R.A. A geochemical appraisal of oil generation in the Taranaki Basin, New Zealand. The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin. 78:1994;1560-1585.
28. Köster J., van Kaam-Peters H.M.E., Koopmans M.P., de Leeuw J.W., Sinninghe Damsté J.S. Sulphurisation of homohopanoids: effects on carbon number distribution, speciation, and 22S/22R epimer ratios. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 61:(12):1997;2431-2452.
29. Leythaeuser D., Mackenzie A., Schaeffer R.G., Bjorøy M. A novel approach for recognition and quantification of hydrocarbon migration effects in shale-sandstone sequences. The American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin. 68:1984;196-219.
30. Littke R., Leythaeuser D., Radke M., Schaefer R.G. Petroleum generation and migration in coals seams of the Carboniferous Ruhr Basin, northwest Germany. Organic Geochemistry. 16:(1-3):1990;247-258.
31. Lu S.-T., Kaplan I.R. Diterpanes, triterpanes, steranes, and aromatic hydrocarbons in natural bitumens and pyrolysates from different humic coals. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 56:1992;2761-2788.
32. Moldowan J.M., Dahl J., Huizinga B.J., Fago F.J., Hickey L.J., Peakman T.M., Winship Taylor D. The molecular fossil record of oleanane and its relation to angiosperms. Science. 265:1994;768-771.
33. Moldowan J.M., Fago F.J., Carlson R.M.K., Young D.C., van Duyne G., Clardy J., Schoell M., Pillinger C.T., Watt D.S. Rearranged hopanes in sediments and petroleum. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 55:1991;3333-3353.
34. Moldowan J.M., Sundararaman P., Schoell M. Sensitivity of biomarker properties to depositional environment and/or source input in the Lower Toarcian of SW-Germany. Organic Geochemistry. 10:1986;915-926.
35. Murray A.P., Sosrowidjojo I.B., Alexander R., Kagi R.I., Norgate C.M., Summons R.E. Oleananes in oils and sediments: evidence of marine influence during early diagenesis? Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 61:(6):1997;1261-1276.
36. Murray A.P., Summons R.E., Boreham C.J., Dowling L.M. Biomarker and n-alkane isotope profiles for Tertiary oils: relationship to source rock depositional setting. Organic Geochemistry. 22:(3-5):1994;521-542.
37. Nathan S., Anderson H.J., Cook R.A., Herzer R.H., Hoskins R.H., Raine J.I., Smale D. Cretaceous and Cenozoic sedimentary basins of the West Coast region, South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Basin Studies 1. 1986;Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wellington.
38. Newman J., Price L.C., Johnston J.H. Hydrocarbon source potential and maturation in Eocene New Zealand vitrinite-rich coals. Journal of Petroleum Geology. 20:(2):1997;137-163.
39. Newman, J., Boreham, C.J., Ward, S.D., Murray, A.P., Bal, A.A., 1999. Floral influences on the petroleum source potential of New Zealand coals. In: Mastalerz, M., Glikson, M., Golding, S.D. (Eds.), Coalbed Methane: Scientific, Environmental and Economic Evaluation. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands (in press).
40. Noble R.A., Alexander R., Kagi R.I., Knox J. Identification of some diterpenoid hydrocarbons in petroleum. Organic Geochemistry. 10:1986;825-829.
41. Norgate C.M. Organic Geochemistry of Brunner Coals, Buller Coalfield, New Zealand. 1995;Departments of Earth Sciences and Chemistry, University of Waikato, Hamilton.
42. Norgate C.M., Boreham C.J., Kamp P.J.J., Newman J. Relationships between hydrocarbon generation, coal type and rank for middle Eocene coals, Buller Coalfield, New Zealand. Journal of Petroleum Geology. 20:(4):1997;427-458.
43. Peters K.E., Moldowan J.M. Effects of source, thermal maturity and biodegradation on the distribution and isomerization of homohopanes in petroleum. Organic Geochemistry. 17:(1):1991;47-61.
44. Peters K.E., Moldowan J.M. The biomarker guide: interpreting molecular fossils in petroleum and ancient sediments. 1993;Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
45. Peters K.E., Moldowan J.M., Sundararaman P. Effects of hydrous pyrolysis on biomarker thermal maturity parameters: Monterey phosphatic and siliceous members. Organic Geochemistry. 15:(3):1990;249-265.
46. Powell T.G., Boreham C.J. Terrestrially sourced oils: where do they exist and what are our limits of knowledge? A geochemical perspective. Scott A.C., Fleet A.J. Coal and Coal-bearing Strata as Oil-prone Source Rocks, Geological Society Special Publication. No. 77:1994;11-29 Geological Society.
47. Radke M., Leythaeuser D., Teichmüller M. Relationship between rank and composition of aromatic hydrocarbons for coals of different origins. Organic Geochemistry. 6:1984;423-430.
48. Radke M., Schaeffer R.G., Leythaeuser D. Composition of soluble organic matter in coals: relation to rank and liptinite fluorescence. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 44:1980;1787-1800.
49. Radke, M., Welte, D., 1983. The Methylphenanthrene Index (MPI): a maturity parameter based on aromatic hydrocarbons. Advances in Organic Geochemistry 1981, 504-512.
50. Radke M., Welte D.H., Willsch H. Maturity parameters based on aromatic hydrocarbons: influence of the organic matter type. Organic Geochemistry. 10:1986;51-63.
51. Radke M., Willsch H., Teichmüller M. Generation and distribution of aromatic hydrocarbons in coals of low rank. Organic Geochemistry. 15:(6):1990;539-563.
52. Ramanampisoa L., Radke M., Schaefer R.G., Littke R., Rullkötter J., Horsfield B. Organic-geochemical characterisation of sediments from the Sakoa coalfield, Madagascar. Organic Geochemistry. 16:(1-3):1990;235-246.
53. Rubinstein, I., Sieskind, O., Albrecht, P., 1975. Rearranged sterenes in a shale: occurrence and simulated formation. Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions I, 1833-1836.
54. Seifert W.K., Moldowan J.M. Use of biological markers in petroleum exploration. Johns R.B. Biological Markers in the Sedimentary Record. 24. Methods in Geochemistry and Geophysics. 1986;261-290 Elsevier.
55. Shearer J.C., Moore T.A. Botanical control on banding character in two New Zealand coal beds. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 110:1994;11-27.
56. Simoneit B.R.T., Grimalt J.O., Wang T.G., Cox R.E., Hatcher P.G., Nissenbaum A. Cyclic terpenoids of contemporary resinous plant detritus and of fossil woods, ambers and coals. Organic Geochemistry. 10:1986;877-889.
57. Sosrowidjojo I.B., Murray A.P., Alexander R., Kagi R.I., Summons R.E. Bicadinanes and related compounds as maturity indicators for oils and sediments. Organic Geochemistry. 24:(1):1996;43-55.
58. Sosrowidjojo I.B., Setiardja B., Zakaria, Kralert P.G., Alexander R, Kagi R.I. A new geochemical method for assessing the maturity of petroleum: application to the South Sumatra Basin. Twenty-Third Annual Indonesian Petroleum Association Convention, Vol. 1, 4-6 October, 1994. 1994;439-455 Indonesian Petroleum Association, Jakarta.
59. Stout S.A. Aliphatic and aromatic triterpenoid hydrocarbons in a Tertiary angiospermous lignite. Organic Geochemistry. 18:(1):1992;51-66.
60. Strachan M.G., Alexander R., Kagi R.I. Trimethylnaphthalenes in crude oils and sediments: effects of source and maturity. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 52:1988;1255-1264.
61. Strachan M.G., Alexander R., Subroto E.A., Kagi R.I. Constraints upon the use of 24-ethylcholestane diastereomer ratios as indicators of the maturity of petroleum. Organic Geochemistry. 14:(4):1989;423-432.
62. ten Haven H.L. Restricted utility of the pristane/phytane ratio as a paleoenvironmental indicator. Nature. 330:1987;641-643.
63. ten Haven H.L., de Leeuw J.W., Peakman T.M., Maxwell J.R. Anomalies in steroid and hopanoid maturity indices. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 50:1986;853-855.
64. ten Haven H.L., Littke R., Rullkötter J. Hydrocarbon biological markers in carboniferous coals of different maturities. Moldowan J.M., Albrecht P., Philp R.P. Biological Markers in Sediments and Petroleum: a Tribute to Wolfgang Seifert. 1992;142-155 Prentice Hall, NJ.
65. Titheridge D.G. The influence of half-graben syn-depositional tilting on thickness variation and seam splitting in the Brunner Coal Measures, New Zealand. Sedimentary Geology. 87:1993;195-213.
66. Wakeham S.G., Schaffner C., Giger W. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Recent lake sediments. II. Compounds derived from biogenic precursors during early diagenesis. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 44:1980;415-429.
67. Wenger L.M., Baker D.R. Variations in organic geochemistry of anoxic-oxic black shale-carbonate sequences in the Pennsylvanian of the Midcontinent, USA. Organic Geochemistry. 10:1986;85-92.
68. Weston R.J., Philp R.P., Sheppard C.M., Woolhouse A.D. Sesquiterpanes, diterpanes and other higher terpanes in oils from the Taranaki Basin of New Zealand. Organic Geochemistry. 14:(4):1989;405-421.