Compositional differences in biomarker constituents of the hydrocarbon, resin, asphaltene and kerogen fractions: An example from the Jet Rock (Yorkshire, UK)

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 369-383

  Bowden, Stephen A ^a,b   Farrimond, Paul ^a,c   Snape, Colin E ^d   Love, Gordon D ^e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c IGI Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIXED BED REACTORS; HYDROPYROLYSIS; WATER COLUMNS;

ASPHALT; BACTERIA; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; KEROGEN; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

BIOMARKERS;

ASPHALTENE; BIOMARKER; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON; KEROGEN; RESIN;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; YORKSHIRE;

CHLOROBI;

EID: 32844463666     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2005.08.024     Document Type: Article

References (54)

1. F.R. Aquino Neto, J.M. Trendel, A. Restle, J. Connan, and P.A. Albrecht Occurrence and formation of tricyclic and tetracyclic terpanes in sediments and petroleum M. Bjorøy Advances in Organic Geochemistry 1981 1983 J. Wiley and Sons New York 659 676
2. F. Behar, R. Pelet, and J. Roucache Geochemistry of asphaltenes Organic Geochemistry 6 1984 587 595
3. F. Behar, and R. Pelet Pyrolysis-gas chromatography applied to organic geochemistry. Structural similarities between kerogens and asphaltenes from related rock extracts and oils Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 8 1985 173 187
4. A.N. Bishop, G.D. Love, A.D. McAulay, C.E. Snape, and P. Farrimond Release of kerogen-bound hopanoids by hydropyrolysis Organic Geochemistry 29 1998 989 1001
5. D.J. Clifford, J.L. Clayton, and J.S. Sinninghe Damsté 2,3,6-/3,4,5-Trimethyl substituted diaryl carotenoid derivatives (Chlorobiaceae) in petroleums of the Belarussian Pripyat River Basin Organic Geochemistry 29 1998 1253 1267
6. J.W. De Leeuw, H.C. Cox, F.W. van Graas, F.W. van de Meer, T.M. Peakman, J.M.A. Baas, and B. van de Graaf Limited double bond isomerisation and selective hydrogenation of steranes during early diagenesis Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 53 1989 903 909
7. J.C. Del Rio, F. Martin, F.J. Gonzalez-Vila, and T. Verdejo Chemical structural investigation of asphaltenes and kerogens by pyrolysis-methylation Organic Geochemistry 23 1996 1009 1022
8. T.I. Eglinton, and A.G. Douglas Quantitative study of biomarker hydrocarbons released from kerogens during hydrous pyrolysis Energy and Fuels 2 1988 81 89
9. P. Farrimond, G. Eglinton, S.C. Brassel, and C. Jenkyns Toarcian anoxic events in Europe: an organic geochemical study Marine and Petroleum Geology 6 1989 136 147
10. M.G. Fowler, and P.W. Brooks Organic Geochemistry of Western Canada Basin Tar Sands and Heavy Oils. 2. Correlation of Tar Sands Using Hydrous Pyrolysis of Asphaltenes Energy and Fuels 1 1987 459 467
11. A.K. Garg, and R.P. Philp Pyrolysis-gas chromatography of asphaltenes/kerogens from source rocks of the Gandhar Field, Cambay Basin, India Organic Geochemistry 21 1984 383 392
12. K. Gurgey Geochemical effects of asphaltene separation procedures: changes in sterane, terpane and methylalkane distributions in maltenes and asphaltene co-precipitates Organic Geochemistry 29 1998 1139 1147
13. I.C. Hofmann, J. Hutchinson, J.N. Robson, M.I. Chicarelli, and J.R. Maxwell Evidence for sulphide links in a crude oil asphaltene and kerogens from reductive cleavage by lithium in ethylamine Organic Geochemistry 19 1991 371 387
14. I.M. Höld, S. Schouten, J. Jellema, and J.S. Sinninghe Damsté Origin of the free bound midchain methyl alkanes in oils, bitumens and kerogens of the marine Infracambrian Huqf Formation, Oman Organic Geochemistry 30 1999 1411 1428
15. M.K. Howarth The Jet Rock Series and the Alum Shale Series of the Yorkshire Coast Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society 303 1962 381 422
16. Ibrahim, B.A., 1995. A geochemical study of the Jet Rock, the Kimmeridge Clay and the associated concretions. M. Phil. Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne.
17. A. Jenisch, H.H. Richnow, and W. Michaelis Chemical structural units of macromolecular coal components Organic Geochemistry 16 1990 917 929
18. M.E. Kohnen, J.S. Sinninghe Damsté, A.C. Kock-van Dalen, and J.W. De Leeuw Di- or polysulphide-bound biomarkers in sulphur rich geomacromolecules as revealed by selective chemolysis Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 55 1991 1375 1394
19. M.P. Koopmans, J. Köster, H.M.E. van Kaam-Peters, F. Kenig, S. Shouten, W.A. Hartgers, J.W. De Leeuw, and J.S. Sinninghe Damsté Diagenetic and catagenetic products of isorenieratene: Molecular indicators for photic zone anoxia Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 60 1996 4467 4496
20. M.P. Koopmans, S. Schouten, M.E.L. Kohnen, and J.S. Sinninghe Damsté Restricted utility of aryl isoprenoids as indicators for photic zone anoxia Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 60 1996 4873 4876
21. M.P. Koopmans, J.W. de Leeuw, M.D. Lewan, and J.S. Sinninghe Damsté Impact of dia- and catagenesis on sulphur and oxygen sequestration of biomarkers as revealed by artificial maturation of an immature sedimentary rock Organic Geochemistry 25 1996 391 426
22. 38 unsaturated ketones in an immature kerogen and the release of their carbon skeletons during early stages of thermal maturation Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 61 1997 2397 2408
23. M.P. Koopmans, W.I.C. Rijpstra, M.M. Klapwijk, J.W. De Leeuw, M.D. Lewan, and J.S. Sinninghe Damsté A thermal and chemical degradation approach to decipher pristane and phytane precursors in sedimentary organic matter Organic Geochemistry 30 1999 1089 1104
24. J. Köster, H.M.E. van Kaam-Peters, M.P. Koopmans, J.W. De Leeuw, and J.S. Sinninghe Damsté Sulphurisation of homohopanoids: Effects on carbon number distribution, speciation, and 22S/22R epimer ratios Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 61 1997 2431 2452
25. F.F. Langford, and M.M. Blanc-Valleron Interperating Rock-Eval pyrolysis data using graphs of pyrolizable hydrocarbons vs. total organic carbon American Association of Petroleum Geologists 74 1990 799 804
26. G.D. Love, C.E. Snape, A.D. Carr, and R.C. Houghton Release of covalently-bound biomarkers in high yields from kerogen via catalytic hydropyrolysis Organic Geochemistry 23 1995 981 986
27. G.D. Love, C.E. Snape, A.D. Carr, and R.C. Houghton Changes in molecular biomarker and bulk carbon skeletal parameters of vitrinite concentrates as a function of rank Energy and Fuels 10 1996 149 157
28. G.D. Love, C.E. Snape, and A.E. Fallick Differences in the mode of incorporation and biogenicity of the principal aliphatic constituents of a Type I oil shale Organic Geochemistry 28 1998 797 811
29. G.D. Love, S.A. Bowden, L.L. Jahnke, C.E. Snape, C.N. Campbell, J.G. Day, and R.E. Summons An optimized catalytic hydropyrolysis method for the rapid screening of microbial cultures for lipid biomarkers Organic Geochemistry 36 2005 63 82
30. M.A. McCaffrey, B.R.T. Simoneit, F.R. Aquino Neto, and J.M. Moldowan Functionalised biological precursors of tricyclic terpanes: information from sulfur-bound biomarkers in Permian Shale Organic Geochemistry 21 1994 481 487
31. R. Michels, V. Burkle, L. Mansuy, E. Langlois, O. Ruau, and P. Landais Role of polar compounds as source of hydrocarbons and reactive medium during the artificial maturation of Mahakam Coal Energy and Fuels 14 2000 1059 1071
32. K.A. Morris A classification of Jurassic marine shale sequences: an example from the Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) of Great Britain Palaeogeography, Paleoclimatology and Palaeoecology 137 1979 157 175
33. P.K. Mukhopadhyay, J.A. Wade, and M.A. Kruge Organic facies and maturation of Jurassic/Cretaceous rocks, and possible oil-source rock correlation based on pyrolysis of asphaltenes, Scotian Basin, Canada Organic Geochemistry 22 1995 85 104
34. I.P. Murray, G.D. Love, C.E. Snape, and N.J.L. Bailey Comparison of covalently-bound aliphatic biomarkers released via hydropyrolysis with their solvent-extractable counterparts for a suite of Kimmeridge clays Organic Geochemistry 29 1998 1487 1505
35. P. Peng, A. Morales-Izquierdo, A. Hogg, and O.P. Strausz Molecular Structure of Athabasca Asphaltene: Sulfide, Ether, and Ester Linkages Energy & Fuels 11 1997 1171 1187
36. P. Peng, J. Fu, G. Sheng, A. Morales-Izquiredo, E.M. Lown, and O.P. Strausz Ruthenium-ion-catalyzed oxidation of an immature asphaltene: structural features and biomarker distribution Energy & Fuels 13 1999 266 277
37. R. Pelet, F. Behar, and J.C. Monin Resins and asphaltenes in the generation and migration of petroleum Organic Geochemistry 10 1986 481 498
38. K.E. Peters Guidelines for evaluating petroleum source rock using programmed pyrolysis American Association of Petroleum Geologists 70 1986 318 329
39. K.E. Peters, J.M. Moldowan, and P. Sundararaman Effects of hydrous pyrolysis on biomarker thermal maturity parameters: Monterey Phosphatic and Siliceous Members Organic Geochemistry 15 1990 249 265
40. K.E. Peters, and J.M. Moldowan The Biomarker Guide: Interpreting Molecular Fossils in Petroleum and Ancient Sediments 1993 Prentice Hall Englewood Cliffs, NJ
41. R.P. Philp, and T.D. Gilbert Source rock and asphaltene characterization by pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-multiple ion detection Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 49 1985 1421 1432
42. K. Pye, and D.H. Krinnsley Microfabric, mineralogy and early diagenetic history of the Whitby Mudstone formation (Toarcian), Cleveland Basin, UK Geological Magazine 123 1986 191 203
43. A.G. Requejo, J. Allan, S. Creaney, N.R. Gray, and K.S. Cole Aryl isoprenoids and diaromatic carotenoids in Paleozoic source rocks and oils from the Western Canada and Williston Basins Organic Geochemistry 19 1992 245 264
44. M. Rohmer The biosynthesis of triterpenoids of the hopane series in the Eubacteria: A mine of new enzyme reactions Pure and Applied Chemistry 65 1993 1293 1298
45. H.H. Richnow, A. Jenisch, and W. Michaelis Structural investigations of sulphur-rich macromolecular oil fractions and a kerogen by sequential chemical degradation Organic Geochemistry 19 1991 351 370
46. J. Rullkötter, and W. Michaelis The structure of kerogen and related materials. A review of recent progress and future trends Organic Geochemistry 16 1990 829 852
47. G. Sælen, R.V. Tyson, N. Telnæs, and M.R. Talbot Constraining watermass conditions during deposition of the Whitby Mudstone (Lower Jurassic) and Kimmeridge Clay (Upper Jurassic) formations, UK Palaeogeography, Paleoclimatology and Palaeoecology 163 2000 163 196
48. P. Schaeffer, C. Reiss, and P. Albrecht Geochemical study of macromolecular organic matter from sulfur-rich sediments of evaporitic origin (Messinian of Sicily) by chemical degradations Organic Geochemistry 23 1995 567 581
49. W.K. Seifert Steranes and terpanes in kerogen pyrolysis for correlation of oils and source rocks Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 42 1978 473 484
50. O.P. Strausz, T.W. Mojelsky, F. Faraji, E.M. Lown, and P. Peng Additional structural details on Athabasca asphaltene and their ramifications Energy and Fuels 13 1999 207 227
51. R.E. Summons, and T.G. Powell Chlorobiaceae in Paleozoic seas revealed by biological markers, isotopes and geology Nature 319 1986 763 765
52. R.E. Summons, and T.G. Powell Identification of aryl isoprenoids in source rocks and crude oils: Biological markers for green sulphur bacteria Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 51 1987 557 566
53. H.M. van Kaam-Peters, and J.S. Sinninghe Damsté Characterisation of an extremely organic sulphur-rich, 150 Ma old carbonaceous rock: paleoenvironmental implications Organic Geochemistry 27 1997 371 397
54. H.M.E. van Kaam-Peters, J. Koster, S.J. van der Gaast, M. Dekker, J.W. De Leeuw, and J.S. Sinninghe Damsté The effect of clay minerals on diasterane/sterane ratios Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 62 1998 2923 2929