Geochemical Characteristics of Helium in Natural Gas From the Daniudi Gas Field, Ordos Basin, Central China

Quanyou Liu; Quanyou Liu; Xiaoqi Wu; Xiaoqi Wu; Huichong Jia; Chunhua Ni; Chunhua Ni; Jianhui Zhu; Jianhui Zhu; Jiujun Miao; Jiujun Miao; Dongya Zhu; Dongya Zhu; Qingqiang Meng; Qingqiang Meng; Weilong Peng; Weilong Peng; Huiyuan Xu; Huiyuan Xu

doi:10.3389/feart.2022.823308

Frontiers in Earth Science (Feb 2022)

Geochemical Characteristics of Helium in Natural Gas From the Daniudi Gas Field, Ordos Basin, Central China

Quanyou Liu,
Quanyou Liu,
Xiaoqi Wu,
Xiaoqi Wu,
Huichong Jia,
Chunhua Ni,
Chunhua Ni,
Jianhui Zhu,
Jianhui Zhu,
Jiujun Miao,
Jiujun Miao,
Dongya Zhu,
Dongya Zhu,
Qingqiang Meng,
Qingqiang Meng,
Weilong Peng,
Weilong Peng,
Huiyuan Xu,
Huiyuan Xu

Affiliations

Quanyou Liu: State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, SINOPEC, Beijing, China
Quanyou Liu: Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Beijing, China
Xiaoqi Wu: State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, SINOPEC, Beijing, China
Xiaoqi Wu: Wuxi Research Institute of Petroleum Geology, Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Wuxi, China
Huichong Jia: Exploration and Production Research Institute, North China Branch Company, SINOPEC, Zhengzhou, China
Chunhua Ni: State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, SINOPEC, Beijing, China
Chunhua Ni: Wuxi Research Institute of Petroleum Geology, Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Wuxi, China
Jianhui Zhu: State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, SINOPEC, Beijing, China
Jianhui Zhu: Wuxi Research Institute of Petroleum Geology, Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Wuxi, China
Jiujun Miao: State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, SINOPEC, Beijing, China
Jiujun Miao: Wuxi Research Institute of Petroleum Geology, Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Wuxi, China
Dongya Zhu: State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, SINOPEC, Beijing, China
Dongya Zhu: Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Beijing, China
Qingqiang Meng: State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, SINOPEC, Beijing, China
Qingqiang Meng: Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Beijing, China
Weilong Peng: State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, SINOPEC, Beijing, China
Weilong Peng: Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Beijing, China
Huiyuan Xu: State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, SINOPEC, Beijing, China
Huiyuan Xu: Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Beijing, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.823308
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10

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Helium-bearing gas is accumulated in the Lower Ordovician, Upper Carboniferous, and Lower Permian reservoirs of the Daniudi gas field in Ordos Basin, and the helium concentrations and isotopic compositions are investigated in order to reveal the abundance and origin of helium. Geochemical characteristics indicate that the natural gas from the Daniudi gas field has helium concentrations of 0.0271–0.1273%, with R/Ra ratios of 0.007–0.072. The 4He/20Ne ratios range from 848 to 17,000, which are substantially higher than the ratio of air or air saturated water. The proved helium reserves of the Daniudi gas field exceed 100 × 106 m3, suggesting an extra-large helium gas field. Helium in the field is of crustal origin and derived from the radioactive decay of U and Th in the rocks and minerals, with no significant contribution by atmospheric or mantle-derived helium. The natural gas in the Daniudi gas field displays the characteristics of typical crustal helium, which is consistent with the gases from cratonic basins (Ordos, Sichuan, and Tarim) in China, whereas the gases from rift basins (Songliao, Bohai Bay, and Subei) have experienced a significant addition of mantle-derived helium.

Published in Frontiers in Earth Science

ISSN: 2296-6463 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/earth-science

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