Hydrocarbon Micro-seepage Detection by Altered Minerals Mapping from Airborne Hyper-spectral Data in Xifeng Oilﬁeld, China

Shengbo Chen; Ying Zhao; Liang Zhao; Yanli Liu; Chao Zhou

doi:10.1007/s12583-015-0604-1

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Shengbo Chen, Ying Zhao, Liang Zhao, Yanli Liu, Chao Zhou. Hydrocarbon Micro-seepage Detection by Altered Minerals Mapping from Airborne Hyper-spectral Data in Xifeng Oilﬁeld, China. Journal of Earth Science, 2017, 28(4): 656-665. doi: 10.1007/s12583-015-0604-1

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Shengbo Chen, Ying Zhao, Liang Zhao, Yanli Liu, Chao Zhou. Hydrocarbon Micro-seepage Detection by Altered Minerals Mapping from Airborne Hyper-spectral Data in Xifeng Oilﬁeld, China. Journal of Earth Science, 2017, 28(4): 656-665. doi: 10.1007/s12583-015-0604-1

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Shengbo Chen, Ying Zhao, Liang Zhao, Yanli Liu, Chao Zhou. Hydrocarbon Micro-seepage Detection by Altered Minerals Mapping from Airborne Hyper-spectral Data in Xifeng Oilﬁeld, China. Journal of Earth Science, 2017, 28(4): 656-665. doi: 10.1007/s12583-015-0604-1

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Hydrocarbon Micro-seepage Detection by Altered Minerals Mapping from Airborne Hyper-spectral Data in Xifeng Oilﬁeld, China

doi: 10.1007/s12583-015-0604-1

College of Geo-Exploration Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun 130026, China

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Shengbo Chen: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5399-709X

Ying Zhao: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1853-7696
Corresponding author: Ying Zhao, luckyrs@163.com
Received Date: 10 Feb 2014
Accepted Date: 30 Apr 2014
Publish Date: 01 Aug 2017

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Hydrocarbon micro-seepage can cause oxidation reduction reactions and produce altered minerals in surface sediments and soil. The typical altered minerals mapping by their diagnostic spectral features on hyper-spectral images is an important tool for the petroleum exploration industry. In this study, the airborne hyper-spectral data were used to investigate the altered minerals induced by hydrocarbon micro-seepages by spectral feature fitting (SFF) in the loess coverage area of Xifeng Oilﬁeld. The results reveal that the distribution region of the altered minerals induced by hydrocarbon micro-seepage is larger than the known oilfield exploration area. The potential hydrocarbon micro-seepage region was also revealed by the distribution of altered minerals besides the known hydrocarbon area. A fast index was proposed by the absorption depths of clay and carbonate minerals for assessment of hydrocarbon micro-seepage. And it gave much clearer boundaries for the hydrocarbon micro-seepage in the loess coverage area than those by the altered mineral mapping. In addition, some field samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic absorption spectrophotometer to validate the results. Within the extents of hydrocarbon micro-seepage, there are lower contents of ferric iron and higher contents of carbonate minerals in these samples. Therefore, it is satisfactory to have the airborne hyper-spectral data to outline the extents of hydrocarbon micro-seepage for further hydrocarbon exploration in the loess coverage area.
- hydrocarbon micro-seepage,
- loess coverage,
- airborne hyper-spectral imager,
- altered minerals mapping

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