Compound-specific sulfur isotope analysis of thiadiamondoids of oils from the Smackover Formation, USA
Compound-specific sulfur isotope analysis of thiadiamondoids of oils from the Smackover Formation, USA
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10.1016/j.gca.2015.07.008
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发表时间:
2015-10-15
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5
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Amrani, Alon
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作者:
Gvirtzman, Zvi;Said-Ahmad, Ward;Amrani, Alon
Thiadiamondoids (TDs) are diamond-like compounds with a sulfide bond located within the cage structure. These compounds were suggested as a molecular proxy for the occurrence and extent of thermochemical sulfate reduction (TSR). Compound-specific sulfur-isotope analysis of TDs may create a multi-parameter system, based on molecular and delta S-34 values that may be sensitive over a wider range of TSR and thermal maturation stages. In this study, we analyzed a suite of 12 Upper Jurassic oil and condensate samples generated from source rocks in the Smackover Formation to perform a systematic study of the sulfur isotope distribution in thiadiamondoids (one and two cages). For comparison we measured the delta S-34 composition of benzothiophenes (BTs) and dibenzothiophenes (DBTs). We also conducted pyrolysis experiments with petroleum and model compounds to have an insight into the formation mechanisms of TDs. The delta S-34 of the TDs varied significantly (ca 30 parts per thousand) between the different oils depending on the degree of TSR alteration. The results showed that within the same oil, the one-cage TDs were relatively uniform, with S-34 enriched values similar to those of the coexisting BTs. The two-cage TDs had more variable delta S-34 values that range from the delta S-34 values of BTs to those of the DBTs, but with general S-34 depletion relative to one cage TDs. Hydrous pyrolysis experiments (360 degrees C, 40 h) with either CaSO4 or elemental S (equivalent S molar concentrations) and adamantane as a model compound demonstrate the formation of one cage TDs in relatively low yields (