Characteristics of fluid inclusions and timing of hydrocarbon accumulation in Longtan reservoirs in Huangqiao region, Lower Yangtze Basin

In the Longtan Formation of the Upper Permian in Huangqiao region of the Lower Yangtze Basin, there are 2 stages of fluid inclusion. The fluid inclusions of stage Ⅰ mainly generated during the early-middle period of quartz overgrowth, and generally located along micro-fractures within a linear zone. The fluid inclusions of stage Ⅱ mainly generated after quartz overgrowth, and distributed along micro-fractures which cut through quartz overgrowth. The homogenization temperature of fluid inclusions was 75-120℃, and the peak was 75-85℃. Analyses of geothermal evolution, burial history and hydrocarbon generation-expulsion history revealed that the main hydrocarbon generation period of the Longtan Formation source rocks was in Cretaceous, and oil charging mainly occurred in Jurassic (188-160 Ma) and from the Late Cretaceous to Paleocene (60-43 Ma). The Longtan reservoir mainly formed at the end of Cretaceous.