Measurements of position-specific carbon isotopic compositions in propane by on-line Gas Chromatography-Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (GC-Py-GC-IRMS) and its preliminary application

MA Yuanyuan; TAO Cheng; BA Liqiang; WANG Jie; LI Jipeng; LI Luyun; SUN Yongge

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MA Yuanyuan, TAO Cheng, BA Liqiang, WANG Jie, LI Jipeng, LI Luyun, SUN Yongge. Measurements of position-specific carbon isotopic compositions in propane by on-line Gas Chromatography-Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (GC-Py-GC-IRMS) and its preliminary application[J]. PETROLEUM GEOLOGY & EXPERIMENT, 2022, 44(2): 350-356. doi: 10.11781/sysydz202202350

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MA Yuanyuan, TAO Cheng, BA Liqiang, WANG Jie, LI Jipeng, LI Luyun, SUN Yongge. Measurements of position-specific carbon isotopic compositions in propane by on-line Gas Chromatography-Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (GC-Py-GC-IRMS) and its preliminary application[J]. PETROLEUM GEOLOGY & EXPERIMENT, 2022, 44(2): 350-356. doi: 10.11781/sysydz202202350

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MA Yuanyuan, TAO Cheng, BA Liqiang, WANG Jie, LI Jipeng, LI Luyun, SUN Yongge. Measurements of position-specific carbon isotopic compositions in propane by on-line Gas Chromatography-Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (GC-Py-GC-IRMS) and its preliminary application[J]. PETROLEUM GEOLOGY & EXPERIMENT, 2022, 44(2): 350-356. doi: 10.11781/sysydz202202350

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Measurements of position-specific carbon isotopic compositions in propane by on-line Gas Chromatography-Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (GC-Py-GC-IRMS) and its preliminary application

doi: 10.11781/sysydz202202350

MA Yuanyuan^{1, 2
,},
TAO Cheng^{1, 2},
BA Liqiang^{1, 2},
WANG Jie^{1, 2},
LI Jipeng^{1, 2},
LI Luyun^{1, 2},
SUN Yongge^{1, 2, 3
,
,}

1.
Wuxi Research Institute of Petroleum Geology, SINOPEC, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214126, China
2.
SINOPEC Key Laboratory of Petroleum Accumulation Mechanisms, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214126, China
3.
Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China

Received Date: 2021-12-20
Rev Recd Date: 2022-02-10
Publish Date: 2022-03-28

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In this study, an on-line Gas Chromatography-Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (GC-Py-GC-IRMS) was established to conduct position-specific isotope analysis (PSIA) by enrichment of compound interested, chromatographic separation, instantaneous pyrolysis and isotope ratio measurement. Propane, as its instantaneous pyrolysis can be kinetically controlled, was selected for tests. The molar conversion (mol%) of propane during pyrolysis and the carbon isotopic compositions of pyrolysis products upon temperature sequence show that the optimal pyrolysis temperature of propane is 780-820 ℃ for its position-specific carbon isotope analysis. Integrated with carbon isotopic fractionation during the propane pyrolysis, the carbon isotopes of central and terminal carbon were successfully calculated. Two natural gas samples from the Daniudi Gas Field, Ordos Basin were collected for central and terminal carbon isotope measurements in propane. Similar δ¹³C values of central carbon of propane in natural gas from the Ordovician and Carboniferous-Permian reservoirs could be indicative of the same source strata. While ¹³C-enrichment in the terminal C-atom of propane in natural gas from the Carboniferous-Permian reservoirs probably indicates that natural gas accumulated in the Carboniferous-Permian reservoir maybe have experienced a higher thermal maturation compared to that from the Ordovician reservoirs. The results suggest that the PSIA in propane can be a potentially powerful tool to probe the mechanisms on natural gas generation.
- stable isotope,
- position-specific carbon isotope,
- propane,
- natural gas,
- Ordos Basin

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