The Significance of Fluid Inclusion in the Study of Hydrocarbon Migration
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (4 November 2022) | Viewed by 382
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrocarbon-bearing fluid migration; fluid inclusion; brittle deformation; microstructure; fractured reservoir; fracture cementation
Interests: petrology; structural geology; numerical simulation of fractured fluid reservoirs
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Dear Colleagues,
Fluid inclusions, which constitute unique and direct evidence for ancient fluid migration events, are key to understanding the filling history of porous and fractured hydrocarbon reservoirs. Recently, several detailed reviews have been published that consider direct and indirect analytical techniques for the determination of PVTX (pressure–volume—temperature–composition) properties of hydrocarbon migration, including the temporal and genetic constraints of the fluid. Furthermore, data obtained from fluid inclusions can be further evaluated in terms of the pore cementation or structural evolution of certain areas and used to construct detailed basin models. Nowadays, in hydrocarbon exploration, there is a definite trend towards more risky formations, which necessitates good knowledge about myriad attributes to reduce the risk and increase our understanding of the physicochemical processes of reservoirs.
For this Special Issue, we are inviting papers involving a complex approach and interpretation of hydrocarbon migration. Papers may be concerned with case studies or methodological aspects. Studies on cement minerals (e.g., carbonates, sulphates, etc.), which frequently host fluid inclusions of hydrocarbon migration events but have very little representation in the scientific literature on long-standing methods and approaches, are also welcome in this Special Issue.
Dr. Félix Schubert
Prof. Dr. Tivadar M. Tóth
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- petroleum inclusion
- paleofluid migration
- cementation history
- water–rock interaction
- basin modeling
