Abstract
Understanding diagenetic fluid types and their effects on diagenesis is important to identify the main control factors of reservoir characteristics and predict reservoir sweet spots. Reservoir space destruction caused by strong cementation is notable in the Lower Jurassic Ahe Formation sandstones near the deep-rooted fault (Yiqikelike Fault) in the Kuqa depression. Different authigenic minerals and widely varying cementation contents indicate the complexity of diagenetic fluids. Therefore, we investigated strong cementation using petrographic and geochemical methods, including cathodoluminescence, scanning electron microscopy, laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and stable isotope analysis. The contents of authigenic quartz and calcite increased as they approached the deep-rooted fault, with maximum concentration of quartz and calcite of up to 8.73% and 8.92%, respectively. Abnormally high homogenization temperatures of the fluid inclusions were observed in the quartz overgrowth, one of which reached 156 °C. In calcite, the rare earth element Eu exhibited abnormal characteristics, and the carbon isotopes ranged from −8.00‰ to −2.00‰. Therefore, it is likely that deep fluids are involved in reservoir diagenesis near a deep-rooted fault. This study provides a good example of diagenetic evolution in deep sandstone reservoirs and the negative effects of the involvement of deep fluids in diagenetic processes.
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