Research on hydrocarbon generation of jurassic coal-bearing in Yuka Depression of Qaidam Basin

The Yuka depression is located in the north margin in Qaidam Basin, Qaidam Basin is an interior formed primarily in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic. There are extensive distribution of good source rocks of middle Jurassic, which have undergone non-uniform uplift, twisting and deep burying. There are different hydrocarbon generation (HG) evolutions. We have studied the history of burying, heating, and hydrocarbon generation of the Jurassic source rocks not just on the basis of tectonic disturbance and deep burying in detail. Meanwhile, Combining with fluid inclusion measurements and the numerical simulation of EASY%Ro, We analysis the evolution process, the tectonic stages and the intensity of the HG of middle Jurassic source rock. The hydrocarbon generation occurred in Yanshanian and Early Himalayan since the middle Jurassic formation. The paper discusses tarp formation and destroys of the oil & gas in Yuka depression. At last, we suggest that the thrust fault of Late Himalayan must be pay more attention, .and the middle or small sizes of oil & gas fields will be discovered in the future exploration.