1 Oil and Gas Exploration Management Center,Shengli Oilfield Company,Sinopec,Shandong Dongying 257015,China; 2 Exploration and Development Research Institute,Shengli Oilfield Company,Sinopec,Shandong Dongying 257015,China; 3 Postdoctoral Workstation,Shengli Oilfield Company,Sinopec,Shandong Dongying 257015,China; 4 Key Laboratory of Shale Oil/Gas Exploration and Production,Sinopec,Shandong Dongying 257015,China; 5 State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Efficient Development,Beijing 102206,China
Abstract Due to the evident correlation between fluctuations in dolomitization intensity in Phanerozoic geological strata and significant geological events throughout Earth's history,it is increasingly important to understand the mechanisms underlying these fluctuations in relation to long-term magnesium and carbon cycles in terrestrial and marine environments,atmospheric processes,and climate change over extended periods. In this study,time series analysis and coupling analysis are analyzed based on high-resolution X-ray diffraction data to reveal the slope amplitude modulation cycle recorded by the deep-water dolomite cycle of the Shahejie Formation in the Bohai Bay Basin. Combining the Quaternary dolomite cycle in Van Lake,Turkey,with the dolomitization events during the Permian-Triassic period,we discussed the coupling relationship between the fluctuations in deep-water dolomitization intensity over the Phanerozoic eon and the amplitude of various Earth orbital parameters across different time scales. Building on the analysis of the salinity evolution characteristics of the Sha 3 submember,it is proposed that the amplitude-modulation effect of Earth's orbital parameters may influence microbial ecological stress and the fluctuations in temperature and pH of fluids through changes in climate and environmental factors. This,in turn,plays a significant role in regulating orbital deep-water dolomitization intensity during the Phanerozoic eon. This study provides a novel perspective for the exploration of the “dolomite problem”.
Fund:Post-doctoral Fund of Shengli Oilfield(No. YKB2201),Project of Shengli Oilfield Branch Company(No.YGK2204),and Project of Key Laboratory of Sinopec(No. KLP23003)
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MIAO Zhuowei,born in 1991,Ph.D.,is engaged in research on sedimentology. E-mail: mzwem@qq.com.
About author: ZHANG Kuihua,born in 1972,Ph.D.,professor-level senior engineer,is engaged in research on petroleum geology. E-mail: zhangkuihua.slyt@sinopec.com.
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ZHANG Kuihua,ZHANG Pengfei,MIAO Zhuowei et al. Amplitudes of Earth's orbital parameters and fluctuations of deep-water dolomitization[J]. JOPC, 2025, 27(1): 141-152.
ZHANG Kuihua,ZHANG Pengfei,MIAO Zhuowei et al. Amplitudes of Earth's orbital parameters and fluctuations of deep-water dolomitization[J]. JOPC, 2025, 27(1): 141-152.
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