VOL. X X X V I I , NUM.

1, 1985

EVALUACIN GEOQUMICA DEL SURESTE DE MEXICO

: Ing. Noel Holgun Quiones*

ABSTRACT:
G e o c h e m i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n from C h i a p a s T a b a s c o a n d C a m p e c h e s o u n d a r e a s was
studied to e v a l u a t e the r e g i o n a l b e h a v i o r o f the different c h e m i c a l a n d o p t i c a l p a r a m e ters, a n d t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p with the geological e v e n t s , a n d t h e n a t u r e o f h y d r o c a r b o n s ,
in o r d e r to k n o w the possibilities o f p e t r o l e u m o c c u r r e n c e at d e p t h s g r e a t e r t h a n 6 , 0 0 0
meters.
I n o r d e r t o a c h i e v e this p u r p o s e , direct a n a l y t i c a l results l i k e , pyrolisis d a t a , o r g a n i c
c a r b o n c o n t e n t , t h e r m a l a l t e r a t i o n i n d e x , type o f o r g a n i c m a t t e r , w e r e used, as well
as g e n e r a l geological i n f o r m a t i o n a n d indirect p a r a m e t e r s like L o p a t i n ' s t i m e t e m p e r a t u r e i n d e x ( T T I ) , c a l c u l a t e d from s u b s i d e n c e c u r v e s .
W e d e t e r m i n e d T i t h o n i a n sediments as the regionally most important oil source rocks.
T h e y are n o w within t h e oil w i n d o w or, o c c a s i o n a l l y , they h a v e g o n e b e y o n d it. M i o c e n e rocks a r e m o s t l y i m m a t u r e in the a r e a . E x c e l l e n t c o r r e l a t i o n b e t w e e n T i t h o n i a n
T T I values a n d specific g r a v i t y ( A P I ) o f oils from J u r a s s i c a n d c r e t a c e o u s p r o d u c t i v e
h o r i z o n s , s u p p o r t the usefulness o f this m e t h o d a n d give an i d e a a b o u t the p r e v a i l i n g
vertical s h o r d i s t a n c e m i g r a t i o n in this a r e a . T h e b e g i n n i n g o f oil g e n e r a t i o n was determ i n e d at 7 T T I v a l u e , i n s t e a d o f 15 proposed by W a p l e s ( 1 9 8 1 ) . T h e oil g e n e r a t i o n
threshold took p l a c e m a i n l y d u r i n g M i o c e n e in t h e south part o f the a r e a a n d d u r i n g
the P l i o - p l e i s t o c e n e in C a m p e c h e s o u n d a n d C o m a l c a l c o b a s i n . T h a t m e a n s that oil
g e n e r a t i o n o c c u r r e d l a t e r t h a n traps, h e l p i n g to oil a c c u m u l a t i o n .
T h e y o u n g e s t oils in C a m p e c h e s o u n d a r e less light as a result o f t h e i r r e c e n t g e n e r a t i o n a n d the low field t e m p e r a t u r e s . W e c o n s i d e r e t h e y r e s e m b l e to t h e o r i g i n a l l y
g e n e r a t e d p r o d u c t s . A s s u m i n g a low g e o t h e r m a l g r a d i e n t in C o m a l c a l c o basin a n d in
his p r o l o n g a t i o n toward the C a m p e c h e s o u n d , the possibilities o f finding liquid h y d r o c a r b o n s are f a v o r a b l e . M e a n w h i l e , t o w a r d the M a c u s p a n a b a s i n a n d his m a r i n e prol o n g a t i o n , t h e possibilities are r e s t r a i n e d m a i n l y to c o n d e n s a t e a n d gas b e c a u s e o f the
relatively high g e o t h e r m a l gradient in this part o f the a r e a . W e d i d n ' t d e t e c t e d a r e a s
without possibilities for h y d r o c a r b o n c o n s e r v a t i o n at d e p t h s o f six o r seven t h o u s a n d
meters.

Gelogo de Petrleos Mexicanos. Mxico, D.F.

VOL. X X X V I I , NUM. 1, 1985

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DE LOCALIZACIN DE POZOS.

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TABLA I
NUMERO Y NOMBRE DE LOS POZOS QUE APARECEN EN E L PLANO 2

69

00

1. ABKATUN5
2. ACACH-1
3. ACANUN-IOl
4, AGAVE201
5, ALUX-I
6. AMATITAN-I
7, APOMPO-1
8. ARRASTRADERO-201
9. ARROYO PANTANO-101A
10. ARROYO ZANAPA-1
1!. ARTESA-1
12. AZTLAN-1
13. BACAB1
14. BATAB-1
15. BOQUIAPA-101
16. CAAN1
17. CAB-1
18. CACTUS-41
19. CACHO LOPEZ-2
20. CANTAREl.L-91
21. CAPARROSO-IB
22. CARDENAS-201
23. CARMENA-1
24. CARMITO-1
2.V CAY-1
26. CEEH-1
27. COBO-301
28. COCO-l
29. COPANO-1
30. CUNDUACAN-1
31. CUATAJAPA-IOIA
32. CHAC-I
13 r H 4 r _ 9

34. CHEM-1
35. CHIAPAS-1
36. CHILAM-1
37. CHILAPILLA
38. CHIPILIN-1
39. CHIRIMOYO-1
40. CHIRIVITAL-2
41. CHOCHAL-3
42. CHONTAL-I
43. CHOPO-101
44. CHUC-101
45. DORADO1
46, EDEN-1
47. E K - I
48. ENCINO-101
49. ENEBRO-1
50. FENIX-1
51. GAUCHO-I
52. GIRALDAS-2
53. HORMIGUERO
54. HUNTAZ-1
55. ICH-1
56, IRIDE-30
57, IRIS-101
58, IXTOC-18
59. JACINTO-1
60, JACOME-1
61. JOLOCHERO-I
62, JOSE COLOMO
63. JUJO-2A
64. JUSPI-1
65. KANAABlA
66 KIIO)

67. KINIL-1
68. KIX-1
69. KOKAY-1
70. KU-487
71. KUCHE-1
72, LISBOA-1
73. LUCH-1
74. LUNA-1
75. MACUSPANA-201
76. MALOOB-1
77. MANIK-101
78, MARAON-301A
79. MARISMA-IC
80, MECATE-1
81. MERCEDES-IOIA
82, MICO1
83, MORA-1
84. MUNDO NUEVO-2A
85. MUCUY-1
86. MUSPAC-1
87. NISPERO-I
88. NOHOCH-2
89. OCH-1
90. OCUAPAN-201
91. PALACARES-J
92. PARAISO-201
93. PARAMO-1
94, PAREDON-101
95. PEK-1
96, PECH-1
97. PICH-1
98, PIJIJE-IA
99. PIIUL-1

100. PLATERO-IA
101. PLATANAL1
102. POL-77
103., POM SUR-1
104. PUERTO CEIBAlOlA
105, ROSARITO-2A
106. SABANCUY-1
107. SAMARIA-1
108, SEN-1
109. SINAN-1
110. SITIO GRANDE-82
111. SUNUAPA-101
112. TABAY-1
113. TAPIJULAPA-1
114, TECOMINOACAN-IOIA
115. TEPEYIL-IA
116, TINTAL-1
117, TLAPALCO-1
118. TOPEN-1
119. TOPEN-101
120. TRES PUEBLOS-IA
121. TARATUNICH-1
122. TRIUNFO-101
123. TUNICH-1
124. UECH-1
125. VERNET-1
126. XICALANGO-IOI
127. YAABKAN-1
128. YAGUAL-1
129. YUM-1
130. ZAZIL HA-1
131. ZAPATERO-1
132. ZINICI

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CUADRO II
INDICA L A CANTIDAD D E MUESTRAS Q U E C U M P L E N CON LOS R E Q U E R I M I E N T O S MNIMOS
PARA SER CATALOGADAS C O M O GENERADORAS, TANTO P O R SU CONTENIDO
DE KEROGENO OBSERVADO AL MICROSCOPIO, COMO POR E L PORCENTAJE
D E CARBONO ORGANICO Y SUS V A L O R E S D E P I R L I S I S

POZO
O

JURSICO
K

CRETACICO
M
S

TERCIARIO
O
M

TOTAL
P-Q,

ARRASTRA
DERO-201
COBO-301
GAUCHO1
NAZARETH-1
PIJIJE-IA
P. C E I B A 1
TEPATE-101
CAAN1
CHUC101
O
r

IXTOC-18
KAY-1

13
15
1

K U (407, 487)
KUCHE-1
NOHOCH2
PICH-1

12

YAABKAN-1
03

ZINIC-1
TOTAL:

3
2

25

31

76

TABLA II
RESULTADO DE LAS GRFICAS DE S E P U L T A M I E N T O E I T T REFERIDOS
A LAS ROCAS GENERADORAS D E L TITONIANO

POZO

1 - ABKATUN-5
2 . - ACANUN-IOl
3.-ALUX-1
4. AMATITAN1
5 . - APOMPO-1
6 , - ARRAS'lRADERO-201
7 - ARROYO
PANTANOlOlA
8 - AZTLAN-1
9 , - BOQUIAPA-101
1 0 . - CACTUS-41
11. CANTARELL91
12. CAPARROSOIB
1 3 . - CARDENAS-201
1 4 , - CARMENA-1
1 5 . - CEEH-1
1 6 . - CHAC-1
1 7 . - CHEM-1
1 8 . - CHIPILIN-1
1 9 . - CHIRIVITAL-2
2 0 . - CHONTAL-1
2 1 . - CHOPO-101
2 2 . - CHUC-101
2 3 . - CUATAJAPA-IOIA
2 4 . - EDEN-1
2 5 . - ENEBRO-1

ITT
CIMA

TITONIANO
ITT
PROF.(m)
BASE
BASE

I.NICIO GENERACIN
TEMP.
TIEMPO
(C)
(M.A.)

32
3
39
9
41
109

44
4
60
15
48
218

4155
4500*
6100*
3455
5550
6580

102

106
90
115
95

404
732
6
28
7
109
77
227
2
13
57
100
68

818
1000
8
55
11
150
145
406
3
14
78
123
75
857
194
24
113
160
1200

7100'
5892
3420
4780
2430
5505
5852
5525*
3275*
4180
5100'
6400*
4939
6270*
6210*
4098
6420
5751
6200

90
104
102
90
113
103
83
82

107
104
92
106
102
103
109
103

500

147
22
112
150
800

ESTADO
DEL
POZO

EDAD
INTERV.
PRODUCTOR

8 .
24
13
21

32API
PERE.
LOC.
INVAD.
INVAD.
TERM.

K. SUP.

14

TERM.
IM/AM
INVAD.
35''API
23''API
43API
41API
TERM.
PERE.
20"API
PERE.
PERE.
IMPROD.
PERE.
PERE.
31API
41 "API
41 "API
IM/AM

K. MED.
J. KIM.
J. KIM.
J. KIM.

K. SUP.

K. INF.
J. KIM.
K. INF.

23

2
. 27
18
20

18
64

4
13
14
12
25
15
6
22

94

17

110

22

GRAV. Api
CALCULADA
POR ITT

T.I
37
20
36
43
53
56
18

48

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37
41
37

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43

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