摘要
Oil and gas will remain the dominant components of global primary energy consumption during the energy transition period.Innovations in petroleum geology and exploration and development technologies are critical for advancing the energy revolution.Building on a systematic review of the formation and evolution of classical petroleum geology,this paper proposes a new theoretical content and research framework of multi-spheric interaction-driven hydrocarbon formation and enrichment through in-depth analyses of the Earth's multi-spheric coupling mechanisms and cross-spheric cycling processes of volatiles.The core concept of this new theory lies in the principles of Earth system science and multi-spheric interactions,and the aim is to unravel the interplay between Earth system materials and energy cycles and dynamic processes in controlling hydrocarbon formation and enrichment.We reassess the global oil and gas resource potential and identify future exploration priorities and frontier domains for petroleum geology.By focusing on volatile-mediated multi-spheric exchange processes and setting them as a breakthrough,this framework aims to examine the genetic linkages among deep Earth processes,climatic environments,basin evolution,biological activities,and petroleum systems.The additional goals of this research are to decode the spatiotemporal distribution of hydrocarbon resources across diverse scales and types and to establish a novel theoretical paradigm for optimizing target prioritization of both mature field revitalization and frontier play assessment.By integrating the theory of multi-spheric interaction-driven hydrocarbon formation and enrichment with the artificial intelligence powered large-scale model tailored to the petroleum exploration and production industry,this initiative provides transformative scientific and technological underpinning for advancing the ongoing global energy revolution.
基金
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42288201,42202162,92255303,and 42372162)。
