As Malaysia seeks to enhance its educational development,understanding student attitudes toward various scientific disciplines—particularly STEM fields—becomes crucial.This study investigates the perceptions of pre-...As Malaysia seeks to enhance its educational development,understanding student attitudes toward various scientific disciplines—particularly STEM fields—becomes crucial.This study investigates the perceptions of pre-university students in Malaysia regarding the geoscience discipline.Data were collected through a questionnaire designed to explore students’experiences with geoscience-related subjects and their perceptions of this essential field,focusing on their understanding and interest in geoscience.展开更多
The Cretaceous Koum Basin is a rift-related half-graben in northern Cameroon,which constitutes a portion of the Yola Arm of the Upper Benue Trough.This study presents the first comprehensive dataset combining mineral-...The Cretaceous Koum Basin is a rift-related half-graben in northern Cameroon,which constitutes a portion of the Yola Arm of the Upper Benue Trough.This study presents the first comprehensive dataset combining mineral-ogical,bulk-rock geochemical,and stable C-H-O isotopic data for dark-gray,finegrained mudstones from the basin,providing new insights into its sediment source,paleoenvironment,and geodynamic setting.The mudstones primarily consist of phyllosilicates(~8.6%),feldspars(~30.5%),carbonates(~13.7%),and minor iron oxides(~2.7%),with vermiculite,illite,and kaolinite as the main clay minerals.The presence of analcime,ankerite,and dolomite suggests low-grade metamorphism and/or hydrothermal alteration.Fe_(2)O_(3)/K_(2)O(1.52-6.40)and SiO_(2)/Al_(2)O_(3)(2.97-4.68)ratios classify the mudstones as compositionally immature shales(ICV~1.64)with low-moderate chemical weathering(CIA~56.35;PIA~59.74;R^(3+)/R^(3+)+R^(2+)+M^(+)~0.51).Trace element ratios(Th/Sc~1.70,Zr/Sc~1.33,La/Sc~6.30,La/Th~4.14)indicate an intermediate igneous provenance from a continental crustal source.Paleoenviron-mental proxies suggest deposition in a dynamic basin environment marked by fluctuating redox(C org/P:0.21-178.34)and salinity(Sr/Ba:0.34-3.25;N-values:48-35.92)conditions,ranging from oxic to anoxic and brackish to saline.Major element data(SiO_(2) vs.Al_(2)O_(3)+K_(2)O+Na_(2)O)indicate a semi-arid regime,while Paleoclimatic indicators such as Sr/Cu(1.88-37.47)and C-values(0.12-0.93)suggests alter-nating humid and arid conditions.Notably,stable isotope data,reported here for the first time in the Koum Basin,reveal a predominantly terrestrial,fluvial-deltaic C_(3) plant source for organic carbon(δ^(13)C-25.2‰ to -35.2‰)and complex fluid-rock interactions involving meteoric and magmatic-metamorphic fluids under a warm,equatorial climate(δ^(18)O+3.6‰to +24.9‰,δ^(2)H-104‰ to-50‰).The combined mineralogical,geochemical,and isotopic data point to deposition in a tectonically active continental arc setting,with contributions from ocean island arc and passive margin sources.展开更多
Along with conventional methods,this paper proposed a method in which ID and 3D models are integrated to identify the self-sourced reservoir potential of the Farewell Formation in the Kupe Gas Field within the Taranak...Along with conventional methods,this paper proposed a method in which ID and 3D models are integrated to identify the self-sourced reservoir potential of the Farewell Formation in the Kupe Gas Field within the Taranaki Basin,New Zealand.Source rock characteristics were evaluated at both field and basin scales by investigating source rock maturity,type of organic matter,and hydrocarbon generation potential by rock pyrolysis,using Rock-Eval 2 and 6.The ID thermal and burial history model established the rate of sedimentation and thermal history of the Kupe 4 well.Reservoir characterization at field-scale was determined by seismic interpretation,well log analysis,and 3D structural and petrophysical models.The sediments of the Farewell Formation contain types Ⅱ-Ⅲ(oil/gas prone)and type Ⅲ(gas prone)and have fair-to-excellent generation potential.The oxygen and hydrogen indices ranged from 3 to 476 mg C0_(2)/g TOC and 26 to 356 mg HC/g TOC,respectively,whereas the thermal maturity determined by vitrinite reflectance values ranged between 0.3%and 0.72%,indicating that the Farewell Formation is in immature-to-mature hydrocarbon generation stage.Thus,Farewell Formation was verified to be a good source rock.Additionally,structural interpretations demonstrated the structural complexity of an extensional and contractional regime within the reservoir package.Multiple faults indicated a good reservoir property there with a trapping mechanism as well as migration paths.A well-log-based petrophysical analysis established the presence of up to 70%hydrocarbon saturation within the pore spaces of Farewell sandstones.The 3D models confirmed that the Farewell Formation has significant sand zones and hydrocarbon-saturated zones,thereby proving its very good reservoir characteristics.It has been proved that the ID and 3D structural schemes,integrated with geological techniques,was vital in identifying the Kupe Field as a self-sourced reservoir.展开更多
文摘As Malaysia seeks to enhance its educational development,understanding student attitudes toward various scientific disciplines—particularly STEM fields—becomes crucial.This study investigates the perceptions of pre-university students in Malaysia regarding the geoscience discipline.Data were collected through a questionnaire designed to explore students’experiences with geoscience-related subjects and their perceptions of this essential field,focusing on their understanding and interest in geoscience.
文摘The Cretaceous Koum Basin is a rift-related half-graben in northern Cameroon,which constitutes a portion of the Yola Arm of the Upper Benue Trough.This study presents the first comprehensive dataset combining mineral-ogical,bulk-rock geochemical,and stable C-H-O isotopic data for dark-gray,finegrained mudstones from the basin,providing new insights into its sediment source,paleoenvironment,and geodynamic setting.The mudstones primarily consist of phyllosilicates(~8.6%),feldspars(~30.5%),carbonates(~13.7%),and minor iron oxides(~2.7%),with vermiculite,illite,and kaolinite as the main clay minerals.The presence of analcime,ankerite,and dolomite suggests low-grade metamorphism and/or hydrothermal alteration.Fe_(2)O_(3)/K_(2)O(1.52-6.40)and SiO_(2)/Al_(2)O_(3)(2.97-4.68)ratios classify the mudstones as compositionally immature shales(ICV~1.64)with low-moderate chemical weathering(CIA~56.35;PIA~59.74;R^(3+)/R^(3+)+R^(2+)+M^(+)~0.51).Trace element ratios(Th/Sc~1.70,Zr/Sc~1.33,La/Sc~6.30,La/Th~4.14)indicate an intermediate igneous provenance from a continental crustal source.Paleoenviron-mental proxies suggest deposition in a dynamic basin environment marked by fluctuating redox(C org/P:0.21-178.34)and salinity(Sr/Ba:0.34-3.25;N-values:48-35.92)conditions,ranging from oxic to anoxic and brackish to saline.Major element data(SiO_(2) vs.Al_(2)O_(3)+K_(2)O+Na_(2)O)indicate a semi-arid regime,while Paleoclimatic indicators such as Sr/Cu(1.88-37.47)and C-values(0.12-0.93)suggests alter-nating humid and arid conditions.Notably,stable isotope data,reported here for the first time in the Koum Basin,reveal a predominantly terrestrial,fluvial-deltaic C_(3) plant source for organic carbon(δ^(13)C-25.2‰ to -35.2‰)and complex fluid-rock interactions involving meteoric and magmatic-metamorphic fluids under a warm,equatorial climate(δ^(18)O+3.6‰to +24.9‰,δ^(2)H-104‰ to-50‰).The combined mineralogical,geochemical,and isotopic data point to deposition in a tectonically active continental arc setting,with contributions from ocean island arc and passive margin sources.
文摘Along with conventional methods,this paper proposed a method in which ID and 3D models are integrated to identify the self-sourced reservoir potential of the Farewell Formation in the Kupe Gas Field within the Taranaki Basin,New Zealand.Source rock characteristics were evaluated at both field and basin scales by investigating source rock maturity,type of organic matter,and hydrocarbon generation potential by rock pyrolysis,using Rock-Eval 2 and 6.The ID thermal and burial history model established the rate of sedimentation and thermal history of the Kupe 4 well.Reservoir characterization at field-scale was determined by seismic interpretation,well log analysis,and 3D structural and petrophysical models.The sediments of the Farewell Formation contain types Ⅱ-Ⅲ(oil/gas prone)and type Ⅲ(gas prone)and have fair-to-excellent generation potential.The oxygen and hydrogen indices ranged from 3 to 476 mg C0_(2)/g TOC and 26 to 356 mg HC/g TOC,respectively,whereas the thermal maturity determined by vitrinite reflectance values ranged between 0.3%and 0.72%,indicating that the Farewell Formation is in immature-to-mature hydrocarbon generation stage.Thus,Farewell Formation was verified to be a good source rock.Additionally,structural interpretations demonstrated the structural complexity of an extensional and contractional regime within the reservoir package.Multiple faults indicated a good reservoir property there with a trapping mechanism as well as migration paths.A well-log-based petrophysical analysis established the presence of up to 70%hydrocarbon saturation within the pore spaces of Farewell sandstones.The 3D models confirmed that the Farewell Formation has significant sand zones and hydrocarbon-saturated zones,thereby proving its very good reservoir characteristics.It has been proved that the ID and 3D structural schemes,integrated with geological techniques,was vital in identifying the Kupe Field as a self-sourced reservoir.
