In recent studies, the links between hydrocarbon accumulations and gold mineralizations have been examined. According to the results obtained from these studies, it has been reported that gold and hydrocarbons are carried and deposited by the same hydrothermal fluids. In the Seferihisar Uplift, the Efemçukuru Gold Operation possesses the largest proven gold reserves of Turkey. For this reason, in this study, it is aimed to investigate the oil and gas potential of the Seferihisar Uplift by conducting total petroleum hydrocarbons analyses on the samples taken from the natural cold-water resources. As a result of the analyses conducted, hydrocarbons have been detected in all the water samples. Organic geochemical methods have been used to determine the source of hydrocarbons detected in the water resources. The n-alkane hydrocarbons found in the water samples are the mature petroleum hydrocarbons, which are the geochemical evidence for a working petroleum system in the study area. Due to the presence of mature hydrocarbon-rich waters, the main structure in a maximum of 765 m depth determined in the study area according to gravity and magnetic data has a significant hydrocarbon potential to become an oil and/or gas reservoir.

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Seferihisar隆起（土耳其西部）的油气勘探，其中有可开采的金矿床：存在有效石油系统的地球化学证据

在最近的研究中，已经研究了碳氢化合物积累与金矿化之间的联系。根据从这些研究中获得的结果，据报道，金和碳氢化合物是由相同的热液携带和沉积的。在塞费里希萨尔隆起，Efemçukuru黄金矿场拥有土耳其最大的探明黄金储量。因此，本研究旨在通过对天然冷水资源中的样品进行总石油烃分析，来研究塞费里希萨尔隆起的油气潜力。作为进行分析的结果，在所有水样中都检测到了碳氢化合物。已使用有机地球化学方法确定水资源中检测到的碳氢化合物来源。在水样中发现的正构烷烃是成熟的石油烃，这是研究区域正在运行的石油系统的地球化学证据。由于存在成熟的富含烃的水，根据重力和磁数据在研究区域确定的最大765 m深度的主要结构具有显着的烃潜力，可成为油气藏。