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Oil and gas exploration in Seferihisar Uplift (Western Turkey) containing an operable-size gold deposit: Geochemical evidence for the presence of a working petroleum system

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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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This study includes some findings of the project SOS-A-100719-0267, which is funded by Marmara University Scientific Research and Development Projects Unit Coordinatorship. We would like to thank the coordinatorship for its financial support provided to this study. We extend our gratitude to Mr. Serkan Çelebi and the experts of SGS Supervise Gözetme Etüd Kontrol Servisleri A.S. for their meticulous performances to conduct the required analyses to fulfill this research. Finally, the authors also desire to thank the editor P.G. Ranjith and the reviewers for their contributions to this research study with their valuable suggestions and constructive reviews.

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Ozdemir, A., Karataş, A., Palabiyik, Y. et al. Oil and gas exploration in Seferihisar Uplift (Western Turkey) containing an operable-size gold deposit: Geochemical evidence for the presence of a working petroleum system. Geomech. Geophys. Geo-energ. Geo-resour. 6, 30 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40948-020-00152-2

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