Abstract
Yajiao oilfield is located between Qianjiang Depression and Jiangling De-pression of Jianghan Basin in central China.The oil is produced in the Qian-jiang Formation of the Eogene.Its specific gravity is more than 0.91,visco-sity more than 0.1Pa.s,sulphur content greater than 1%,saturated hydrocarbon content less than 38%.According to biomarker and other geological-geochemicaldata,it is inferred that the oil is derived from the Qianjiang Formation of Qianjiang Depression instead of Jiangling Depression.