A formation pressure prediction method based on tectonic overpressure

基于构造超压的地层压力预测方法研究(英文)

Traditional formation pressure prediction methods all are based on the formation undercompaction mechanism and the prediction results are obviously low when predicting abnormally high pressure caused by compressional structure overpressure.To eliminate this problem,we propose a new formation pressure prediction method considering compressional structure overpressure as the dominant factor causing abnormally high pressure.First,we establish a model for predicting maximum principal stress,this virtual maximum principal stress is calculated by a double stress field analysis.Then we predict the formation pressure by fitting the maximum principal stress with formation pressure. The real maximum principal stress can be determined by caculating the sum of the virtual maximum principal stresses.Practical application to real data from the A1 and A2 wells in the A gas field shows that this new method has higher accuracy than the traditional equivalent depth method.

传统的地层压力预测方法大都建立在地层欠压实机理之上,对于由其它因素引起的异常高压现象未必适用。Yassir等(1999)发现异常地层压力通常与异常水平应力有密切联系,异常高压带的最大主应力往往很大。基于此,在分析重力场和构造应力场的双重应力场特征基础上,本次研究首先通过常规测井资料建立构造稳定地区的最大主应力的计算模型,将利用该模型计算构造挤压强烈的非稳定地区的主应力结果定义为虚拟最大主应力,再结合相对构造应力的贡献值得到最大主应力,最后在一定的超压范围之内,根据最大主应力与地层压力的拟合关系预测地层压力。通过对A气田的实际资料处理表明,利用该方法得到的地层压力预测值与实际测量值吻合较好,预测精度较传统的等效深度法有明显的提高。