Quantitative identification and prediction of mixed lithology, Bohai Sea, China

The Paleogene Shahejie Formation in the KL16 oilfield, Bohai bay, is characterized by a thinly interbedded mixed sedimentary system, with complex sedimentary facies, lithologic types and distributions. It is hard for conventional logging methods to identify the lithology therein. In order to solve the difficulty in lithologic identification of mixed sedimentary system, analyses based on graph data base using elemental capture energy spectrum log have been proposed. Due to the different composition for the various minerals, we innovatively established the molar numbers of silicon, calcium, magnesium, and aluminum as characteristic parameters for sandstone, limestone, dolomite, and mudstone, and a graph clustering analysis method was applied to identify lithology. Considering the seismic waveforms corresponding to lithologic impedance of reservoir, three seismic phases were identified by neural network clustering analysis of seismic waveform, and the seismic attributes with high sensitivity to reservoir thickness were then selected to realize the fine description of the mixed carbonate-siliciclastic reservoir. Drilling results confirmed that the sedimentary facies were accurately identified, with reservoir prediction accuracy reaching up to 80%. Under the guidance of reservoir research, the oil-in-place discovered in the oilfield were estimated to be more than 5 million tonnes. This technology provides reference for the exploration and development of oilfields of mixed sedimentary system.

Paleogeomorphology of Mixed Rock Deposition in KL16 Oilfield

KL16 (Kenli 16) oilfield is located in Bohai Sea, close to Laizhou Bay depression, with favorable reservoir forming conditions. The lower member of Shahejie Formation (lower sub member of the third member of Shahejie formation) has shallow burial, complex structural sedimentary evolution, diverse reservoir lithology types, and unclear reservoir distribution laws, which restrict the exploration and development process. Comprehensive use of core, seismic, logging and analytical laboratory data, through the combination of structural recovery and stratigraphic recovery, the micro paleogeomorphology of the lower member of Shahejie Formation in the sedimentary period is finely restored, and the sedimentary system and sedimentary model in the study area are defined. The study shows that during the sedimentary period of the lower member of Shahejie formation, four geomorphic units were developed in the study area: uplift, slope, platform and depression;Under the control of paleogeomorphology, three different sedimentary environments are developed: Braided River Delta is developed in the west, shore shallow lake mixed beach bar is developed in the middle, and fan delta is developed in the south. Based on the analysis of regional geology and sedimentary characteristics, the principal component coupling technology based on the constraint of sedimentary facies belt is optimized for reservoir distribution prediction, and the application effect is good.