Dynamic evaluation on sealing capacity of caprocks of the Meso-Neoproterozoic reservoirs in Ordos Basin,China

The Meso-Neoproterozoic is a new play in the Ordos Basin.A deeper understanding about the dynamic relationship between the caprocks and the source rocks is needed.Based on the comprehensive analysis of hydrocarbon source development characteristics of the Meso-Neoproterozoic and its overlying strata,as well as the formation contact relationships,lithology characteristics and exploratory drilling data,it is recognized that the Meso-Neoproterozoic contains two types of petroleum accumulation assemblage,that is,the“self-sourced indigenous”and“upper source rock-lower reservoir”assemblages.The former is mainly controlled by the development and distribution of source rocks of the Changcheng System,with the Lower Cambrian shale sequence as its caprock.The later is controlled by the superposition between the Meso-Neoproterozoic and its overlying source rocks and this assemblage is mainly distributed in Hangjinqi and Pingliang areas with the Carboniferous-Permian shale sequence as its caprock.The dynamic evaluation on the displacement pressure serves to reconstruct the displacement pressure history of the caprock.The results show that the shale sequence of the Cambrian Maozhuang Formation in well XY 1 in the southern Ordos Basin has possibly acquired the ability of sealing natural gas since the early of Late Triassic.Its displacement pressure increased rapidly up to 20 MPa during the Late Triassic-Jurassic and keeps at 9.2 MPa at present,indicating fair sealing ability.The Carboniferous-Permian caprocks in Hangjinqi area could have acquired the ability to seal natural gas in the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous,and the present-day displacement pressure is 9e12 MPa,indicating good sealing ability.The upper Paleozoic caprock in Pingliang area has been able to seal natural gas since the Early Jurassic,with a maximum displacement pressure of 23 MPa during the Cretaceous period and a current value of 17 e20 MPa,indicative of strong ability to seal natural gas.The sealing ability of caprocks of both the“selfsourced indigenous”and“upper source rock-lower reservoir”assemblages has come into being earlier than or at least no later than the peak gas generation of the source rocks and therefore the caprocks are dynamically effective in geohistory.The Meso-Neoproterozoic reservoirs in the Ordos Basin are well preserved and probabally of better potential for exploration in terms of the caprock-source rock combination.

Sealing Ability of Spherical Hull Transfer Skirts

An improved spherical, movable transfer skirt for autonomous submersibles has been devised. It was designed to permit the transfer of equipment and personnel from a submersible to the pressure chamber of an oil storage sea-bed structure. It also allowed mating at large vertical angles while the submersible remained horizontal. Seal failure modes and procedures for analyzing the sealing ability of the mating flange of the hull transfer skirt were thoroughly analyzed using conservative estimation methods. In the analysis, sea currents and mating angles were considered. Results showed that when considering the effects of currents, spherical radius and mating angle, their influence on seal ring failure should be considered first. The critical mating depth for a seal ring failure was larger than for either sliding or rotational failure modes. The critical mating depth can be used to determine the mating method of the submersible. The analytical procedures and results can be used as a reference for the design of spherical hull transfer skirts.

Experimental study on a magnetofluid sealing liquid for propeller shaft

The selecting and preparing method of the basic material of magnetic fluid was introduced. By using a chemical method, the magnetic micropowder Fe 3O 4 was successfully yielded, and an oil-base as a working carrier and dispers ing agent was determined. The preparation process of the magnetic fluid and prescription of the oil-base magnetic fluid were discussed. The simulation experimental rig of magnetic fluid sealing for propeller shaft was designed. The sealing ability experiment was conducted and results were analyzed. The pressure of sealing is up to 2 MPa.

Controlling of cements and physical property of sandstone by fault as observed in well Xia503 of Huimin sag,Linnan sub-depression

Cement content of carbonate in tight sandstone near section is much the fault of well Xia503, in the Huimin sag in Linnan sub-depression higher than that of the normal sandstones far away from In order to understand the origin and its impact on fault sealing, analyses of the whole-rock minerals, casting thin sections, cathodoluminescence, isotope and physical properties are conducted on cores from well Xia503. It is found that c~ L3C varies from 0.1%o to 0.6%o with the average value of 0.42%o, c~ LSO varies from -13.5%o to -12.3%c with the average of-13.1%~., and C-O isotope plotting points are distributed in the low to moderate temperature area of the hydrothermal dolomite. According to the occupied relationship, cathodoluminescence, and C-O isotope feature, the carbonate cementation could be divided into four stages： calcites, dolomite, ankerite, and ferrocalcite. It is discovered that the carbonate cementation is negatively related to reservoir physical property, with the porosity of 4.8%, permeability of 0.37 roD, and displacement pressure of 1.97 MPa in the tight sandstone, which have increased by almost one order of magnitude compared to the porosity of 14.3%, permeability of 3.73 mD, and displacement pressure of 0.27 MPa in the normal sandstone, which is far away from the fault. Regardless of the lithology of the counterpart wall of the fault, only the displacement pressure difference caused by carbonate cementation between the tight sandstone and the normal sandstone could seal 41 m high oil column.