It is becoming an important controlling factor of gas exploration and exploitation in the east part of Sulige gas field in the Ordos Basin where the reservoir of main gas formations is tight sandstones. Employing expe...It is becoming an important controlling factor of gas exploration and exploitation in the east part of Sulige gas field in the Ordos Basin where the reservoir of main gas formations is tight sandstones. Employing experimental methods of slice identification, casting slice, scan electron microscope, and X-ray diffrac- tions, we studied the characteristics of petrology and diagenesis on reservoirs in Shanl section of Shanxi formation and He8 section of Shihezi formation of the Permian system in the East II part of Sulige gas field. The results include： （1） the main sandstones in these areas are dominated by lithic sandstone and litbic silicarenite with low grade of maturity; （2） the diagenesis of sandstone in these areas mainly include compaction, cementation, corrosion and alteration. Conclusions are as follows： （1） the diagenetic stage reached period B of the middle diagenetic stage; （2） the early diagenetic compaction is one of the main factors to decreasing porosity; （3） the secondary pores formed by corrosion in acidity medium con- ditions in period A of the middle diagenetic stage can distinctly ameliorate the poor reservoir capability of sandstone and, （4） cementation in period B of the middle diagenetic stage is the most important factor leading; to poor physical property of sandstone reservoirs.展开更多
Compaction and silicon cementation are the dominant processes reducing porosity and permeability in quartzose sandstones during diagenesis. Despite the wealth of information about quartz cementation, there are still u...Compaction and silicon cementation are the dominant processes reducing porosity and permeability in quartzose sandstones during diagenesis. Despite the wealth of information about quartz cementation, there are still unanswered questions related to mechanisms of growth of quartz cement and the diagenesis processes. In this study we present an electron backscatter diffraction （EBSD） analysis, combined with optics and cathodoluminescence （CL） information, for the quartz sandstones from the Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation of Sichuan Basin, in order to reveal the microstructural and crystallographic features of the silica cementation and detrital grain during the compaction. The EBSD is a crucial technique to provide essential crystallographic data on the quartz grain and its cement. Quartz cement is shown to be syntaxial to its host quartz grain. EBSD data-based orientation maps show dauphin6 twinning and low angle boundary to be common in the host grains and quartz cement of the samples. The dauphin6 twins occurred in grain-grain contacts and in cement-crystal boundaries, and commonly crossed grain cement boundaries. These features indicate that there may be two types of dauphin6 twins, one inherited twins from the source area and the other developed by compaction-induced grain boundary deformation. These investigations suggest that strong mechanical compaction may occur after and/or during quartz cement growth in the later diagenesis of the Xujiahe sandstones. EBSD has a capability of revealing microstructural information and regarding mechanisms of diagenesis crystal growth in quartzose sandstones.展开更多
基金supported by the Science Development Project of Shandong Province (No.2009GG20001021-07)the Open Fund of Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Depositional Mineralization & Sedimentary Minerals (No. DMSM200803)the SDUST Research Fund (No.2010KYTD103)
文摘It is becoming an important controlling factor of gas exploration and exploitation in the east part of Sulige gas field in the Ordos Basin where the reservoir of main gas formations is tight sandstones. Employing experimental methods of slice identification, casting slice, scan electron microscope, and X-ray diffrac- tions, we studied the characteristics of petrology and diagenesis on reservoirs in Shanl section of Shanxi formation and He8 section of Shihezi formation of the Permian system in the East II part of Sulige gas field. The results include： （1） the main sandstones in these areas are dominated by lithic sandstone and litbic silicarenite with low grade of maturity; （2） the diagenesis of sandstone in these areas mainly include compaction, cementation, corrosion and alteration. Conclusions are as follows： （1） the diagenetic stage reached period B of the middle diagenetic stage; （2） the early diagenetic compaction is one of the main factors to decreasing porosity; （3） the secondary pores formed by corrosion in acidity medium con- ditions in period A of the middle diagenetic stage can distinctly ameliorate the poor reservoir capability of sandstone and, （4） cementation in period B of the middle diagenetic stage is the most important factor leading; to poor physical property of sandstone reservoirs.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos. 40802050,40872149)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 20070420065)
文摘Compaction and silicon cementation are the dominant processes reducing porosity and permeability in quartzose sandstones during diagenesis. Despite the wealth of information about quartz cementation, there are still unanswered questions related to mechanisms of growth of quartz cement and the diagenesis processes. In this study we present an electron backscatter diffraction （EBSD） analysis, combined with optics and cathodoluminescence （CL） information, for the quartz sandstones from the Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation of Sichuan Basin, in order to reveal the microstructural and crystallographic features of the silica cementation and detrital grain during the compaction. The EBSD is a crucial technique to provide essential crystallographic data on the quartz grain and its cement. Quartz cement is shown to be syntaxial to its host quartz grain. EBSD data-based orientation maps show dauphin6 twinning and low angle boundary to be common in the host grains and quartz cement of the samples. The dauphin6 twins occurred in grain-grain contacts and in cement-crystal boundaries, and commonly crossed grain cement boundaries. These features indicate that there may be two types of dauphin6 twins, one inherited twins from the source area and the other developed by compaction-induced grain boundary deformation. These investigations suggest that strong mechanical compaction may occur after and/or during quartz cement growth in the later diagenesis of the Xujiahe sandstones. EBSD has a capability of revealing microstructural information and regarding mechanisms of diagenesis crystal growth in quartzose sandstones.
