Oil and gas exploration in lacustrine mud shale has focused on laminated calcareous lithofacies rich in type Ⅰ or type Ⅱ1 organic matter, taking into account the mineralogy and bedding structure, and type and abunda...Oil and gas exploration in lacustrine mud shale has focused on laminated calcareous lithofacies rich in type Ⅰ or type Ⅱ1 organic matter, taking into account the mineralogy and bedding structure, and type and abundance of organic matter. Using the lower third member of the Shahejie Formation, Zhanhua Sag, Jiyang Depression as the target lithology, we applied core description, thin section observations, electron microscopy imaging, nuclear magnetic resonance, and fullbore formation microimager (FMI) to study the mud shale lithofacies and features. First, the lithofacies were classified by considering the bedding structure, lithology, and organic matter and then a lithofacies classification scheme of lacustrine mud shale was proposed. Second, we used optimal filtering of logging data to distinguish the lithologies. Because the fractals of logging data are good indicators of the bedding structure, gamma-ray radiation was used to optimize the structural identification. Total organic carbon content (TOC) and pyrolyzed hydrocarbons (S2) were calculated from the logging data, and the hydrogen index (HI) was obtained to identify the organic matter type of the different strata (HI vs Tmax). Finally, a method for shale lithofacies identification based on logging data is proposed for exploring mud shale reservoirs and sweet spots from continuous wellbore profiles.展开更多
The mechanical property of mudstone/shale in coal measures is a key factor of engineering mechanics that influences the development of shale gas. A rock mechanics test was performed in order to analyze the complete st...The mechanical property of mudstone/shale in coal measures is a key factor of engineering mechanics that influences the development of shale gas. A rock mechanics test was performed in order to analyze the complete stress-strain mechanic characteristics and influence factors of mudstone/shale in paralic coal measures, from the Carboniferous-Permian periods in a coal field of Northern China. The relationship between the mechanical properties of mudstone/shale in coal measures, and its chemical component, water content are established, and their models are constructed. Research results show that mud- stone/shale has low mechanical strength, low elastic modulus and a high Poisson's ratio. The complete stress-strain curve has apparent elastoplastic deformation characteristics, and after reaching peak strength, it exhibits obvious strain softening characteristics. The uniaxial compressive strength of mudstone/shale and its elastic modulus increases exponentially with the increase of SiO2 content, and as the ignition loss increases, the uniaxial compressive strength and elastic modulus of mudstone/shale will decrease according to the law of power function. The compressive strength of mudstone/shale and its elastic modulus will decrease with the increase of water content in mudstone/shale.展开更多
Disintegration of rock is one of the primary processes of soil formation and geomorphology and is affected considerably by water and heat.This study focused on the disintegration characteristics under laboratory condi...Disintegration of rock is one of the primary processes of soil formation and geomorphology and is affected considerably by water and heat.This study focused on the disintegration characteristics under laboratory conditions of typical purple mudstone from the Tuodian group of Jurassic red beds(J3t) in Tuodian Town,Shuangbai county,Yunnan Province of southern China.The fresh mudstone was subjected to alternating applications of water,heat and hydrothermal interaction during five treatments:wetting-drying(WD),saturation(ST),refrigeration-heating(RH),a combination of wetting-drying and refrigeration-heating(WDRH),and a combination of saturation and refrigeration-heating(STRH).Each treatment was run in twenty-four cycles.The results showed that there are three types of disintegration:collapsing disintegration,exfoliation disintegration and imperceptible disintegration.The cumulative disintegration rate(percentage of cumulative disintegrated mass to the initiative sample mass passed through a 2 mm sieve) produced a 'S'-shape function when related to treatment cycle time and closely fit a logistic model(R2 > 0.99).The rank order of the cumulative disintegration rate resulting from the five treatments was as the following:WDRH > STRH > ST > WD > RH.Because of alternating periods of moisture and dryness,WD caused the most disintegration,while RH alone resulted in imperceptible disintegration.Additionally,there was a negative correlation between the disintegration rate of each treatment cycle(percentage of disintegrated mass to the treated sample mass) and treatment cycle number.There was a positive correlation between this rate and temperature change under moist conditions,indicating that a change in temperature greatly accelerates the disintegration of parent rock when water was supplied.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 41202110 and 51674211) and Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation (Southwest Petroleum University) (No. PLN201612), the Applied Basic Research Projects in Sichuan Province (No. 2015JY0200) and the Open Fund Project from Sichuan Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Geology (No. 2015trqdz07).
文摘Oil and gas exploration in lacustrine mud shale has focused on laminated calcareous lithofacies rich in type Ⅰ or type Ⅱ1 organic matter, taking into account the mineralogy and bedding structure, and type and abundance of organic matter. Using the lower third member of the Shahejie Formation, Zhanhua Sag, Jiyang Depression as the target lithology, we applied core description, thin section observations, electron microscopy imaging, nuclear magnetic resonance, and fullbore formation microimager (FMI) to study the mud shale lithofacies and features. First, the lithofacies were classified by considering the bedding structure, lithology, and organic matter and then a lithofacies classification scheme of lacustrine mud shale was proposed. Second, we used optimal filtering of logging data to distinguish the lithologies. Because the fractals of logging data are good indicators of the bedding structure, gamma-ray radiation was used to optimize the structural identification. Total organic carbon content (TOC) and pyrolyzed hydrocarbons (S2) were calculated from the logging data, and the hydrogen index (HI) was obtained to identify the organic matter type of the different strata (HI vs Tmax). Finally, a method for shale lithofacies identification based on logging data is proposed for exploring mud shale reservoirs and sweet spots from continuous wellbore profiles.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (2012CB214705) the National Natural Science Foundation of China 41172145, 41030422) the Shanxi Provincial Basic Research Program-Coal Bed Methane Joint Research Foundation (2012012014)
文摘The mechanical property of mudstone/shale in coal measures is a key factor of engineering mechanics that influences the development of shale gas. A rock mechanics test was performed in order to analyze the complete stress-strain mechanic characteristics and influence factors of mudstone/shale in paralic coal measures, from the Carboniferous-Permian periods in a coal field of Northern China. The relationship between the mechanical properties of mudstone/shale in coal measures, and its chemical component, water content are established, and their models are constructed. Research results show that mud- stone/shale has low mechanical strength, low elastic modulus and a high Poisson's ratio. The complete stress-strain curve has apparent elastoplastic deformation characteristics, and after reaching peak strength, it exhibits obvious strain softening characteristics. The uniaxial compressive strength of mudstone/shale and its elastic modulus increases exponentially with the increase of SiO2 content, and as the ignition loss increases, the uniaxial compressive strength and elastic modulus of mudstone/shale will decrease according to the law of power function. The compressive strength of mudstone/shale and its elastic modulus will decrease with the increase of water content in mudstone/shale.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.40971168)National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (Grant No. 2007CB407206)
文摘Disintegration of rock is one of the primary processes of soil formation and geomorphology and is affected considerably by water and heat.This study focused on the disintegration characteristics under laboratory conditions of typical purple mudstone from the Tuodian group of Jurassic red beds(J3t) in Tuodian Town,Shuangbai county,Yunnan Province of southern China.The fresh mudstone was subjected to alternating applications of water,heat and hydrothermal interaction during five treatments:wetting-drying(WD),saturation(ST),refrigeration-heating(RH),a combination of wetting-drying and refrigeration-heating(WDRH),and a combination of saturation and refrigeration-heating(STRH).Each treatment was run in twenty-four cycles.The results showed that there are three types of disintegration:collapsing disintegration,exfoliation disintegration and imperceptible disintegration.The cumulative disintegration rate(percentage of cumulative disintegrated mass to the initiative sample mass passed through a 2 mm sieve) produced a 'S'-shape function when related to treatment cycle time and closely fit a logistic model(R2 > 0.99).The rank order of the cumulative disintegration rate resulting from the five treatments was as the following:WDRH > STRH > ST > WD > RH.Because of alternating periods of moisture and dryness,WD caused the most disintegration,while RH alone resulted in imperceptible disintegration.Additionally,there was a negative correlation between the disintegration rate of each treatment cycle(percentage of disintegrated mass to the treated sample mass) and treatment cycle number.There was a positive correlation between this rate and temperature change under moist conditions,indicating that a change in temperature greatly accelerates the disintegration of parent rock when water was supplied.