Natural gas characteristics and gas-source comparisons of the Lower Triassic Feixianguan Formation,Eastern Sichuan Basin,China

There is great controversy regarding the origin and source of natural gas in the Lower Triassic Feix-ianguan Formation in the Eastern Sichuan Basin.This seriously restricts the study of natural gas dy-namics in the Feixianguan Formation and thus hampers natural gas exploration in the region,so further study is urgently required.Using experimental tests of natural gas composition,stable isotopes,and noble gas isotopes with gas chromatography(GC)and mass spectrometry(MS)studies of source rock and reservoir asphalt saturated hydrocarbons,the natural gas geochemical characteristics,the genetic identification and a gas-source comparison of the Feixianguan Formation were studied.Then,con-strained by the thermal history,the histories of gas generation and expulsion were restored by basin simulation technology.Finally,a gas accumulation model was established for the Feixianguan Formation.The results showed that(1)the H_(2)S-rich and H2S-poor gas reservoirs of the Feixianguan Formation are distributed on the east and west sides of the Kaijiang-Liangping trough in the Eastern Sichuan Basin,respectively.The carbon and hydrogen isotope compositions of the natural gas in the gas reservoirs are generally heavy and have typical characteristics of high-maturity dry gas reservoirs.(2)The natural gas of the Feixianguan Formation is organic thermogenic gas,which is mainly oil-type gas generated by the secondary cracking of crude oil.The gas-generating parent material is mainly type II kerogen.(3)The natural gas of the Feixianguan Formation in the Eastern Sichuan Basin was mainly generated by argil-laceous source rocks of the Upper Permian Longtan Formation.(4)Natural gas accumulation occurred as follows:the paleo-structure heights were filled with crude oil in the Early Jurassic,and paleo-oil res-ervoirs were formed in the Feixianguan Formation;during the Middle-Late Jurassic,the paleo-oil res-ervoirs were cracked when the reservoir temperatures rose above 160 C,and paleo-gas reservoirs were formed.Since the end of the Late Jurassic,the paleo-gas reservoirs have been adjusted and reformed to form the present-day natural gas reservoirs.These results provide a basis for studying natural gas accumulation dynamics of the Feixianguan Formation in the Eastern Sichuan Basin.

Superimposed hydrocarbon accumulation through multi-source and multi-stage evolution in the Cambrian Xixiangchi Group of eastern Sichuan Basin:A case study of the Pingqiao gas-bearing anticline

The Xixiangchi Group in eastern Sichuan Basin has great potential for natural gas exploration.However,there is a lack of in-depth studies of the hydrocarbon sources and the formation and evolution of gas reservoirs in this Group.Systematic investigation about the gas reservoir in Pingqiao anticline was consequently carried out in terms of characteristics of reservoir bitumen,the geochemical characteristics of natural gas,diagenetic minerals,and fluid inclusions.Based on this,combined with the reconstruction of the burial history,thermal evolution history and uplifting history of strata,and analysis of the regional tectonic settings,the hydrocarbon sources were identified and the formation and evolutionary processes of the gas reservoirs in Xixiangchi Group was revealed in this study.It was shown that the gas reservoirs have mixed gas sources from the shale source rocks in the Lower Cambrian Qiongzhusi Formation and in the Upper Ordovician Wufeng Formation-Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation,and experienced several evolutionary stages,including the paleo-oil reservoir stage from the Late Siliurian to the Middle Permian,the paleo-gas reservoir stage from the Late Permian to the Early Cretaceous,and the superimposed accumulation and mixed-source gas reservoir stage since the Late Cretaceous.The mixed-source gas reservoir is formed by the adjustment of the Xixiangchi Group paleo-gas reservoirs and depressurization of the overpressure Wufeng-Longmaxi shale gas reservoirs and the charging of gas into the Xixiangchi Group reservoir of the Pingqiao anticline since the Late Cretaceous,which show obvious superimposed accumulation characteristics.There are different accumulation patterns in different geological periods.The accumulation pattern of the“old source-young reservoir”(i.e.hydrocarbons generated from older source rocks accumulating in younger reservoirs)dominates before the Late Cretaceous,and that of“juxtaposed young source-old reservoir”(i.e.hydrocarbons generated from younger source rocks accumulating in juxtaposed older reservoirs)dominates after the Early Cretaceous.Moreover,faults acted as critical vertical pathways for hydrocarbon migration during the evolution of the Xixiangchi Group gas reservoirs.This model provides new insights and theoretical basis for evaluation and mapping of the Xixiangchi Group play fairway in eastern Sichuan Basin.

Geochemical characteristics and diagenetic systems of dolomite reservoirs of the Changxing Formation in the eastern Sichuan Basin, China

In order to discuss the relationship between dolomite reservoirs and diagenetic systems of the Changxing Formation, we studied carbon, oxygen and strontium stable isotopes, iron, manganese and strontium trace elements and the Mg/Ca （mol%） ratio, dolomite order degree, and determined that burial dolomitization is the key to controlling the distribution of high quality dolomite reservoir in the Changxing Formation in the eastern Sichuan Basin. The dolomite of the Changxing Formation is divided into four diagenetic systems： （1） penecontemporaneous stage syngenetic brine diagenetic system, （2） early diagenetic stage strata seal brine diagenetic system, （3） middle-late diagenetic stage mixed hot brine diagenetic system and （4） tectonic uplift stage mixed hydrothermal fluid diagenetic system. New understanding of the controlling factors and distribution of dolomite reservoir development is discussed. Reef shoal facies belts controlled regional reservoir distribution and the scale of development. Burial dolomitization of a strata seal brine diagenetic system is the foundation of reservoir development, mainly developing pore reservoir. Burial dolomitization of mixed hot brine diagenetic system expanded the reservoir distribution and improved the reservoir quality, mainly developing pore-vug reservoir. Fracturing and dissolution of a mixed hydrothermal fluid diagenetic system is the key to improving the reservoir quality, mainly developing pore-vug-crack complex reservoirs.

Depositional System of the Carboniferous Huanglong Formation,Eastern Sichuan Basin:Constraints from Sedimentology and Geochemistry

Using analyses of the lithology,sequences,paleoenvironment,and tectonic setting,the depositional system of the Carboniferous Huanglong Formation in the eastern Sichuan Basin was identified.The lithological characteristics of the Lower Member,Middle Member,and Upper Member were analyzed and classified.Before the use of carbon,oxygen,and strontium isotopes in the analysis,all of the geochemical data were tested for validity.On the basis of the Z values obtained from carbon and oxygen isotopes,the paleoenvironments of the three members were elucidated.Lower Member was dominantly an enclosed marine environment with intense evaporation and little freshwater input into the sea.Middle Member developed in a semi-enclosed to normal marine environment with many rivers.Upper Member was formed in a normal marine environment.The east Sichuan Basin was enclosed by paleouplifts before the deposition of the Huanglong Formation,forming a relatively enclosed depositional setting.Paleogullies developed in the Silurian strata that underlie the Carboniferous rocks;these paleogullies can be identified.On the basis of a comprehensive analysis,we propose that the Huanglong Formation developed in a platform system.Four microfacies were identified：supratidal flat,dolostone flat,grain shoal,and shelf microfacies.The high-permeability and high-porosity characteristics of the grain shoal microfacies are favorable for hydrocarbon accumulation,while the supratidal flat and shelf microfacies developed very few high-quality reservoirs.The paleogullies,in which increased amounts of grain shoal microfacies developed,controlled the distribution of high-quality reservoirs.

Nanoscale Pore Characteristics of the Upper Permian Mudrocks from a Transitional Environment in and around Eastern Sichuan Basin, China

Nanoscale pore characteristics of the Upper Permian Longtan transitional mudrocks and their equivalent strata Wujiaping Formation marine mudrocks in and around the eastern Sichuan Basin was investigated using field emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM)and low-pressure N2 adsorption experiments.The results indicate that the Upper Permian mudrock is at a mature stage with total organic carbon(TOC)values ranging between 0.47%and 12.3%.The Longtan mudrocks mainly contain vitrinite,and their mineral composition is primarily clay.In contrast,the Wujiaping mudrocks are dominated by sapropelinite and solid bitumen,and their mineral compositions are mainly quartz and a notably high amount of pyrite.The FE-SEM reveals that clay mineral pores and microcracks are the common pore types in the Longtan mudrocks.The specific surface area and pore volume depend on the clay content but are negatively correlated with the TOC.The generation of nanometer pores in the Longtan mudrocks is caused by high clay mineral contents.Meanwhile,the Wujiaping mudrock mainly contains OM pores,and the pore parameters are positively correlated with the TOC.The OM pore development exhibits remarkable differences in the Longtan and Wujiaping mudrocks,which might be related to their sedimentary facies and maceral fractions.Vitrinite and inertinite appear as discrete particles in these mudrocks and cannot generate pores during thermal maturation.Sapropelinite often contains many secondary pores,and solid bitumen with large particles,usually with several pores,is not the major contributor to the pore system of the investigated mudrock.

Sedimentary environment and major controlling factors of organic matter-rich shale from the Wufeng-Longmaxi formation in eastern Sichuan Basin,China

The major controlling factors of organic matter and its enrichment model of the black shale from the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation were explored by investigating the vertical variation characteristics,as well as major element and trace element abundances in the Wuxi Bailu section.The results show that the sedimentary tectonic setting of the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation in the north-east margin of the upper Yangtze platform is located on the active continental margin,which is a passive continental margin and continental island arc.The parent rock in the source area is mainly felsic volcanic rocks mixed with small amounts of sedimentary recycling materials.Due to increased plate activity and a drop in sea levels,terrigenous pyroclastic input increased.The palaeoclimate was semi-humid,and a robust dysoxic-reduction environment and a high level of palaeoproductivity,causing the formation of the organic-rich shale in the Wufeng Formation.At the base of the Longmaxi Formation,the sedimentary water body was affected by global transgression,showing a strong anoxic-reductive environment,and the paleoclimate was a warm and humid condition.The palaeoproductivity level was high,resulting in the formation of organic shale.Due to the sea level drop at the top of the Longmaxi Formation,the sedimentary water was in an oxic-reduced environment,but the input of terrigenous pyroclastic matter increased.Because the paleoclimate was warm and humid and the palaeoproductivity level was high,organic-rich shale was formed.The findings demonstrate that terrigenous clastic input circumstances,palaeoproductivity conditions,and paleo-redox conditions had the greatest influence on the enrichment of organic matter in the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation.Thus,organic matter enrichment was controlled by multiple paleoenvironmental factors.

Carbon isotopic composition of Early Triassic marine carbonates, Eastern Sichuan Basin, China

As the interval following the biggest Phanerozoic mass extinction at the end of Permian, the Early Triassic is characterized by an immature, poorly functioned ecosystem.The effects of these extreme environmental conditions can be mirrored by the changes in the δ13C record of marine carbonates.However, the details about the carbon isotopic composition and evolution of the Early Triassic seawater remain poorly understood.A dataset of new δ13C and δ18O values as well as selected major and trace element data (including concentrations of CaO, MgO, Mn, and Sr) was obtained from 113 marine carbonate samples collected in Eastern Sichuan Basin.The isotopic and elemental data are used to evaluate effects of thermochemical sulfate reduction on δ13C.The δ13C values of a few samples affected by thermochemical sulfate reduction were corrected.By combining carbonate δ13C results in our investigated sections, we constructed a composite curve of the Lower Triassic.The results reveal a δ13C anomaly of carbonate rocks throughout the Early Triassic, accompanied by some rapid jumps and falls, such as those from approximately -2‰ to the extremely high value of 8‰ within a period of about 5 Ma.The Early Triassic δ13C profile derived from Eastern Sichuan Basin shows a close correspondence with Guandao section in Guizhou Province, whereas it yields an excursion pattern differing from Chaohu section in Anhui Province of the Lower Yangtze region (with the δ13C value from the minimum around -6‰ to the maximum near 4‰).The higher δ13C values and the positive carbon isotope excursions in the Lower Triassic from Eastern Sichuan Basin were most likely a consequence of the principal environmental change that may include: (1) the barren land surface due to the absence of vegetation, (2) the loss of diverse marine invertebrate groups and marine carbonates, (3) the thriving of bacteria, algae and methanogenus in ocean ecosystems, and (4) the local effect of the repositories of isotopically light carbon occurred in the form of methane hydrates.This process ended at the Early-Middle Triassic boundary, which indicates that the biotic recovery started at the end of the Lower Triassic.The terrestrial vegetation and marine invertebrates, as the regulators for carbon cycle, are irreplaceable and demand strong protections.

Origin and source of CO_2 in natural gas from the eastern Sichuan Basin

The CO2 contents of natural gas from the eastern Sichuan Basin were mainly less than 2%, and they were generally large when the H2S contents were over 5%. The natural gas in the eastern Sichuan Basin showed high δ13C1 values uncorrelated with H2S contents, and the oil-associated gas generally displayed carbon isotopic reversal between methane and ethane, whereas the coal-derived gas samples displayed positive series. The δ13c values of CO2 in the natural gas could be divided into two types, one with low values （-24‰-12‰） and the other with high values （-8‰-4‰）. The natural gas had low R/Ra values and broad COj3He values distinct from the mantle-derived gas, and the CO2 was typical of crustal origin. Natural gas with high δ3Cco2 values is distributed in the north region of the eastern Sichuan Basin, and CO2 in H2S-poor and H2S-free reservoirs was mainly derived from the thermal decomposition of carbonate rocks under Permian magmatism and high heat flow, whereas CO2 in the gas reservoirs with high TSR extent was derived mainly from the dedolomitization of carbonate reservoirs under acidic formation water, and the CO2 of TSR origin generally entered into the secondary calcite. The CO2 in natural gas in the south-central region of the eastern Sichuan Basin, which had been rarely affected by the Emeishan mantle plume, displayed low δ13C values and was of organic origin. Though the natural gas in Wolonghe gas field had experienced TSR, the low reac- tion extent and weak acidity of formation water could hardly have resulted in the dedolomitization, and therefore CO2 in the natural gas was mainly of TSR origin with low δ13C values.

川东地区侏罗系大安寨段页岩储层特征及发育控制因素

为探究陆相页岩储层特征及页岩储集空间发育的控制因素,文中以四川盆地东部大安寨段页岩为例,基于页岩岩心的分析化验资料,对页岩储层孔隙发育控制因素进行了研究,明确了优势岩相及甜点储层特征。研究结果表明:1)川东地区大安寨段页岩岩相类型包括硅质页岩、混合质页岩以及黏土质页岩,其中黏土质页岩总有机碳质量分数最高,其次为混合质页岩。2)页岩孔隙类型以片状黏土矿物晶间孔与有机质孔为主,裂缝以页理缝为主。3)页岩储集空间的发育主要受矿物组分、成岩作用以及构造因素的共同控制。4)基于页岩生烃潜力与储集能力,认为混合质页岩为大安寨段的优势页岩岩相。大安寨段页岩甜点储层段主要分布于大二亚段a小层,主要为混合质页岩与介壳灰岩的薄夹层。

四川盆地东部地区二叠系茅口组孤立浅滩的发现及天然气勘探潜力

中二叠统茅口组长期以来一直是四川盆地天然气勘探的重点层系之一,茅口组天然气勘探开发先后以四川盆地南部地区岩溶缝洞型石灰岩储层和四川盆地中部地区滩相白云化储层为主要目的层系。为了寻找并落实茅口组下一个天然气勘探方向,在勘探程度相对较低的四川盆地东部(以下简称川东)地区开展了大量基础研究工作,在重新梳理地层格架的基础上,对茅口组沉积、储层及成藏条件进行了系统分析,指出了该区孤峰段硅质岩下茅二下亚段孤立浅滩的存在,最后明确了茅口组天然气的勘探潜力。研究结果表明:(1)川东地区在茅口组孤峰段事件性硅质岩沉积之前,宣汉—万州地区茅二下亚段发育碳酸盐岩孤立浅滩,面积可达6500 km^(2);(2)在宣汉—万州地区茅二下亚段发现了滩相基质孔储层,其中发育于茅二下亚段底部的孔隙型白云岩储层厚3~12 m,发育于茅二下亚段中上部的孔隙型石灰岩储层厚5~18 m;(3)川东地区茅口组滩相储层成藏条件优越,其中烃源岩主要为下伏上奥陶统五峰组—下志留统龙马溪组厚层页岩,且与烃源岩沟通的断裂发育,区域盖层主要为孤峰段硅质岩及吴家坪组海相泥岩、页岩,保存条件良好。结论认为,川东地区茅口组孤立浅滩的发现和良好的成藏组合条件,将进一步加快该区天然气勘探开发进程,茅口组大面积分布的高能浅滩有望成为下一个天然气勘探开发重要领域。

川东红星地区中上二叠统页岩气勘探成果及方向展望

基于构造、岩心、测井等资料,采用电镜扫描、低温N_(2)吸附实验、高压压汞实验、盆地模拟等手段,系统分析了川东红星地区中上二叠统页岩的沉积演化、储层特征及页岩气富集模式,明确了勘探有利区,总结了勘探成果及意义。研究结果表明:(1)红星地区中上二叠统的沉积演化表现为:栖霞组—茅口组三段为开阔台地相;茅四段底部为台地-陆棚相,相带变化快,茅四段顶部为斜坡-陆棚相,地层被剥蚀、南厚北薄;吴家坪组一段(吴一段)底部为海陆过渡滨岸沼泽-潟湖相,吴一段顶部为台地-斜坡-陆棚相,斜坡-陆棚相带分布范围小、相变快;吴二段为斜坡-陆棚相沉积,从早至晚依次受控于古气候、火山活动和古气候、火山活动,沉积中—晚期古生产力较高,TOC均值大于8.00%。(2)研究区茅四段及吴二段陆棚相区发育2套优质页岩,具有“高有机碳-高灰质”的特征,富有机质页岩厚度分别为19 m和25 m,孔隙类型以有机孔为主,结构以微孔和介孔为主;富碳凝灰岩薄夹层混合质页岩岩相、高碳凝灰岩薄夹层硅质页岩为优质岩相,孔隙度分别为6.27%和6.43%,TOC值分别为10.11%和9.35%,含气饱和度分别为92.59%和91.81%,脆性指数分别为55.24%和61.19%,是地质和工程的双“甜点”段。(3)研究区二叠系广泛发育的层状藻为主要有机质来源;在侏罗纪主排烃期,其构造稳定、二叠系烃源岩排烃较少,中侏罗纪—早白垩纪早期为主生气期,构造活动较弱,页岩气的保存条件好,现今已完成生气过程,处于成熟—过成熟阶段,Ro值约2.1%,勘探潜力巨大。(4)建南、龙驹坝、三星区块为有利勘探区,其中建南区块潜力最大;茅四段(3)小层及吴二段(3)小层为优质层系的靶窗层段。

四川盆地东部地区早侏罗世湖泊古水深恢复

[目的]川东地区下侏罗统湖泊—三角洲沉积具有较大的勘探潜力,但基础地质研究的滞后制约了勘探进程,古水深恢复对川东地区下侏罗统岩相古地理恢复及页岩油气勘探具有重要指导意义。[方法]根据岩石类型、沉积构造和古生物化石分布特征,结合Fe/Mn比值、(Al+Fe)(/Ca+Mg)比值及干酪根类型对川东地区自流井组和凉高山组古水深变化趋势进行分析,并采用La-Co法、TOC法及Th/U比值法对早侏罗世古水深进行定量恢复。[结果与结论]沉积构造及古生物分布特征表明早侏罗世川东地区中部长期处于湖盆低洼位置,Fe/Mn比值和(Al+Fe)(/Ca+Mg)比值的变化趋势反映研究区东北部和南部为近岸浅水区。La-Co法、TOC法及Th/U比值法古水深恢复结果存在一定差异,La-Co法恢复的古水深与沉积相存在较大矛盾,Th/U比值法对浅湖沉积区古水深恢复较为可靠、但在滨湖及半深湖沉积区可靠度较低,而基于TOC法的古水深恢复结果最为可靠、与沉积相吻合度最高。早侏罗世川东地区湖泊浪基面约15 m,TOC法古水深恢复结果表明川东地区下侏罗统半深湖广泛发育,早侏罗世湖泊最大水深约60 m,广安—万州一带广泛发育半深湖—深湖沉积,有利于有机质的富集和保存,是页岩油气勘探的有利位置。

川东红星地区二叠系茅口组页岩气勘探突破及富集主控因素

四川盆地二叠系页岩气具有良好的成藏条件和勘探潜力,继二叠系吴家坪组获得勘探突破后,将低勘探程度层系——茅口组“高灰”页岩气作为重要的勘探接替方向。利用HYM-1等井的岩心、测录井和分析化验资料,系统开展茅口组页岩气藏条件与富集特征的研究,认为茅口组四段一亚段页岩具有高碳、高灰、高孔隙度、高含气性、高杨氏模量、薄储层、多夹层的“五高一薄一多”的典型地质特征;与五峰组—龙马溪组等页岩相比,茅四段页岩碳酸盐矿物含量更高、黏土矿物含量更低,储集空间类型以有机质孔为主,无机孔较少,孔隙度平均4.27%,整体表现为高孔隙度;茅四段一亚段平均含气量为4.96m^(3)/t,具备较高的含气量。综合分析认为,富藻高碳页岩的发育、良好的储集能力和保存条件,以及页岩储层的可压裂性,是茅四段页岩气富集高产的主控因素。

四川盆地东部上石炭统黄龙组规模储层形成主控因素与发育模式

石炭系黄龙组是四川盆地东部地区(以下简称川东地区)重要的天然气产层之一,石炭系储层是控制气藏发育的关键因素。为了深入评价川东地区黄龙组储层,拓展勘探新领域,寻找接替区,在前人研究的基础上,应用大量钻井、岩心、露头和分析化验等资料,系统研究了黄龙组储层发育的主控因素和发育模式,并预测规模储层的展布。研究结果表明:(1)黄龙组储集岩主要为颗粒白云岩、角砾白云岩和晶粒白云岩,储集空间主要为晶间孔/晶间溶孔、粒间溶孔/粒内溶孔、溶洞和裂缝,颗粒滩为有利储集体,裂缝-溶蚀孔洞型储层质量好;(2)储层发育主要受乐山—龙女寺古隆起和开江古隆起、沉积作用及成岩作用的共同控制,古隆起控制颗粒滩分布和准同生期成岩作用,是规模成储的基础,准同生期白云石化作用、层间岩溶和风化壳岩溶作用的叠加是形成规模储层的关键,喜马拉雅构造运动产生大量构造裂缝,提高了储层的渗滤性和规模性;(3)一定厚度和较大面积的Ⅰ—Ⅲ类储层可形成规模储层区,对5个规模储层发育区进行了评价,已发现气藏主要分布在这5个区域的背斜构造部位。结论认为,川东地区石炭系仍有较大的天然气勘探开发潜力,向斜区发育大面积的规模储层,是下一步天然气增储上产的重要方向。

川东红星地区吴家坪组与焦石坝地区龙马溪组页岩储层差异性分析及意义

四川盆地东部红星地区二叠系吴家坪组发育一套黑色富硅富碳页岩储层,目前已成为该地区页岩气领域重要的增储上产阵地。该套页岩储层与焦石坝地区龙马溪组含气页岩段下部①—③小层在沉积环境、页岩品质及含气性等方面具有较好的相似性,主要表现在二者均具备富碳、富硅、高含气的特点,但在后期开发过程中,吴家坪组页岩气层开发效果明显差于焦石坝地区龙马溪组页岩气层。为此,分析了2套页岩储层品质、含气性等方面差异性特征及其主要控制因素。吴家坪组页岩储层矿物组成具有硅质矿物含量低、碳酸盐矿物含量高的特征,有机碳含量高但成烃母质和有机质类型较差;孔隙结构表现为有机质孔隙和层理缝发育程度较低以及孔隙尺度偏小的特征,储层物性及含气性较焦石坝地区龙马溪组页岩储层略差。对比分析认为,沉积背景和沉积作用的差异导致2套页岩储层在岩矿、层理、成烃母质类型等原生品质上存在差异,这是2套储层在物性和含气性方面存在差异的物质基础;后续的构造保存条件等宏观地质条件的差异,导致2套储层在孔隙类型、孔隙尺度、孔隙度及含气性等方面存在较明显的差异。此外,探讨了2套储层差异性特征对其开发效果的影响,并针对2套页岩储层的差异性提出了相应的开发工程工艺技术对策。

川东地区高陡构造带寒武系洗象池群天然气成藏条件

利用岩心、测井与地震资料,采用地震解释、平衡剖面以及包裹体检测等技术,恢复了川东地区高陡构造带的构造演化史,并对平桥、建南、梓里场构造的天然气来源、运聚与保存条件进行了分析。研究结果表明:(1)川东地区平桥断背斜圈闭东翼的单条逆断层使得下盘的龙马溪组烃源岩与上盘的洗象池群储层发生了侧向对接,天然气可穿过断裂带向上盘储层运移,具备较好的输导条件,且圈闭盖层未受到断裂作用破坏,保存条件良好,有利于天然气的聚集成藏。(2)建南断背斜圈闭翼部的多条平行的逆断层虽然实现了部分源-储对接,但是多条断层组合降低了其侧向输导能力,天然气未能大规模聚集。(3)梓里场断背斜圈闭的源-储配置与输导条件优良,但盖层的封盖能力较差,大多被断层破坏,钻探显示储层为水层。(4)川东地区高陡构造带寒武系洗象池群天然气聚集成藏的主控因素包括:断层或断层组合控制下的源-储配置、侧向输导条件以及盖层的封盖能力。

四川盆地东缘寒武系盐下油气勘探领域探讨

地球物理资料显示四川盆地东缘齐岳山附近寒武系高台组膏盐岩层下深部存在逆冲构造,其形成过程以及油气地质意义未见深入研究。笔者等综合四川盆地东部石柱地区线束三维和建南地区二维地震反射资料,并结合钻井资料以及区域地质研究成果,从构造继承性的角度探讨四川盆地震旦系灯影组台缘带类型,并分析了川东地区寒武系盐下油气圈闭特征。研究获得如下认识:①川东齐岳山北段构造变形强烈,普遍发育基底卷入构造,构造样式受青白口纪—南华纪裂谷与转换带构造位置的控制。②依据构造继承关系将盆内灯影组台缘带划分为德阳—安岳地区原生型台缘带、万源—达州地区继承型台缘带以及石柱地区继承—改造型台缘带。③依据青白口纪—南华纪裂谷的分布和后期构造作用影响大小,认为沿齐岳山向南至南川一带存在与石柱地区相似的灯影组继承—改造型台缘带,忠县、南川以西存在灯影组继承型台缘带。④研究区新元古界—下寒武统烃源岩、灯影组—龙王庙组滩相白云岩储层与寒武系膏盐岩层系构成完整的生储盖组合。⑤寒武系盐下基底逆冲可形成成排、成带的构造,与灯影组继承—改造型台缘带、龙王庙组滩相白云岩储层配置,形成断层相关的构造—岩性圈闭带,成为川东地区油气规模聚集有利区。研究认为四川盆地东部石柱地区震旦纪—早寒武世早期继承了青白口纪—南华纪裂谷构造特征,燕山期构造反转,高台组盐下形成基底卷入逆冲构造,具备生储盖等基本石油地质条件,具有重要的油气勘探现实意义。

川东地区中寒武统高台组蒸发岩特征和沉积模式

为明确川东地区中寒武统高台组蒸发岩特征与发育模式,综合野外观察、岩心描述、薄片鉴定、测井及地震资料,在对高台组蒸发岩的岩性及成因类型进行分析的基础上,讨论其沉积模式以及与油气的关系。研究结果表明:1)蒸发岩主要为含膏白云岩类、石膏岩和膏盐岩,存在清水和浑水两种蒸发岩岩性组合序列,蒸发岩厚度具有由西向东逐渐增厚的特点,沉积中心分别位于建深1井区—巫溪一线和太和1井区—石柱一线,蒸发岩盖层以“宽广圆环状”覆盖川东大部分地区;2)蒸发岩在干旱炎热的古环境、障壁滩形成的封闭环境、海水的周期性波动以及物源补给的共同作用下形成清水潟湖和浑水潟湖,即源控多潟湖成因环境;3)高台组蒸发岩厚度与龙王庙组储层的分布存在一定的负相关关系,即厚层蒸发岩控低含气储层,薄层蒸发岩控高含气储层;4)蒸发岩为盖层的储盖组合包括浑水潟湖成因的岩下储层和清水潟湖成因的岩间储层,薄层蒸发岩岩下储层含气规模较大,岩间储层的非均质性较强,厚度较薄,总体上呈中—低孔低渗的特征,研究区发育3个天然气有利勘探区带,分别位于北部、中部以及南部地区,是川东地区潜在的后备勘探领域。

四川盆地东部下寒武统筇竹寺组烃源岩评价

四川盆地下寒武统筇竹寺组含油气系统已获探明储量超过1.3×10^(13)m^(3),但川东地区经历30年勘探仍未取得实质性突破。为厘清川东地区筇竹寺组烃源岩生烃条件,对新近钻井楼探1井、五探1井、马深1井、焦石1井和城口剖面等开展有机地球化学综合研究。结果表明:马深1井筇竹寺组厚度为358 m,底部黑色泥岩厚度约130 m;向北至盆地外缘杨坝剖面筇竹寺组厚度增加,总厚约400 m,但下部泥岩,总有机碳含量(质量分数)TOC>0.5%,厚度减小到50 m;川东地区筇竹寺组厚度110~150 m,下部黑色泥岩厚度约60 m。川北马深1井—福成地区筇竹寺组平均TOC含量为3.39%~3.44%;川东楼探1井—城口地区平均TOC含量相对较小,为0.52%~2.58%。盆地周缘筇竹寺组剖面等效镜质体反射率(R_(o))在2.22%~2.53%,盆地内钻井R_(o)在2.57%~3.10%;受古埋深影响,热演化程度由盆地外向盆地内呈增加趋势。进一步结合黑色泥岩产烃率、原始有机碳恢复系数等相关参数,计算得到川东地区生气强度由盆地内向东北方向呈现增加趋势,鹰探1井—楼探1井区生气强度在(10~20)×10^(8)m^(3)/km^(2);生气强度最大地区为城口区域,其生气强度达60×10^(8)m^(3)/km^(2)。结合典型钻井埋深沉降热史模拟表明,筇竹寺组烃源岩于志留纪(430 Ma)开始大量生烃,到三叠纪(250 Ma)进入生气阶段。综合研究表明,川东地区巴中—南江与城口地区两个生烃中心为下寒武统筇竹寺组含油气系统最有利生烃富集带。

四川盆地东部下寒武统有效烃源岩与有利油气聚集区预测

为了评价四川盆地东部震旦系—下寒武统天然气勘探前景,在区域沉积--构造背景分析基础上,利用实测烃源岩总有机碳含量(TOC)、测井和二维地震数据,预测了下寒武统有效烃源岩;综合分析中三叠世末震旦系顶面古构造和下寒武统生烃中心分布,预测了有利油气聚集区。研究结果表明:晚震旦世至早寒武世强烈的沉积--构造分异导致在中上扬子地区形成台内断陷/裂陷槽、台内凹陷和台内凸起;四川盆地东部主要位于台内凸起,有效烃源岩厚度为50~150 m;习水—南川—石柱一带厚度小于30 m,有效烃源岩发育较差;平面上围绕四川盆地东部发育4个由裂陷槽和台内凹陷控制的烃源岩厚度中心及其对应的生烃中心,能够为震旦系—下寒武统提供充足的油气;四川盆地东部天然气勘探前景较好,川中古隆起及其围斜区是有利油气聚集区。