North slope transition zone of Songnan-Baodao sag in Qiongdongnan Basin and its control on medium and large gas fields,South China Sea

Based on analysis of newly collected 3D seismic and drilled well data,the geological structure and fault system of Baodao sag have been systematically examined to figure out characteristics of the transition fault terrace belt and its control on the formation of natural gas reservoirs.The research results show that the Baodao sag has the northern fault terrace belt,central depression belt and southern slope belt developed,among them,the northern fault terrace belt consists of multiple transition fault terrace belts such as Baodao B,A and C from west to east which control the source rocks,traps,reservoirs,oil and gas migration and hydrocarbon enrichment in the Baodao sag.The activity of the main fault of the transition belt in the sedimentary period of Yacheng Formation in the Early Oligocene controlled the hydrocarbon generation kitchen and hydrocarbon generation potential.From west to east,getting closer to the provenance,the transition belt increased in activity strength,thickness of source rock and scale of delta,and had multiple hydrocarbon generation depressions developed.The main fault had local compression under the background of tension and torsion,giving rise to composite traps under the background of large nose structure,and the Baodao A and Baodao C traps to the east are larger than Baodao B trap.Multiple fault terraces controlled the material source input from the uplift area to form large delta sand bodies,and the synthetic transition belt of the west and middle sections and the gentle slope of the east section of the F12 fault in the Baodao A transition belt controlled the input of two major material sources,giving rise to a number of delta lobes in the west and east branches.The large structural ridge formed under the control of the main fault close to the hydrocarbon generation center allows efficient migration and accumulation of oil and gas.The combination mode and active time of the main faults matched well with the natural gas charging period,resulting in the hydrocarbon gas enrichment.Baodao A transition belt is adjacent to Baodao 27,25 and 21 lows,where large braided river delta deposits supplied by Shenhu uplift provenance develop,and it is characterized by large structural ridges allowing high efficient hydrocarbon accumulation,parallel combination of main faults and early cessation of faulting activity,so it is a favorable area for hydrocarbon gas accumulation.Thick high-quality gas reservoirs have been revealed through drilling,leading to the discovery of the first large-scale gas field in Baodo 21-1 of Baodao sag.This discovery also confirms that the north transition zone of Songnan-Baodao sag has good reservoir forming conditions,and the transition fault terrace belt has great exploration potential eastward.

Ultrasonic Vibration Electrical Discharge Machining in Gas

A new method of ultrasonic vibration electrical discharge machining(UEDM) in gas is proposed in this paper. In UEDM in gas, the gap between tool electrode and workpiece is small(about 0.01mm), and the voltage between them is higher than EDM in liquid, so short circuit is easy to take place. It is very important for improving the MRR to avoid short circuit. Therefore, some measures have been taken, a rotation and a planetary motion are superimposed upon the tool electrode. During UEDM in gas, workpiece is vibrating with ultrasonic frequency, which can have the molten workpiece material ejected out from base body of workpiece without being reattached to it again, it is very useful to increase MRR. The electrode is formed to be thin-walled pipe, the high pressure gas is supplied through the internal hole and flow over the machining gap with a high velocity. It can enhance the removal of molten and evaporated workpiece material. The gas with a high velocity also cools and solidifies the removed material and prevents them from adhering onto the surface of the tool electrode. Furthermore, during the pulse interval, the gas with a high velocity blows off the plasma formed by the previous discharge and decreases the temperatures of the discharge spots on the tool electrode and the workpiece due to heat transfer, thus guaranteeing the recovery of the dielectric strength of the gap. The experiments were performed on an electrical discharge small hole machine DK730(made in China, modified by author). The worktable of the machine was especially designed to accept an ultrasonic vibration unit, and the clamp of the machine was designed to accept high pressure gas when it turning. 45# steel and copper were selected as workpiece and tool electrode respectively. Air and oxygen gas were selected as gas mediums. Five sets of experiments were carried out to show the effects of open voltage, pulse duration, wall thickness of pipe electrode, amplitude of ultrasonic vibration and gas medium on the MRR. Some observations of the roughness of the machined surface were also made. Experimental results show that electrical discharge machining with ultrasonic aid can be achieved well in gas medium. UEDM is a method with a high material removal rate(MRR). The greatest advantages of this technique are lower pollution and low electrode wear ratio.

Electron bunching in a Penning trap and accelerating process for CO_2 gas mixture active medium

In PASER （particle acceleration by stimulated emission of radiation）, in the presence of an active medium incorporated in a Penning trap, moving electrons can become bunched, and as they get enough energy, they escape the trap forming an optical injector. These bunched electrons can enter the next PASER section filled with the same active medium to be accelerated. In this paper, electron dynamics in the presence of a gas mixture active medium incorporated in a Penning trap is analyzed by developing an idealized 1D model. We evaluate the energy exchange occurring as the train of electrons traverses into the next PASER section. The results show that the oscillating electrons can be bunched at the resonant frequency of the active medium. The influence of the trapped time and population inversion are analyzed, showing that the longer the electrons are trapped, the more energy from the medium the accelerated electrons get, and with the increase of population inversion, the decelerated electrons are virtually unchanged but the accelerated electrons more than double their peak energy values. The simulation results show that the gas active medium needs a lower population inversion to bunch the electrons compared to a solid active medium, so the experimental conditions can easily be achieved.

Particle acceleration by stimulated emission of radiation in cylindrical waveguide

In particle acceleration by stimulated emission of radiation（PASER）, efficient interaction occurs when a train of micro-bunches has periodicity identical to the resonance frequency of the medium. Previous theoretical calculations based on the simplified model have only considered the energy exchange in the boundless condition.Under experimental conditions, however, the gas active medium must be guided by the metal waveguide. In this paper, we have developed a model of the energy exchange between a train of micro-bunches and a gas mixture active medium in a waveguide boundary for the first time, based on the theory of electromagnetic fields, and made detailed analysis and calculations with Math CAD. The results show that energy density can be optimized to a certain value to get the maximum energy exchange.