The genesis of a reservoir is a result of the combined action of deposition, diagenesis, tectonic reworking, and interaction of rock and fluid and the evolutionary environment. We discuss the genetic and evolution mec...The genesis of a reservoir is a result of the combined action of deposition, diagenesis, tectonic reworking, and interaction of rock and fluid and the evolutionary environment. We discuss the genetic and evolution mechanism of a low-permeability reservoir bed of the Xujiahe Formation in the western Sichuan Depression on the basis of the study of diagenesis, diagenetic reservoir facies and the diagenetic evolution sequence. The research indicated that this reservoir bed can be divided into five types of diagenetic reservoir facies, namely strong dissolution, chlorite-lined intergranular pores, compaction and pressure solution, carbonate cementation and secondary quartz increase. There are, however, just two diagenetic reservoir facies which provide low-permeability reservoir beds, namely strong dissolution and chlorite-lined intergranular pores. We also analyzed their diagenetic evolution sequences and the origin of the low-permeability reservoir bed. Besides, it was also indicated that the composition and structure of sandstones, types of sedimentary microfacies, diagenesis history as well as the tectonic reworking in later periods are the main factors controlling the formation of the low-permeability reservoir bed. The above- mentioned factors establish the foundation for the forecasting the distribution of high quality reservoir beds.展开更多
The prediction of“sweet spot”of multi-lithology composite tight oil and gas reservoirs within mixed siliciclastic-carbonate sequences is a hot topic in oil and gas exploration.There are mixed lacustrine carbonate-si...The prediction of“sweet spot”of multi-lithology composite tight oil and gas reservoirs within mixed siliciclastic-carbonate sequences is a hot topic in oil and gas exploration.There are mixed lacustrine carbonate-siliciclastic rocks in the Da'anzhai Member of Ziliujing Formation in the Eastern Slope of western Sichuan Depression.The reservoir lithology is complex,and the main factors controlling the development of high-quality reservoirs are yet to be known.Based on a large number of drilling,core and thin section observation,well log and seismic data,this paper systematically studies the characteristics and factors controlling the development of the mixed siliciclastic-carbonate reservoir.The results show that the reservoir is composed primarily of coquina,sandstone,breccia and shale in lithology,and its development is mainly controlled by sedimentary microfacies,diagenesis,tectonism(fracturing)and paleogeomorphology during the sedimentary period.The effective fractures in reservoirs of the low-energy shell shoal facies are well developed with relatively good physical properties.With the change of sedimentary microfacies from low-energy shoal to high-energy shoal to arenaceous shoal,the hy-drocarbon production capacity worsens step by step.Diagenesis,such as dissolution and fracturing,has a certain effect on reservoir physical properties.The palaeogeomorphic highs and slopes had well-developed fractures during the sedimentary period which are conducive to constructive dissolution,and thus they are favorable zones for reservoir development.The development of structural fractures further amplifies the influence of dissolution;thus the fracture zones are also favorable for the devel-opment of high-quality reservoirs.The favorable sedimentary facies zone and fracture development degree serve as the core factors for the formation of high-quality mixed reservoirs.The muddy limestone with certain dissolved pores and structural fractures deposited under the low-energy shell shoal setting is of relatively high-quality reservoir in the Da'anzhai Member.展开更多
Lower Silurian mud mounds of the Shinuilan Formation, located in the southern Sichuan Basin, China, have developed in open shelf settings in deeper water than shallow-water reef-bearing limestones that occur in the re...Lower Silurian mud mounds of the Shinuilan Formation, located in the southern Sichuan Basin, China, have developed in open shelf settings in deeper water than shallow-water reef-bearing limestones that occur in the region. An integration of the outcrop, drill data and seismic profiles show that contemporaneous faults have controlled the boundary and distribution of the sedimentary facies of Lower Silurian rocks in the southern Sichuan Basin. Mounds appear to have developed in the topographic lows formed by synsedimentary faulting, on the sheff of the Yangtze Platform. Average mound thickness is 20 m, maximum 35 m. Mounds are composed mainly of micrite, possibly microbially bound, and are overlain by shales. Mound tops are preferentially dolomitized, with the Mg^2+ source probably from the clay content of the mound-top carbonate. Microfacies analysis and reconstruction of the diagenetic history reveal that the mound tops have higher porosity, and are gas targets; in contrast, mound cores and limbs show pores filled by three generations of calcite cement, and therefore have a low gas potential.展开更多
Member 5 of the Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation(T_(3)X_(5))in central Sichuan Basin has made a breakthrough in exploration recently.However,this new stratum has not been investigated sufficiently with respect to basi...Member 5 of the Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation(T_(3)X_(5))in central Sichuan Basin has made a breakthrough in exploration recently.However,this new stratum has not been investigated sufficiently with respect to basic geology,making its types and distribution of sedimentary facies unclear,which severely restricts its subsequent exploration evaluation.In this study,types of sedimentary microfacies in the first sand group of T_(3)X_(5)(T_(3)X_(5)^(1))are clarified through core observation and logging interpretation using core,log and seismic data,and then distribution of sedimentary microfacies in T_(3)X_(5)^(1) is determined according to seismic waveform features and seismic prediction.The results show that T_(3)X_(5)^(1) in the Dongfengchang area is mainly composed of deltaic deposits of several microfacies,such as delta front underwater distributary channel,sheet sand,and interdistributary bay.On seismic sections,different microfacies are significantly different in waveform features,the underwater distributary channel is characterized by one trough between two peaks,while diversion bay exhibits chaotic reflections between T6 and T51.The sedimentary microfacies varied greatly during the depositional period of T_(3)X_(5)^(1) in the Dongfengchang area,this is because that the sediment supply was mainly controlled by the southwest and southeast provenance regions.Three superimposed underwater distributary channels are developed in the Dongfengchang area.The phase-1 superimposed underwater distributary channel in the northwest transition to sheet sand in the northeast,the phase-2 superimposed underwater distributary channel in the south extends shortly,the phase-3 superimposed underwater distributary channel in the northeast has a large development scale.These research findings are helpful to guide the subsequent exploration of T_(3)X_(5) gas reservoir and also theoretically significant for investigating the depositional evolution of the Xujiahe Formation in central Sichuan Basin.展开更多
The Upper Triassic Xujiahe (须家河) Formation in the Sichuan (四川) Basin, Southwest China is distinctive for the basin-scale sand deposition. This relatively rare sedimentary phenomenon has not been well interpre...The Upper Triassic Xujiahe (须家河) Formation in the Sichuan (四川) Basin, Southwest China is distinctive for the basin-scale sand deposition. This relatively rare sedimentary phenomenon has not been well interpreted. Here we addressed this issue by discussing sedimentary framework and conceptual model. Analysis of sedimentary setting implied that the basin received transgression during the deposition. It had multiple provenance supplies and river networks, as being surrounded by old- lands in multiple directions including the north, east and south. Thus, the basin was generally charac-terized by coastal and widely open and shallow lacustrine deposition during the Late Triassic Xujiahe period. This is similar to the modern well-known Poyang (鄱阳) Lake. Therefore, we investigated the framework and conceptual model of the Sichuan Basin during the Xujiahe period with an analogue to the Poyang Lake. Results show that the conceptual model of the deposition can be divided into transgressive and regressive stages. The first, third and fifth mem- bers of the formation are in transgressive stage and the deposits are dominated by shore and shallow lacustrine mud. In contrast, the deposition is mainly of braided river channel sand deposits during the regressive stage, mainly including the second, fourth and sixth members of the formation. The sand deposited in almost the entire basin because of the lateral migration and forward moving of the cross networks of the braided rivers. The multiple alternations of short and rapid transgression and relatively long regression are beneficial to the basin-scale sand deposition. Thus, the main channel of the braided river and its extensional areas are favorable for the development of hydrocarbon reservoir. This provides practical significance to the reservoir evaluation and exploration. In addition, the results also justify the relatively distinctive sedimentary phenomenon in the study area and may also have im- plications for understanding the large-scale sand deposition elsewhere.展开更多
Mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sedimentation is common in the Upper Permian-Lower Tri-assic in the western Sichuan(四川) basin.The extensional movement was strong in the Late Permian,resulting in differential uplifti...Mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sedimentation is common in the Upper Permian-Lower Tri-assic in the western Sichuan(四川) basin.The extensional movement was strong in the Late Permian,resulting in differential uplifting of fault blocks.During this period,there was an extensive retrogres-sion.The Kangdian(康滇) ancient land progressive uplifted and enlarged,forming the major prove-nance of terrigenous clastics.In Changxingian age,mixed terrigenous-carbonate sedimentation was dis-tributed in the area between Dafeishui(大飞水)-well Dashen(大深)-1-well Shoubao(寿保)-1 and Beichuan(北川)-well Guanji(关基).The terrigenous clastics sourced from Kangdian ancient land input into the relatively shallow water,resulting in an extensive limited platform-mixing tidal flat where moderate-thick laminated grey limestone,thin muddy limestone and purplish red sandy shale were de-posited.The tectonic framework in Feixianguanian(飞仙关) stage was inherited from the Chang-xingian stage.The hybrid sedimentation was limited to the south of Dujiangyan(都江堰)-Xindu(新都).In Jialingjiangian(嘉陵江) stage,the palaeogeographic features were also unchanged and two complete transgression-retrogression cycles also occurred.The mixing tidal flat was distributed to the west of Baoxing(保兴)-Ya'an(雅安)-Hongya(洪雅)-Leshan(乐山),where purplish red sandstone with thin limestone and shale interbeds and grey-dark grey silty mudstone with limestone were deposited.The carbonates in the mixed facies tract have few primary pores preserved and poorly-developed secondary pores due to the relatively high content of terrigenous clastics,strong compaction and weak dissolution.Therefore,they are unfavorable for the development of effective reservoirs.展开更多
文摘The genesis of a reservoir is a result of the combined action of deposition, diagenesis, tectonic reworking, and interaction of rock and fluid and the evolutionary environment. We discuss the genetic and evolution mechanism of a low-permeability reservoir bed of the Xujiahe Formation in the western Sichuan Depression on the basis of the study of diagenesis, diagenetic reservoir facies and the diagenetic evolution sequence. The research indicated that this reservoir bed can be divided into five types of diagenetic reservoir facies, namely strong dissolution, chlorite-lined intergranular pores, compaction and pressure solution, carbonate cementation and secondary quartz increase. There are, however, just two diagenetic reservoir facies which provide low-permeability reservoir beds, namely strong dissolution and chlorite-lined intergranular pores. We also analyzed their diagenetic evolution sequences and the origin of the low-permeability reservoir bed. Besides, it was also indicated that the composition and structure of sandstones, types of sedimentary microfacies, diagenesis history as well as the tectonic reworking in later periods are the main factors controlling the formation of the low-permeability reservoir bed. The above- mentioned factors establish the foundation for the forecasting the distribution of high quality reservoir beds.
基金This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41572130)the National Science and Technology Major Project of China(2017ZX05035001-007).
文摘The prediction of“sweet spot”of multi-lithology composite tight oil and gas reservoirs within mixed siliciclastic-carbonate sequences is a hot topic in oil and gas exploration.There are mixed lacustrine carbonate-siliciclastic rocks in the Da'anzhai Member of Ziliujing Formation in the Eastern Slope of western Sichuan Depression.The reservoir lithology is complex,and the main factors controlling the development of high-quality reservoirs are yet to be known.Based on a large number of drilling,core and thin section observation,well log and seismic data,this paper systematically studies the characteristics and factors controlling the development of the mixed siliciclastic-carbonate reservoir.The results show that the reservoir is composed primarily of coquina,sandstone,breccia and shale in lithology,and its development is mainly controlled by sedimentary microfacies,diagenesis,tectonism(fracturing)and paleogeomorphology during the sedimentary period.The effective fractures in reservoirs of the low-energy shell shoal facies are well developed with relatively good physical properties.With the change of sedimentary microfacies from low-energy shoal to high-energy shoal to arenaceous shoal,the hy-drocarbon production capacity worsens step by step.Diagenesis,such as dissolution and fracturing,has a certain effect on reservoir physical properties.The palaeogeomorphic highs and slopes had well-developed fractures during the sedimentary period which are conducive to constructive dissolution,and thus they are favorable zones for reservoir development.The development of structural fractures further amplifies the influence of dissolution;thus the fracture zones are also favorable for the devel-opment of high-quality reservoirs.The favorable sedimentary facies zone and fracture development degree serve as the core factors for the formation of high-quality mixed reservoirs.The muddy limestone with certain dissolved pores and structural fractures deposited under the low-energy shell shoal setting is of relatively high-quality reservoir in the Da'anzhai Member.
文摘Lower Silurian mud mounds of the Shinuilan Formation, located in the southern Sichuan Basin, China, have developed in open shelf settings in deeper water than shallow-water reef-bearing limestones that occur in the region. An integration of the outcrop, drill data and seismic profiles show that contemporaneous faults have controlled the boundary and distribution of the sedimentary facies of Lower Silurian rocks in the southern Sichuan Basin. Mounds appear to have developed in the topographic lows formed by synsedimentary faulting, on the sheff of the Yangtze Platform. Average mound thickness is 20 m, maximum 35 m. Mounds are composed mainly of micrite, possibly microbially bound, and are overlain by shales. Mound tops are preferentially dolomitized, with the Mg^2+ source probably from the clay content of the mound-top carbonate. Microfacies analysis and reconstruction of the diagenetic history reveal that the mound tops have higher porosity, and are gas targets; in contrast, mound cores and limbs show pores filled by three generations of calcite cement, and therefore have a low gas potential.
基金supported by the Sinopec Scientific Research Projects"Exploration potential and target evaluation of Xujiahe Formation in northeastern Sichuan Basin" (No.P23130)"Sweetspot evaluation and prediction in Xujiahe Formation in Puguang oilfield" (No.P23201).
文摘Member 5 of the Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation(T_(3)X_(5))in central Sichuan Basin has made a breakthrough in exploration recently.However,this new stratum has not been investigated sufficiently with respect to basic geology,making its types and distribution of sedimentary facies unclear,which severely restricts its subsequent exploration evaluation.In this study,types of sedimentary microfacies in the first sand group of T_(3)X_(5)(T_(3)X_(5)^(1))are clarified through core observation and logging interpretation using core,log and seismic data,and then distribution of sedimentary microfacies in T_(3)X_(5)^(1) is determined according to seismic waveform features and seismic prediction.The results show that T_(3)X_(5)^(1) in the Dongfengchang area is mainly composed of deltaic deposits of several microfacies,such as delta front underwater distributary channel,sheet sand,and interdistributary bay.On seismic sections,different microfacies are significantly different in waveform features,the underwater distributary channel is characterized by one trough between two peaks,while diversion bay exhibits chaotic reflections between T6 and T51.The sedimentary microfacies varied greatly during the depositional period of T_(3)X_(5)^(1) in the Dongfengchang area,this is because that the sediment supply was mainly controlled by the southwest and southeast provenance regions.Three superimposed underwater distributary channels are developed in the Dongfengchang area.The phase-1 superimposed underwater distributary channel in the northwest transition to sheet sand in the northeast,the phase-2 superimposed underwater distributary channel in the south extends shortly,the phase-3 superimposed underwater distributary channel in the northeast has a large development scale.These research findings are helpful to guide the subsequent exploration of T_(3)X_(5) gas reservoir and also theoretically significant for investigating the depositional evolution of the Xujiahe Formation in central Sichuan Basin.
基金supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program(No.2012CB 214803)the China's National Science & Technology Special Project (No.2011ZX05004-005-03)+1 种基金the PetroChina Youth Innovation Foundation(No.2011D-5006-0105)the Key Subject Construction Project of Sichuan Province,China(No.SZD0414)
文摘The Upper Triassic Xujiahe (须家河) Formation in the Sichuan (四川) Basin, Southwest China is distinctive for the basin-scale sand deposition. This relatively rare sedimentary phenomenon has not been well interpreted. Here we addressed this issue by discussing sedimentary framework and conceptual model. Analysis of sedimentary setting implied that the basin received transgression during the deposition. It had multiple provenance supplies and river networks, as being surrounded by old- lands in multiple directions including the north, east and south. Thus, the basin was generally charac-terized by coastal and widely open and shallow lacustrine deposition during the Late Triassic Xujiahe period. This is similar to the modern well-known Poyang (鄱阳) Lake. Therefore, we investigated the framework and conceptual model of the Sichuan Basin during the Xujiahe period with an analogue to the Poyang Lake. Results show that the conceptual model of the deposition can be divided into transgressive and regressive stages. The first, third and fifth mem- bers of the formation are in transgressive stage and the deposits are dominated by shore and shallow lacustrine mud. In contrast, the deposition is mainly of braided river channel sand deposits during the regressive stage, mainly including the second, fourth and sixth members of the formation. The sand deposited in almost the entire basin because of the lateral migration and forward moving of the cross networks of the braided rivers. The multiple alternations of short and rapid transgression and relatively long regression are beneficial to the basin-scale sand deposition. Thus, the main channel of the braided river and its extensional areas are favorable for the development of hydrocarbon reservoir. This provides practical significance to the reservoir evaluation and exploration. In addition, the results also justify the relatively distinctive sedimentary phenomenon in the study area and may also have im- plications for understanding the large-scale sand deposition elsewhere.
基金supported by the National Major Basic Research and Development Project (No. 2005CB422100) and the project of SINOPEC
文摘Mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sedimentation is common in the Upper Permian-Lower Tri-assic in the western Sichuan(四川) basin.The extensional movement was strong in the Late Permian,resulting in differential uplifting of fault blocks.During this period,there was an extensive retrogres-sion.The Kangdian(康滇) ancient land progressive uplifted and enlarged,forming the major prove-nance of terrigenous clastics.In Changxingian age,mixed terrigenous-carbonate sedimentation was dis-tributed in the area between Dafeishui(大飞水)-well Dashen(大深)-1-well Shoubao(寿保)-1 and Beichuan(北川)-well Guanji(关基).The terrigenous clastics sourced from Kangdian ancient land input into the relatively shallow water,resulting in an extensive limited platform-mixing tidal flat where moderate-thick laminated grey limestone,thin muddy limestone and purplish red sandy shale were de-posited.The tectonic framework in Feixianguanian(飞仙关) stage was inherited from the Chang-xingian stage.The hybrid sedimentation was limited to the south of Dujiangyan(都江堰)-Xindu(新都).In Jialingjiangian(嘉陵江) stage,the palaeogeographic features were also unchanged and two complete transgression-retrogression cycles also occurred.The mixing tidal flat was distributed to the west of Baoxing(保兴)-Ya'an(雅安)-Hongya(洪雅)-Leshan(乐山),where purplish red sandstone with thin limestone and shale interbeds and grey-dark grey silty mudstone with limestone were deposited.The carbonates in the mixed facies tract have few primary pores preserved and poorly-developed secondary pores due to the relatively high content of terrigenous clastics,strong compaction and weak dissolution.Therefore,they are unfavorable for the development of effective reservoirs.