Logging evaluation of deep multi-type unconventional gas reservoirs in the Songliao basin,northeast China:Implications from continental scientific drilling

Multi-type unconventional gas-bearing reservoirs with different lithologies and gas accumulation potential occur in the deep part of the Songliao basin.However,the reservoirs are non-homogeneous,the gas components differ substantially,and not all types of gas-bearing reservoirs have been identified or evaluated.The International Continental Scientific Drilling Program(ICDP)is used as an example to conduct qualitative and quantitative evaluations of deep multi-type unconventional gas-bearing reservoirs using conventional and specialized logging data.The core test data are used to determine the physical properties.The porosity and permeability are compared and analyzed using different methods and models.The results show that the reservoirs have low to ultra-low porosity and ultra-low permeability.Based on the comparison of the rock mechanical parameters and mineral composition,brittleness evaluation parameters are proposed for different types of deep reservoirs in the study region.The mineral brittleness index is highly consistent with the brittleness index based on rock mechanics.An identification method for deep multi-type gas-bearing reservoir and a classification approach for different gas properties are established based on the logging response and parameter interpretation.The methane gas reservoirs have low density(DEN)and low compensated neutron logging(CNL)values and high acoustic(AC)time difference and high resistivity(RT)values.The CO_(2)gas reservoirs have lower RT values and higher CNL values than the hydrocarbon gas reservoirs.The comprehensive analysis of deep gas source rock conditions and of the source-reservoir relationship provides insights for the evaluation of deep multi-type unconventional gas reservoirs.The discovery of high hydrogen content is of significant importance for developing new areas for deep natural gas exploration.

Automatic fracture–vug identification and extraction from electric imaging logging data based on path morphology

We present a path morphology method to separate total rock pore space into matrix, fractures and vugs and derive their pore structure spectrum. Thus, we can achieve fine pore evaluation in fracture–vug reservoirs based on electric imaging logging data. We automatically identify and extract fracture–vug information from the electric imaging images by adopting a path morphological operator that remains flexible enough to fit rectilinear and slightly curved structures because they are independent of the structuring element shape. The Otsu method was used to extract fracture–vug information from the background noise caused by the matrix. To accommodate the differences in scale and form of the different target regions,including fracture and vug path, operators with different lengths were selected for their recognition and extraction at the corresponding scale. Polynomial and elliptic functions are used to fit the extracted fractures and vugs, respectively, and the fracture–vug parameters are deduced from the fitted edge. Finally, test examples of numerical simulation data and several measured well data have been provided for the verification of the effectiveness and adaptability of the path morphology method in the application of electric imaging logging data processing. This also provides algorithm support for the fine evaluation of fracture–vug reservoirs.

Factors Controlling Hydrocarbon Accumulation in Jurassic Reservoirs in the Southwest Ordos Basin, NW China

The sedimentary, paleogeomorphological and reservoir characteristics of the Jurassic Yan’an Formation in the southwestern Ordos Basin, northwestern China, were studied by means of casting thin sections, scanning electron microscopy, inclusion analysis and identification of low-amplitude structures. A model for reservoir formation is established, and the controlling effects of sedimentary facies, paleotopography, low-amplitude structures and formation water on oil reservoirs are revealed. There are significant differences in the sedimentary characteristics, structural morphology and paleowater characteristics between the reservoirs above the Yan 10 Member and those in the Yan 9 to Yan 7 Members. The Yan 10 Member contains fluvial sediments, whereas the Yan 9 to Yan 7 members contain delta-plain anastomosing-river deposits. The distribution of high-permeability reservoir is controlled by pre-Jurassic paleogeomorphology and sedimentary facies. Some of these facies exhibit high porosity and high permeability in a lowpermeability background. The main hydrocarbon accumulation period was the late Early Cretaceous, filling was continuous, and the charging strength altered from weak to strong and then from strong to weak. The Yan 10 reservoir is mainly controlled by the paleogeomorphology: hydrocarbons migrated upward at a high speed through the unconformity surface, and accumulated in the favorable traps formed by paleogeomorphic structural units, such as gentle slopes or channel island. Furthermore, groundwater alternation in these areas was relatively stagnant, providing good reservoir preservation conditions. The reservoirs in the Yan 9 and higher members are controlled by the sedimentary facies, lowamplitude structure and paleowater characteristics. Hydrocarbons migrated through the three-dimensional delivery system, influenced by favorable sedimentary facies and high-salinity groundwater, then accumulated in the favorable low-amplitude structural traps that formed during the hydrocarbon production period.

Design of a downlink algorithm for rotary steering(logging while drilling)systems

For logging while drilling(LWD)systems,it is necessary to adjust the working state of the downhole tools in real-time according to different operating conditions.In this paper,on the basis of the characteristics of LWD systems,a mud pressure-apperceived downlink system was examined.For the design of this system,a signal acquisition and processing board was created based on a piezoelectric ceramic sensor to acquire the mud pressure signal.The error sources of the downlink command sending process were analyzed,and an error accumulation compensation processing algorithm was proposed to improve the recognition success rate of the downhole system.Moreover,to reduce noise interference on the characteristics of the mud impulse signal,a fi ltering algorithm was proposed based on the empirical mode decomposition method,and the success rate of instruction issuance was determined by identifying feedback instructions.Field tests were conducted to further improve the system,the results of which suggested that the system had good mud adaptability,high recognition success rate,and a certain application value.

The Effect of the Sinking of Isotope Grains in Water Injection Profile Logging

In the process of oil field exploitation, radioactive isotope tracer water injection profile logging is a main method to determine the water-intake capacity of the target intervals. For those general water injection wells, whose perforated intervals are beyond the tubing shoe, the sinking speed of isotope grains is related to the density and salinity of the injection water and the tubing dimension. We studied the motion of the isotope grains in the water injection wells by both theoretical calculation and field experiment. The result shows that if the water injection quantity is over 20 m＆3/d, and the density of the isotope grains, whose diameter is 100-600 μm, is 1.06 g/cm^3, then the logging technique for this kind of water injection wells will be appropriate. Whether water injection profile logging is successful in the well, whose perforated intervals are beyond the tubing shoe, depends on the sinking speed of the tracer grains.

Logging response characteristics and formation process of flushed zone in the Orinoco heavy oil belt, Venezuela

The origins and logging responses of flushed zones in some blocks of Orinoco heavy oil belt, Venezuela are still unclear. To solve this issue, we examined the conventional logging, nuclear magnetic resonance logging, fluid viscosity, core analysis and oil field production data comprehensively to find out the logging responses and origins of the flushed zones. The results show that the main reason for the formation of flushed zone is surface water invasion, which leads to crude oil densification. The crude oil densification produces asphalt membrane(asphalt crust) which wraps up free water, causing special logging responses of the flushed zones. According to the different logging responses, we classified the flushed zones into two types and analyzed the formation processes of the two types of flushed zones. According to the characteristics of logging curves after water flush, we confirmed that the water flush began earlier than the reservoir accumulation.

Lower Es3 in Zhanhua Sag, Jiyang Depression： a case study for lithofacies classification in lacustrine mud shale

湖相页岩油气重点关注富含Ⅰ或Ⅱ_1型有机质纹层状灰质岩相,因此,泥页岩岩相划分除了应考虑矿物组分、层理构造之外,还应特别重视有机质类型及丰度的差异。以济阳坳陷沾化凹陷沙三下亚段(Es_3~下)湖相泥页岩为例,综合利用岩心描述、薄片、电镜、核磁及测井等资料进行岩相类型划分、特征分析及识别方法研究。首先,从层理构造、岩性角度区分泥页岩岩相,并考虑将有机质信息融入到岩相分类中,提出了"构造+岩性+有机质"三重信息结合的湖相泥页岩岩相划分方案。然后,针对岩相三重信息分别进行识别研究,利用测井变量最优滤波分析获得的敏感测井数据三维交会可提高岩性识别精度,同时鉴于曲线分形对层理构造有较好的指示,将敏感无铀伽马曲线分形维数作为交会变量,优化了岩相构造识别方法。最后,通过测井反演的有机碳含量(TOC)、热解烃(S_2)地化参数,进一步可得到氢指数(HI),借助氢指数-最大热解峰温度(HI-T_(max))图版能够识别不同岩相中的有机质类型。由此综合建立的湖相泥页岩岩相测井精细分析方法,能够准确地提取泥页岩岩相中构造、岩性、有机质三种信息,为在连续井筒中识别有效页岩储层与寻找油气甜点提供了依据。

Log identification method in complex sand reservoirs

In order to obtain effective parameters for complex sand reservoirs,a log evaluation method for relevant reservoir parameters is established based on an analysis in the gas-bearing sandstone with high porosity and low permeability,low porosity and permeability and on various characteristics of log responses to reservoir lithologies and physical properties in the Neopleozoic sand reservoir of the Ordos basin.This log evaluation method covers the Cook method that is used to evaluate the porosity and oiliness in high porosity and low permeability reservoirs and another method in which the mineral content,derived from geochemical logs,is used to identify formation lithologies.Some areas have high calcium and low silt content,not uniformly distributed,the results of which show up in the complex formation lithologies and conventional log responses with great deviation.The reliability of the method is verified by comparison with conventional log data and core analyses.The calculation results coincide with the core analytical data and gas tests,which indicate that this log evaluation method is available,provides novel ideas for study of similar complex reservoir lithologies and has some reference value.

鄂尔多斯盆地三叠系延长组长73砂层组高自然伽马砂岩的发现及其预测（英文）

鄂尔多斯盆地上三叠统延长组长73砂层组大规模发育自然伽马测井值大于180API、浊流沉积的粉砂级-细砂级高自然伽马砂岩,由于长期以来自然伽马等常规测井系列将其识别为“油页岩等优质烃源岩”,为此开展了其分布预测研究。通过盆地长73砂层组沉积特征、岩性特征、测井特征以及高自然伽马砂岩高放射性成因的分析,认为深部热水活动携带的 Th、U等放射性元素可能形成了长73砂层组平面上放射性相对高值区且相对高值区内高自然伽马砂岩常大量发育,导致长73砂层组本应在平面上具有连续形态的浊流沉积砂体,而在根据自然伽马等常规测井系列识别上呈现出“平面上不连续的形态”,但可根据“平面上不连续的浊流沉积砂体形态”预测出浊流沉积砂体平面上可能具有的连续形态,显然平面上预测出的连续砂体形态部位为高自然伽马砂岩大量发育区。勘探开发实践表明,上述方法对长73砂层组高自然伽马砂岩的预测快速有效。

An unsupervised clustering method for nuclear magnetic resonance transverse relaxation spectrums based on the Gaussian mixture model and its application

To make the quantitative results of nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) transverse relaxation(T;) spectrums reflect the type and pore structure of reservoir more directly, an unsupervised clustering method was developed to obtain the quantitative pore structure information from the NMR T;spectrums based on the Gaussian mixture model(GMM). Firstly, We conducted the principal component analysis on T;spectrums in order to reduce the dimension data and the dependence of the original variables. Secondly, the dimension-reduced data was fitted using the GMM probability density function, and the model parameters and optimal clustering numbers were obtained according to the expectation-maximization algorithm and the change of the Akaike information criterion. Finally, the T;spectrum features and pore structure types of different clustering groups were analyzed and compared with T;geometric mean and T;arithmetic mean. The effectiveness of the algorithm has been verified by numerical simulation and field NMR logging data. The research shows that the clustering results based on GMM method have good correlations with the shape and distribution of the T;spectrum, pore structure, and petroleum productivity, providing a new means for quantitative identification of pore structure, reservoir grading, and oil and gas productivity evaluation.

鄂尔多斯盆地上三叠统延长组长7段泥级凝灰质岩的发现及识别

在鄂尔多斯盆地上三叠统延长组长73亚段中,发现一些能肉眼观察到的"泥级泥岩"(如泥级黑色泥岩、泥级油页岩等),实际为富含黑色石油、沥青质等黑色有机质并具有较强生烃能力的泥级凝灰岩、泥级沉凝灰岩、泥级凝灰质沉积岩等泥级凝灰质岩,可定义为泥级凝灰质烃源岩。泥级凝灰质岩的识别对长7段页岩油的勘探开发具有重要意义。通过钻井取心及野外露头剖面观察,电子探针薄片的显微镜镜下观察,全岩主量元素、微量元素、稀土元素等无机地球化学分析,认为富含黑色石油、沥青质等黑色有机质的泥级凝灰质岩,特别是泥级凝灰岩主要具有以下识别标志:仅少量黑色有机质覆盖的部位主要呈灰白色、土黄褐色和紫灰色,斑脱岩化作用强烈时颜色杂乱;脱玻化-重结晶作用强烈时,生成大量呈片状定向分布的铝硅酸盐矿物,在电子探针薄片的偏光显微镜正交光下插入石膏试板、旋转载物台,干涉色整体呈现最低干涉色一级黄、最高干涉色二级蓝绿的规律变化;在Ti O2-Si O2图解上落在火成岩范围,微量元素和稀土元素蜘蛛图特征大体相似,反映同源特征。结果表明,鄂尔多斯盆地上三叠统延长组长73亚段可能发育很多泥级凝灰质岩。

A decomposition method of nuclear magnetic resonance T2 spectrum for identifying fluid properties

Based on analysis of NMR T2 spectral characteristics,a new method for identifying fluid properties by decomposing T2 spectrum through signal analysis has been proposed.Because T2 spectrum satisfies lognormal distribution on transverse relaxation time axis,the T2 spectrum can be decomposed into 2 to 5 independent component spectra by fitting the T2 spectrum with Gauss functions.By analyzing the free relaxation response characteristics of crude oil and formation water,the dynamic response characteristics of the core mutual drive between oil and water,the petrophysical significance of each component spectrum is clarified.T2 spectrum can be decomposed into clay bound water component spectrum,capillary bound fluid component spectrum,micropores fluid component spectrum and macropores fluid component spectrum.According to the nature of crude oil in the target area,the distribution range of T2 component spectral peaks of oil-bearing reservoir is 165-500 ms on T2 time axis.This range can be used to accurately identify fluid properties.This method has high adaptability in identifying complex oil and water layers in low porosity and permeability reservoirs.

Research into the inversion of the induced polarization relaxation time spectrum based on the uniform amplitude sampling method

The induced polarization relaxation time spectrum（RTS） reflects the distribution of rock pore size,which is a key factor in estimating the oil or water storage capacity of strata.However,as the data acquisition and transmission abilities of well logging instruments are much limited due to the underground environment,it is necessary to explore suitable sampling methods which can be used to obtain an accurate RST with less sampling data.This paper presents a uniform amplitude sampling method（UASM）,and compares it with the conventional uniform time sampling method（UTSM） and logarithm time sampling method（LTSM） in terms of the adaptability to different strata,RTS inversion accuracy,and stratum vertical resolution.Numerical simulation results show that the UASM can obtain high inversion accuracy of RTS with different kinds of pore size distribution formation,with high dynamic ranges of pore size,and with a small number of sampling points.The UASM,being able to adapt to the attenuation speed of polarization curve automatically,thus has the highest vertical resolution.The inversion results of rock samples also show that the UASM is superior to the UTSM and LTSM.

Ultrasonic tomography and its applications in oilfield

UTT (Ultrasonic Tomography Tool) is widely used in the oil industry and can be used to inspect corrosion, casing wall damage, casing breakoff, and casing distortion in the well borehole with the maximum environment temperature being 125 °C, and the pressure being 60 MPa. UTT consists of tool head, upper centralization, electronic section, lower centralization, transmitters, and receivers. Its outer diameter is 4.6 cm and length is 320 cm. The measured casing diameter ranges from 60 mm to 254 mm. The tomography resolution is 512×512. The borehole measurement accuracy is 2 mm. It can supply 3D pipe tomography, including horizontal and vertical profile. This paper introduces its specification, measurement principle, and applications in oilfield.

Comparison of Experiment and Simulation of the triple GEM-Based Fast Neutron Detector

A detector for fast neutrons based on a 10 × 10 cm^2 triple gas electron multiplier （GEM） device is developed and tested. A neutron converter, which is a high density polyethylene （HDPE） layer, is combined with the triple GEM detector cathode and placed inside the detector, in the path of the incident neutrons. The detector is tested by obtaining the energy deposition spectrum with an Am Be neutron source in the Institute of Modern Physics （IMP） at Lanzhou. In the present work we report the results of the tests and compare them with those of simulations. The transport of fast neutrons and their interactions with the different materials in the detector are simulated with the GEANT4 code, to understand the experimental results. The detector displays a clear response to the incident fast neutrons. However, an unexpected disagreement in the energy dependence of the response between the simulated and measured spectra is observed. The neutron sources used in our simulation include deuterium-tritium （DT, 14 MeV）, deuterium-deuterium （DD, 2.45 MeV）, and Am Be sources. The simulation results also show that among the secondary particles generated by the incident neutron, the main contributions to the total energy deposition are from recoil protons induced in hydrogen-rich HDPE or Kapton （GEM material）, and activation photons induced by neutron interaction with Ar atoms. Their contributions account for 90% of the total energy deposition. In addition, the dependence of neutron deposited energy spectrum on the composition of the gas mixture is presented.

Adhere to the Mission of Protecting National Energy Security

Li Peng,an excellent first-line manager,is the deputy security director of Changqing Branch of China Petroleum Logging Co.,Ltd.He was awarded the National May 1st Labour Medal in 2013,participated in five scientific research projects,and obtained one authorised national utility model patent.

Integral equation of relationship on the apparent conductivity and true conductivity in induction logging

This paper investigates the relation between the induced electromotive force measured by induction logging tool and the apparent conductivity, and the relation between the apparent conductivity and the formation true conductivity. Assuming the conductivity in Green's function to be the function of the field point coordinate, the apparent conductivity expression of electric-field intensity is derived using Green's formula, and the integral equation has been established representing the relationship of the apparent conductivity with the true conductivity under this condition. The integral equation is analyzed and then leads to the conclusion that the equivalent conductivity is the apparent conductivity and the values of the apparent conductivity function contain the true conductivity, and the method derived the true conductivity from the apparent conductivity around the well axis is put forward. The validity of the approach given in this paper is verified through numerical calculation. On the basis of above means, the transmitter coil produces an electric-field distribution in formation at every point where the induction logging tool moves along a wellbore, and a number of the receiving coils obtain an apparent conductivity distribution; this is what induction electric-field logging is.

Study on the novel neutron-to-proton convertor for improving the detection efficiency of a triple GEM based fast neutron detector

A high-efficiency fast neutron detector prototype based on a triple Gas Electron Multiplier（GEM） detector, which, coupled with a novel multi-layered high-density polyethylene（HDPE） as a neutron-to-proton converter for improving the neutron detection efficiency, is introduced and tested with the Am-Be neutron source in the Institute of Modern Physics（IMP） at Lanzhou in the present work. First, the developed triple GEM detector is tested by measuring its effective gain and energy resolution with55 Fe X-ray source to ensure that it has a good performance.The effective gain and obtained energy resolution is 5.0×104and around 19.2%, respectively. Secondly, the novel multi-layered HDPE converter is coupled with the cathode of the triple GEM detector making it a high-efficiency fast neutron detector. Its effective neutron response is four times higher than that of the traditional single-layered conversion technique when the converter layer number is 38.

3D visualization of hydraulic fractures using micro-seismic monitoring:Methodology and application

In this paper,a new 3D visualization technical method was developed for hydraulic fractures using micro-seismic monitoring.This technical method consists of four steps:i.interpret the geologic hydraulic fracture model based on seismic source location data from micro-seismic monitoring;ii.develop a hydraulic fracture indication model,relying on the 3D spatial freeze-frame of micro-seismic monitoring sources from hydraulic fracturing;iii.construct a hydraulic fracture density model using the intensity from the micro-seismic monitoring;and iv.implement a 3D visualization of the hydraulic fractures,relying on the spatial constraints of the density model,the hydraulic fracture indication model,and the properties of the hydraulic fractures.This proposed technical method was used to produce 3D visualizations of the hydraulic fractures in well X in the Jiao reservoir,China,and the 3D visualizations of the distribution,development,extent and cutting relationships of hydraulic fractures were successfully realized.The results show that this technical method can be used as a practical and reliable approach to characterize hydraulic fractures.