Formation conditions and reservoir-forming models of the Ordovician buried hill reservoirs in the Jizhong depression

The buried hill in the Jizhong depression contains abundant petroleum reserves and are important production areas.The Ordovician buried hill has restricted the discovery of new oil and gas exploration targets because of its strong reservoir heterogeneity and complex reservoir-controlling factors.Based on a large volume of core,thin section,logging,seismic,and geochemical data and numerous geological analyses,the reservoir-forming conditions and modes were systematically analyzed to guide the exploration and achieve important breakthroughs in the Yangshuiwu and Wen an slope buried hills.The study revealed that three sets of source rocks of the third and fourth members of the Shahejie Formation from the Paleogene and Carboniferous-Permian were developed in the Jizhong depression,providing sufficient material basis for the formation of buried hill oil and gas reservoirs.The reservoir control mechanism involving the three major factors of“cloud-karst-fault”was clarified,and karst cave,fracture fissure-pore,and cloud pore type reservoir models were established,thereby expanding the exploration potential.Controlled by the superposition of multi-stage tectonic processes during the Indosinian,Yanshanian,and Himalayan,two genetic buried hill trap types of uplift-depression and depression-uplift were formed.Based on the analysis of reservoir-forming factors of the Ordovician buried hill,three buried hill oil and gas reservoir-forming models were identified:low-level tectonic-lithologic composite quasi-layered buried hill,medium-level paleo-storage paleo-block buried hill,and high-level paleo-storage new-block buried hill.Comprehensive evaluations indicate that the reservoir-forming conditions of the low-level tectonic-lithologic composite quasi-layered buried hill in the northern portion of the Jizhong depression are the most favorable and that the Sicundian and Xinzhen buried hills are favorable areas for future exploration.

Comparison of Formation Conditions of Source Rocks of Fengcheng and Lucaogou Formations in the Junggar Basin,NW China:Implications for Organic Matter Enrichment and Hydrocarbon Potential

Shales in the Carboniferous–Permian Fengcheng(FC) and Lucaogou(LCG) formations in Junggar Basin are important organic rich rocks containing significant oil resources.To evaluate the difference in sedimentary environment conditions and hydrocarbon-generating potential between the FC and LCG formations.Total organic carbon(TOC),Rock-Eval pyrolysis,solvent extraction,column fractionation,stable carbon isotope,gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS) of saturated hydrocarbons and organic petrology from the source rocks of FC and LCG formations.were analyzed.The biomarker composition indicates that during the deposition of FC,LCG-1 to LCG-2,the sedimentary environment for the source rock formations changed with gradual decrease of salinity,from anoxic to dyoxic/suboxic in redox conditions,and from strong stratification to weakened stratification of water.The FC Formation source rock,with main telalginite(planktonic green algae),archaebacteria and minor terrestrial organic matter,deposited in the environment characterized by high salinity and strongly reducing condition.Its TOC content is relatively low with a high original hydrocarbongenerating potential of unit organic material.The LCG Formation source rock deposited in the environment with low salinity and large variations,the organic matter is mainly sourced from telalginite(planktonic green algae),lamalginite,bacteria and higher plants,resulting in strong heterogeneity of the source rock.The abundance of TOC is high,but the original hydrocarbon generation potential of unit organic matter is lower than that of FC Formation.The results provide a geochemical basis for further study of saline-brackish water sedimentary environment shales in the Junggar Basin.

Geochemical characteristics of produced fluids from CBM wells and their indicative significance for gas accumulation in Daning-Jixian block,Ordos Basin

The Daning-Jixian block,the eastern edge of the Ordos Basin,is one of the most potential areas for CO_(2)geological storage,enhanced coalbed methane recovery(ECBM)exploration and production in China in recent decades.The ionic composition and total dissolved solids(TDS)of the produced water,coal organic matter maturity,molecular composition and carbon isotope characteristics of the produced gas were utilized to analyze the hydrogeological condition,CBM generation and migration characteristics in this area.The CBM enrichment patterns and the geological impacts on gas well production characteristics were revealed.The optimal area for CBM development and CO_(2)geological storage in the study area were also proposed.Dominated by the Xueguan reverse fault zone,the hydraulic unit in this area can be divided into two parts(i.e.,the recharge-runoff zone in the east and the weak runoff-stagnation zone in the west).The thermogenic gas is dominating CBM genesis in this area.Secondary biogenic gas replenishment is only distributed in the eastern margin area,where theδ13C1 value is less than the thermal simulation results as an influence of hydrodynamic fractionation.Finally,two models of CBM formation and accumulation were proposed,1)thermogenic CBM migrated by hydrodynamic and resorbed for preservation at impermeable fault boundaries;2)thermogenic CBM trapped by fault and accumulated by hydrodynamic in slope zone.The gas production performance,generally increased from east to west,is mainly dominated by hydrogeological conditions.Generally,the west side of the fault zone is the enrichment and high-yield area for ECBM development and CO_(2)geological storage in the study area.