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Characterization of shale gas enrichment in the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation in the Sichuan Basin and its evaluation of geological construction-transformation evolution sequence

He Zhi-liang1,2,3,Hu Zong-quan1,2,3,Nie Hai-kuan1,2,3,Li Shuang-jian1,2,3,Xu Jin1,2,3   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development,Beijing 100083,China;
    2.Key Laboratory of Shale Gas Exploration and Development,SINOPEC,Beijing 100083,China;
    3.Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development,SINOPEC,Beijing 100083,China
  • Received:2016-12-30 Revised:2017-02-22 Online:2017-05-10 Published:2017-05-10

Abstract:

Shale gas in the Upper Ordovician Wufeng Formation-Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in the Sichuan Basin is one of the key strata being explored and developed in China,where shale gas reservoirs have been found in Fuling,Weiyuan,Changning and Zhaotong.Characteristics of shale gas enrichment in the formation shown by detailed profiling and analysis are summarized as “high,handsome and rich”.“High” mainly refers to the high quality of original materials for the formation of shale with excellent key parameters,including the good type and high abundance of organic matters,high content of brittle minerals and moderate thermal evolution.“Handsome” means late and weak deformation,favorable deformation mode and structure,and appropriate uplift and current burial depth.“Rich” includes high gas content,high formation pressure coefficient,good reservoir property,favorable reservoir scale transformation and high initial and final output,with relative ease of development and obvious economic benefit.For shale gas enrichment and high yield,it is important that the combination of shale was deposited and formed in excellent conditions (geological construction),and then underwent appropriate tectonic deformation,uplift,and erosion (geological transformation).Evaluation based on geological construction (evolution sequence from formation to the reservoir) includes sequence stratigraphy and sediment,hydrocarbon generation and formation of reservoir pores.Based on geological transformation (evolution sequence from the reservoir to preservation),the strata should be evaluated for structural deformation,the formation of reservoir fracture and preservation of shale gas.The evaluation of the “construction-transformation” sequence is to cover the whole process of shale gas formation and preservation.This way,both positive and negative effects of the formation-transformation sequence on shale gas are assessed.The evaluation models based on this strategy would be more accurate,reliable and would avoid bias derived from indiscriminate and simplistic use of all parameters in the models.

Key words: Shale gas, Wufeng Formation, Longmaxi Formation, Fuling shale gasfield, Enrichment characteristics, Geological construction, Geological transformation;Sichuan Basin

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