10 December 2017, Volume 28 Issue 12
    

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  • Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1-2.
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  • Zou Cai-neng, Zhao Qun, Dong Da-zhong, Yang Zhi, Qiu Zhen, Liang Feng, Wang Nan, Huang Yong, Duan An-xiang, Zhang Qin, Hu Zhi-ming
    Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1781-1796. https://doi.org/10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2017.11.018
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    The development of shale gas in the United States has made a breakthrough,which profoundly changed the pattern of oil and gas supply.It created the "shale gas revolution" on a global scale.Based on the practice of shale gas development in China and abroad,this paper aims to:(1)Summarize 5 basic characteristics,which are shale gas resource distribution,reservoir space,sweet spot area(section),hydrocarbon type and development mode.(2)Divide China shale development into three stages:scientific exploration,technological breakthrough and mature development.The United States is divided into three stages:scientific exploration,technological breakthrough and mature development.The United States is divided into three stages:scientific exploration,technological breakthrough and mature development.(3)Identify 4 challenges in the future development of China shale gas industry.It includes non-marine shale gas potential,core technology and equipment for resource deep than 3 500m,complex surface “factory mode” production,human geography and other non-technical factors.(4)Process economic evaluation under the conditions of government financial subsidies.China’s shale gas project FIRR is about 8.0% to 9.0%.Considering the global shale gas resources,consumer demand and other factors,its global shale gas production is expected to reach 1.1×1012m3 by 2040.
     
  • Qian Kai, Sun Xiao-hui, Xu Xiao-qiong, Han Rong-hua, Fan Yun, Wei Xing, Chang Xin-ling, Ren Zhu-lin, Cui Ya-ya
    Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1797-1809. https://doi.org/10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2017.11.003
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    The Indus Basin was subdivided into lower,middle,and upper sub-basins,which is the largest sedimentary basin and essential energy base of Pakistan.Compared to the Upper and Middle Indus Basin,Lower Indus Basin shows a distinct geological characteristic and it has been the main reserve increasing area in recent years.The paper,with reference to the previous research findings of BP Pakistan,is mainly based on the data from the seismic data,the geochemistry,the drilling results,the field development data and so on.Technical team carries out the petroleum geology,hydrocarbon distribution and accumulation fairway study in Lower Indus Basin.The major source-reservoir-seal combination was formed during Early Jurassic-Late Cretaceous of the continental margin stage.As a result of geological environmental difference,among these 3 sub-basins,Lower Indus Basin has the latest source rock mature stage on correlated formation(Sembar shale).Reservoir changes regularly,the bottom part(Sembar sandstone) is a combination of slope fan and basin floor fan;delta front and tidal sand constitute the lower part(Basal Sand);the middle part(Middle Sand) is a set of stable shallow-water delta front and beach bar sand bodies complex;the upper part(Upper Sand) is comprised of turbulent shallow-water delta front and beach bar sand bodies.The accumulation of hydrocarbon is controlled by tectonic evolution(under the equivalent source and reservoir circumstances),formed 3 types of enrichment zones:Overturned structure belt,graben belt and broad gentle horst zone for structure-stratigraphic accumulation.Refer to the concept of foreland basin secondary tectonic unit,the fairway for most oil and gas accumulation in Lower Indus basin belongs to the frontal uplift belt and its behind slope zone.
     
  • Lu Xin-chuan, An Yong-fu, Xia Wei-min, Hu Zi-jian, Zhang Shun-cun, Shi Ji-an
    Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1810-1820. https://doi.org/10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2017.11.011
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    Based on the observation of thin sections and cores as well as physical properties,the characteristics of the rock,sedimentology,reservoir and controlling factors of sandstones in Jurassic Sangonghe Formation in the eastern Fukang Slope were studied in detail.These show that the average porosity is up to 12.79%and average permeability is 17.61×10-3μm2 for underwater distributary channel micro-facies of braided river delta front;the average porosity reaches 8.71% and average permeability 0.078 ×10-3μm2  for braided river delta front sheet sand micro-facies;the proportion of the average is 5.79% and average permeability 0.34×10-3μm2 for braided river delta front underwater distributary inter-channel,respectively.Otherwise,the proportion of muddy matrix and diagenesis effect deeply on the reservoir physical property too,while higher content of matrix,lower physical property,and diagenesis referring mainly to compaction.All results interpret that the reservoir physical properties for underwater distributary channel micro-facies of braided river delta front is the best,the reservoir physical properties for braided river delta front sheet sand micro-facies are medium,and braided river delta front underwater distributary inter-channel micro-facies is the lowest,which may become available reservoir.
  • Han Bao, Wang Chang-wei, Sheng Shi-feng, Pang Yan-qing
    Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1821-1828. https://doi.org/10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2017.10.001
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    Many oil and gas reservoirs have been found above or below the Permian unconformity in Zhongguai-District 5 area of Junggar Basin,indicating that the unconformity controls reservoir formation.The unconformity is considered truncation-overlap type based on the analysis of the contact relation between the upper and lower of unconformity,and belongs to two-layer structure;in general the unconformity reservoirs mainly developed 8 types.Based on the unconformity structure,reservoir-cap rock assemblage and structural feature,above the unconformity,the upper Wuerhe’s sandy conglomerate and sandstone distributed widely,not only the main channel of oil and gas meshwork-carpet migration,but also the important enriched oil site,gathered two stages of oil and gas from Fengcheng Formation,and formed many reservoirs;the stratum below unconformity has weakly transport capacity,and because the natural gas on the channel requirements are relatively low,therefore,under the unconformity of the Jiamuhe is the main formation of gas reservoirs.Most gas reservoirs are close to the unconformity,only a few are inside gas reservoirs.
  • Yang Zhi-dong
    Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1829-1838. https://doi.org/10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2017.11.022
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    In recent years,the Well block Red 153 is one of the most oil-gas-rich and high-yield blocks discovered in Hongshanzui Oilfield,Junggar Basin.The characteristics and controlling factors of special sandstone and conglomerate are the main reasons for its high yield.We utilize coring,well logging,mud logging,seismic,core testing and other data analysis,to analyze reservoir petrologic characteristics,deposition and diagenesis to illustrate the reservoir characteristic of the Permain Xiazijie Formation in the Red 153 area of the Hongshanzui Oilfield and its influence on reservoir physical property,which indicate that the lithology is mainly sand conglomerate.Sand conglomerate is the most recent sedimentary system in clastic rock,whose intermittent during deposition process is maximum and sorting is the worst.The composition of the rocks can coexist from boulder to mud gravels,and the granularity frequency of the rocks is characterized by multi-peak states,which reflect the particularity of alluvial sand and conglomerate reservoir.The reservoir space types of this area are mainly dissolved pore and microcrack pore.It has no primary or residual intergranular pore.The widespread development of microcrack has a significant improvement in the reservoir.In addition,one of the influential factor for this reservoir is tectonism,because cracks formed by tectonism can significantly improve the porosity of reservoir and later provide a channel for fluid getting into the changed reservoir.The influence of deposition and diagenesis on reservoir is also important to the reservoir,which control the formation and development of reservoirs.
  • Guo Jia-jia, Sun Guo-qiang,Long Guo-hui,Guan Bin,Kang Jian,Xia Wei-min,Chen Bo,Shi Ji-an
    Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1839-1845. https://doi.org/10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2017.11.006
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    Based on the analyses of petrology,mineralogy and geochemistry,the formation phases of the carbonate cements and sedimentary environment in Jurassic clastic rocks in Lenghu V Tectonic Belt were studied.The experimental results demonstrated that the rocks of Lower Jurassic were mainly lithic sandstone and feldspar lithic sandstone with high content of clay minerals,which was up to 36.5%.The clay minerals in the Lower Jurassic were characterized by high content of kaolinite and low S% in I/S.Clastic rocks were mainly line contact and sature line contact,diagenetic stage of the Lower Jurassic clastic rocks was phase B of middle diagenetic stage;calcite,dolomite and ankerite were three main carbonate cements through observation under microscope.The carbon isotope (δ13C) of carbonate cements ranges from -15.6‰ to 9.2‰,and the average value is -3.2‰.The distribution was bimodal,one peak value was 4‰,consisting of samples coming from the upper section in Xiaomeigou Formation;the other one was -12‰,consisting of samples mainly coming from the lower section in Xiaomeigou Formation.The oxygen isotope (δ18O) had a wide range,ranging from -18.5‰ to -8.3‰,and the average value was -13.3‰.Combined with the observation under microscope,two phases of carbonate cements were distinguished according to isotope characteristic.The earlier carbonate cements were formed from eogenetic A phase to eogenetic B phase.The source of the carbon was inorganic,but it was mixed by the carbon from methane generation process.This mixing leads to positive bias of the δ13C,and make the indicated paleosalinity higher than the truth.The later carbonate cements were formed in phase A of middle diagenetic stage,and always filled in the cracks in clastic.The carbon came from decarboxylation of organic matters,so its δ13C was lighter.The carbon and oxygen isotopes together with element geochemistry showed that the climate in Low Jurassic was warm and wet,especially in the earlier time,sedimentary environment was fresh water.However,during the late stage,the climate became dry and cold,and sedimentary environment became fresh-brackish.

  • Wang Lin,Zhao Meng-jun,Meng Qing-yang,Wang Peng,Wang Ke,Yuan Hai-li,Shen Lei-jun,Lei Gang
    Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1846-1854. https://doi.org/10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2017.09.018
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    In recent years,the Yingxi area of the Qaidam Basin has formed a tonnage-scale reserve reservoir,which is mainly controlled by the wide-covering gray-rock reservoir,the high-quality salt rock cover,and the late uplift background,forming the large-scale tectonic-lithologic reservoirs of carbonate rocks.The Yingxi area is located in the Cenozoic main source rock development area in the western Qaidam Basin,and the middle and deep layers (Lower Ganchaigou Formation) have the inherent advantages of near to oil source.The predecessors believed that the crude oil in the deep reservoir was mainly from the Paleogene source rock,and have done a lot of research work on the oil source type and the development pattern of the high quality reservoir,but the process of oil charging has not been deeply studied.In this paper,the dynamic evolution of oil in the Yingxi area is analyzed systematically by means of reservoir quantitative grain fluorescence analysis,fluid inclusions petrography,homogenization temperature measurement and so on,combined with burial history and thermal history analysis.Yingxi middle-deep layer is characterized by rich middle density oil charging,while the result of QGF-E and TSF indicate that heavy and polarity oil exist in the reservoir.The reservoir mainly develop yellow and light blue fluorescent inclusions.Combined with the homogenization temperature of associated saline inclusions and burial and thermal history,it is concluded that the middle and deep layers of the Yingxi area mainly experienced the low-maturity oil charging in the late Lower Youshashan Formation (15Ma),and the mature-highly matured oil charging in the late Upper Youshashan Formation (7Ma).Meanwhile,due to the influence of the late stage of Himalayan tectonic movement,the middle and deep reservoirs have experienced the process of oil charging and transferring to upward layers.

  • Luo Qing-yong,Hao Jing-yue,Li Ke-wen,Dai Na,Luan Jin-hua,Cheng Li-jun,Zhang Zhi-ping,Hu Ke,Zhong Ning-ning
    Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1855-1863. https://doi.org/10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2017.09.001
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    The organic-rich shale of Wufeng-Longmaxi Formations (Ordovician-Silurian) is one of the most important hydrocarbon source rocks and shale gas reservoirs in the upper Yangtze region of China.They contain abundant graptolites and the determination of their thermal maturity has always been a difficult problem.Based on the observation of abundant polished blocks,the graptolites were easily mistaken for vitrinite-like particles or bitumen.Abundant non-granular graptolites were observed in these sediments.Their biological and optical characteristics,which are different from bitumen or vitrinite-like particles,include complex and segmented structure,fusellar layers,abundant in-fill pyrites and strong anisotropy at the high-post mature stages.The bireflectance (Rmax-Rmin) values of the non-granular graptolites fall between 0.71% and 5.78%,indicating its behaviour similar to the optical biaxial material.The equivalent vitrinite reflectance values (EqVRO),calculated from the mean maximum reflectance of non-granular graptolite,fall in the range of 2.75%-4.72%,1.05%-1.17% and 5.42%-5.58% for the studied samples from the southeastern Chongqing,Chengkou and Wuxi of northeastern Chongqing,respectively,indicating that the thermal maturity of the samples from southeastern Chongqing and Wuxi area is postmature,whereas the thermal maturity of the samples from Chengkou area is mature.

  • Guo Xiao-xiao,Xu Xin-de,Xiong Xiao-feng,Hou Jing-xian,Liu Hai-yu
    Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1864-1872. https://doi.org/10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2017.11.008
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    Recently great breakthrough in natural gas exploration has been obtained in mid-deep strata of the Yinggehai Basin,but the accumulation characteristics of the natural gas in mid-deep strata,especially in Ledong area is still indistinct because of the complicated geologic conditions.In this article,macroscopical geological analysis and microcosmic geochemical detecting techniques are used to research the gas accumulation difference in mid-deep intervals between Dongfang and Ledong areas.It is concluded that,compared with Dongfang area,extensive gas generation of the source rocks in Ledong area is relatively late but much faster,hydrocarbon gas began to accumulate at about 3.0Ma in Dongfang area while 1.7Ma in Ledong area.At the same time,there are some common ground in Dongfang and Ledong areas such as the hydrocarbon generation process and diapir activity controlling the gas accumulation,and the natural gas distribution is closely related to the diapiric activity energy.So,mid-deep intervals in diapir circumjacent areas with good physical properties will be priority exploration areas in Ledong area.

  • Jia Jian-cheng,Chen Chen,Dong Kui,Wu Yan,Wu Min-jie
    Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1873-1881. https://doi.org/10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2017.11.014
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    Broken soft and low permeability coal seam,with high gas content,high gas pressure,grant resource potential,and low mechanical strength,developed well in China.Formation of hole along the coal seam drilling is difficult,and the key science and technology problem in CBM efficient development and the mine gas control of this coal seam area have always been difficult to extract gas.No.8 coal seam of Luling coal mine is in broken soft,high gas,outburst,low permeability,difficult extraction,easy drill ability of roof.Introducing horizontal well and multistage fracturing techniques,constructing horizontal well along the coal seam roof,using a complete set of developing techniques: pumping bridge plug multistage,multistage clustering directional perforation,piecewise directional fracturing step by step,and adopting the sand technologies of first low to high,first coarse to fine,applying slug-style sand technology duly,multiple sets of north-east main vertical fracture belts with high seepage ability were formed in the coal seam.Through fine drainage management technology,the horizontal well creates a record that daily CBM production is more than ten thousand cubic meters.The successful application of multistage fracturing in horizontal well along the roof of broken soft and low permeability coal seam,breaking through the concept that “structure coal is forbidden zone to develop CBM”,filling the techniques gap in surface CBM efficient development and coal mine gas control of difficult extracting coal seams area.

  • Jiao Wei-wei,Wang Sheng-xiu,Cheng Li-jun,Luo Qing-yong,Fang Guang-jian
    Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1882-1890. https://doi.org/10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2017.11.017
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    Focus on the complexity of the Lower Cambrian Niutitang Formation that high total organic content,low hydrocarbon content and high nitrogen content,based on gas compound and genetic type,isotope,fluid inclusion and tectonic evolution analysis were done to trace nitrogen origin,which could help to understand why Niutitang Formation has high nitrogen content.Finally combined with exploration practice,the destruction model of shale gas was built,which could be the reference of evaluation and deployment.Nitrogen content of shale gas from the Lower Cambrian Niutitang Formation was above 90% and hydrocarbon is below 3%.The nitrogen gas was from air and organic evolution.The regional decollement zone at the bottom of the Lower Cambrian Niutitang Formation and the unconformity above the Dengying Formation were connected with the deep-large fault,which was the main pathway of gas dissipation and water intrusion.The three main destruction factors were poor bottom preservation condition,deep-large fault development and frequent fluid activities,which were the main reasons of high nitrogen content and low hydrocarbon content of shale gas from the Lower Cambrian Niutitang Formation in southeast Chongqing.
     
  • Han Xu,Tian Ji-jun,Feng Shuo,Zhang Yu-yao
    Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1891-1897. https://doi.org/10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2017.11.001
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    Coalbed methane resources are rich in Manasi mining area of Southern Junggar Coal-field,but the enrichment rules of coalbed methane are complex because of complex structures,multi-layer seam,particulate hydrodynamic field.With analytical data of mining area,coal mine,oil and gas exploration,we study many factors which influence the enrichment of coalbed methane,such as coal rank,structural,sedimentary,hydrogeology.The results show that tectonic movement form Qingshuihe and Manasi syncline,swamp on plain control the growth of thick coal seam,sealing conditions which controlled by fan delta fluvial facies and lacustrine facies,the underground water dynamic system which controlled by burning area can hinder the dissipation of coalbed methane.The above factors control the enrichment and reservoir formation model of coalbed methane in the Mansi mining area.The research shows that south Manasi and Qingshuihe synclinal shafts which have higher coal rank,good mineralization of groundwater and good sealing condition are enrichment area of coalbed methane.

  • Tian Leng,Li Hong-fan,Ma Ji-xiang,Xie Quan,Gu Dai-hong,Ren Xiao-xing
    Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1898-1907. https://doi.org/10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2017.09.015
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    Tight reservoir with poor physical property,complex seepage characteristics and strong heterogeneity result in the difficulty in the development,so the study of reservoir horizontal and vertical heterogeneity and the establishment of a multi-layered and multi-stage (different scales) seepage model based on multi-stage seepage experiments in heterogeneous layers is essential for improving oil recovery.Firstly,three kinds of experiments are carried out:Slippage effect,starting pressure gradient and stress sensitivity.Experimental results show:when the reservoir effective permeability is between 0.01×10-3μm2 and 1.0×10-3μm2 and the gas reservoir pressure is higher than 10MPa,the effect of slippage effect on the production is less than 3% which can be ignored;there is no starting pressure gradient in single gas flow in tight gas reservoir;for the gas-water two-phase seepage in high water saturation reservoirs,due to the role of capillary force,the macro performance of the reservoir is the starting pressure phenomenon;compared with the matrix core,the stress sensitivity of the micro-crack core permeability is stronger and stress-sensitive lag is also stronger.Then,considering the starting pressure gradient and the stress sensitivity,the Multi-Layered and Multi-Stage seepage model of tight sandstone gas reservoir is established.Finally,the sensitivity analysis of model parameters was carried out by using the relationship between dimensionless quasi-pressure and dimensionless time.Research shows:the interlayer parameters mainly affect the later stage,the larger the ratio of the formation coefficient   of the fracture,the greater the later pressure drop,so the fracturing scale is uniform when the production is in several layers,otherwise the pressure between the layers differentiates significantly,likely to cause a single layer of gas overriding and gas flow;in addition,the permeability modulus of the deformed medium,the elasticity ratio of the medium and the starting pressure gradient in in-layer parameters all affect the transition and the late stage.Therefore,it is very important to maintain the pressure at the later stage of gas reservoir development.

  • Qiao Xia, Luo Ming-gao, Wang Hong-feng, Xiao Xiang-jiao, Yang Jian-ping
    Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1908-1913. https://doi.org/10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2017.11.005
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    High well head pressure,big well control risks,high bottom hole temperature,poor data stability and severe tubing damage etc.are the challenges existing in the operation of formation pressure monitoring and well productivity testing of abnormal high pressure gas reservoir which limits the application scale of conventional productivity testing.Through the research on the methods of gas well productivity evaluation,based on the bottom hole flow pressure determined by well head oil pressure while considering the dynamic parameters to evaluate the single well productivity using the dynamic production data of gas field and on the basis of this to calculate the gas well formation pressure P,laminar flow coefficient a,turbulent flow coefficient b,the gas well deliverability equation was established to evaluate the real-time productivity of gas field and to determine the reasonable productivity of single well and reasonable production of gas field.The application example shows that the relative error of AOF is only 2.75% between gas well absolute open flow(AOF) confirmed by surface dynamic production data and AOF measured by actual bottom hole pressure which proved the rationality of evaluation of gas well productivity by using of surface dynamic production data.Application of this new method not only saves testing operation cost and eliminates the testing risk,at the same time it provides a scientific basis for gas reservoir dynamic analysis,tracking data simulation and gas reservoir management,and offers reference and guiding suggestion for similar abnormal high pressure gas reservoir development.

  • Wang Xi-xin,Hou Jia-gen,Liu Yu-ming,Dou Lu-xing,Sun Jian,Gong Xun
    Natural Gas Geoscience. 2017, 28(12): 1914-1924. https://doi.org/10.11764/j.issn.1672-1926.2017.11.002
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    To discuss the influence of base-level cycle on macroscopic reservoir heterogeneity of mouth bar sandbodies,the composite index is used to characterize reservoir heterogeneity.Taking the mouth bar sandbodies in Ek1 formation of Wangguantun Oilfield as an example,the main controlling factors of macroscopic heterogeneity of mouth bar sandbodies were studied.Results show as the falling of the ultra short-term base-level,the composite index decreased from 0.7 to about 0.5,that means the heterogeneity gradually weakens.In the short-term base level decline process,the average value of composite index of the early-stage mouth bar sand body is 0.62,and that of late-stage is 0.51,the heterogeneity is weaker.In the falling process of middle-term base level cycle changes,the composite index of multi stage mouth bar sandbodies overall decreases,that is as the falling of the long-term base level,the heterogeneity of multi stage mouth bar sandbody overall weakens.The heterogeneity of the mouth bar sandbodies in the late period of super short cycle and short cycle are weaker,the sandbodies are also the favorable targets in the process of oil field exploitation.