Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 307-314.doi: 10.11743/ogg20130305

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Comprehensive evaluation on the sealing capability of cap rocks in tight sandstone gasfield—a case study from Guang’an gasfield in the Sichuan Basin

Shi Jijian1,2, Li Lili3, Lü Yanfang1,2, Yang Jun4, Li Shouying5   

  1. 1. College of Earth Science, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163318, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Heilongjiang Oil and Gas Reservoir Forming Mechanism and Resource Evaluation, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163318, China;
    3. Exploration and Development Research Institute, PetroChina Daqing Oilfield Company, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163712, China;
    4. Fengcheng Oilfield, PetroChina Xinjiang Oilfield Company, Karamay, Xinjiang 834000, China;
    5. No.1 Production Plant, PetroChina Huabei Oilfield Company, Renqiu, Hebei 062552, China
  • Received:2012-09-06 Revised:2013-05-14 Online:2013-06-28 Published:2013-07-17

Abstract: In this paper,we chose several parameters that are closely related with sealing capacity of cap rock,such as cap rock thickness,displacement pressure,pressure coefficient,damage of fault to cap rock and vertical sealing ability.In combination with the concept of sealing effectiveness of cap rock,we proposed a comprehensive evaluation method of cap rock sealing capability.Based on statistics of reserve abundance and cap rock attributes of large tight sandstone gasfields in China,we took the lower limit of each cap rock evaluation parameter necessary for the formation of large gasfield with high reserve abundance as its homogenization standard value.Case study of the regional cap rock of the 5th Member of Xujiahe Formation in Guang'an gas field shows that the cap rock thickness is 30-200 m,displacement pressure is 5.5-9.5 MPa,the pressure coefficient is 1.05-1.50,the fault activity is strong,vertical sealing capacity of the fault is poor,and the sealing effectiveness of cap rock is good.Calculation with the comprehensive evaluation formula obtains a composite sealing capacity evaluation index in the range of 0.04-0.24,indicating that the cap rock of the 5th Member of Xujiahe Formation is capable of sealing gas in reservoirs with ultra-low reserve abundance.The index is high in the west but low in the east as a whole.The play fairways predicted by this method basically coincide with the present exploration results of the 5th Member in the Xujiahe Formation.

Key words: sealing ability, cap rock, tight sandstone gasfield, Xujiahe Formation, Guang’an gasfield, Sichuan Basin

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