Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2017, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (1): 132-143.doi: 10.11743/ogg20170114

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Shale gas reservoir characteristics of the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formations in Huangjinba construction block of the Luochang Syncline, the Sichuan Basin

Xu Zhengyu1, Liang Xing2, Wang Xiyou2, Wang Gaocheng2, Zhang Jiehui2, Xiong Shaoyun1, Lu Huili1, Xu He2   

  1. 1. PetroChina Hangzhou Research Institute of Geology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310023, China;
    2. Zhejiang Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310013, China
  • Received:2015-12-08 Revised:2016-03-15 Online:2017-02-28 Published:2017-02-27

Abstract:

Luochang Syncline is located in the southern Sichuan Basin.The main target layer of Wufeng-Longmaxi Formations shale has been deformed during Indosinian,Yanshanian and Himalayan.The shale deformation was relatively weak with moderate burial,promising good condition for shale gas accumulation and preservation.Thus the syncline has become an important part of the core shale gas area in the upper Yangtze region.According to characteristics of lithology,electrical,mineral composition,organic matter and gas bearing property,Wufeng-Longmaxi Formations shale of the Syncline can be divided into three third-order sequences,three lithologic sections,three types of facies and four types of sub-facies and various of micro-facies.Deep water shelf depositional stage is the best stage (layerⅠ) for possible organic rich shale deposition and could be subdivided into five layers,namely Ⅰ1,Ⅰ2 and Ⅰ3,Ⅰ4,Ⅰ5.Integrated analysis of physical property and pressure coefficient of the shale in the Huangjinba development block,shale gas is mainly preserved in the residual syncline which was the main part of deep shelf.The gas reservoirs are divided into two sets,the bottom of the Longmaxi Formation and the Wufeng Formation,separated by the Guanyinqiao Member limestone.Based on fracturing evaluation and production test results,the bottom of Longmaxi Formation Ⅰ3 and Ⅰ4 are the best production layers after fracture transformation.

Key words: shale gas, Wufeng Formation, Longmaxi Formation, Luochang Syncline, Huangjinba construction block, Sichuan Basin

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