Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 419-428.doi: 10.11743/ogg20180301

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Origin of on natural gas in the Lower Silurian Songkan Formation from Well Anye 1,north Guizhou area

Zhang Jinchuan1, Lei Huaiyu2, Zhang Fu3, Li Long3, Liu Ziyi1, Liu Yang1, Zhang Peng1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Shale Gas Exploration and Evaluation(Ministry of Land and Resources), China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China;
    2. Chian Huadian Green Energy Co., Ltd., Beijing 100160, China;
    3. Guizhou Industrial Investment Energy Co., Ltd., Zunyi, Guizhou 563400, China
  • Received:2017-06-30 Revised:2018-02-06 Online:2018-06-28 Published:2018-06-21

Abstract: The Well Anye(AY)1 of north Guizhou,in the Sichuan Basin,is a shale gas well of major breakthrough in oil and gas exploration of the basin.The Lower Silurian Songkan Formation of this well has good resources of potential of oil and gas.To better understand the genesis of natural gas in the gas reservoir of the formation,we distinguished the Lower Silurian Songkan and Shiniulan Formation in the area,and made a series of experiments in geochemistry,gas composition,gas isotopes.The experimental results show that(1)under special lithologial combinations,the average content of TOC of the Songkan Formation in this area is 0.16%,the Ro value varies from 2.75% to 2.92% with the average of 2.95%,and the kerogen type is mainly Type Ⅱ;meanwhile its gas accumulation is dominated by methane(over 96%),plus a small amount of ethane,propane,and other hydrocarbon gases;(2)the natural gas drying coefficient of the Songkan Formation in the study area is much smaller than that of the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation,and the CO2 content of the Xintan Formation is significantly higher than that of the Songkan and Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation;(3)the δ13C1 value of gas isotopes in the Songkan Formation ranges from -33.2‰ to -33.9‰,with the average of -33.5‰;δ13C2 value is in the range between -36.5‰ and -37.0‰,and the average is -36.8‰,while the δD(CH4) value is within the range between -145.8‰ and -156.6‰,averaging at -150.0‰,and the kerogen carbon isotope value in the formation is from -32.9‰ to -32.6‰,with the average of -32.75‰.Combining CO2 tracer gas migration theory,gas drying coefficient and gas source correlation characteristics,we conclude that the natural gas of the Songkan Formation strata from Well AY1 is mainly derived from the formation's mudstone shale gas after heat cracking.

Key words: gas drying coefficient, CO2 tracer gas migration, gas source correlation, Well AY1, shale gas, Songkan Formation, north Guizhou

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