Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (2): 305-315.doi: 10.11743/ogg20200207

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Characteristics of basement reservoirs and setting for natural gas accumulation in Jianbei slope, Qaidam Basin

Xiaoqin Jiao1,2(), Huapeng Niu1,2,*(), Qingbin Xie1,2, Yongshu Zhang3, Junwei Li1,2, Zhixiong Wu3, Bo Wang3, Xin Li1,2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum(Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
    2. College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum(Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
    3. Research Institute of Exploration and Development of Qinghai Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Dunhuang, Gansu 736202, China
  • Received:2019-01-29 Online:2020-04-28 Published:2020-04-03
  • Contact: Huapeng Niu E-mail:jiaoxiaoqin0109@163.com;niuhuapeng@126.com

Abstract:

Jianbei slope is one of the key areas for natural gas exploration in the eastern segment of the Altun Piedmont, Qaidam Basin, but the analysis of developing characteristics and gas accumulation conditions of the basement reservoirs in this area is still rarely seen.Based on observation of cores and thin sections, combined with major element analysis, XRD, SEM, MIP(mercury intrusion porosimetry)and log-seismic data analysis, we analyzed the developing characteristics of basement reservoirs and the favorable conditions for natural gas accumulation in Jianbei slope, Qaidam Basin.The results show that the basement reservoirs in the study area are dominated by granodiorite, granite and schist.The reservoirs of weathering crust type are developed there, with the semi-weathering crust reservoirs being the best in porosity and per-meability.The reservoir space is mainly matrix micropores, dissolved pores and cracks, with a reservoir porosity ranging between 2.23% and 3.77% and an average permeability of 0.06mD.So the reservoirs are mainly Type Ⅱ reservoirs of medium permeability.The distribution area of the basement reservoirs is adjacent to the Jurassic hydrocarbon kitchen to the west of Pingdong area.The natural gas generated in the kitchen migrated along the well-developed deep-rooted large faults and unconformities at the bottom of basement; then got effectively sealed by the gypsiferous mudstones deposited under the Paleogene saline lacustrine environment on the basement top; and ultimately got accumulated in the faulted anticline trap formed during the Late Pleistocene, resulting in the formation of weathering crust gas reservoir on the basement top.In all, the research results are of instructional significance to further exploration of basement gas reservoirs in Jianbei slope, Qaidam Basin.

Key words: basement, reservoir, accumulation condition, natural gas, Jianbei slope, Qaidam Basin

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