Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4): 719-729.doi: 10.11743/ogg20200406

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Formation and accumulation mechanism of shale oil in the 7th member of Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin

Shixiang Li1,2(), Xiaobing Niu2,3,4, Guangdi Liu5,6, Jihong Li1,2, Mingliang Sun5,6, Fuliang You5,6, Haonan He7   

  1. 1. Exploration and Development Research Institute of Changqing Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710018, China
    2. National Engineering Laboratory for Exploration and Development of Low-Permeability Oil&Gas Fields, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710018, China
    3. No.8 Oil Production Plant of Changqing Oilfield Company, PetroChina., Xi'an, Shaanxi 710000, China
    4. China University of Petroleum(East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
    5. College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum(Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
    6. State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resource and Prospecting, Beijing 102249, China
    7. China University of Petroleum(Beijing) at Karamay, Karamay, Xinjiang 834000, China
  • Received:2019-11-19 Online:2020-08-01 Published:2020-08-11

Abstract:

Shale oil is a kind of important unconventional hydrocarbon resource in urgent need of exploitation.A systematic analysis of the forming conditions and accumulation mechanisms of shale oil in the 7th member of the Yanchang Formation (Chang 7 member) in Ordos Basin was carried out by using petro-chemistry and source rock geochemistry methods.The results show that the oil shale deposited in the member is extremely rich in organic matter with an average residual organic carbon abundance of 7.4%, and contains well-developed micro- and nano-pores for shale oil accumulation.Three main mechanisms of shale oil accumulation in the member are brought forward in this study:(1) both high organic matter productivity and strong reducing water environment served to effectively preserve organic matters in the super eutrophic lake basin during deposition, and organic shale of high abundance developed thereby provided the material basis for shale oil generation; (2) organic-rich shale characterized by strong oil-generating capacity, high conversion efficiency, and high intensity of oil expulsion in the member provided favorable conditions for the generation of shale oil in large scale; and (3) the dual occurrence mode of shale oil, i.e., organic matter adsorption and pore retention, provided various ways for the enrichment of shale oil in the member.

Key words: organic-rich shale, accumulation mechanism, shale oil, Change 7 member, Ordos Basin

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