Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (6): 1188-1196.doi: 10.11743/ogg20200607

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Development patterns of fractures in carbonate reservoirs in the 2nd member of Jialingjiang Formation, Puguang area, Sichuan Basin

Kewei Zu1,2(), Lingxiao Fan1, Bo Wang3, Dongsheng Cao2, Cong Guan2, Zhongchao Li1, Xiushen Cheng1   

  1. 1. Exploration and Development Research Institute, SINOPEC Zhongyuan Oilfield Company, Zhengzhou, Henan 450018, China
    2. College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum(Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
    3. Experimental Center, CNOOC EnerTech-Drilling&Production Co., Tianjin 300452, China
  • Received:2019-04-16 Online:2020-12-28 Published:2020-12-09

Abstract:

The parameter characteristics, development pattern and controlling factors of fractures in carbonate reservoirs in the second member of the Jialingjiang Formation (Jia 2 member) in the Puguang area, Sichuan Basin, are analyzed through an integrated study of outcrop, core and thin section observations as well as logging data of the member.The results show that the member contains 4 sets of well-developed fractures of NE-SW-, E-W-, N-S- and NW-SE-trending.The dominant fractures of NE-SW strike are mainly those with a high dip-angle and an aperture normally less than 300 μm.The porosity and permeability calculation shows that the fractures serve as seepage channels rather than reservoiring space.Vertically, the fractures are mainly developed in the dolomite underlying the gyprock in each of the three sub-members, of which the middle sub-member has the most developed fractures.Factors such as the structure, rock mechanical stratigraphic thickness, lithology and diagenesis, control the development of the fractures.The present major principal stress is measured to be nearly E-W orientied, making the E-W striking fractures the most prone to be initiated as the chief flow channels in exploitation, and the NE-SW striking fractures of a preferred direction more likely to form high-permeability zones.

Key words: fracture, carbonate rock, Jialingjiang Formation, Puguang area, Sichuan Basin

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