Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (1): 149-160.doi: 10.11743/ogg20220112

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Microscopic pore structure characterization and oil-bearing property evaluation of lacustrine shale reservoir: A case study of the Permian Lucaogou Formation in Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin

Linsheng Wang1(), Yiping Ye1, Jianhua Qin1, Yang Gao1, Yuan Deng1,2(), Yingyan Li1, Dianshi Xiao3   

  1. 1.Xinjiang Oilfield Company,PetroChina,Karamay,Xinjiang 834000,China
    2.Postdoctoral Programme of Xinjiang Oilfield Company,PetroChina,Karamay,Xinjiang 834000,China
    3.Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas,China University of Petroleum (East China),Qingdao,Shandong 266580,China
  • Received:2021-08-24 Revised:2021-11-25 Online:2022-02-01 Published:2022-01-28
  • Contact: Yuan Deng E-mail:bkqwls@petrochina.com.cn;dengyuan_geo@163.com

Abstract:

In view of the diverse types of shale oil reservoirs and great difficulty in sweet-spot prediction in the Lucaogou Formation, analysis on the mechanism influencing shale oil pore development and evaluation on oil-bearing properties, are supposed to be carried out. To this end, this study focuses on the microscopic pore structure of shale oil reservoirs in the Permian Lucaogou Formation, Jimsar Sag, through an integration of core observation, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), etc. As a result, the influential mechanism is disclosed and classification criteria for reservoir evaluation are set up. The results show that there are five types of reservoirs developed in the Lucaogou Formation: reservoirs of intergranular pore type, of intergranular-dissolved-intercrystalline pore type, of dissolved pore type, of dissolved-intercrystalline pore type and of intercrystalline pore type. Among others, reservoirs of intergranular pore type and dissolved pore type are the best in terms of physical property and mobility, and those of intergranular pore type are the worst. Second, larger amount of coarser grains, proper dolomite content and low level of cement, serve to jointly determine the formation of high-quality reservoirs, the distribution of which is controlled by near distance to provenance, high-energy environment and paleo-sag. Third, the oil-bearing property of source-reservoir alternating or integrated source-reservoir configurations is better than that of near-source thick reservoir type, with a pore throat of 15 nm and 70 nm as a boundary to determine whether the Lucaogou Formation contains oil and whether the reservoir has good oil-bearing property, respectively. Fourth, as guided by the correlation between pore throat structure and oil-bearing property, three types of oil layers (i.e., Class Ⅰ, Class Ⅱ and Class Ⅲ) are identified. The second interval of the first member of Lucaogou Formation (Lu 1 Member) is characterized by well-developed reservoirs of high quality, good source-reservoir configuration, and large-scale distribution of sweet spots within. The research results are of a geological basis for the classification, evaluation and prediction of shale oil reservoirs in the Lucaogou Formation.

Key words: microscopic pore structure, mechanism affecting pore development, oil layer classification, shale oil reservoir, Lucaogou Formation, Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin

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