Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (5): 1102-1114.doi: 10.11743/ogg20220508

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Development of the Upper Permian Wujiaping shale in Hongxing area, eastern Sichuan Basin, and its significance to shale gas enrichment

Pengwei Wang1(), Zhongbao Liu1, Xiong Li2, Haotian Liu2, Lin Zhou2, Xiong Xiao2, Ruyue Wang1, Peng Li1   

  1. 1.Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute,SINOPEC,Beijing 102206,China
    2.Exploration and Production Research Institute of Jianghan Oilfield Company,SINOPEC,Wuhan,Hubei 430007,China
  • Received:2021-10-28 Revised:2022-07-29 Online:2022-10-01 Published:2022-09-02

Abstract:

The Wujiaping marine shale of the Upper Permian in the eastern Sichuan Basin is an important successor for shale gas exploration in the Sichuan Basin, where shale gas enrichment conditions and favorable exploration intervals are yet to be clarified. The study investigates source rocks and reservoir quality of the Wujiaping shale in Well HY 1 and their changes in vertical via petrology and geochemistry analysis, reservoir description and characterization as well as gas-bearing potential test, and the exploration prospects are thereby identified. Results show that the organic-rich shale is developed in the first sub-member of the first member of the Wujiaping Formation (Wu11) of tidal flat-lagoon facies and the second member (Wu2) of deep shelf facies. To be specific, the Wu11 is dominated by argillaceous shale, Wu21 bymixed siliceous shale and siliceous shale, and the Wu22 by siliceous shale and calcareous shale. Compared with the argillaceous shale in the Wu11, the mixed siliceous and siliceous shale in the Wu2 is characterized by high brittle mineral content (63.2 %), high organic matter abundance (TOC = 8.87 %), favorable organic matters (Type Ⅱ1), well-developed organic pores, and good physical properties (a porosity of 5.59 %). Among others, the source rock quality and reservoir capacity of the Wu21 are better than those of the Wu22. It can be concluded that the organic-rich shale of the Wu21 is favorable for shale gas exploration in the study area.

Key words: source rock quality, reservoir quality, deep shelf facies, shale, Wujiaping Formation, Upper Permian, Hongxing area, Sichuan Basin

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