Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (5): 1194-1205.doi: 10.11743/ogg20220515

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Pore throat characteristics of fine-grained mixed deposits in shale oil reservoirs and their control on reservoir physical properties: A case study of the Permian Lucaogou Formation, Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin

Ke Ma1,2(), Jiagen Hou1(), Hu Dong2, Guoqiang Wu2, Lin Yan3, Liwei Zhang2   

  1. 1.College of Geosciences,China University of Petroleum (Beijing),Beijing 102249,China
    2.IRock Technologies Co. ,Ltd. ,Beijing 100094,China
    3.Research Institute of Science and Technology,PetroChina,Beijing 100083,China
  • Received:2021-12-29 Revised:2022-07-12 Online:2022-10-01 Published:2022-09-02
  • Contact: Jiagen Hou E-mail:k.ma@irocktech.com;houjg63@cup.edu.cn

Abstract:

Major breakthroughs have been made in recent years in shale oil exploration in the Permian Lucaogou Formation of the Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin, which has become an important target for the exploration and development of continental shale oil reservoirs. An integration of cast thin sections, trace elements, SEM (scanning electron microscopy), micron and nanometer CT imaging, PMI (pressure-controlled mercury injection) and RMI (rate-controlled mercury injection) was applied to study the pore throat structure of the fine-grained mixed (silisiclastic-carbonate) deposits in the Lucaogou Formation of saline lacustrine basin facies and its control on porosity and permeability of reservoirs. The results suggest that the dolomitic siltstone, silty dolomite and dolomicrite are of the best lithologic types in sweet spots. Micro-/nano-scale pore throat systems take a dominant position in reservoir space, with a pore throat radius ranging from hundreds of micrometers to tens of nanometers. Micro- to sub-micro-scale pore throats make the greatest contribution to permeability with the main throat radius ranging from 0.25 μm to 0.63 μm. The structure of micro- to nano-scale pore throats controls the permeability and oil content. The dominant lithologic types have larger peak values and wider distribution of pore throat radius. Besides, the distribution of throat radius, mainstream throat radius and volume of effective throat volume are the key factors controlling reservoir permeability. These understandings act as important geological supports for reservoir hydrocarbon charging prediction and well deployment in dominant sedimentary facies zones.

Key words: pore throat structure, reservoir quality, mixed silisiclastic?carbonate deposits, continental shale oil, Lucaogou Formation, Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin

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