Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 852-862.doi: 10.11743/ogg20210407

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Gas pool sweet spot models and their forming mechanism in the Xu 2 Member in Xinchang area, Western Sichuan Depression, Sichuan Basin

Junlong Liu1(), Zongquan Hu1, Zhongqun Liu1, Wujun Jin1, Kaihua Xiao1, Youyi Bi2, Jitong Li1   

  1. 1. Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Beijing 100083, China
    2. Southwest Oil&Gas Branch Company, SINOPEC, Chengdu, Sichuan 610081, China
  • Received:2020-10-19 Online:2021-08-28 Published:2021-08-27

Abstract:

Sweet spot evaluation of the tight sandstone reservoirs is of great importance to effectively developing reserves.The elaborate description of the gas pools in the 2nd member of Xujiahe Formation (Xu 2 Member/T3x2), serves to establish the sweet spot model and formulate the criteria for identification, and clarify the geological distribution of the sweet spots.Furthermore, the forming mechanism of the sweet spots in tight sandstone gas pools is discussed.The results show that: (1) the effective reservoirs can be grouped into two categories, namely the medium-to-coarse-grained sandstone with flat fractures (with a dip angle less than or equal to 10°), and the massive medium-to-coarse-grained sandstone; the effective fractures are structural fractures with a dip angle greater than 30°.(2) The sweet spots can be classified into three categories, namely the fault-, bedding fissure-, and pore-dominated categories.The first one is characterized by high dip angle fractures, mainly developed in the fault-fracture body dominated by SN-oriented faults; the last two are characterized by less developed high dip angle fractures, mainly distributed in high-quality formations outside of the fault-fracture body.(3) Gas-bearing zones of relatively high tectonic position serve as the basis factor for the sweet spot development in T3x2, the fault-fracture body affected by later faulting is a major factor controlling sweet spot growth, and the quality of favorable formations controls the formation of the other two categories.In all, it is of great significance to building the sweet spot models and identifying its forming mechanism for the gas pools, which could deepen our understanding on the sweet spot-related theories of tight sandstone gas pools, and is of strong support to the sweet spot distribution prediction and movable reserves evaluation.

Key words: sweet spot model, evaluation criterion, fault-karst, high-quality reservoir, tight sandstone gas pool, Xujiahe Formation, Sichuan Basin

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