Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 873-883.doi: 10.11743/ogg20210409

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Characteristics and genesis of fault-fracture reservoirs in the Xujiahe Formation, Tongjiang-Malubei area, northeastern Sichuan Basin

Renchun Huang(), Ruobing Liu, Ming Liu, Huanyu Cao, Sai Su, Hongquan Du   

  1. Research Institute of SINOPEC Exploration Company, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
  • Received:2020-10-23 Online:2021-08-28 Published:2021-08-27

Abstract:

Affected by the superposition of multi-phase tectonic movements, the Xujiahe Formation in Tongjiang-Malubei area of the northeastern Sichuan Basin contains many sets of large-scale sand layers and special fault-fracture reservoirs in highly deformed structures.A study of reservoir characteristics, formation mechanisms and development control factors, in combination with drilling data and regional tectonic evolution for the formation, shows that the reservoirs are highly porous with well-developed fractures and feature in close relation between matrix pores and pore-fracture networks.The formation of fault-fracture reservoirs is closely linked to the triple-layer tectonic pattern and multi-phase tectonic movements in the area.The regional tectonic stress field and deep fluid activities serve respectively as the external mechanical background and internal genetic mechanism for the development of reservoirs.With source rock-rooted faults having dual functions of connecting source rock with reservoir and controlling the development of reservoirs, large-scale sand layers providing the basis for fracturing and dissolution, and local structures controlling the formation of complex fracture networks, the fault-fracture reservoirs with hydrocarbon came into being in the formation.

Key words: fault-fracture, source rock-rooted fault, tight sandstone, Xujiahe Formation, Tongjiang-Malubei area, Sichuan Basin

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