Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (3): 778-788.doi: 10.11743/ogg20230319

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Sweet spot assessment and its significance for the marine-continental transitional shale gas of Permian Longtan Fm. in southeastern Sichuan Basin

Dongjun FENG1,2,3()   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Efficient Development,Beijing 102206,China
    2.Key Laboratory of Shale Oil/Gas Exploration & Production Technology,SINOPEC,Beijing 102206,China
    3.Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute,SINOPEC,Beijing 102206,China
  • Received:2022-12-10 Revised:2023-03-20 Online:2023-06-01 Published:2023-06-05

Abstract:

The marine-continental transitional deposits of Permian Longtan Formation in southeastern Sichuan Basin have been targeted for shale gas but without any significant success. By resorting to analyses on petrology, organic geochemistry, and geology as well as the results of X-ray diffraction, organic petrology analysis, argon ion milling scanning electron microscopy observation, helium porosity testing, and joint measurement, the organic geochemical characteristics, reservoir characteristics, gas-bearing property and their vertical variations of 9 clay mineral-rich(42.69 % on average) layers in the Longtan Formation from some key wells (including Well S1) in southeastern Sichuan Basin were studied to locate potential shale gas enrichment intervals. The results show that the marine-continental transitional shale deposits in the Longtan Formation are thick (the cumulative thickness of shale with TOC>2 % is 50.11 m) and mainly composed of coal seams, carbonaceous shale, shales, silty mudstone, calcareous mudstones and argillaceous limest one. Their average TOC is 4.63 % and average porosity is greater than 2.0 %, both showing a decreasing trend from coal seam, shale, silty mudstone to calcareous mudstones. The organic matter is mainly of type Ⅲ, with an average Ro of 2.07 %. Reservoirs are dominated by clay mineral pores and micro fractures. The combinations of coal with organic-rich shale within layers ② to ④, ⑥ and ⑧ characterized by large thickness, high organic matter abundance, high porosity and gas-bearing property are deemed as potential exploration targets for making shale gas discoveries.

Key words: shale, ogranic geochemistry, marine-continental transitional facies, shale gas, Longtan Formation, Permian, southeastern Sichuan Basin

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