Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (5): 548-555,565.doi: 10.11743/ogg20090504

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Controlling factors for massive accumulation of natural gas in the Xujiahe Formation in central Sichuan Basin

Bian Congsheng, Wang Hongjun, Wang Zecheng, Li Yongxin, Zhu Rukai, Liu Liuhong   

  1. PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2009-12-23 Online:2009-10-25 Published:2012-01-16

Abstract:

The Triassic Xujiahe Formation(T3χ) in central Sichuan Basin features in interbeded sandstone and mudstone and extensive distribution.Many gas fields(e.g.,Guang'an,Hechuan and Bajiaochang) and gas-bearing structures(e.g.,Chongxi) have been found in this formation.Horizontally,this gas-bearing combination is distributed in different structural zones;vertically,it has many alternating intervals of reservoirs.These reservoirs have similar pooling settings,but they are separated from each other with no communication.According to the analyses of geological features for gas accumulation in T3χ,the main factors controlling massive gas accumulation are considered as the followings:1)development of alternating coal bed and sandstone combinations in a large open shallow-water lacustrine basin under gentle structural settings;2)the wide distribution of quality re-servoirs under the joint control of paleotectonics,sedimentary micro-facies and fractures in the Indo-Chinese epoch;3)overall uplifting of the Sichuan Basin at the end of the Cretaceous,gas expulsion through expansion,and reservoir compartmentalization.

Key words: massive accumulation, controlling factor, Xujiahe Formation, central Sichuan area, Sichuan Basin

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