Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 751-757.doi: 10.11743/ogg20120512

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Genesis of chlorites and its relationship with high-quality reservoirs in the Xujiahe Formation tight sandstones, western Sichuan depression

Sun Quanli1, Sun Hansen2, Jia Bao3, Yu Jianjun4, Luo Wenjun5   

  1. 1. CDUT College of Energy Resources, Chengdu, Sichuan 610059, China;
    2. China CBM Company Limited, Beijing 100011, China;
    3. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, America;
    4. Well Testing Company of CNPC XDEC, Karamay, Xinjiang 834000, China;
    5. Exploration and Production Research Institute, PetroChina Southwest Oil Company, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
  • Received:2012-05-01 Revised:2012-07-24 Online:2012-10-28 Published:2012-11-15

Abstract:

Tight gas production is taking up bigger and bigger shares in China’s total natural gas production.However,further exploration and development of this kind of gas reservoirs face great challenges due to their distribution complexity and prediction difficulty.Although the Xujiahe Formation in western Sichuan depression is typical tight sandstone,it has relatively good reservoirs with relatively higher permeability and porosity.Research of these reservoirs reveals a unique phenomenon of the existence of a rim chlorite cementation.Based on analysis of data such as thin section,SEM and X-ray diffraction and in combination with sedimentary facies,regional geology and volcanic activity,the authors determined the period in which the chlorite was formed.It is suggested that the existence of chlorite can effectively protect the primary pores in these reservoirs.However,the sole exis-tence of ring-shaped chlorite cementation does not necessarily mean a relatively better reservoir.Other pre-requirements for a high-quality reservoir are also needed,for example,the ring must be thick and continuous enough and the reservoirs must be formed in high-energy sedimentary environment.

Key words: chlorite, tight sandstone, reservoir, the Xujiahe Formation, western Sichuan depression

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