Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4): 744-754.doi: 10.11743/ogg20200408

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Characteristics and physical simulation of the Upper Paleozoic tight gas accumulation in Linxing area, Ordos Basin

Dingye Zheng1,2(), Xiongqi Pang1,2,*(), Fujie Jiang1,2, Tieshu Liu3, Xinhe Shao1,2, Longlong Li1,2, Yuying HuYan1,2, Fangxin Guo1,2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum(Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
    2. College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum(Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
    3. CNOOC Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 100028, China
  • Received:2019-08-26 Online:2020-08-01 Published:2020-08-11
  • Contact: Xiongqi Pang E-mail:272024982@qq.com;pangxqcup@163.com

Abstract:

The exploration potential of the Upper Paleozoic tight sandstone gas reservoirs in Linxing area, Ordos Basin is huge, but the accumulation patterns and migration pathways are relatively controversial.Based on the characteristics of structure, sedimentary facies and sand-body distribution, the source-reservoir combination relationship of the Upper Paleozoic in Linxing area can be categorized into three types:in-source-, near-source- and far-source-reservoir combinations.Using the data of rock pyrolysis, thermal maturity measurement, core description, thin-section observation, scanning electron microscopy, petrophysical property analysis, seismic and well logging interpretation, we analyzed the development characteristics of the source rock, reservoir, charging dynamics and faults.The results show that there are three sets of hydrocarbon source rocks in Linxing area, including coal, carbonaceous mudstone and dark mudstone source rocks with Type Ⅲ and Ⅱ2 kerogens.The source rocks have high abundance of organic matter and are mostly mature to highly mature, thus are large in hydrocarbon generation potential.The reservoir rocks are dominated by feldspar lithic sandstone of moderate maturity, and are characterized by high heterogeneity and multiple pore throat types, including primary intergranular pores, dissolved intergranular pores, dissolved intragranular pores, intercrystalline pores and micro-cracks.The reservoirs mostly have low porosity and low permeability, with an average porosity of 6.81% and an average permeability of 0.61×10-3 μm2, which reflects a typical tight reservoir.Overpressure is common and gas expansion force is the main driving force for gas accumulation of the in-source- and near-source-reservoir combinations.The well-developed faults can serve as the migration pathways for the natural gas vertically charging to the far-source-reservoir combination and can also improve the reservoir quality and strengthen the lateral migration ability of natural gas.Physical simulation experiments were carried out on the established accumulation model, and it was found that reservoir heterogeneity and faults are the main factors affecting the gas-water relationship.The in-source-reservoir combination is the favorable area for hydrocarbon accumulation, and can be selected as the focus of later exploration and development.

Key words: accumulation characteristics, physical simulation, tight gas reservoir, Upper Paleozoic, Linxing area, Ordos Basin

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