Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (2): 522-532.doi: 10.11743/ogg20210220

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New understanding and tapping effect of remaining oil reservoirs in Xijiang oilfield, PRBM, South China Sea

Yi Tu(), Zhenghe Yan*(), Jianwen Dai, Yahui Wang, YiDong Zhu, Yong Yang, Jiao Yang, Weifeng Wang   

  1. Shenzhen Branch of CNOOC Ltd., ShenzShen, Guangdong 518067, China
  • Received:2020-08-04 Online:2021-04-28 Published:2021-04-21
  • Contact: Zhenghe Yan E-mail:tuyi200605156@126.com;yanzhh@cnooc.com.cn

Abstract:

To tackle problems in understanding the distribution and mechanisms of remaining oil reservoirs in mature offshore oilfields of middle or later stages of development, this study focuses on the migration direction and migration-accumulation time of remaining oil in various types of reservoirs in Xijiang oilfield, PRBM, South China Sea, while combining "potential control theory" with "reservoir architecture interface" and taking single sand body in the reservoirs as research unit.It concludes that the remaining oil mainly concentrates in low-potential trapped areas, and thereby constructs a "migration-accumulation regenerated reservoir model".The results show that: (1) Sand bodies in major pay reservoirs are mainly superimposed with rare interbeds; the reservoirs are mostly high-porosity and high-permeability and conducive to generate preferential seepage channels.After shutting wells down for about one year, the remaining oil migrates and accumulates in small amounts to high parts of structures of low potential energy and beyond well area.These wells tend to yield high but only for a short time after the 1 year shut-in.(2) Sand bodies in non-major pay reservoirs are usually laterally overlapping or completely isolated with the well developed third- and fourth-order architectural interfaces in the reservoirs.The dynamic migration and accumulation time and direction of remaining oil are related to reservoir rhythm, interlayer order and fluid property.After shutting wells down for more than 3 years, the remaining oil in these reservoirs that once were controlled by the fourth-order interfaces gradually flows around and accumulates into low-potential closed areas; those once controlled by the third-order interfaces would accumulate in large scale in low-potential closed areas by vertical permeation.These wells perform good after 3-year shut-in with high production for a long time.The research results are of technically supportive value to the rejuvenation of mature offshore oil fields in medium-high water cut stage and to the realization of the company's annual production target.

Key words: interface of diverse orders, potential control theory, migration and accumulation, reservoir regeneration model, tapping effect, Pearl River Mouth Basin (PRMB)

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