Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (4): 1044-1053.doi: 10.11743/ogg20230419

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Fluid phases and behaviors in ultra-deep oil and gas reservoirs, Tarim Basin

Wei HU1,2(), Ting XU2, Yang YANG1,2, Zengmin LUN1,2, Zongyu LI3, Zhijiang KANG2, Ruiming ZHAO3, Shengwen MEI3   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development,Beijing,102206,China
    2.Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute,SINOPEC,Beijing 102206,China
    3.Northwest Oil Field Company,SINOPEC,Urumqi,Xinjiang 830011,China
  • Received:2022-12-05 Revised:2023-05-26 Online:2023-08-01 Published:2023-08-09

Abstract:

The complex geological conditions of ultra-deep reservoirs lead to the diversity and variability of fluid phase characteristics, imposing great challenges to oil and gas exploration and development. This study established a method for studying the fluid phase behaviors of ultra-deep oil and gas reservoirs in the Shunbei area of Tarim Basin through the equal-time-interval downhole sampling to obtain formation fluid samples at different production stages. During the process, the causes of asphaltene deposition in gas condensate wells were revealed by experiments of asphaltene deposition during commingled recovery of hydrocarbon fluids charged in two stages, and suggestions for optimal recovery scheme were put forward from the point of view of fluid phase change. The results show that the fault-karst bodies encountered by Well D1 in the Shunbei No.4 fault zone are receivers of deep oil supply, showing a vertical composition gradient with gas upon oil. The hydrocarbon fluid phase changes first from condensate gas to gas of near critical condensate saturation and finally to gas condensate (volatile oil), with the latter being the result of mixing of hydrocarbon fluids charged in two stages: the crude contained in condensate gas and the light components extracted by gas from deep crude. The fault-karst body penetrated by Well D2 contains only a closed gas reservoir with hydrocarbon fluid phase changing in a way similar to that of a conventional condensate gas reservoir. The asphaltene deposition in Well D1 is suggested to be related to its commingled production with deep crude, which could lead to the significant increase in initiation pressure and volume of asphaltene deposition within the reservoir and the wellbore. A production scheme that extracts oil before gas with reservoir pressure well controlled is therefore recommended for such gas-over-oil fault-karst reservoirs. The results are of great reference value for the exploration and production of ultra-deep oil and gas reservoirs.

Key words: asphaltene, two-stage charging, phase behavior, fault-karst body, condensate gas, ultra-deep layer, Tarim Basin

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