Affiliation:
1. Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources in Western China (Gansu Province), School of Earth Sciences Lanzhou University Lanzhou China
2. State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources & Prospecting College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum Beijing China
3. Research Institute of Exploration and Development PetroChina Jidong Oilfield Company Tangshan China
Abstract
The fan deltaic sandstones in the third section of the third member of the Eocene Shahejie Formation (Es33) are important hydrocarbon exploration targets in the northern Nanpu sag, Bohai Bay Basin, China. The Es33 sandstones are characterized by highly variable pore structures. A total of 364 Es33 sandstone samples were measured by a series of petrological and petrophysical analyzes to investigate these variations and their controls on reservoir quality and oiliness heterogeneities. The heterogeneity of Es33 sandstone can be manifested by type I, type II and type III pore structures. Primary intergranular pores and dissolution pores were the main storage spaces for type I sandstones, while dissolution pores and intercrystalline pores were the main storage spaces for type II and type III sandstones, respectively. These results indicate that compaction is the main factor in the loss of primary intergranular porosity, with an average loss of 78%. The grain size controlled the preservation of primary pores in Es33 sandstones with a carbonate cement content of less than 6%. The different types of clay minerals have various effects on the pore structure. Chlorite plays an active role in the preservation of intergranular pores and the improvement of reservoir quality, while mixed layers of illite and smectite greatly reduced the pore size and connectivity and lowered the reservoir quality. The Es33 sandstones have undergone a more open diagenetic system. Dissolution significantly increased the porosity of type I and type II sandstones with more primary intergranular pores, but exerted a minor role in contributing to the permeability. Furthermore, a pore‐throat radius of approximately 0.4 μm is considered to be the threshold for oil accumulation in Es33 fan deltaic sandstones.
Funder
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
National Natural Science Foundation of China
National Major Science and Technology Projects of China
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