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Geoscience ›› 2019, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (06): 1188-1198.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2019.06.05

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Reservoir Characteristics and Influence Factors of Gravel Sandstone:Case Study of Upper Triassic Karamay Formation in Hongshanzhui Area

YAO Zongquan1(), YU Xinghe2(), YUE Hongxing3, 1, ZHOU Lihua4, WANG Jin5, GAO Yang6   

  1. 1. School of Geological and Mining Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830047,China
    2. School of Energy Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
    3. Zhundong Oil Production Plant, Xinjiang Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Karamay, Xinjiang 831511, China
    4. No.1 Oil Production Plant, Xinjiang Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Karamay, Xinjiang 834000, China
    5. New Energy Geological Team, Hebei Provincal Bureau of Coal Geology,Xintai,Hebei 054000,China
    6. Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, SINOPEC,Beijing 100083,China
  • Received:2019-01-11 Revised:2019-05-20 Online:2019-12-26 Published:2019-12-27
  • Contact: YU Xinghe

Abstract:

To search for effective reservoirs, data of the core, reservoir physical properties, thin-section, SEM and mercury test results from the Upper Triassic Karamay reservoirs of Hongshanzui area were compiled and analyzed, and the reservoir features and controlling factors were discussed. The results show that the reservoirs are mainly lithic arkose and feldspathic litharenite, and that the component maturity is low. The controlling factor analysis suggests that the sedimentary elements (matrix content, lithic and formation of gravel sandstone) are the internal reason. The matrix content is inversely related to physical properties, tractive current is better than flooding current, and the debris current is the worst. Diagenesis (compaction, cement, dissolution) is the external reason. Compaction results in poor pore structure of gravel sandstone. Cementation is destructive in both rich-matrix and containing-matrix conditions, but protective in poor-matrix ones. The four kinds of reservoirs were divided based on the characteristics and controlling factors, and the favorable reservoir distributions were plotted. The reservoir property is likely better in the inner zone of the fan delta than the external zone, whereas the plain is the worst.

Key words: Hongshanzui area, Upper Karamay Formation, reservoir characteristics, lithofacies, diagenesis

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