Geology and Exploitation, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China;3.Institute of Sedimentary Geology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China)
Abstract:In recent years, new progress has been made in the exploration of the Xujiahe Formation in the Jianyang area of the transitional zone between central and western Sichuan, and significant breakthroughs have been made in a number of reservoirs, including the lower Member of Xu3, the Xu4 Member and the Xu5 Member, which confirms that this area has great potential for hydrocarbon resource exploration. However, the overall research degree of the Xujiahe Formation in the study area is relatively low, the study of the basic geological conditions for hydrocarbon formation is relatively weak, and the resource potential is unclear, which restricts the further exploration and development deployment. Therefore, it is of practical significance to analyze the differences in reservoir characteristics between the southern Jianyang area and the northern area of the Xujiahe Formation in the core production area of the transitional zone between central and western Sichuan, and to discuss the mechanism of formation of high-quality reservoirs in different areas, in order to carry out the next step of oil and gas exploration in the Xujiahe Formation in the core production area, as well as to demonstrate the well location. In order to clarify the reservoir characteristics and main control factors of tight sandstone reservoirs in the southern Jianyang area and northern area of the Xujiahe Formation in the transitional zone between central and western Sichuan, under the new stratification framework of the Xujiahe Formation, combining with the test methods of thin-sections, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and physical property analysis, this study carried out the differences in reservoir characteristics and the formation mechanism of high-quality reservoirs in the lower Xu3 M. and Xu4 M. in the transitional zone between central and western Sichuan. The results show that the rock types of the reservoirs in the southern Jianyang area and northern area of the Xujiahe Formation in the transitional zone between central and western Sichuan are both dominated by feldspathic litharenite and lithic arkose, the quartz content of sandstone reservoir in the southern area is 50%~60%, and the rock fragments are dominated by metamorphic and mudstone rock fragments, and the diagenesis is dominated by compaction, dissolution, carbonate and quartz cementation, and the reservoir space is dominated by intra-granular dissolution pore, with the peak porosity distributed at 6%~8% and the peak permeability distributed at 0.01~1mD. The quartz content of sandstone reservoir in the southern area is 60%~70%, and the rock fragments are dominated by cherts, low-degree metamorphic and carbonate rock fragments, and the diagenesis is dominated by compaction, dissolution, carbonate, quartz, and chlorite cementation, and the reservoir space is dominated by intergranular and intra-granular dissolution pores, with the peak porosity distributed at 4%~8% and the peak permeability distributed at 0.01~10mD. The results of the formation mechanism of high-quality reservoirs show that the sedimentary microfacies of the underwater diversion channel and mouth bar, the chlorite cementation and dissolution are the keys to the formation of high-quality reservoirs of the Xujiahe Formation in the study area. The physical properties of different sedimentary microfacies show that the physical properties of the mouth bar reservoir in the study area are comparable to those of the underwater diversion channel reservoir. Compaction is the main pore reducing effect in the study area, but the degree of compaction is higher in the Jianyang area, which is related to the high content of plastic rock fragments, which are extruded and deformed due to compaction and even form false matrix to block the pore space. Dissolution is the main pore enhancing diagenesis in the study area, and it is especially important for the southern Jianyang area, where secondary dissolution pores are the main storage space. Chlorite cementation is mainly in the form of grain-coating chlorite, which inhibits the growth of intergranular cement to a certain extent while resisting compaction, and is mainly develop in the northern area, however, it has not been found in the southern Jianyang area, indicating that the development of chlorite is related to the composition of the rock and even provenance. The main controlling factors for the tight sandstone reservoirs in the Jianyang area are the development of sedimentary microfacies and dissolution; the main controlling factors for the northern area are the development of sedimentary microphase and high rigid granular debris, grain-coating chlorite and dissolution.
Key words: High-quality reservoirs; Main controlling factors; Tight gas sandstone; Xujiahe Formation; Sichuan Basin