Reservoir Evaluation and Development ›› 2022, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (1): 10-28.doi: 10.13809/j.cnki.cn32-1825/te.2022.01.002

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Outcrop of Ordovician Wufeng Formation-Silurian Longmaxi Formation in Qilong Village, Xishui, Guizhou

LIU Shugen1,2(),RAN Bo1,YE Yuehao1,WANG Shiyu3,YANG Di1,LUO Chao4,HAN Yuyue1,SONG Jinmin1,ZHANG Xuan4   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan 610059, China
    2. Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China
    3. Research Institute of Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co., Ltd., Xi'an, Shaanxi 710075, China
    4. PetroChina Southwest Oil & Gasfield Company, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
  • Received:2021-10-09 Online:2022-02-26 Published:2022-03-24

Abstract:

As a systematic study of the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation was carried out by paleontological comparison, thin section identification, scanning electron microscopy and Nitrogen Adsorption Method in Qilong Village outcrop, Xishui, Guizhou Province, the following main insights are obtained: ① The Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation in Qilong Village outcrop is complete, and is conformable with overlying Silurian Shiniulan Formation and the underlying Ordovician Jiancaogou Formation, with 12 graptolite biozones developed and without unconformity; ② Based on a variety of sedimentary fabric features, six major shale lithofacies in the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation are determined; ③ The quartz content of the Wufeng Longmaxi Formation decreases, while clay minerals increase gradually from the bottom to the top in Qilong Village outcrop, which shows the content of brittle minerals decreases, and a decrease of fracability of the shale from the bottom to the top; ④ The organic matter types of Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation in Qilong Village outcrop are mainly of type Ⅰ and type Ⅱ1, and the high TOC shale is mainly distributed in the Wufeng and lower Longmaxi Formation; ⑤ There is relatively low paleoproductivity of the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation in Qilong Village outcrop. The high quality black shale was deposited in anoxic-dysoxic conditions, and high content of organic matter benefits from the high burial efficiency of organic matter; ⑥ The organic pores of the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation in Qilong Village outcrop are mainly distributed in Wufeng and lower Longmaxi Formation, while organic pores were not developed in the upper member of Longmaxi Formation or Guanyinqiao member. The abundance of the small pores vertically decreases with stratigraphy upwards and The abundance of the large pore increases with stratigraphy upwards; ⑦ The natural gas adsorption capacity of the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation in Qilong Village outcrop is a minimum of 1.62 m3/t, a maximum of 2.8 m3/t, and an average value of 2.13 m3/t. This shows that the larger the TOC value is, the stronger the corresponding adsorption capacity will be, and indicates organic matter content plays a decisive role in gas-bearing capacity of organic-rich shales.

Key words: organic matter abundance, pore structure, gas content, Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation, Qilong Village

CLC Number: 

  • TE122