Reservoir Evaluation and Development ›› 2021, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (1): 47-55.doi: 10.13809/j.cnki.cn32-1825/te.2021.01.007

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Evaluation of shale gas preservation conditions based on formation water index: A case study of Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation in Southeastern Chongqing

Zhang Guangrong1,2(),Nie Haikuan3,4(),Tang Xuan1,2,Zhang Peixian5,Peng Yongmin3,4   

  1. 1. China University of Geosciences(Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Strategy Evaluation for Shale Gas, Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100083, China
    3. Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanism and Effective Development of State Key Laboratory, Beijing 100083, China
    4. Sinopec Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, Beijing 100083, China
    5. Research Institute of Exploration & Development, Sinopec East China Oil and Gas Company, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210011, China
  • Received:2020-06-28 Online:2021-02-26 Published:2021-02-04
  • Contact: Nie Haikuan E-mail:2106180043@cugb.edu.cn;niehk.syky@sinopec.com

Abstract:

Significant progress has been made in the exploration and development of shale gas in the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation of Sichuan Basin, but shale gas content varies greatly among different well locations. Through the analysis of formation water salinity, geochemical index and formation water type in Well-PY1HF, Well-JY1HF, Well-NY1HF, Well-LY1 and other wells in Southeastern Chongqing, it is found that CaCl2 water type reflects good shale gas preservation conditions, while the water types of NaHCO3 and Na2SO4 reflect formation water and atmospheric water are interconnected to different extent, leading to a relatively poor preservation condition. Based on the characteristics of large-scale faults and residual syncline structures developing in Southeastern Chongqing and the formation water characteristics of Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation, the groundwater seepage mode can be divided into two types: the infiltration type in the large-scale fault development area and the centripetal flow type in the residual syncline area, corresponding to different shale gas preservation conditions. In the area with large-scale faults, the surface water infiltrates deeply along the faults, causing great damage to shale gas reservoir, most of them contain few gases. The formation water in the residual syncline is centripetal flow, and the deep part of the syncline is relatively well preserved. The surface water and the formation water form a free alternating zone at the syncline edge, and the preservation condition of shale gas reservoir is poor, thus the gas bearing property is poor. In the core part of the syncline, the closer to the core part, the weaker the influence of atmospheric water infiltration is, and the better the preservation condition will be.

Key words: Southeastern Chongqing, formation water, shale gas, preservation condition, salinity, chemical index

CLC Number: 

  • TE37