Journal of Southwest Petroleum University(Science & Technology Edition) ›› 2022, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (4): 37-50.DOI: 10.11885/j.issn.1674-5086.2020.05.19.04

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Evolution Mode and Genesis Analysis of Composite Point Bars

FAN Hongjun, WANG Xiabin, HU Guangyi, FAN Ting'en, HE Mingwei   

  1. CNOOC Research Institute Co. Ltd., Chaoyang, Beijing 100028, China
  • Received:2020-05-19 Published:2022-07-28

Abstract: The composite point bar is composed of multi-stage residual bars to form a composite body. The internal structure of the reservoir is complex and highly heterogeneous. In the past, researches on point bars were mostly focused onthe shape, granularity, scale and hydrodynamic force. Quantitative research on and cause analysis on the "incompleteness" of point bars are rare. In this paper, the seismic section of McMurray Formation of early Cretaceous in Alberta Basin, satellite photos of Mississippi River New Madrid meander section, numerical simulation and physical simulation of meander rivers are selected to statistically fit the relationship between the evolution period of composite point bars and the residual degree. A similar logarithmic curve y=-a ln x + 1 can be obtained after two-dimensional coordinate axis projection. It is concluded that the evolution of composite point bars is in accordance with the following law:From the formation to the destruction into a defective state of a certain stage point bars, the degree of its defect (composite degree) is logarithmically decreasing with the evolution stage. The conclusion is valuable for the study of meandering river theory and the characterization of sand body.

Key words: composite point bar, evolution model, numerical modeling, physical modelling, logarithmic relationship

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