西南石油大学学报(自然科学版) ›› 2020, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (3): 21-30.DOI: 10.11885/j.issn.1674-5086.2018.11.19.01

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The Formation Mechanism of the Complex Fault System and the Mode of Oil and Gas Enrichment in South Baxian

WANG Aiping1, CHEN Tao1, ZHANG Tingjing1, WANG Gang2, DU Binshan1   

  1. 1. PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration&Development-Northwest, Lanzhou, Gansu 730020, China;
    2. Qinghai Oilfield Exploration and Development Research Institute, CNPC, Dunhuang, Gansu 736200, China
  • Received:2018-11-19 Online:2020-06-10 Published:2020-06-10

Abstract: An in-depth study was performed on the formation mechanism of dominant faults and all levels of micro-faults in the South Baxian area, and on the relationship between their combination and the mechanism of its control over oil and gas, on the basis of which, the distribution of oil sands can be effectively predicted. By using seismic, drilling, and logging data, combined with knowledge of geometry and dynamics, we have obtained a more systematic understanding of the faults and their microstructures in the South Baxian area. On this basis, we have confirmed the mode of oil and gas enrichment in complex fault systems by analyzing the evolution history of oil and gas accumulation, reservoir lithology, and physical properties. This study shows that the Xianbei fault is a reversed-S-shaped right-lateral three-step strike-slip fault under the influence of the Maxian fault. The Xianbei fault controls the formation of the South Baxian middle and shallow tectonic belt. The associated microfaults of the extensional zone expand from west to east, developing into three types of micro-faults, namely oblique bands, pinnate bands, and horsetail bands. The South Baxian oil and gas field is a homologous oil-gas reservoir. It was formed in two stages, its middle and shallow reservoirs being the tectonic-lithologic secondary fault block reservoir type. Three modes of oil and gas enrichment, namely fault oil control, micro-structure oil control, and sedimentary-phase control, are established. It is determined that the micro-structure of small beach-bar sand bodies with single-layer thickness in the pinnate band of the Xianbei fault is the area of oil and gas enrichment. Accordingly, five development wells are deployed in this area and the result of gas-testing is good.

Key words: South Baxian, right-lateral strike-slip, Maxian fault, Xianbei fault, restraining bend, releasing bend, mode of oil and gas enrichment

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