학술논문

Sealing mechanisms in volcanic faulted reservoirs in Xujiaweizi extension, northern Songliao Basin, northeastern China
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
AAPG Bulletin. 105(8):1721-1743
Subject
16|Structural geology
29A|Economic geology - energy sources
Asia
chemical composition
China
connectivity
Cretaceous
Denglouku Formation
extension
Far East
fault zones
faults
geophysical methods
geophysical profiles
geophysical surveys
half grabens
Lower Cretaceous
Mesozoic
permeability
petroleum
petroleum accumulation
petroleum systems
reservoir properties
reservoir rocks
sealing
seismic methods
seismic profiles
Songliao Basin
strike-slip faults
surveys
thickness
traps
well logs
Xujiaweizi Graben
Xuzhong Fault
Yingcheng Formation
Language
English
ISSN
0149-1423
Abstract
Distribution of volcanic reservoirs in Xujiaweizi half graben is controlled by both faults and sealing layers where their integrity could have been compromised. This paper documents the distribution of sealing units of the Denglouku and Yingcheng Formations based on seismic and well-log data to delineate all of the reservoirs with proper cap rocks within the volcanic Yincheng Formation via the relationship between the fault system and reservoir rocks. Based on the regional sealing effect of Denglouku Formation, two hydrocarbon traps are identified: the lower primary and upper secondary gas reservoirs where the formation with a mudstone percentage of more than 50% within the second member seals the primary reservoirs. The upper secondary trap is controlled by faults that have been activated during the structural reversal phase, causing the regional sealing layers in the Denglouku Formation to get displaced with a cap rock juxtaposition thickness of less than 35 m. This has created a series of fault-seal, dual-control reservoirs. The local seals within the Yingcheng Formation consist of mudstone, tight volcanic rock, and clayey breccia covering each volcanic eruption cycle. These local seals separate the volcanic gas reservoirs with a minimum thickness of 20 m. The local top seals in this tectonically active zone were placed on the hanging wall via the juxtaposition of the reservoir and overlying mudstone and/or clayey breccia. It was concluded that gas has migrated vertically through the faults and accumulated in the fault-controlled traps where sharp changes in the lithology (juxtaposition) form the seal, whereas the gas-water contact is controlled by the depth of the reservoir rock. Finally, this study concludes that the primary reservoirs are distributed in a sinusoidal configuration around the fault zone because of the dolphin effect of the Xuzhong strike-slip fault system that has connected the source and reservoir rocks.