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Tight oil sandstones in Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin, N. China: Reservoir quality destruction in a closed diagenetic system

Liu, Mingjie; Gluyas, Jon; Wang, Weibin; Liu, Zhen; Liu, Junbang; Tan, Xiucheng; Zeng, Wei; Xiong, Yi

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Authors

Mingjie Liu

Weibin Wang

Zhen Liu

Junbang Liu

Xiucheng Tan

Wei Zeng

Yi Xiong



Abstract

An investigation of the Triassic Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin, N. China, revealed that the diagenesis and quality of tight oil sandstone reservoirs (with an average porosity of 9.83% and an average permeability of 0.96 mD) were controlled by a closed diagenetic system. The carbonate cements observed in the sandstone were derived from decarboxylation of organic matter that occurred in the adjacent mudstones. These reactions supplied CO32−, which reacted with cations derived from grain dissolution in the sandstones. The average size of the diagenetic geochemical system with respect to carbonate cements was small (<6 × 10−2 m3), comprising sandstone and its adjacent mudstone(s). The carbonate cements tend to concentrate in the marginal sandstone, which is taken to indicate that the flux of CO32− into the sandstones limited the quantity of carbonate precipitated. In addition, the mass is near balance between the amount of feldspar dissolution and its by‐products in the central sandstone (distance to the sandstone/mudstone interface is mainly more than 1 m), where the permeability of sandstone will present a decreasing trend with the increase of feldspar dissolution pores. The pore space of central sandstone will be just redistributed, with primary intergranular pores converting to feldspar dissolution pores and clay mineral micropores. Thus, the best part of the sandstone reservoirs tends to be the central part of sandstone. In particular, sandstones that are more than 2 m thick could be the potential hydrocarbon reservoirs because they retain the best porosity (average of 13.6%) and permeability (average of 1.8 mD). The results of our study provide an important guide for the exploration of tight oil sandstones in other petroliferous basins over the world.

Citation

Liu, M., Gluyas, J., Wang, W., Liu, Z., Liu, J., Tan, X., …Xiong, Y. (2018). Tight oil sandstones in Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin, N. China: Reservoir quality destruction in a closed diagenetic system. Geological Journal, 54(6), 3239-3256. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.3319

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 24, 2018
Online Publication Date Sep 6, 2018
Publication Date Nov 30, 2018
Deposit Date Nov 28, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Geological Journal
Print ISSN 0072-1050
Electronic ISSN 1099-1034
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 54
Issue 6
Pages 3239-3256
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.3319

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This is the accepted version of the following article: Liu, Mingjie, Gluyas, Jon, Wang, Weibin, Liu, Zhen, Liu, Junbang, Tan, Xiucheng, Zeng, Wei & Xiong, Yi (2019). Tight oil sandstones in Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin, N. China: Reservoir quality destruction in a closed diagenetic system. Geological Journal 54(6): 3239-3256., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.3319. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.

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