Earth Science Frontiers ›› 2023, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (6): 125-134.DOI: 10.13745/j.esf.sf.2023.2.33

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Reservoir development characteristics and karst models for the “strata bound” karst reservoirs in the Tahe Oilfield

JIN Yanlin1,2(), ZHANG Huitao1,2, LIU Yao1,2, JI Yuwen1   

  1. 1. Exploration and Development Research Institute, Northwest Oilfield Company, SINOPEC, ürümqi 830011, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery for Fractured Vuggy Reservoirs, SINOPEC, ürümqi 830011, China
  • Received:2022-10-20 Revised:2023-01-30 Online:2023-11-25 Published:2023-11-25

Abstract:

The oil well productivity in the Tahe Oilfield is determined primarily by the reservoir connectivity. For the oil and gas exploration and development in the greater Tahe area, it is important to clarify the reservoir development characteristics of bedding karst reservoirs and the underlying vertical zoning patterns and karst formation mechanisms. Based on the outcrop, core/rock thin section, drilling, logging and 3D seismic data and the characteristics of water cycling in karst aquifers, combined with seismic attribute analysis, the “strata bound” karst system in the Tahe area is preliminarily defined as a dissolution karst system that is controlled, independently or jointly, by factors such as favorable facies belt, primary layer, secondary interface and intra-formational fault. The karst system develops a set of layered reservoirs that are different from the upper and lower strata in lithology, physical property and oil and gas production. It is clarified that the sequence boundary, fault and sedimentary environment jointly control the development of the “strata bound” karst reservoirs. Two karst models are summarized: synclinal-confluence type in karst canyon areas, and single-branch seepage type in localized wide, gentle platform areas. These two karst models reflect the differences in reservoir control factors including structural background, water system conditions and fracture scales in the Tahe Oilfield, which are key to determining the role of “strata bound” karst in the formation of karst reservoirs.

Key words: Ordovician, Upper Ordovician, karst model, bedding karst, Tahe Oilfield

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