Earth Science Frontiers ›› 2023, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (6): 247-262.DOI: 10.13745/j.esf.sf.2023.2.21

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Geochemical characteristics and phase behavior of the Ordovician ultra-deep reservoir fluid, No.4 fault, northern Shuntuoguole, Tarim Basin

MA Anlai1(), QI Lixin2   

  1. 1. Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute, SINOPEC, Beijing 102260, China
    2. Northwest Oilfield Company, SINOPEC, ürümqi 830011, China
  • Received:2023-01-12 Revised:2023-02-15 Online:2023-11-25 Published:2023-11-25

Abstract:

The phase behavior of the Ordovician ultra-deep reservoir fluid, No. 4 fault (F4), northern Shuntuoguole, is complex. From NE to SW, the fluid phase changes from volatile oil to condensate, with the solution GOR increasing from 358 m3/m3 to 3200 m3/m3 then decreasing to 1800 m3/m3. Using geochemical methods the geochemical characteristics of the reservoir fluid and the cause of its phase change were investigated. It was found that while the biomarker concentrations in oil from F4 were low to non-measurable, the source rocks were similar for oils from F1 and F4; and oil from F4, with Rc of 1.14%-1.60%, was of higher maturity. For natural gas from F4, its dryness coefficient showed an increasing trend from NE to SW, with Rc ranging between 1.3%-1.7%, while its CO2 and H2S contents showed the same spatial variation trend. The reservoir fluid experienced no evaporative fractionation as inferred from the relationship between the mole fraction and carbon number of n-alkanes. In F4, the concentration of diamondoids in oil ranged between 27.26-523.31 μg/g, indicating 20.5%-95.8% thermal cracking which is higher than in F1; while the concentration of thiodiamondoids in oil from wells SB4, SB41X-C and SB42X ranged between 33.76-76.92 μg/g, suggesting occurrence of thermochemical sulphate reduction (TSR). Thus, two factors contributed to the phase change in F4: one is geothermal gradient, where relatively strong thermal gradient in the middle compared to either sides of the fault led to high-maturity oil and gas generation and high degree of cracking in the middle of the fault; the other is TSR, which took place in the middle and SW of the fault and further increased CO2, H2S and GOR.

Key words: reservoir fluid phase, secondary alteration, North Shuntuoguole area, Ordovician, ultra-deep, Tarim Basin

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