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Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Jun Peng ◽  
Ledan Yu ◽  
Tianyu Xu ◽  
Yubin Wang ◽  
Haodong Han

In recent years, the studies on fine-grained sedimentation mainly focus on the rock type, sedimentary environment, sedimentation, and sequence stratigraphy, while those on the relationship between sedimentary environment and lithofacies development are rare. However, a clear understanding on the relationship is of great significance to the muddy shale oil and gas exploration. This paper studied the muddy shale of semideep and deep lacustrine facies in the lower submember of Member 3 of Shahejie Formation in FY-1 Well, Dongying Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, East China. Based on geochemical data, the sedimentary environment media conditions and vertical changes of this submember were analyzed by means of core description, thin section authentication, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and other technologies, and the relationship between sedimentary environment and lithofacies development was discussed. The results show that this environment underwent three stages and is featured by cyclicity. From the bottom up, it experienced the semideep, deep, and deep/semideep waters under the relatively dry-cold/relatively warm-wet, warm-wet, and warm-wet/relatively warm-wet paleoclimates, respectively. Correspondingly, the paleoredox transited three stages from reducibility to high reducibility to high reducibility/reducibility; the paleosalinity changed from saline water to brackish water to brackish/saline water. Paleoproductivity was low/relatively high at the beginning, then became high, and finally relatively high. In this submember, the lithofacies primarily includes organic-rich mudstone, organic-rich lime mudstone, organic-rich lime-bearing mudstone, and organic-contained argillaceous limestone/lime mudstone. The sedimentary environment controls the mineral composition and content in the lithofacies and thus determines the lithofacies types. Meanwhile, the cyclicity of environmental change not only leads to that of the lithofacies development but also affects the positions of the lithofacies and its assemblages in sequence stratigraphic framework.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinyi He ◽  
Jingong Cai ◽  
Xiaojun Zhu ◽  
Mingshui Song ◽  
Huimin Liu ◽  
...  

Lithofacies are the fundamental geological units for shale oil and gas exploration and development, and soluble organic matter (SOM) is most similar to crude oil in composition. Both aspects attract our attention in the interpretation of SOM in different lithofacies, which can provide direct evidence to predict shale oil “sweet spots”. Here, twenty-five shale samples were collected from the Eocene Shahejie Formation in the Dongying Sag and were subjected to X-ray diffraction, Rock-Eval pyrolysis, and SOM characterization. Comparison of the SOM contents in shales with different lithofacies revealed remarkable differences: 1) The contents of SOM, saturates and total hydrocarbons (THC) showed the order of detrital massive mudstone < homogenous massive mudstone < wide laminated shale < discontinuous laminated shale < fine laminated shale < gypsum-bearing mudstone, and the SOM content was controlled by lithofacies through differences in both OM and minerals. 2) The SOM in detrital and homogenous massive mudstones was mainly composed of saturates and resins. Saturates were the main component in wide and fine laminated shales. The SOM in discontinuous laminated shale was mainly composed of saturates and aromatics. The SOM in gypsum-bearing mudstone was mainly composed of saturates, and the percentage of asphaltenes was quite high. Based on the evaluation parameters of high-quality lithofacies in terms of abundance (i.e., SOM, THC or saturate contents) and quality (i.e., quality index and asphaltene percentage), the fine, wide and discontinuous laminated shales were regarded as relatively favorable lithofacies. Based on the lithofacies combination, the fine, wide and discontinuous laminated shales in Es3x and Es4ss (upper section of Es4s) in the Dongying Sag were interpreted as “sweet spots” for shale oil exploration and development. Thus, it is of great significance to study the characteristics of SOM in shale with different lithofacies for shale oil exploration and development.


Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Pengfei Zhang ◽  
Shuangfang Lu ◽  
Zhiping Zeng ◽  
Xiangchun Chang ◽  
Junqian Li ◽  
...  

To better understand the pore structure and fractal character of lacustrine shales and their influence on liquid hydrocarbon occurrences, in this study, a total of 29 lacustrine oil-bearing shale samples collected from the Shahejie Formation in the Dongying Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, were investigated based on nitrogen adsorption (NGA) analysis combined with TOC, Rock-Eval pyrolysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) experiments. The relationships among the compositions (TOC, minerals, and oil content), pore structures, and fractal dimensions of the lacustrine shale samples were discussed. The results showed that the adsorption and fractal characteristics of lacustrine oil-bearing shales differ at relative pressures of 0-0.1 and 0.5-1. Two corresponding fractal dimensions D 1 and D 2 were determined by the FHH model according to the nitrogen adsorption branches. Specifically, D 1 varies from 2.4292 to 2.6109 (mean 2.5245), and D 2 varies between 2.4680 and 2.8535 (mean 2.6889). The specific surface area (SSA) ranges from 1.512 m2/g to 34.002 m2/g, with an average of 13.656 m2/g, the total pore volume is between 6.0 × 10-3 cm3/g and 48.4 × 10-3 cm3/g (mean 24.5 × 10-3 cm3/g), and the average pore diameter is in the range of 4.22 nm to 19.57 nm (mean 9.35 nm). Both D 1 and D 2 increase with increasing SSA and increase with decreasing average pore diameters but have no correlation with pore volume. Moreover, D 1 and D 2 exhibit positive relationships with clay minerals and negative correlations with carbonate minerals (calcite and dolomite). The relationship between fractal dimensions ( D 1 and D 2 ) and TOC contents is expressed as a U-shaped curve, characterized by the minimum D values at approximately 3% TOC. The shale oil content is controlled by the pore structures and fractal dimensions, and lacustrine shales with lower SSAs and smaller fractal dimensions would have more free oil. Therefore, lacustrine shales in the oil window with TOC contents ranging from 2% to 4% are probably the preferred shale oil exploration target in the Shahejie Formation, Dongying Sag, Bohai Bay Basin. The results indicate that fractal analysis can provide insight into the pore structure characteristics and oil storage capacity of lacustrine shales.


2021 ◽  
Vol 804 (2) ◽  
pp. 022028
Author(s):  
Tianjiao Zhang ◽  
Yang Hu ◽  
Yuelin Feng ◽  
Yongshi Wang ◽  
Hongwei Han ◽  
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