Impacts of Sedimentation and Diagenesis on Deeply Buried Reservoir Quality of a Rift Basin: A Case Study of Wenchang Formation in the Lufeng Depression, Pearl River Mouth Basin, China

The deeply buried reservoirs of Wenchang Formation in the Lufeng Depression, Pearl River Mouth Basin, display strong heterogeneity, and the major controls for the development of high-quality reservoirs remain unclear. To address these issues, we conducted a series of experiment analyses, including p...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Panke Sun, Shiyi Jiang, Lin Zhang, Langbo Jia, Huawen Rao, Huijing Fang, Zhen Yi, Taihong He, Sicheng Zhu, Liyin Bao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Geofluids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8625005
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849415257325305856
author Panke Sun
Shiyi Jiang
Lin Zhang
Langbo Jia
Huawen Rao
Huijing Fang
Zhen Yi
Taihong He
Sicheng Zhu
Liyin Bao
author_facet Panke Sun
Shiyi Jiang
Lin Zhang
Langbo Jia
Huawen Rao
Huijing Fang
Zhen Yi
Taihong He
Sicheng Zhu
Liyin Bao
author_sort Panke Sun
collection DOAJ
description The deeply buried reservoirs of Wenchang Formation in the Lufeng Depression, Pearl River Mouth Basin, display strong heterogeneity, and the major controls for the development of high-quality reservoirs remain unclear. To address these issues, we conducted a series of experiment analyses, including petrographic microscope, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction, and analyzed the impacts of sedimentation and diagenesis on the quality of deeply buried reservoirs. The results demonstrate that the sandbodies of subaqueous distributary channel and mouth bar deposited in lowstand systems tract (LST) and highstand systems tract (HST), as compared to the beach-bar and subaqueous fan sandstones deposited in transgressive systems tract (TST), have coarser grain size, higher quartz content, and lower muddy matrix content, which induced stronger anti-compaction capability, higher preservation of intergranular pore spaces, and thus better reservoir qualities. The reservoir types developed in subaqueous distributary channel and mouth bar are mainly types I, II, and III with medium-low porosity and low-ultra low permeability, while beach-bar and subaqueous fan mainly developed type III reservoir with low-porosity and ultra-low permeability. The reservoirs developed in E2w of the study area have undergone strong compaction, intense dissolution, but weak cementation. The subaqueous distributary channel and mouth bar reservoirs in LST are adjacent to Ew4 source rock in spatial distribution, resulting in strong organic acid dissolution, and developed numerous dissolved pores. The charging of hydrocarbons before deep burial further inhibited the later compaction and cementation and protects the preservation of residual primary intergranular pores and secondary dissolved pores. The combination of these factors leads to the development of the abnormally high porosity and high-quality reservoirs in LST. The results of this study reveal the genetic mechanism of deep, high-quality reservoirs in the rift basin and guide the selection of high-quality reservoirs in the later stage.
format Article
id doaj-art-56e8041fd2dd4079a8513df778a3ec1c
institution Kabale University
issn 1468-8123
language English
publishDate 2022-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Geofluids
spelling doaj-art-56e8041fd2dd4079a8513df778a3ec1c2025-08-20T03:33:35ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81232022-01-01202210.1155/2022/8625005Impacts of Sedimentation and Diagenesis on Deeply Buried Reservoir Quality of a Rift Basin: A Case Study of Wenchang Formation in the Lufeng Depression, Pearl River Mouth Basin, ChinaPanke Sun0Shiyi Jiang1Lin Zhang2Langbo Jia3Huawen Rao4Huijing Fang5Zhen Yi6Taihong He7Sicheng Zhu8Liyin Bao9College of GeosciencesCollege of GeosciencesCNPC Xibu Drilling Engineering Co.Research Institute of Exploration and DevelopmentPetroChina Tarim Oilfield CompanyExploration Research InstituteShenzhen Branch of CNOOC Ltd.CNPC Xibu Drilling Engineering Co.College of GeosciencesCollege of GeosciencesThe deeply buried reservoirs of Wenchang Formation in the Lufeng Depression, Pearl River Mouth Basin, display strong heterogeneity, and the major controls for the development of high-quality reservoirs remain unclear. To address these issues, we conducted a series of experiment analyses, including petrographic microscope, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction, and analyzed the impacts of sedimentation and diagenesis on the quality of deeply buried reservoirs. The results demonstrate that the sandbodies of subaqueous distributary channel and mouth bar deposited in lowstand systems tract (LST) and highstand systems tract (HST), as compared to the beach-bar and subaqueous fan sandstones deposited in transgressive systems tract (TST), have coarser grain size, higher quartz content, and lower muddy matrix content, which induced stronger anti-compaction capability, higher preservation of intergranular pore spaces, and thus better reservoir qualities. The reservoir types developed in subaqueous distributary channel and mouth bar are mainly types I, II, and III with medium-low porosity and low-ultra low permeability, while beach-bar and subaqueous fan mainly developed type III reservoir with low-porosity and ultra-low permeability. The reservoirs developed in E2w of the study area have undergone strong compaction, intense dissolution, but weak cementation. The subaqueous distributary channel and mouth bar reservoirs in LST are adjacent to Ew4 source rock in spatial distribution, resulting in strong organic acid dissolution, and developed numerous dissolved pores. The charging of hydrocarbons before deep burial further inhibited the later compaction and cementation and protects the preservation of residual primary intergranular pores and secondary dissolved pores. The combination of these factors leads to the development of the abnormally high porosity and high-quality reservoirs in LST. The results of this study reveal the genetic mechanism of deep, high-quality reservoirs in the rift basin and guide the selection of high-quality reservoirs in the later stage.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8625005
spellingShingle Panke Sun
Shiyi Jiang
Lin Zhang
Langbo Jia
Huawen Rao
Huijing Fang
Zhen Yi
Taihong He
Sicheng Zhu
Liyin Bao
Impacts of Sedimentation and Diagenesis on Deeply Buried Reservoir Quality of a Rift Basin: A Case Study of Wenchang Formation in the Lufeng Depression, Pearl River Mouth Basin, China
Geofluids
title Impacts of Sedimentation and Diagenesis on Deeply Buried Reservoir Quality of a Rift Basin: A Case Study of Wenchang Formation in the Lufeng Depression, Pearl River Mouth Basin, China
title_full Impacts of Sedimentation and Diagenesis on Deeply Buried Reservoir Quality of a Rift Basin: A Case Study of Wenchang Formation in the Lufeng Depression, Pearl River Mouth Basin, China
title_fullStr Impacts of Sedimentation and Diagenesis on Deeply Buried Reservoir Quality of a Rift Basin: A Case Study of Wenchang Formation in the Lufeng Depression, Pearl River Mouth Basin, China
title_full_unstemmed Impacts of Sedimentation and Diagenesis on Deeply Buried Reservoir Quality of a Rift Basin: A Case Study of Wenchang Formation in the Lufeng Depression, Pearl River Mouth Basin, China
title_short Impacts of Sedimentation and Diagenesis on Deeply Buried Reservoir Quality of a Rift Basin: A Case Study of Wenchang Formation in the Lufeng Depression, Pearl River Mouth Basin, China
title_sort impacts of sedimentation and diagenesis on deeply buried reservoir quality of a rift basin a case study of wenchang formation in the lufeng depression pearl river mouth basin china
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8625005
work_keys_str_mv AT pankesun impactsofsedimentationanddiagenesisondeeplyburiedreservoirqualityofariftbasinacasestudyofwenchangformationinthelufengdepressionpearlrivermouthbasinchina
AT shiyijiang impactsofsedimentationanddiagenesisondeeplyburiedreservoirqualityofariftbasinacasestudyofwenchangformationinthelufengdepressionpearlrivermouthbasinchina
AT linzhang impactsofsedimentationanddiagenesisondeeplyburiedreservoirqualityofariftbasinacasestudyofwenchangformationinthelufengdepressionpearlrivermouthbasinchina
AT langbojia impactsofsedimentationanddiagenesisondeeplyburiedreservoirqualityofariftbasinacasestudyofwenchangformationinthelufengdepressionpearlrivermouthbasinchina
AT huawenrao impactsofsedimentationanddiagenesisondeeplyburiedreservoirqualityofariftbasinacasestudyofwenchangformationinthelufengdepressionpearlrivermouthbasinchina
AT huijingfang impactsofsedimentationanddiagenesisondeeplyburiedreservoirqualityofariftbasinacasestudyofwenchangformationinthelufengdepressionpearlrivermouthbasinchina
AT zhenyi impactsofsedimentationanddiagenesisondeeplyburiedreservoirqualityofariftbasinacasestudyofwenchangformationinthelufengdepressionpearlrivermouthbasinchina
AT taihonghe impactsofsedimentationanddiagenesisondeeplyburiedreservoirqualityofariftbasinacasestudyofwenchangformationinthelufengdepressionpearlrivermouthbasinchina
AT sichengzhu impactsofsedimentationanddiagenesisondeeplyburiedreservoirqualityofariftbasinacasestudyofwenchangformationinthelufengdepressionpearlrivermouthbasinchina
AT liyinbao impactsofsedimentationanddiagenesisondeeplyburiedreservoirqualityofariftbasinacasestudyofwenchangformationinthelufengdepressionpearlrivermouthbasinchina