Natural gas migration and accumulation model and favorable exploration targets in Ordovician dolomite in Jingxi, Ordos Basin

The Ordovician dolomite reservoir in Ma5 5 –Ma5 10 sub-members in Jingxi in Ordos Basin is a newly discovered field with multiple natural gas pools. The gas accumulation patterns of the reservoir are unclear. Considering the geological background, the genesis, migration, and accumulation of natural...

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Main Authors: Jingdong Liu, Youlu Jiang, Xinshe Liu, Rongwei Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-05-01
Series:Energy Exploration & Exploitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0144598717743264
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Youlu Jiang
Xinshe Liu
Rongwei Zhu
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Rongwei Zhu
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description The Ordovician dolomite reservoir in Ma5 5 –Ma5 10 sub-members in Jingxi in Ordos Basin is a newly discovered field with multiple natural gas pools. The gas accumulation patterns of the reservoir are unclear. Considering the geological background, the genesis, migration, and accumulation of natural gas in Jingxi were studied systematically, and favorable exploration targets were predicted. Natural gas in Ma5 5 –Ma5 10 sub-members is a mixture of Upper Paleozoic and Ordovician products. The Upper Paleozoic coaliferous gas was mainly expulsed downward through the hydrocarbon-providing window where the coal-bearing source rocks made contact with the dolomite reservoirs. The gas then migrated from west to east and accumulated under the condition of lithology variation. The Ordovician petroliferous gas mainly migrated from bottom to top through fractures and mixed with the coaliferous gas in Ma5 5 –Ma5 10 sub-members. The natural gas reservoir formation model was summarized as the migration of gas over a short distance and partial charging into the dolomite reservoirs from the Late Triassic to Middle Jurassic, and the migration of gas over a long distance and massive charging into the dolomite reservoirs during the Late Cretaceous. Ma5 5 and Ma5 6 sub-members are the focus of further exploration, and petroliferous gas in Ma5 7 –Ma5 10 sub-members deserves attention. The dolomite reservoirs of the hydrocarbon-providing windows and the east of these locations are the favorable exploration targets.
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spelling doaj.art-5dc7e29c440a42fc90505c5b1b5817c02022-12-21T22:46:26ZengSAGE PublishingEnergy Exploration & Exploitation0144-59872048-40542018-05-013610.1177/0144598717743264Natural gas migration and accumulation model and favorable exploration targets in Ordovician dolomite in Jingxi, Ordos BasinJingdong Liu0Youlu Jiang1Xinshe Liu2Rongwei Zhu3School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, ChinaSchool of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, ChinaExploration & Development of Research Institute, PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company, Xi’an, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, ChinaThe Ordovician dolomite reservoir in Ma5 5 –Ma5 10 sub-members in Jingxi in Ordos Basin is a newly discovered field with multiple natural gas pools. The gas accumulation patterns of the reservoir are unclear. Considering the geological background, the genesis, migration, and accumulation of natural gas in Jingxi were studied systematically, and favorable exploration targets were predicted. Natural gas in Ma5 5 –Ma5 10 sub-members is a mixture of Upper Paleozoic and Ordovician products. The Upper Paleozoic coaliferous gas was mainly expulsed downward through the hydrocarbon-providing window where the coal-bearing source rocks made contact with the dolomite reservoirs. The gas then migrated from west to east and accumulated under the condition of lithology variation. The Ordovician petroliferous gas mainly migrated from bottom to top through fractures and mixed with the coaliferous gas in Ma5 5 –Ma5 10 sub-members. The natural gas reservoir formation model was summarized as the migration of gas over a short distance and partial charging into the dolomite reservoirs from the Late Triassic to Middle Jurassic, and the migration of gas over a long distance and massive charging into the dolomite reservoirs during the Late Cretaceous. Ma5 5 and Ma5 6 sub-members are the focus of further exploration, and petroliferous gas in Ma5 7 –Ma5 10 sub-members deserves attention. The dolomite reservoirs of the hydrocarbon-providing windows and the east of these locations are the favorable exploration targets.https://doi.org/10.1177/0144598717743264
spellingShingle Jingdong Liu
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Natural gas migration and accumulation model and favorable exploration targets in Ordovician dolomite in Jingxi, Ordos Basin
Energy Exploration & Exploitation
title Natural gas migration and accumulation model and favorable exploration targets in Ordovician dolomite in Jingxi, Ordos Basin
title_full Natural gas migration and accumulation model and favorable exploration targets in Ordovician dolomite in Jingxi, Ordos Basin
title_fullStr Natural gas migration and accumulation model and favorable exploration targets in Ordovician dolomite in Jingxi, Ordos Basin
title_full_unstemmed Natural gas migration and accumulation model and favorable exploration targets in Ordovician dolomite in Jingxi, Ordos Basin
title_short Natural gas migration and accumulation model and favorable exploration targets in Ordovician dolomite in Jingxi, Ordos Basin
title_sort natural gas migration and accumulation model and favorable exploration targets in ordovician dolomite in jingxi ordos basin
url https://doi.org/10.1177/0144598717743264
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