Effect of alkaline diagenesis on sandstone reservoir quality: Insights from the Lower Cretaceous Erlian Basin, China

The Tengger Formation in the Baiyinchagan sag of the Erlian Basin has behaved as a low-permeability petroleum system during its diagenetic history. Through the observation and examination of thin section, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction data, this study found the existence of alk...

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Main Authors: Shengyu Li, Jingchun Tian, Xiaobing Lin, Yinhui Zuo, Hua Kang, Dongdong Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-03-01
Series:Energy Exploration & Exploitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0144598719876040
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author Shengyu Li
Jingchun Tian
Xiaobing Lin
Yinhui Zuo
Hua Kang
Dongdong Yang
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Dongdong Yang
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description The Tengger Formation in the Baiyinchagan sag of the Erlian Basin has behaved as a low-permeability petroleum system during its diagenetic history. Through the observation and examination of thin section, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction data, this study found the existence of alkaline diagenesis, as indicated by the dissolution of quartz, the precipitation of authigenic illite and chlorite, and the formation of carbonate and authigenic albite cements. There were two types of alkaline diagenetic conditions: the early alkaline diagenetic conditions were controlled by the syndepositional environment, and the multiphase burial alkaline diagenetic conditions were controlled by the evolution of organic acids and thermal fluids. The quantitative model of the evolution of porosity over geologic time developed in this study indicates that quartz dissolution increased the porosity by a total of 0.85%. This work may provide significant advances in the understanding of the low-permeability reservoirs in the Erlian Basin and lays the scientific foundation for oil and gas exploitation.
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spelling doaj.art-ddd37417e2ea476d9155d76f45e19d842022-12-22T00:12:30ZengSAGE PublishingEnergy Exploration & Exploitation0144-59872048-40542020-03-013810.1177/0144598719876040Effect of alkaline diagenesis on sandstone reservoir quality: Insights from the Lower Cretaceous Erlian Basin, ChinaShengyu LiJingchun TianXiaobing LinYinhui ZuoHua KangDongdong YangThe Tengger Formation in the Baiyinchagan sag of the Erlian Basin has behaved as a low-permeability petroleum system during its diagenetic history. Through the observation and examination of thin section, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction data, this study found the existence of alkaline diagenesis, as indicated by the dissolution of quartz, the precipitation of authigenic illite and chlorite, and the formation of carbonate and authigenic albite cements. There were two types of alkaline diagenetic conditions: the early alkaline diagenetic conditions were controlled by the syndepositional environment, and the multiphase burial alkaline diagenetic conditions were controlled by the evolution of organic acids and thermal fluids. The quantitative model of the evolution of porosity over geologic time developed in this study indicates that quartz dissolution increased the porosity by a total of 0.85%. This work may provide significant advances in the understanding of the low-permeability reservoirs in the Erlian Basin and lays the scientific foundation for oil and gas exploitation.https://doi.org/10.1177/0144598719876040
spellingShingle Shengyu Li
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Hua Kang
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Effect of alkaline diagenesis on sandstone reservoir quality: Insights from the Lower Cretaceous Erlian Basin, China
Energy Exploration & Exploitation
title Effect of alkaline diagenesis on sandstone reservoir quality: Insights from the Lower Cretaceous Erlian Basin, China
title_full Effect of alkaline diagenesis on sandstone reservoir quality: Insights from the Lower Cretaceous Erlian Basin, China
title_fullStr Effect of alkaline diagenesis on sandstone reservoir quality: Insights from the Lower Cretaceous Erlian Basin, China
title_full_unstemmed Effect of alkaline diagenesis on sandstone reservoir quality: Insights from the Lower Cretaceous Erlian Basin, China
title_short Effect of alkaline diagenesis on sandstone reservoir quality: Insights from the Lower Cretaceous Erlian Basin, China
title_sort effect of alkaline diagenesis on sandstone reservoir quality insights from the lower cretaceous erlian basin china
url https://doi.org/10.1177/0144598719876040
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