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2021-01-26

Analysis of accumulation models of Middle Permian in Northwest Sichuan Basin

Análisis de los modelos de acumulación del Pérmico medio en la cuenca del noroeste de Sichuan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v24n4.91149

Keywords:

Northwest of Sichuan Basin, Structure Evolution of Foreland Basin, Middle Permian, Paleozoic, Accumulation conditions, Accumulation Model (en)
Cuenca del noroeste de Sichuan, evolución estructural de la cuenca del antepaís, Pérmico medio, Paleozóico, condiciones de acumulación, modelo de acumulación (es)

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  • Bin Li State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, Wuxi, 214126
  • Qiqi Li School of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074
  • Wenhua Mei School of Geosicence and Technology, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500
  • Qingong Zhuo PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
  • Xuesong Lu PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China

Great progress has been made in middle Permian exploration in Northwest Sichuan in recent years, but there are still many questions in understanding the hydrocarbon accumulation conditions. Due to the abundance of source rocks and the multi-term tectonic movements in this area, the hydrocarbon accumulation model is relatively complex, which has become the main problem to be solved urgently in oil and gas exploration. Based on the different tectonic backgrounds of the middle Permian in northwest Sichuan Basin, the thrust nappe belt, the hidden front belt, and the depression belt are taken as the research units to comb and compare the geologic conditions of the middle Permian reservoir. The evaluation of source rocks and the comparison of hydrocarbon sources suggest that the middle Permian hydrocarbon mainly comes from the bottom of the lower Cambrian and middle Permian, and the foreland orogeny promoted the thermal evolution of Paleozoic source rocks in northwest Sichuan to high maturity and over maturity stage. Based on a large number of reservoir physical properties data, the middle Permian reservoir has the characteristics of low porosity and low permeability, among which the thrust nappe belt and the hidden front belt have relatively high porosity and relatively developed fractures. The thick mudstone of Longtan formation constitutes the regional caprock in the study area and the preservation condition is good as a whole. However, the thrusting faults destroyed the sealing ability of the caprock in the nappe thrust belt. Typical reservoir profiles revealed that the trap types were different in the study area. The thrust fault traps are mainly developed in the thrust nappe belt, while the fault anticline traps are developed in the hidden front belt, and the structural lithological traps are developed in the depression belt. The different structural belts in northwest Sichuan have different oil and gas accumulation models, this paper built three hydrocarbon accumulation models by the analysis of reservoir formation conditions. The comprehensive analysis supposed the hidden front belt is close to the lower Cambrian source rock, and the reservoir heterogeneity is weak, faults connected source rock is developed, so it is a favorable oil and gas accumulation area in the middle Permian. 

Un gran progreso se ha logrado en la exploración del Pérmico medio en el noroeste de Sichuan (China) en los últimos años, pero aún persisten muchas preguntas para entender las condiciones de acumulación de hidrocarburos. Debido a la abundancia de rocas madre y los movimientos tectónicos multifase en esta área, el modelo de acumulación de hidrocarburos es relativamente complejo, por lo que se convierte en el principal problema a resolver en la exploración de petróleo y gas. Con base en los diferentes contextos tectónicos del Pérmico medio en el noroeste de la cuenca de Sichuan, se tomaron la falla de corrimiento en la lámina de empuje, la franja delantera oculta, y la franja de depresión como las unidades de investigación para combinar y comparar las condiciones geológicas del reservorio con origen en el Pérmico medio. La evaluación de las rocas madre y la comparación de las fuentes de hidrocarburos sugieren que los hidrocarburos del Pérmico medio provienen principalmente de la parte baja del Cámbrico inferior y del Pérmico medio, y que la orogenia del antepaís propició la evolución termal a etapas altamente maduras y sobremaduradas de las rocas madre del Paleozoico en el noroeste de Sichuan. Con base en información de las condiciones físicas del depósito, el reservorio del Pérmico medio tiene condiciones de baja porosidad y baja permeabilidad, entre las cuales la falla de corrimiento en la lámina de empuje y la franja delantera oculta tienen una alta porosidad relativa y fracturas relativas desarrolladas. La gruesa lutolita de la formación Longtan constituye la roca de cubierta regional en el área de estudio y su preservación en general es buena. Sin embargo, las fallas de corrimiento destruyeron la capacidad de sellamiento de la roca de cubierta en la lámina de empuje. Los perfiles típicos revelan que los tipos de trampa en el área de estudio eran diferentes. Las trampas de las fallas de corrimiento se desarrollaron principalmente en la lámina de empuje, mientras que las trampas de la falla anticlinal se desarrollaron en la franja delantera oculta y las trampas en la estructura litológica se desarrollaron en la sección de la depresión. Las diferentes secciones estructurales del noroeste de Sichuan tienen diferentes modelos de acumulación de petróleo y gas. En este artículo se construyeron tres modelos de acumulación para el análisis de las condiciones de formación del reservorio. El análisis completo supone que la sección frontal oculta es cercana a la roca madre del Cámbrico inferior, que la heterogeneidad del reservorio es frágil y que la conexión de las fallas en la roca madre es desarrollada, por lo que es favorable el área de acumulación de petróleo y gas en el Pérmico medio. 

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Li, B., Li, Q., Mei, W., Zhuo, Q. and Lu, X. (2021). Analysis of accumulation models of Middle Permian in Northwest Sichuan Basin. Earth Sciences Research Journal, 24(4), 419–428. https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v24n4.91149

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LI, B.; LI, Q.; MEI, W.; ZHUO, Q.; LU, X. Analysis of accumulation models of Middle Permian in Northwest Sichuan Basin. Earth Sciences Research Journal, [S. l.], v. 24, n. 4, p. 419–428, 2021. DOI: 10.15446/esrj.v24n4.91149. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/esrj/article/view/91149. Acesso em: 28 mar. 2025.

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Li, Bin, Qiqi Li, Wenhua Mei, Qingong Zhuo, and Xuesong Lu. 2021. “Analysis of accumulation models of Middle Permian in Northwest Sichuan Basin”. Earth Sciences Research Journal 24 (4):419-28. https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v24n4.91149.

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Li, B., Li, Q., Mei, W., Zhuo, Q. and Lu, X. (2021) “Analysis of accumulation models of Middle Permian in Northwest Sichuan Basin”, Earth Sciences Research Journal, 24(4), pp. 419–428. doi: 10.15446/esrj.v24n4.91149.

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Li, B., Q. Li, W. Mei, Q. Zhuo, and X. Lu. “Analysis of accumulation models of Middle Permian in Northwest Sichuan Basin”. Earth Sciences Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, Jan. 2021, pp. 419-28, doi:10.15446/esrj.v24n4.91149.

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