Xinjiang Petroleum Geology ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (4): 414-421.doi: 10.7657/XJPG20200405

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Faults and Its Impacts on Petroleum Accumulation in Eastern Yangjiang Sag, Pearl River Mouth Basin

DU Xiaodong(), PENG Guangrong, WU Jing, ZHANG Zhiwei, XU Xinming, ZHU Dingwei   

  1. Nanhai East Petroleum Research Institute, Shenzhen Branch, CNOOC China Limited, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518054, China
  • Received:2020-04-26 Revised:2020-05-21 Online:2020-08-01 Published:2020-08-05

Abstract:

Faults are developed in the eastern Yangjiang sag of Pearl River Mouth basin, and the discovered hydrocarbon in the sag is closely related to faults. Based on the regional geological setting, seismic and drilling data, fault characteristics and its impacts are summarized and analyzed. Two sets of fault systems, namely “lower fault and upper depression”, are developed in the eastern Yangjaing sag. According to fault scale, development time and impact, the faults in the sag are divided into first-class fault controlling sags, second-class fault controlling traps and third-class accommodation fault. According to fault development stage, the faults are divided into early fault, long-term fault and late faults. The development and evolution of the faults control the formation of traps, hydrocarbon migration and lateral sealing. The formation of secondary structural belts and structural traps in the sag are controlled by the first-class faults controlling sags and second-class faults controlling traps. TypeⅠ, typeⅡ and typeⅢ transporting faults have greatly different vertical delivery capabilities, among which the typeⅠhas the strongest delivery capability and can vertically transport oil and gas to the strata with the depth of 1500 m or less. The NW-SE trending faults are compressional and have good lateral sealing ability, which are favorable for large scaled petroleum accumulation.

Key words: Pearl River Mouth basin, eastern Yangjiang sag, fault, hydrocarbon migration, trap, petroleum accumulation, controlling factor

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