Xinjiang Petroleum Geology ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (2): 127-135.doi: 10.7657/XJPG20230201

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Deformation and Favorable Area Evaluation of Shunbei No.4 Strike-Slip Fault Zone in Tarim Basin

LI Haiying1(), HAN Jun1, CHEN Ping2, LI Yuan2, BU Xuqiang1   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Exploration and Development,Northwest Oilfield Company,Sinopec,Urumqi,Xinjiang 830011,China
    2. School of Earth Sciences,China University of Petroleum,Beijing 102249,China
  • Received:2022-06-13 Revised:2022-11-09 Online:2023-04-01 Published:2023-03-31

Abstract:

The Shunbei No. 4 strike-slip fault zone which is located in the Shuntuoguole low uplift of the Tarim basin and extends northward to the Shaya uplift is characterized by deep burial,horizontal segmentation,vertical stratification,multi-stage activities,and complex structure. Through the interpretation of high-quality 3D seismic data from the Shunbei No. 4 strike-slip fault zone,the stratification,segmentation,staging,activity and favorable area evaluation of the fault zone were carried out. The results show that the Shunbei No. 4 strike-slip fault zone has a 4-layer structure in the Paleozoic,roughly bounded by the top of the Middle Ordovician,above which echelon faults are found and below which high-steep strike-slip faults are developed. The strike-slip fault zone is visibly segmented into the northern segment,the middle segment,and the southern segment according to the strike,showing an overall characteristic of compressed in south and extended in north. In the Paleozoic,the strike-slip fault zone successively experienced four periods of activity,namely,EpisodeⅠof the middle Caledonian,Episode Ⅲ of the middle Caledonian,late Caledonian,and Hercynian. By combining the main controlling factors (e.g. source-reservoir connectivity,reservoir size,and late adjustment) for hydrocarbon enrichment and accumulation in the Shunbei area,the favorable areas in the Shunbei No. 4 strike-slip fault zone were evaluated. Multiple favorable areas have been identified and then verified by actual drilling.

Key words: Tarim basin, Shunbei area, Shunbei No. 4 strike-slip fault zone, fractured-vuggy reservoir, fault stratification, fault segmentation, deformation characteristic, favorable area evaluation

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