Xinjiang Petroleum Geology ›› 2024, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (2): 139-150.doi: 10.7657/XJPG20240202

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Breakthrough and Implication of Oil and Gas Exploration in Permian Upper Wuerhe Formation in Fukang Sag, Junggar Basin

LIU Chaowei(), LI Hui, WANG Zesheng, WANG Qiuyu, XIE Zhiyi, HUANG Zhiqiang, ZHANG Rong   

  1. Research Institute of Exploration and Development, Xinjiang Oilfield Company, PetroChina, Karamay, Xinjiang 834000, China
  • Received:2024-01-05 Revised:2024-01-10 Online:2024-04-01 Published:2024-03-26

Abstract:

The confirmation of 100-million-ton reserves in the Permian upper Wuerhe formation in the Kangtan-1 well area of Fukang sag, Junggar basin, demonstrates the excellent hydrocarbon accumulation conditions and huge exploration potential of the deep layers in the sag. Summarizing the exploration experience and theoretical understanding of the upper Wuerhe formation in the Fukang sag will be significant to guide the exploration of clastic reservoirs in other hydrocarbon-rich sags. Using the data of drilling, reservoir rock thin section, porosity-permeability analysis and formation testing, a systematic analysis was conducted on the exploration breakthrough of the upper Wuerhe formation in the Fukang sag. It is indicated that the oil and gas in the uplift and slope zones around the Fukang sag are mainly products of source rocks in the early maturity stage, and the hydrocarbons generated in the high maturity stage of source rocks are mainly found in the sag area. Controlled by the paleogeomorphology during deposition, retrogradational sand bodies in lowstand systems tract (LST) were developed in the upper Wuerhe formation in the Fukang sag, forming superimposed continuous large-scale reservoirs in the paleo-trough area. Overpressure is commonly found in the sag, which is conducive to the preservation of primary pores in deeply buried sandstones and also to the formation of microfractures, enhancing the permeability of reservoirs and making the deep reservoirs more effective. The upper Wuerhe formation in the Fukang sag has large exploration potential for achieving reserves increment due to the late-stage charging of hydrocarbons generated from highly mature sources rocks in the Lucaogou formation, the large-scale retrograditional sedimentation, and the pore preservation and permeability increasement caused by overpressure.

Key words: Junggar basin, Fukang sag, Permian, upper Wuerhe formation, exploration implication, retrogradational sedimentation

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