Xinjiang Petroleum Geology ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (2): 136-143.doi: 10.7657/XJPG20250202

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Prediction of Structural Fractures in Deng 4 Member Reservoirs in the Shehong-Yanting Block, Penglai Gas Field, Sichuan Basin

LI Gao1,2(), SHANGGUAN Ziran1,2, YANG Xu1,2, LI Hongtao1,2, LI Ze3, WANG Qiutong3   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
    2. Underbalanced/Gas Drilling Laboratory, National Engineering Research Center for Oil and Gas Drilling and Completion Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
    3. Research Institute of Engineering Technology, Southwest Oil & Gas Field Company, PetroChina, Chengdu, Sichuan 610017, China
  • Received:2024-07-11 Revised:2024-08-12 Online:2025-04-01 Published:2025-03-26

Abstract:

In order to determine the distribution of the fractures in the fourth member of the Dengying formation (Deng 4 member) in the Shehong-Yanting block of the Penglai gas field, Sichuan Basin, a statistical analysis was conducted on the structural fracture parameters. Based on rock rupture criteria, occurrence evolution conditions, and present-day stress field characteristics, a quantitative prediction of fractures in the ultra-deep carbonate reservoirs of the Deng 4 member were performed through tectonic stress field inversion. The results show that structural shear fractures are well developed in the Deng 4 member, oblique fractures are concentrated in the southeastern structural highs, while high-angle and vertical fractures are mostly distributed near faults. The fracture strikes are predominantly NW-SE, NE-SW and NNW-SSE. The linear density of fracture is generally low in the southeast and high in the northwest, while the fracture aperture shows an opposite distribution pattern. The fracture porosity reflects a relatively small variation. Fracture parameters exhibit different distribution characteristics within fault zones, near faults, and in non-fault areas, with the predicted results being largely consistent with the measured data. The fracture dip, aperture, and porosity significantly influence gas well productivity.

Key words: Sichuan Basin, Penglai gas field, Shehong, Yanting, Dengying formation, Deng 4 member, mechanical model, structural fracture

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