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Mapping of oil-source faults in reservoir–cap rock combinations without a source rock
- Source :
- Energy Geoscience, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 103-110 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd., 2022.
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Abstract
- Oil and gas exploration near faults in shallow strata is investigated in this study based on an analysis of oil-source faults in reservoir–cap rock combinations without a source rock. The oil-source faults were mapped by superimposition of the distribution area of oil-source faults and the leakage area of cap rocks. This method is applied to the mapping of oil-source faults for two sets of reservoir–cap rock combinations without a source rock in the Banqiao area of the Qikou Sag in the Bohai Bay Basin, eastern China. Combination B is formed by a mudstone cap rock of the middle sub-member of the 1st member of the Shahejie Formation (E3s1M) with its underlying reservoir, while Combination C is formed by a mudstone cap rock of the 2nd member of the Dongying Formation (E3d2) with its underlying reservoir. The results show that the oil-source faults of Combination B are relatively better developed and mainly occur in the northeast and southeast, while those of Combination C are not as well developed and are only distributed at the southeastern edge of the study area with a small proportion in the north. These results are consistent with the fact that oil and gas are mainly distributed near oil-source faults, proving the method proposed is workable in determining the oil-source faults in reservoir–cap rock combinations without a source rock.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26667592
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Energy Geoscience
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.b4b1561173d04c8aa640f961552ce67d
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engeos.2021.11.007