Through study on effect of total organic carbon (TOC), organic matter maturity (Ro), diagenesis and tectonism on shale porosity, influence of TOC on porosity could be divided into four stages: the rapid increasing stage (TOC from 0 to 2%), the slow decreasing stage (TOC from 2 to 3%), the rapid
China Shale
China is one of the four countries producing shale gas and oil in a commercial way, It has shale oil reserves of 32 billions barrels and shale gas reserves of 1115 trillion cubic feet. In China Shale the main basins with shale formations are: Songliao Basin, Sichuan Basin, Yangtze Platform, Jianghan Basin, Greater Subei, Tarim Basin and Junggar Basin. Now the shale activity is concentrate in the Sichuan Basin.
Micron-to nano-pore characteristics in the shale of Longmaxi Formation, southeast Sichuan Basin
Effects of stress-dependent permeability on well performance of ultra-low permeability oil reservoir in China
Several analytical simulations under the conditions of constant wellbore flowing pressure were performed to quantitatively assess the impact of stress sensitivity on single well performance. It is demonstrated that despite the stress-dependent permeability can have an adverse impact on production rate and recovery volume, it may be favorable for water
Isothermal Adsorption and Desorption Properties of Marine Shales on Longmaxi Shale in South China
And adsorption potential theory was used to explain the adsorption and desorption process. According to the results, the shale samples have a high level of organic carbon content with the same organic matter type II1 and high degree of maturation. The volume of adsorption increases rapidly and slows down to
Recommendations on Improving Fiscal and Taxation Policies of Shale Gas Industry in China
Therefore, this paper introduces the development situation of shale gas industry in our country and the advantages and disadvantages of the development and utilization of shale gas, and finally discusses the fiscal and taxation policy suitable for the development of shale gas industry in our country by drawing on the
Development of gas-tight threads based on API round threads and its evaluation
It is shown that the gas sealing performance of this gas-tight thread is good, and the results of ultimate internal pressure cycling and the thermal cycling test on sealing pipe ends meet the requirements of ISO 13679. Besides, its internal pressure strength, tensile strength and collapse strength are much higher
An optimal design of network-fracture acidification for ultra-deep gas wells in the Lower Permian strata of the western Sichuan Basin
Accordingly, a skin factor calculation model for network-fracture acidification was developed. It is indicated that when the acid pumping rate is 5.0 m3/min, all natural fractures around Well S1-1 can be opened, regardless of their dip angles. Besides, the advantage of high-rate acid injection emerges gradually when the injected acid
A numerical study on horizontal hydraulic fracture
The simulated bottom-hole pressure evolution is consistent with the data measured from the field. The configurations of the fracture and porous pressure distributions in the fracture are presented and discussed. Introduction Hydraulic fracturing has been one of the most frequently implemented techniques for stimulating production of oil/gas reservoirs for several decades (Sneddon
Comparative Study and Analysis of the Development of Shale Gas between China and the USA
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This paper presents the importance of the formation principle of shale gas and the energy application, and compares the progress of shale gas studies, exploitation technology as well as the study hot-points between China and the USA. Meanwhile, this paper states the difficulties and challenges with the development of shale
Fault reactivation and earthquakes with magnitudes of up to Mw4.7 induced by shale-gas hydraulic fracturing in Sichuan Basin, China
The geologic reasons why earthquake magnitudes associated with hydraulic fracturing operations are so high in this area are discussed. Because hydraulic fracturing operations are on the rise in the Sichuan Basin, it would be beneficial for the geoscience, gas operator, regulator, and academic communities to work collectively to elucidate the
Geometric Heterogeneity of Continental Shale in the Yanchang Formation, Southern Ordos Basin, China
These measurement tools correspond to the meter scale, decimeter scale, centimeter scale, millimeter scale and ten-micrometer scale, respectively, with measured thicknesses of 2.26 m, 2.09 dm, 1.70 cm, 1.48 mm and 11.70 μm, respectively. Fractal theory was used to analyze the power exponent distribution of the lamina thickness, with a resulting fractal dimension of 1.06.
Pore structure characterization of Chang-7 tight sandstone using MICP combined with N2GA techniques and its geological control factors
Abstract Understanding the pore networks of unconventional tight reservoirs such as tight sandstones and shales is crucial for extracting oil/gas from such reservoirs. Mercury injection capillary pressure (MICP) and N2 gas adsorption (N2GA) are performed to evaluate pore structure of Chang-7 tight sandstone. Thin section observation, scanning electron microscope, grain size
Geological characteristics and ‘‘sweet area’’ evaluation for tight oil
Abstract Tight oil has become the focus in exploration and development of unconventional oil in the world, especially in North America and China. In North America, there has been intensive exploration for tight oil in marine. In China, commercial exploration for tight oil in continental sediments is now steadily underway. With
Technologies in Discovery and Exploration of Fuling Shale Gas Field, China
Technologies in Discovery and Exploration of Fuling Shale Gas Field, China Xusheng Guo, Dongfeng Hu, Yuping Li, Xiangfeng Wei, Qingbo Wang, Hui Zhang Exploration Company, SINOPEC, Chengdu, China. Abstract Marine shale gas in South China is widely distributed and demonstrates an enriched resource. Compared with the North American commercial shale gas field, the shale