A study on accumulation and distribution of gas in southern Songliao Basin

A number of isolated fault sags in Late Jurassic--Early Cretaceous were developed in the early stage of southern Songliao Basin，and unified to a depression basin in the late stage． Therefore，multiple isolated lower petroliferous systems were formed with fault sags as source rocks． The source rocks of fault sags in Late Jurassic --Early Cretaceous were mainly described with gas generation as favorable source rocks，leading to the southern Songliao Basin rich in natural gas resources combined with organic gas resources in Nenjiang Formation． A number of tectonic movements in southern Songliao Basin led to the formation of abundant structural traps and complex fault systems，and controlled the distribution strata and positions of sources rocks in Late Jurassic--Early Cretaceous fault sags． The oil-gas reservoirs can be divided into two types，i． e．，primary and secondary ones． The primary oil-gas reservoirs were distributed in the fault sag strata and the bottom of overlying depression strata ( lower Quan-1 Member) ． The oil-gas reservoir accumulation depended on the trap development situation and the distance from source rocks． The preservation conditions of oil-gas reservoirs depended on the degree of reconstruction in the late tectonism． The secondary oil-gas reservoirs were distribution in the Quantou Formation of depression strata，where oil and gas reservoir accumulation depended on three conditions，i． e．， trap development situation，deep gas sources and the fault to connect the shallow traps and deep gas sources． The southern Songliao Basin is rich in lower coal type gas，upper oil-gas and biogas resources，which are important resources in the future．