洪特凹陷下白垩统的成岩作用

根据二连盆地洪特凹陷20余口井的资料，通过对其偏光及铸体薄征，X衍射，扫描电镜，阴极发光等分析测试，对下白垩统（包括K1ba和K1bt^1储层）碎屑岩的成岩历史、成岩序列的发展趋势进行了深入的研究。认为该凹陷所经历的成岩作用主要有压实作用、胶结作用和溶解作用，其次为蚀变作用、交代作用、粘土矿物转化和重结晶作用，烃类充填作用及构造应力作用等。     

松辽盆地长岭凹陷乾安地区青山口组一段沉积相特征与古环境恢复——以吉页油1井为例

松辽盆地上白垩统青山口组一段富有机质泥页岩岩发育,层系内部滞留烃富集,具有可观的页岩油资源潜力。沉积古环境控制了泥页岩的分布、有机质发育特征及滞留烃富集程度。因此,恢复青一段泥页岩沉积古环境,明确沉积特征,对揭示青一段泥页岩中页岩油富集规律具有重要意义。本文基于长岭凹陷乾安地区青一段取心井——吉页油1井的岩心观察及测井曲线组合特征,划分了青一段泥页岩沉积微相,应用自然伽马能谱测井、岩性扫描测井数据,选取环境评价参数,对青一段沉积古环境及其演化过程进行了恢复,分析了古环境参数与泥页岩中滞留烃含量的相关性。结果表明:松辽盆地长岭凹陷乾安地区青一段泥页岩是在三角洲外前缘-浅湖-半深湖-深湖沉积体系中形成的,主要发育半深湖-深湖泥、浅湖泥沉积微相。青一段泥页岩沉积古环境经历了水深由浅变深,气候由半潮湿到潮湿,水体由淡水-微咸水,还原性由弱到强,水动力条件由中等到弱的演化,在青一段地层中存在明显的沉积环境变化界面,上下层段沉积环境不同。青一段泥页岩中滞留烃含量主要受沉积古气候、古氧化还原条件控制,潮湿气候还原条件下形成的泥页岩有机质类型好,以腐泥质为主,生油能力强,滞留烃含量高。     

Hydrocarbon generation and expulsion characteristics of Lower Permian P1f source rocks in the Fengcheng area,northwest margin,Junggar Basin,NW China: implications for tight oil accumulation potential assessment

Combined with the actual geological settings, tight oil is the oil that occurs in shale or tight reservoirs, which has permeability less than 1 mD and is interbedded with or close to shale, including tight dolomitic oil and shale oil. The Fengcheng area (FA), at the northwest margin of the Junggar Basin, northwest China, has made significant progress in the tight oil exploration of the Fengcheng (P₁f) Formation recently, which indicates that the tight oil resources have good exploration prospects. Whereas the lack of recognition of hydrocarbon generation and expulsion characteristics of Permian P₁f source rocks results in the misunderstanding of tight oil resource potential. Based on the comprehensive analysis of geological and geochemical characteristics of wells, seismic inversion, sedimentary facies, tectonic burial depth, etc., the characteristics of P₁f source rocks were investigated, and the horizontal distributions of the following aspects were predicted: the thickness of source rocks, abundance and type of organic matter. And on this basis, an improved hydrocarbon generation potential methodology together with basin simulation techniques was applied to unravel the petroleum generation and expulsion characteristics of P₁f source rocks in FA. Results show that the P₁f source rocks distribute widely (up to 2039 km²), are thick (up to 260 m), have high total organic content (TOC, ranging from 0.15 to 4 wt%), are dominated by type II kerogen and have entered into low mature–mature stage. The modeling results indicate that the source rocks reached hydrocarbon generation threshold and hydrocarbon expulsion threshold at 0.5% Ro and 0.85% Ro and the comprehensive hydrocarbon expulsion efficiency was about 46%. The amount of generation and expulsion from the P₁f source rocks was 31.85 × 10⁸ and 15.31 × 10⁸ t, respectively, with a residual amount of 16.54 × 10⁸ t within the source rocks. Volumetrically, the geological resource of shale oil is up to 15.65 × 10⁸ t. Small differences between the amounts calculated by the volumetric method compared with that by hydrocarbon generation potential methodology may be due to other oil accumulations present within interbedded sands associated with the oil shales. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

湖相富有机质泥质白云岩生排烃模拟及其对页岩油勘探的启示

富有机质湖相白云质泥岩、泥质白云岩及其贫有机质粉砂岩、白云岩夹层是我国陆相盆地页岩油勘探的重要领域,但目前针对湖相富有机质白云质泥岩或泥质白云岩在近地质条件下的生排烃一体化模拟研究尚属空白.以典型低熟富有机质泥质白云岩为例,开展了近地质条件下的生排烃一体化模拟实验,揭示了其呈现四阶段生排烃演化模式.结果表明,R_o ≤ 0.74%时为缓慢生油伴生烃气、排油能力有限阶段,0.74% < R_o ≤ 0.84%时为快速生油伴生烃气、排油能力逐渐增高阶段,0.84% < R_o ≤ 1.28%≈1.30%时为生烃气伴生油与油初始裂解、高效排油阶段,1.30% < R_o ≤ 2.00%时为油裂解烃气兼干酪根生烃气阶段;同时,R_o < 0.68%时滞留油主要以有机质吸附态赋存,而0.68% ≤ R_o ≤ 2.00%时滞留油主要以游离态赋存于矿物基质微-纳米级孔缝系统内.综合分析提出湖相泥质白云岩烃源层系有利页岩油勘探的成熟度范围为0.84%~1.30%.      

超压盆地中泥岩的流体压裂与幕式排烃作用

流体压裂是在异常高流体压力体系的低渗泥岩中流体活动的主要输导通道。流体压裂不仅导致低渗泥岩的幕式压实作用,而且为油气运移,储集的研究提供了新的理论模式。超压盆地泥岩的压实演化可划分为两个阶段,即连续压实和幕式压实阶段,其中幕式压实阶段又可根据导致流体压裂的主控因素进一步划分为两个亚阶段,即水力压裂和生烃压裂,前者主要由于泥岩欠压实和新生流体源的增压所致,后者则主要由于泥岩中有机质生烃及烃类裂解后增     

Stable carbon isotopic fractionation of individual n-alkanes accompanying primary migration: Evidence from hydrocarbon generation–expulsion simulations of selected terrestrial source rocks

The effect of isotopic fractionation during primary migration of hydrocarbons from coals is rarely noticed because it overlaps with the isotopic effects of maturation. In this research, geological chromatography-like effects and possible physical isotopic fractionation effects on n-alkanes during primary migration from four coals and one mudstone were studied through two types of generation–expulsion simulations (generation–expulsion simulations I and II). In order to monitor the kinetic isotopic fractionation effect during primary migration and to differentiate the isotopic effects of primary migration from the isotopic effects of maturation, generation–expulsion simulation was upgraded in two aspects, source rock was separated into at least five layers, and deuterated n-C₁₅D₃₂ was added to the initial layer of the source rock (simulation II). The experimental results suggested that all terrestrial source rocks exhibit significant geological chromatography-like effects in generation–expulsion simulation. Expulsion efficiencies shown by vitrinite-rich coals are much lower than algal cannel, fusinite-rich coal and mudstone. There also exist significant physical isotopic fractionation effects in hydrocarbon primary migration processes from vitrinite-rich coals, but there is no significant isotopic fractionation effect from fusinite-rich brown coal and mudstone. Pore structure and specific surface area of source rock samples were measured by gas adsorption of both N₂ and CO₂. This indicated that vitrinite-rich coals have a higher proportion of microporosity. The differences in pore structure and adsorptive capacity of source rocks may be responsible for differences in expulsion efficiencies and isotopic fractionation effects in generation–expulsion simulations. The isotopic fractionation effect due to primary migration should be considered in making oil-source correlation when vitrinite-rich coals are concerned.     

Depositional environment,hydrocarbon generation and expulsion potential of the middle Permian Pingdiquan source rocks based on geochemical analyses in the eastern Junggar Basin,NW China

As the most important source rocks in the eastern Junggar Basin, the middle Permian Pingdiquan (P₂p) source rocks have attracted increasing attention after the discovery of tight oil in the Shazhang uplift. The P₂p source rocks are widely distributed (up to 7546 km²) and have an elevated thickness in the eastern Junggar Basin. To explore the P₂p tight oil resource in the eastern Junggar Basin, 113 core samples from 34 exploration wells were analysed geochemically and re-examined for their organic matter abundance, type and thermal maturity, hydrocarbon potential and sedimentary environment. Geochemical analysis results indicate that the P₂p source rocks are fair to good source rocks dominated by Type II kerogen, presently in a low mature–mature stage, and biomarkers and trace elements indicate deposition in a terrestrial to coastal environment under oxic to dysoxic, and fresh to brackish conditions, with possible intermittent seawater influence, implying proximity to the open sea. Based on hydrocarbon expulsion modelling, hydrocarbon expulsion began at 0.87% R_o, and the peak expulsion occurred at 1.1% R_o. Hydrocarbon generation intensities in the Shazhang uplift and the Wucaiwan sag are relatively large, with values centred at 4–6.5 million t/km² and 4–6 million t/km², respectively, with total hydrocarbon generation and expulsion from the P₂p source rocks approximately 4.56 × 10⁹ t and 1.44 × 10⁹ t, respectively, indicating significant tight oil exploration potential in the eastern Junggar Basin. The Shazhang uplift and the Wucaiwan sag are two hydrocarbon expulsion centres in the study area with the largest hydrocarbon expulsion intensity centred around the Shazhang uplift, exceeding 3 × 10⁶ t/km². We suggest that the area with high hydrocarbon expulsion intensities is a favourable target for tight oil accumulation and exploration.     

Characteristics of faults and their implications for oil and gas enrichment in the Liaoxi Depression,Bohai Bay Basin,eastern China

The faults that developed in the Liaoxi Depression can be classified into three types according to their extent and connectivity with the source and reservoir rocks (i.e. type I faults, type II faults and type III faults). These faults played different roles in controlling the basin geomorphology; the formation and evolution of the source rocks, reservoir rocks, cap rocks and traps; and the migration and accumulation of hydrocarbons in the Liaoxi Depression. Extending from the basement to the Neogene strata, type I faults, which are the largest in the basin, mainly controlled the development and basin-scale geomorphology; type II faults mainly controlled the sub-tectonic zones; and type III faults mainly controlled the formation and evolution of the traps. The movements of type I and type II faults during the hydrocarbon expulsion period were closely related to oil and gas migration. The rates of fault activity varied among the different sags of the Liaoxi Depression. Type I faults in both the northern and southern sags appear to have moved considerably during the hydrocarbon generation and expulsion stages, which strongly promoted hydrocarbon migration, whereas weakly active type I faults in the central sag made limited contributions to hydrocarbon migration. The sealing behaviour of the faults controlled the hydrocarbon migration directions and locations, and the good lateral sealing ability of the type I faults in the northern and southern sags confined the accumulation of hydrocarbons within the sags independently. However, the type I faults in the central sag partially opened laterally, which increased the likelihood of hydrocarbon migration from the sag centre to the uplift and reduced the likelihood of hydrocarbon accumulation within the sag centre. Therefore, the oil- and gas-enrichment patterns in the Liaoxi Depression are closely related to the characteristics of the faults, with traps near types I and II faults showing an increased likelihood of oil- and gas-field formation, as observed with the JZ9-3, LD4-2 and LD5-2 wells, and traps located in the sags remote from types I and II faults showing a reduced likelihood of oil and gas accumulation.     

辽西牛营子凹陷中元古界推覆体以下发现早中侏罗世优质烃源岩新地层

【研究目的】一直以来辽西牛营子凹陷油气勘探的目的层为中新元古界。由于构造抬升等因素,该凹陷地表未见辽西其他盆地出露的重要油气勘探层系—侏罗系北票组。【研究方法】本次通过辽凌地1井钻探,在牛营子凹陷中元古界碳酸盐岩推覆体下发现了一套厚层暗色泥岩,对其岩性及孢粉组合特征进行研究,并与辽西北票盆地实测的三宝四坑剖面北票组进行岩性组合对比。【研究结果】证实辽凌地1井中元古界碳酸盐岩推覆体以下厚层泥岩为侏罗系北票组。【结论】有机地球化学指标表明,该泥岩具有有机质丰度高、生烃潜力大的特点,是值得关注的优质烃源岩。该套厚层暗色沉积地层的发现表明侏罗系北票组是牛营子凹陷新的勘探层系,这一认识为研究辽西地区构造演化、油气地质条件提供了重要的基础地质资料。创新点：采用孢粉组合特征及岩性组合特征等方法确定辽凌地1井中元古界推覆体以下暗色泥岩为侏罗系北票组地层,依据地球化学指标确定该套地层为优质烃源岩。     

The influence of hydrocarbon expulsion on carbon isotopic compositions of individual n-alkanes in pyrolysates of selected terrestrial kerogens

Expulsion of petroleum from source rock is a complex part of the entire migration process. There exist fractional effects on chemical compositions in hydrocarbon expulsion. Does the carbon isotopic fractionation occur during expulsion and to what extent? Here the influence of hydrocarbon expulsion on carbon isotopic compositions of individual n-alkanes from pyrolysates of selected terrestrial kerogens from Tuha basin and Fushun, Liaoning Province of China has been experimentally studied. The pyrogeneration-expulsion experiments were carried out under semi-closed system. The carbon isotopic compositions of individual n-alkanes were measured by GC-IRMS. The main conclusions are as follows. First, there is carbon isotopic fractionation associated with hydrocarbon expulsion from Type III kerogens in Tuha Basin. There exist differences of carbon isotopic compositions between the unexpelled n-alkanes and expelled n-alkanes from Tuha desmocollinite and Tuha mudstone. Second, there is almost no carbon isotopic fractionation associated with hydrocarbon expulsion from Type II kerogens in Fushun and Liaohe Basin. Third, carbon isotopic fractionation in hydrocarbon expulsion should be considered in making oil-source correlation of Type III kerogens at least in the Tuha Basin. Further studies need to be carried out to determine whether this is true in other basins. Fourth, oil and source at different maturity levels cannot be correlated directly for Type III kerogens since the carbon isotopic compositions of expelled hydrocarbons at different temperatures are different. The expelled hydrocarbons are usually lighter (depleted in ¹³C) than the hydrocarbons remaining in the source rock at the same maturity.     

Geochemistry of source rocks in the Es<Subscript>3</Subscript> and Es<Subscript>4</Subscript> members in the Shahejie Formation of the Western Depression,Liaohe Oilfield,China

The Western Depression of the Liaohe Basin is the major exploration area of the Liaohe Oilfield, and its main source rocks consist of the third and fourth members of the Shahejie Formation (Es3 and Es4). These source rocks are widely distributed in the depression, with semi-deep lake and fan delta as the main sedimentary facies, brown oil shale and black gray-dark gray mudstone as the main rocks, and a total thickness of 270-1450 m. The kerogens are mainly of the types I and IIA, and partly of the type IIB and least of the type III. The Ro values range from 0.4%-0.8%, indicating an evolution stage from immature to mature. The maturity of Es4 source rocks is rela-tively high, reaching the early mature stage, but their distribution and thickness are lower than those of Es3. Besides, according to biomarker analysis, it is thought that the source rocks of Es3 and Es4 are characterized by mixed input, and most of the source rocks were formed in the brackish water-saline and strongly oxygen-free environment. Fur-thermore, the Qingshui, Niuxintuo and Chenjia sags are believed to possess greater potential for hydrocarbon gen-eration and expulsion, for they are source rocks with a larger thickness, have higher organic carbon contents, belong to better organic matter types and possess higher maturities.     

河南舞阳和襄城两凹陷未熟—低熟油形成模式及勘探前景

河南舞阳、襄城凹陷下第三系核桃园组为一套含膏岩、盐岩的暗色泥岩生油建造 ,大部分暗色泥岩属较好和好的烃源岩 ,生油母质以Ⅱ1型为主 ,烃源岩大部分处于未熟—低熟演化阶段。两凹陷在已钻探的井中见到丰富的油气显示 ,并试获少量原油 ,均属未熟—低熟油 ,但是至今未发现工业油流。通过与江汉盆地的对比研究 ,认为舞阳、襄城两凹陷具备形成中小油气田的地质条件 ,有望获得工业油流。     

东营凹陷隐伏砂岩体油气藏含油气性定量预测方法

在对东营凹陷133个隐伏砂岩体含油气性详细剖析的基础上,分析了砂岩体含油气性的主控因素,并应用地质统计方法和成藏动力学分析方法,分别建立了圈闭充满度和含油饱和度的预测模型。研究结果表明,东营凹陷隐伏砂岩体能否成藏主要受砂岩体物性、围岩生排烃条件、砂岩体与围岩接触关系及砂岩体自身规模的影响;成藏主动力包括砂泥岩毛细管压力差、烃浓度差引起的扩散力、烃生成产生的膨胀力,成藏阻力主要为砂岩体内的毛细管阻力。模拟结果表明,实测的圈闭充满度和含油饱和度与预测的圈闭充满度和含油饱和度的差异不大,吻合率在80%以上。     

鄂尔多斯盆地上古生界泥岩在油气成藏中的作用

泥岩可以作为烃源岩提供油气来源,也可以作为盖层保存油气。此外,泥岩在形成异常超压、控制地层流体分布方面也有着特殊的作用,对油气成藏有着非常重要的意义。鄂尔多斯盆地整体处于低压状态,但受泥岩排烃、欠压实影响,局部地层超压。由于区域上的直接盖层厚度较小,超压泥岩是区域油气保存的重要保障,预示着油气勘探的有利区带。盆地地层水外来补给较少,受厚层泥岩的封堵作用,矿化度和pH值整体较高,造成本区成岩作用阶段明显晚于同期同深度的其它区域地层。后期受泥岩中粘土矿物脱水作用影响,泥岩中的水释放使地层水矿化度有所降低,也形成了本区特殊的气水倒置的成藏结构。     

柴达木盆地侏罗系煤系烃源岩生烃潜力分类评价

柴达木盆地侏罗系发育泥岩、炭质泥岩、煤和油页岩等多种类型煤系烃源岩。受沉积环境控制,不同类型烃源岩之间有机质丰度、有机质类型及生排烃模式等差别很大。传统的评价方法低估了炭质泥岩和煤的生烃潜力。提出了基于单位岩石烃源岩产烃率的定量评价方法,对不同类型烃源岩的总生烃量和总资源量定量预测表明:炭质泥岩对侏罗系生烃总量和油气资源的贡献率分别达到44.8%和41.7%,整体提升了柴达木盆地侏罗系烃源岩的资源潜力,煤型气的资源潜力大幅度提高,对柴达木盆地天然气勘探具有重要指导意义。      

利用生排烃动力学研究海相及煤系烃源岩的残留烃及其裂解成气特征

以煤与海相泥岩的块状样品为研究对象进行多升温速率下的排烃模拟实验,借助生烃动力学方法处理实验模拟结果,对煤与海相泥岩的残留烃特征进行了研究。结果表明:海相泥岩残留烃在Ro为1.0%时达到高峰,然后逐渐降低,而煤中残留烃在Ro为1.0%时达到高峰后便基本上保持稳定。煤吸附能力比海相泥岩的强,其残留烃量也比海相泥岩大。成熟作用对于煤及海相泥岩残留烃都有很大的影响。高过成熟阶段海相地层中烃类构成以油藏或输导层中原油裂解气为主,源岩中的残余液态烃也有一定的贡献,而煤在排烃结束以后煤中分散液态烃对裂解气的贡献更大些。煤中残留烃主要是前期形成的烃类由于排烃效率不高而聚集起来的,而海相残留烃基本上随着残余生烃潜力的降低而降低,这一方面说明海相残留烃受生烃作用的影响,另一方面也受排烃效率的影响。模拟样品中的残留烃及残余生烃潜力均可以与自然样品对比,表明了该方法的实用性。     

Modelling the petroleum generation and migration of the third member of the Shahejie Formation (Es3) in the Banqiao Depression of Bohai Bay Basin,Eastern China

The mudstones in the third member of the Shahejie Formation (Es3) are the primary source rocks in the Banqiao Depression of Bohai Bay Basin. They are rich in organic matter with Total Organic Carbon (TOC) content up to 3.5%. The sandstones in the Es3 member are the deepest proven hydrocarbon reservoir rocks with measured porosity and permeability values ranging from 3.6% to 32.4% and from 0.01 md to 3283.7 md, respectively. One, two and three-dimensional basin modelling studies were performed to analyse the petroleum generation and migration history of the Es3 member in the Banqiao Depression based on the reconstruction of the burial, thermal and maturity history in order to evaluate the remaining potential of this petroleum province. The modelling results are calibrated with measured vitrinite reflectance (R_o), borehole temperatures and some drilling results of 63 wells in the study area. Calibration of the model with thermal maturity and borehole temperature data indicates that the present-day heat flow in the Banqiao Depression varies from 59.8 mW/m² to 61.7 mW/m² and the paleo-heat flow increased from 65 Ma to 50.4 Ma, reached a peak heat-flow values of approximately 75 mW/m² at 50.4 Ma and then decreased exponentially from 50.4 Ma to present-day. The source rocks of the Es3 member are presently in a stage of oil and condensate generation with maturity from 0.5% to 1.8% R_o and had maturity from 0.5% to 1.25% R_o at the end of the Dongying Formation (Ed) deposition (26 Ma). Oil generation (0.5% R_o) in the Es3 member began from about 37 Ma to 34 Ma and the peak hydrocarbon generation (1.0% R_o) occurred approximately from 30 Ma to 15 Ma. The modelled hydrocarbon expulsion evolution suggested that the timing of hydrocarbon expulsion from the Es3 member source rocks began from 31 Ma to 10 Ma with the peak hydrocarbon expulsion shortly after 26 Ma. Secondary petroleum migration pathways in the Es3 member of the Banqiao Depression are modelled based on the structure surfaces at 26 Ma and present-day, respectively. The migration history modelling results have accurately predicted the petroleum occurrences within the Es3 member of the Banqiao Depression based on the calibration with drilling results of 10 oil-producing wells, one well with oil shows and 52 dry holes. Six favorable zones of oil accumulations in the Es3 member of the Banqiao Depression are identified especially oil accumulation zones I and II due to their proximity to the generative kitchens, short oil migration distances and the presence of a powerful drive force.     

Fixed-ammonium in clays associated with crude oils

The association of ammonium (NH₄⁺) silicates with organic-rich sedimentary environments has stimulated interest in the chemical cycle of N, and its possible application as an indicator of in situ organic maturation reactions or crude oil migration. Fixed-NH₄ in clay minerals was determined from three hydrocarbon occurrences of similar depositional environment but different ages, depth and thermal maturity, to determine whether anomalously high NH₄-substitution occurs near mature hydrocarbons. Results show higher fixed-NH₄ concentrations in marginally mature mudstones than in immature sediments. The highest fixed-NH₄ concentrations were found in clays from sandstone reservoirs containing migrated crude oil.Fixed-NH₄ in clays from Holocene oil seep sediments in the Gulf of Mexico continental slope, offshore Louisiana, averages 0.08 wt % and increases with depth in shallow cores (420 cm), reflecting an early diagenetic trend that is apparently not influenced by migrating crude oil. Programmed pyrolysis shows that the sediments are thermally immature (av.T_max = 419°C). High Hydrogen Index values (av.= 359mg/g) are the result of biodegraded crude oil, and a high Oxygen Index (av.= 182mg/g) reflects the presence of authigenic carbonate.Fixed-NH₄ averages 0.16 wt % in Wilcox Group (Eocene) mudstones enclosing two sandstone reservoirs at Fordoche Field, onshore Louisiana. In comparison to these mudstones, anomalously high NH₄-fixation appears to occur in reservoir clay minerals. Pyrolysis shows that the sediments are marginally mature for crude oil generation (av.T_max = 432°C). Average Hydrogen Index (187 mg/g) and Oxygen Index values (75 mg/g) are consistent with oil-prone Type II and Type III kerogen. Increased pyrolysis Production Index values and solvent extraction shows the presence of migrated crude oil. This suggests that a reaction which releases NH₃ during crude oil generation or migration is recorded byNH₄⁺ substitution in clays.Fixed-NH₄ and total organic carbon (TOC) at Fordoche Field show no statistically significant correlation, suggesting that NH₄⁺ substitution in clay minerals is not simply related to the amount of organic matter in the section, but is also influenced by the presence of crude oil. Once NH₄⁺ has been fixed in clays, it is a more stable hydrocarbon proximity indicator than pore fluid tracers, because it is less influenced by later chemical or geological changes.     

Quantitative study on hydrocarbon expulsion mechanism based on micro-fracture

The significance of source rocks for oil and gas accumulation has been indisputably acknowledged. Moreover, it has been gradually realized that there is difference between hydrocarbon generation capacity and hydrocarbon expulsion capacity, and this has prompted research on hydrocarbon expulsion efficiency. However, these studies dominantly highlight the results of hydrocarbon expulsion, and investigation into the corresponding process and mechanism is primarily from a macroscopic perspective. Despite its wide acceptance as the most direct hydrocarbon expulsion mode, hydrocarbon expulsion through micro-fractures is still not sufficiently understood. Therefore, this study obtains observations and performs experiments on two types of source rocks (mudstones and shales) of the Chang 7 oil group of the Yanchang Formation in Ordos Basin, China. Microscopy reveals that organic matter is non-uniformly distributed in both types of source rocks. Specifically, mudstones are characterized by a cluster-like organic matter distribution, whereas shales are characterized by a layered organic matter distribution. Thermal evolution simulation experiments demonstrate that the hydrocarbon generation process is accompanied by the emergence of micro-fractures, which are favorable for hydrocarbon expulsion. Moreover, based on the theories of rock physics and fracture mechanics, this study establishes micro-fracture development models for both types of source rocks, associated with the calculation of the fracture pressure that is needed for the initiation of fracture development. Furthermore, the relationship between the fluid pressure, fracture pressure, and micro-fracture expansion length during micro-fracture development is quantitatively explored, which helps identify the micro-fracture expansion length. The results indicate that the development of micro-fractures is commonly impacted by the morphology and distribution pattern of the organic matter as well as the mechanical properties of the source rocks. The micro-fractures in turn further affect the hydrocarbon expulsion capacity of the source rocks. The results of this study are expected to provide theoretical and practical guidance for the exploration and exploitation of tight oil and shale oil.     

含油气系统在琼东南盆地B构造上的应用

从含油气系统特征出发,结合生烃凹陷的埋藏史、热史及生排烃史,动态地分析了多年来一直被许多学者所关注的琼东南盆地Ｂ构造油气运聚与该构造形成演化之间的匹配关系,并分别对上、下两个含油气系统成藏条件进行评价,指出了它们之间存在明显不同特征。其中下含油气系统更为有利,并认为地层异常高压可能成为该构造勘探成功与否的主要风险因素之一。