Analysis of the rate of wildcat drilling and deposit discovery

The rate at which petroleum deposits were discovered during a 16-yr period (1957–72) was examined in relation to changes in a suite of economic and physical variables. The study area encompasses 11,000 mi² and is located on the eastern flank of the Powder River Basin. A two-stage multiple-regression model was used as a basis for this analysis. The variables employed in this model were: (1) the yearly wildcat drilling rate, (2) a measure of the extent of the physical exhaustion of the resource base of the region, (3) a proxy for the discovery expectation of the exploration operators active in the region, (4) an exploration price/cost ratio, and (5) the expected depths of the exploration targets sought. The rate at which wildcat wells were drilled was strongly correlated with the discovery expectation of the exploration operators. Small additional variations in the wildcat drilling rate were explained by the price/cost ratio and target-depth variables. The number of deposits discovered each year was highly dependent on the wildcat drilling rate, but the aggregate quantity of petroleum discovered each year was independent of the wildcat drilling rate. The independence between these last two variables is a consequence of the cyclical behavior of the exploration play mechanism. Although the discovery success ratio declined sharply during the initial phases of the two exploration plays which developed in the study area, a learning effect occurred whereby the discovery success ratio improved steadily with the passage of time during both exploration plays.     

油基钻井液在南海西部油气田复杂区块钻井中的应用

油基钻井液成本高昂,但对在复杂地层进行的海洋钻井而言,依然具有水基钻井液不可比拟的优势。针对南海西部油气田3个高难度钻井区块钻井过程中遇到的工程难题,给出了相应的油基钻井液体系配方、性能和维护方法;阐述了不同海域含油钻屑的处理方法。钻井实践证明,油基钻井液体系不仅是易坍塌井、高温高压井及老油田超低压调整井钻井作业顺利进行的重要保障,而且具有良好的储层保护性能,有利于油气田的勘探和开发。     

风险预探井哈深斜1井钻井工程设计

哈深斜1井是胜利油田部署的一口重点风险预探井,该井为双靶点定向井,具有井斜角大、稳斜段长、水平位移大的特点。作为风险预探井,可借鉴的邻井实钻资料少,地层岩性、地层压力及层段变化不确定性因素相对较大,确定合理的井身结构、轨道类型、钻井液性能以及相关配套工艺措施是保证该井顺利施工的基础。在对有限的邻井资料进行详细分析的基础上,总结出本井钻井工程设计的技术难点,并有针对性的从井眼轨道设计、井身结构设计、钻具组合及钻井方式选择、钻井液设计和固井设计5个方面提出优化方案及技术措施,为胜利油田风险预探井的设计与施工提供了技术支持和理论依据。     

涪陵页岩气田水平井组优快钻井技术

涪陵页岩气田是我国第一个投入商业化开发的国家级页岩气示范区,与北美相比,涪陵地区地表条件、地质条件和页岩气储层特征更加复杂、储层埋藏更深,开发初期钻井机械钻速低、钻井周期长、成本高。为此开展了涪陵页岩气田水平井组优快钻井技术研究,形成了集水平井组钻井工程优化设计、水平井优快钻井技术、国产低成本油基钻井液、满足大型压裂要求的长水平段水平井固井技术、山地特点“井工厂”钻井技术以及绿色环保钻井技术为核心的页岩气水平井组优快钻井技术体系。在涪陵页岩气田推广应用了290口井,完井256口,平均单井机械钻速提高了182%,平均单井钻井周期缩短了55%,平均单井钻井成本降低了34%。为涪陵页岩气田年50亿m3一期产能建设的顺利完成提供了强有力的技术支撑,对我国页岩气规模开发提供了重要的借鉴和引领作用。     

山东鲁北平原地下水资源与可持续利用

鲁北平原目前区内供水水源以黄河客水和地下水为主。最新均衡计算结果为:浅层地下水开采资源量37 03×108m3 a,深层地下水开采资源量2 62×108m3 a。据山东省水资源可持续利用总体规划报告,现状年需水量约74×108m3 a,2010年需水量为93×108m3 a,2030年需水量为109×108m3 a,现状年供需基本平衡,远景供水不足。浅层地下水易采易补,更新能力强,应以合理调控水位为中心,优先开采浅层地下水,充分发挥浅层地下水资源的供水功能,尤其是东阿—齐河—商河—利津沿黄地区更应加强开发浅层水的力度。浅层水为可持续利用的地下水资源量。深层地下水更新能力弱,应严格限制其开发利用。在德州、滨州漏斗中心区,建议实施部分封井,调减开采量。实行地表水与地下水联合调度,优化水资源开发结构,适当增加地表水引用量,实施含水层的恢复工程,遏制地面沉降等环境问题的继续发展,走全面、协调、可持续发展的路子。     

Changes in drilling density and discovery rates through time

An alternative to time sequence evaluation of field size distributions is presented. Oil fields are ranked in relation to level of prior exploration in the vicinity of discovery wells. Field size distribution patterns for discoveries at sequential levels of prior exploration are evaluated independently from the time sequence of discoveries within the region. Interregional comparisons are made in terms of field discoveries at equivalent levels of prior exploration. The study area covers a large region (approximately 78,000 Km ² ) of central and northwest Kansas.     

五极纵轴测深法在龙岩灰岩地区寻找岩溶水的应用

曲潭测区内地形较平坦,多为第四系覆盖,表层土质较均匀,接地条件较好,选择五极纵轴电测深法在区内寻找岩溶地下水,通过视电阻率及激电二次场的测量,对物探异常的解译和深部钻孔验证,成功找到日出水量达千吨以上的岩溶地下水,为今后在灰岩地区寻找岩溶地下水提供借鉴意义。采用物探方法寻找岩溶地下水是一种不可替代的勘查方法,可以减少单纯钻探成井的盲目性,提高找水的成功率。     

流域减沙对长江口典型河槽及邻近海域演变的影响

基于2001-2015年长江口系列的水下地形和水文测验等资料,研究了流域减沙对长江口典型河槽及邻近海域演变的影响。结果表明:三峡工程建成后的近10多年,流域年均输沙量处于1.35亿t左右的较低水平。受其影响,长江口口内的南支、南港和北港上段的含沙量2008年之后明显下降,河槽冲刷、容积扩大,河槽形态向相对窄深方向演化。而拦门沙河槽的上游侧和口外侧近年来亦有所冲刷,拦门沙浅滩长度缩短。长江口水下三角洲前沿位于北港口外和南北槽口外有两个冲刷区,2007年之后年平均冲刷厚度达0.1 m左右,年侵蚀沙量达0.71亿m3。流域减沙对长江口河槽演变的影响尚在进行中,可能改变长江口水下三角洲向海淤涨的历史演变模式。     

我国海洋地质调查研究新进展

近10年来,我国海洋地质工作在海岸带、近海与管辖海域、大陆架边缘海和深海大洋开展了地质构造、矿产资源、环境灾害和探查技术及仪器设备等方面的调查研究和研发,取得一系列重要成果。如历时8年的“我国近海海洋综合调查与评价”专项(908专项),完成了1∶100万管辖海域的16个图幅、1∶25万13个图幅的综合调查和9个区块海砂资源评价; 在南海北部琼东南盆地发现了3个大气田; 开展了海岸带环境地质调查评价与图集(1∶400万)编制; “南海深海过程演变”专项研究与南黄海陆架区科学钻探均有新发现; 海底石油勘探与开发技术(“海洋石油981”钻井平台)、南海北部海域天然气水合物探测技术及发现(Ⅱ型天然气水合物、可燃冰冷泉)、南海天然气水合物试采成功,以及海底探测技术与采样设备的研发等等取得了实质性进展或突破。这些重要成果极大地提高了我国海洋地质调查的程度、研究水平和综合实力。     

北黄海盆地某区块火成岩地震识别与预测

利用北黄海盆地某区块最新采集处理的三维地震资料,通过钻、测井资料综合分析建立井震关系。使用地震相分析、叠前反演以及多属性综合预测等技术刻画火成岩的形态和空间展布特征,总结本区火成岩在地震剖面上的响应特征及空间变化规律。综合预测结果显示研究区内东部发育有规模巨大的潜山型火成岩,西北部发育有侵入岩体刺穿,其他区域主要发育小规模岩株、岩墙或岩脉状侵入岩。     

南海天然气水合物资源勘查战略接替区初步分析与预测

二十多年来,南海天然气水合物勘查评价均主要集中在南海北部大陆边缘陆坡深水区,且先后在珠江口盆地神狐、珠江口盆地东部海域调查区和琼东南盆地陵水-松南调查区取得了天然气水合物勘查试采的重大突破及进展,陆续发现了两个大规模的天然气水合物藏,初步评价预测南海天然气水合物资源规模达800亿吨油当量左右,取得了南海天然气水合物勘探的阶段性重大成果.然而,南海天然气水合物资源进一步深化和拓展勘探的有利领域在哪里？尤其是可持续滚动勘探的战略接替区及选区在何处？其与目前陆坡深水油气及水合物勘探紧密相邻的外陆坡-洋陆过渡带（OCT）乃至洋盆区是否具有天然气水合物形成的地质条件？根据海洋地质调查及初步的地质综合分析研究,认为外陆坡-洋陆过渡带乃至洋盆区具备天然气水合物成藏的基本地质条件,可作为南海未来天然气水合物勘查的战略接替区和可持续滚动勘探的战略选区及资源远景区.针对这些影响和决定将来天然气水合物勘探决策部署及走向等关键问题进行初步分析与探讨,抛砖引玉希望能够对未来南海天然气水合物资源勘查评价及战略接替区之选择有所裨益！      

Groundwater resources assessment for irrigable agricultural lands in the Wadi Araba area, southern Jordan

The main target of this research paper was to the hydrogeological assessment of the groundwater resources to irrigate 600 ha of irrigable agricultural lands, distributed along the Dead Sea–Aqaba Highway in Umm, Methla, Wadi Musa, Qa’ Saideen and Rahma, southern Jordan. Therefore, a comprehensive groundwater study was commenced by drilling eight new wells which can be used to supply irrigable areas with the existing groundwater that would be enriched by the yield of three proposed recharge dams on Wadi Musa, Wadi Abu-Burqa, and Wadi Rahma. The evaluation of the pumping test data of the drilled was carried out using the standard methods of pumping test interpretation. This was based on the available water table measurements at well locations and knowledge of water flow in the general. The sustainable yield of each well was calculated based on the pumping test parameters. The obtained results indicate that pumping out of Beer Mathkor wells should not exceed 1,100 m³/day in the case of continuous pumping and 8,700 m³/day in the case of intermittent pumping. Since the water table did not significantly change with small changes in pumping (it took eightfolds of magnitude increase in pumping from approximately 1,100 to 8,700 m³/day to show a significant drop in the water table equivalent to about 5.5 MCM per year from the aquifer.     

煤矿采空区煤层气地面开发技术及工程应用

煤炭采出后,采空区中仍蕴藏着丰富的煤层气资源,其资源评价与开发利用具有环保和资源双重意义。近几年来,在山西晋城、西山和阳泉等矿区开展了地面钻井抽采采空区煤层气的积极探索,但在采空区煤层气地面开发过程中,往往因煤矿采空区积水、上覆岩层承压涌水等原因,导致地面钻井不产气或抽采气量低。以山西晋城岳城矿为例,研究不同采煤工艺下的采空区煤层气赋存特征、采空区积水和采空区裂隙带岩层渗透率对采空区煤层气地面开发的影响,提出采空区井布置原则和抽采技术,为解决三开空气钻进过程中岩粉进入裂隙带堵塞采空区煤层气运移通道问题,探索用水力冲孔方法提高采空区裂隙带岩层渗透率方面的应用。研究表明,煤矿采空区井布井原则:(1) 采空区井应布置在采空区积水区域之外;(2) 针对房柱式采煤形成的采空区空间形态,采空区井应避开保护煤柱最终完钻至采空区空间内;针对长臂式垮落法采煤形成的采空区空间形态,采空区井最优钻井区域为“O”形圈边界连线和采场边界之间靠近终采线一侧。研发了一种煤矿采空区井排水采气一体化抽采系统,该抽采系统实现了采空区井底积水抽排和煤层气抽采同步进行,解决了采空区上覆岩层承压涌水造成煤层气产量下降问题,抽采系统优化前后采空区井煤层气抽采量增加33.3%。探索性地将水力冲孔运用于解决钻井岩屑造成的采空区裂隙带岩层渗透率下降问题,工程试验结果表明,水力冲孔改造前后采空区井日均抽采量最高增长率为11.30%,提出了采用泡沫欠平衡钻井技术解决钻井岩粉侵入采空区裂隙带的建议。      

近500年来咸海湖泊沉积记录的环境演变

过去的五十年里,作为曾经世界第四大湖泊的咸海面积急剧萎缩,环境质量严重下降并对大部分中亚地区造成了灾难性的影响.咸海的水位下降过程虽然历时相对较短却变化显著,为了了解这一变化的详细过程,1997年从咸海北部湖盆采集了AS17孔浅钻岩芯.通过对该岩芯的矿物学、介形虫、孢粉等沉积环境指标综合分析,结果表明岩芯在矿物学特征及生物特征上的一系列显著变化,揭示了过去近500年中咸海的沉积环境经历了含盐量增加-下降-再增加三个明显的阶段,并为15世纪咸海的干旱提供了新的证据.     

The significance of termites on the future of kimberlite exploration in Botswana

The majority of the diamond mines in Botswana were discovered as a direct consequence of soil sampling for indicator minerals such as garnet and picroilmenite. Over the past 60 years the application of soil sampling for indicator minerals as a primary exploration tool has declined while aeromagnetic surveys have increased in popularity. The rate of kimberlite discovery in Botswana has declined significantly. The obvious magnetic kimberlites have been discovered. The future of new kimberlite discoveries is once again dependent on soil sampling for kimberlite indicator minerals. It is essential to have an in depth understanding of the transport mechanism of kimberlite indicator minerals from the kimberlite to the modern day surface of the Kalahari Formation, which is solely via termite bioturbation. Field observations indicate that the concentration of indicator minerals at surface is directly dependent on the physical characteristics and capabilities as well as behavioural patterns of the particular termite species dominant in the exploration area. The discovery of future diamond mines in Botswana will be closely associated with an in depth understanding of the relationship between size and concentration of kimberlite indicator minerals in surface soils and the seasonal behaviour, depth penetration capabilities, earthmoving efficiencies and mandible size of the dominant termite species within the exploration area. Large areas in Botswana, where kimberlite indicator minerals recovered from soil samples have been described as distal from source or background, will require re-evaluation. Without detailed termite studies the rate of discovery will continue to decline.

     

冰上丝绸之路与北极油气资源

油气是重要的战略资源。其中天然气作为清洁能源,它曾经是,现在是,在可预期的未来——全球碳减排、中国碳达峰情景下,仍然是最重要的能源资源。能源进口渠道的多元化一直是中国缓解能源紧张的有效措施之一。北极地区油气资源丰富且以天然气为主,已发现的油气资源中绝大多数在俄罗斯,尤其是天然气。但是俄罗斯天然气生产的油气田80%以上已经进入北极圈。2012年,中俄合作开发北极亚马尔液化天然气项目正式启动,标志着中国参与北极油气资源开发利用取得重要进展,也事实上开启了中国主导的"丝绸之路经济带建设"和俄罗斯主导的"欧亚经济联盟建设"对接合作的进程。北极地区已发现的油气资源共计3289.4亿桶油当量,其中石油605.4亿桶（84.1亿吨）油当量,仅为全球已发现石油资源的2.5%;天然气41.4万亿立方米（约合2683亿桶,372.6亿吨油当量）,占全球已发现天然气资源的15.5%。北极地区已发现的油气总资源中绝大多数在俄罗斯,俄罗斯已发现的北极油气资源合计2905亿桶油当量（403.5亿吨）,占88.3%;其中天然气约39.47万亿立方米,约合2557.9亿桶（355.3亿吨）油当量,占北极地区已发现天然气总资源的95%以上。北极待发现的油气资源量也非常可观,约占世界待发现常规石油资源的15%;天然气占世界待发现常规天然气资源的30%,其分布也主要在俄罗斯。随着全球气候变暖和能源战略博弈,俄罗斯为确保其天然气出口及财政来源,必然要加大北极油气、特别是天然气的开采和开发,并通过北极航道运到中国和其他消费国。本文在概括分析北极油气资源分布特点、俄罗斯油气资源与北极战略及北方海航道通行能力的基础上,回顾了北极亚马尔液化天然气项目诞生、发展演变及其国际博弈的背景;概括介绍了中国成功介入北极油气资源项目这一标志性事件过程,并进一步提出了中国对北极油气资源利用战略举措的建议。      

Progress in Global Gas Hydrate Development and Production as a New Energy Resource

Natural gas hydrates have been hailed as a new and promising unconventional alternative energy, especially as fossil fuels approach depletion, energy consumption soars, and fossil fuel prices rise, owing to their extensive distribution, abundance, and high fuel efficiency. Gas hydrate reservoirs are similar to a storage cupboard in the global carbon cycle, containing most of the world’s methane and accounting for a third of Earth’s mobile organic carbon. We investigated gas hydrate stability zone burial depths from the viewpoint of conditions associated with stable existence of gas hydrates, such as temperature, pressure, and heat flow, based on related data collected by the global drilling programs. Hydrate-related areas are estimated using various biological, geochemical and geophysical tools. Based on a series of previous investigations, we cover the history and status of gas hydrate exploration in the USA, Japan, South Korea, India, Germany, the polar areas, and China. Then, we review the current techniques for hydrate exploration in a global scale. Additionally, we briefly review existing techniques for recovering methane from gas hydrates, including thermal stimulation, depressurization, chemical injection, and CH4–CO2 exchange, as well as corresponding global field trials in Russia, Japan, United States, Canada and China. In particular, unlike diagenetic gas hydrates in coarse sandy sediments in Japan and gravel sediments in the United States and Canada, most gas hydrates in the northern South China Sea are non-diagenetic and exist in fine-grained sediments with a vein-like morphology. Therefore, especially in terms of the offshore production test in gas hydrate reservoirs in the Shenhu area in the north slope of the South China Sea, Chinese scientists have proposed two unprecedented techniques that have been verified during the field trials: solid fluidization and formation fluid extraction. Herein, we introduce the two production techniques, as well as the so-called “four-in-one” environmental monitoring system employed during the Shenhu production test. Methane is not currently commercially produced from gas hydrates anywhere in the world; therefore, the objective of field trials is to prove whether existing techniques could be applied as feasible and economic production methods for gas hydrates in deep-water sediments and permafrost zones. Before achieving commercial methane recovery from gas hydrates, it should be necessary to measure the geologic properties of gas hydrate reservoirs to optimize and improve existing production techniques. Herein, we propose horizontal wells, multilateral wells, and cluster wells improved by the vertical and individual wells applied during existing field trials. It is noteworthy that relatively pure gas hydrates occur in seafloor mounds, within near-surface sediments, and in gas migration conduits. Their extensive distribution, high saturation, and easy access mean that these types of gas hydrate may attract considerable attention from academia and industry in the future. Herein, we also review the occurrence and development of concentrated shallow hydrate accumulations and briefly introduce exploration and production techniques. In the closing section, we discuss future research needs, key issues, and major challenges related to gas hydrate exploration and production. We believe this review article provides insight on past, present, and future gas hydrate exploration and production to provide guidelines and stimulate new work into the field of gas hydrates.     

利用双井筒大水平距对接井钻井技术热力开采天然气水合物

分析了国内外天然气水合物的研究现状及天然气水合物开采中的问题,在此基础上,介绍了俄罗斯提出的运用双井简大水平距定向对接智能井钻井技术,利用核废料产生的热量开采天然气水合物的具有专利技术的一种新方法,简述了其开采原理及开采过程,可为我国天然气水合物的开采研究提供参考借鉴。     

Application of remote-sensing data to groundwater exploration: A case study of the Cross River State, southeastern Nigeria

 The Cross River State, Nigeria, is underlain by the Precambrian-age crystalline basement complex and by rocks of Cretaceous to Tertiary age. The exploration for groundwater in this area requires a systematic technique in order to obtain optimum results, but the non-availability of funds and facilities has made it extremely difficult to carry out site investigations prior to the drilling of water wells. Therefore, the failure rate is as high as 80%. In order to delineate areas that are expected to be suitable for future groundwater development, black and white radar imagery and aerial photographs were used to define some hydrological and hydrogeological features in parts of the study area. Lineament and drainage patterns were analysed using length density and frequency. Lineament-length density ranges from 0.04–1.52; lineament frequency is 0.11–5.09; drainage-length density is 0.17–0.94, and the drainage frequency is 0.16–1.53. These range of values reflect the differences in the probability of groundwater potentials. Results were then used to delineate areas of high, medium, and low groundwater potential. Study results also indicate that correlations exist between lineament and drainage patterns, lithology, water temperature, water conductivity, well yield, transmissivity, longitudinal conductance, and the occurrence of groundwater. Received, August 1994 · Revised, March 1996, June 1996 · Accepted, October 1996     

国外深水油气勘探述评及中国深水油气勘探前景

经过近30 a的发展,深水油气勘探的水深记录被快速刷新;在深水区不断发现大油气田,油气储量、产量快速增长;深水区资金投入明显增长;世界深水区的剩余油气资源潜力巨大.深水油气勘探活动具有高成本、高技术、高风险和高回报的特点,正是由于深水油气勘探储量规模大、产能高形成的高回报特点才促使人们不断地向深水发起挑战.以地震技术和模拟技术为核心的勘探技术、钻采技术的进步和钻采设备的发展,以及开放的优惠政策等有利因素推动深水油气勘探向更深处发展.中国的深水油气领域广阔,目前现实的深水油气勘探领域--南海北部边缘深水区具有很好的基本石油地质条件和成藏条件,与国外获得巨大成功的深水油气勘探区较为类似,因此,其勘探潜力大,前景好.