Control of oolitic beaches sedimentation and diagenesis on the reservoirs in Feixianguan Formation, northeastern Sichuan Basin

• Published in: Petroleum exploration and development 2012-08, Vol.39 (4), p.466-475
• Main Authors: HE, Yunlan, FU, Xiaoyue, LIU, Bo, ZHOU, Minghui, ZHANG, Xuefeng, GAO, Jixian, YANG, Yunkun, SHI, Kaibo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: diagenesis; Feixianguan Formation; northeastern Sichuan; oolitic beach; sedimentation
• ISSN: 1876-3804; 1876-3804
• DOI: 10.1016/S1876-3804(12)60063-9

Based on well correlation, division of sedimentary facies and microfacies, core observation, and analysis of rock thin sections, the authors comparatively analyzed the sedimentation and diagenesis of the oolitic beaches in the Puguang and Yuanba areas of northeastern Sichuan Basin, and expounded their control on reservoirs. In the Puguang area the oolitic beach is thick and lateral migration distance is short, intervals overlaid one another, while in the Yuanba area the oolitic beach is thin and lateral migration distance is long. The two areas both experienced various types of diagenesis. There happened intense early dissolution and wide-spread dolomitization in the oolitic beach of the Puguang area, where type-I reservoirs of high porosity and permeability are developed. In the Yuanba area, strong compaction and pressure dissolution, and late burial cementation led to the development of type-III reservoirs of low porosity and permeability. The main factors that control the sedimentation and diagenesis are paleotopography and changes in sea level. Sedimentation controls the distribution and thickness of reservoir, and diagenesis determines the porosity formation and evolution and ultimately the reservoir quality.