Effects of micro-fracture and micro-coal line on tight gas accumulation, Triassic Xujiahe Formation, Sichuan Basin, China

Effects of micro-fracture and micro-coal line on tight gas accumulation, Triassic Xujiahe Formation, Sichuan Basin, China

The study of natural gas migration and accumulation of tight gas has become the focus of the energy industry in recent years. One of the priorities is the research of hydrocarbon migration carrier system of the formation. This study reveals two types of hydrocarbon carrier systems (micro-fractures a...

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Autores principales: Lin Jiang, Wen Zhao, Yang Fan, Feng Hong, Yanjie Gong, Jiaqing Hao
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Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Tight gas reservoir
Migration carrier
Gas accumulation
Micro-fractures
Micro-coal lines
Lattice Boltzmann method
Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TK1-9971
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:969330c3608548b0a1487d14d48462ce2021-11-28T04:34:11ZEffects of micro-fracture and micro-coal line on tight gas accumulation, Triassic Xujiahe Formation, Sichuan Basin, China2352-484710.1016/j.egyr.2021.08.185https://doaj.org/article/969330c3608548b0a1487d14d48462ce2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721007885https://doaj.org/toc/2352-4847The study of natural gas migration and accumulation of tight gas has become the focus of the energy industry in recent years. One of the priorities is the research of hydrocarbon migration carrier system of the formation. This study reveals two types of hydrocarbon carrier systems (micro-fractures and micro-coal lines) in the tight formation through a large amount of geological observations, data statistics, and simulations. This study also first put forward the view that the coal lines can be a type of hydrocarbon carrier system in tight sandstone formation. During the research process, an improved permeability testing method and apparatus are used to test the core permeability widely. Based on the real core, three models are established to describe the micro-fracture/micro-coal line characteristics. According to the three typical models, the Voronoi method is used to rebuild the network models. The migration and accumulation process in tight formation is simulated with the Multiple Relaxation Time lattice Boltzmann method in numerical simulation and with displacement apparatus in physical simulation. The results indicate that the micro-fracture/micro-coal line will significantly improve the percolation capacity of sandstone as the hydrocarbon migration carrier system in tight formation, the mechanism is revealed by numerical simulations. The micro-fractures/micro-coal lines are favorable for natural gas accumulation in tight formation. Unlike the conventional formation, in tight formation, micro-fractures/micro-coal lines tend to be the main migration carrier systems during the gas accumulation process.Lin JiangWen ZhaoYang FanFeng HongYanjie GongJiaqing HaoElsevierarticleTight gas reservoirMigration carrierGas accumulationMicro-fracturesMicro-coal linesLattice Boltzmann methodElectrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineeringTK1-9971ENEnergy Reports, Vol 7, Iss , Pp 7913-7924 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Tight gas reservoir
Migration carrier
Gas accumulation
Micro-fractures
Micro-coal lines
Lattice Boltzmann method
Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TK1-9971
spellingShingle Tight gas reservoir
Migration carrier
Gas accumulation
Micro-fractures
Micro-coal lines
Lattice Boltzmann method
Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TK1-9971
Lin Jiang
Wen Zhao
Yang Fan
Feng Hong
Yanjie Gong
Jiaqing Hao
Effects of micro-fracture and micro-coal line on tight gas accumulation, Triassic Xujiahe Formation, Sichuan Basin, China
description The study of natural gas migration and accumulation of tight gas has become the focus of the energy industry in recent years. One of the priorities is the research of hydrocarbon migration carrier system of the formation. This study reveals two types of hydrocarbon carrier systems (micro-fractures and micro-coal lines) in the tight formation through a large amount of geological observations, data statistics, and simulations. This study also first put forward the view that the coal lines can be a type of hydrocarbon carrier system in tight sandstone formation. During the research process, an improved permeability testing method and apparatus are used to test the core permeability widely. Based on the real core, three models are established to describe the micro-fracture/micro-coal line characteristics. According to the three typical models, the Voronoi method is used to rebuild the network models. The migration and accumulation process in tight formation is simulated with the Multiple Relaxation Time lattice Boltzmann method in numerical simulation and with displacement apparatus in physical simulation. The results indicate that the micro-fracture/micro-coal line will significantly improve the percolation capacity of sandstone as the hydrocarbon migration carrier system in tight formation, the mechanism is revealed by numerical simulations. The micro-fractures/micro-coal lines are favorable for natural gas accumulation in tight formation. Unlike the conventional formation, in tight formation, micro-fractures/micro-coal lines tend to be the main migration carrier systems during the gas accumulation process.
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author Lin Jiang
Wen Zhao
Yang Fan
Feng Hong
Yanjie Gong
Jiaqing Hao
author_facet Lin Jiang
Wen Zhao
Yang Fan
Feng Hong
Yanjie Gong
Jiaqing Hao
author_sort Lin Jiang
title Effects of micro-fracture and micro-coal line on tight gas accumulation, Triassic Xujiahe Formation, Sichuan Basin, China
title_short Effects of micro-fracture and micro-coal line on tight gas accumulation, Triassic Xujiahe Formation, Sichuan Basin, China
title_full Effects of micro-fracture and micro-coal line on tight gas accumulation, Triassic Xujiahe Formation, Sichuan Basin, China
title_fullStr Effects of micro-fracture and micro-coal line on tight gas accumulation, Triassic Xujiahe Formation, Sichuan Basin, China
title_full_unstemmed Effects of micro-fracture and micro-coal line on tight gas accumulation, Triassic Xujiahe Formation, Sichuan Basin, China
title_sort effects of micro-fracture and micro-coal line on tight gas accumulation, triassic xujiahe formation, sichuan basin, china
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/969330c3608548b0a1487d14d48462ce
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