Influence of Pore Structure and Solid Bitumen on the Development of Deep Carbonate Gas Reservoirs: A Case Study of the Longwangmiao Reservoir in Gaoshiti–Longnusi Area, Sichuan Basin, SW China

Jianxun Chen, Shenglai Yang, Dongfan Yang, Hui Deng, Jiajun Li, Yu Huang and Cheng Zou
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Jianxun Chen: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Shenglai Yang: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Dongfan Yang: Exploration and Development Research Institute of Southwest Oil & Gas Field Company, PetroChina, Chengdu 610041, China
Hui Deng: Exploration and Development Research Institute of Southwest Oil & Gas Field Company, PetroChina, Chengdu 610041, China
Jiajun Li: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Yu Huang: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
Cheng Zou: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 15, 1-20

Abstract: A variable sedimentary environment and accumulation process leads to a complex pore structure in deep carbonate gas reservoirs, and the physical properties are quite different between layers. Moreover, some pores and throats are filled with solid bitumen (SB), which not only interferes with reservoir analysis, but also affects efficient development. However, previous studies on SB mainly focused on the accumulation process and reservoir analysis, and there are few reports about the influence on development. In this paper, through scanning electron microscope analysis, SB extraction, gas flow experiments and depletion experiments, and a similar transformation between experimental results and reservoir production, the production characteristics of carbonate gas reservoirs with different pore structures were studied, and the influence of SB on pore structure, reservoir analysis and development were systematically analyzed. The results show that permeability is one of the key factors affecting gas production rate and recovery, and the production is mainly contributed by high-permeability layers. Although the reserves are abundant, the gas production rate and recovery of layers with a low permeability are relatively low. The SB reduces the pore and throat radius, resulting in porosity and permeability being decreased by 4.73–6.28% and 36.02–3.70%, respectively. With the increase in original permeability, the permeability loss rate decreases. During development, the loss rate of gas production rate is much higher than that of permeability. Increasing the production pressure difference is conducive to reducing the influence. SB also reduces the recovery, which leads to the loss rate of gas production being much higher than that of porosity. For reservoirs with a high permeability, the loss rates of gas production rate and the amount produced are close to those of permeability and porosity. Therefore, in the reservoir analysis and development of carbonate gas reservoirs bearing SB, it is necessary and significant to analyze the influence of reservoir types.

Keywords: carbonate gas reservoir; pore structure; solid bitumen; gas production rate; recovery; gas production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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