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Method for determining fault activity in structural stable period

A stable stage and fault technology, applied in the field of oil and gas exploration, can solve the problems of limited popularization and application, unsuitable analysis of fault activity stages in the structural stable stage, difficulty in obtaining downhole core samples, etc., and achieves the effect of wide applicability.

Active Publication Date: 2021-07-09
INST OF GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS CHINESE ACAD OF SCI
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However, it is difficult to obtain downhole core samples drilled in fault zones, which limits the popularization and application of this method in the study of oil and gas accumulation.
[0004] To sum up, the existing fault activity analysis methods are not suitable for the analysis of fault activity phases in the structurally stable period, which restricts the research on the relationship between faults and hydrocarbon accumulation.

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[0076] Experimental analysis of differential strain in rocks (Sun Lianhuan, Research on Wellbore Stability in the Junggar Basin [D], China University of Petroleum, 2009) shows that the in-situ stress field in the hinterland of the Junggar Basin has the vertical principal stress (σ V )>horizontal maximum principal stress (σ H )>horizontal minimum principal stress (σ h ), i.e. conform to the stress conditions of the structurally stable period according to the present invention, such as figure 1 shown.

[0077] The sonic logging curves of fault drilling are obtained by conventional density logging methods. figure 2 The left panel shows density logs from fault-drilled wells in the Junggar Basin hinterland. According to the density log curve, the variation law of rock volume density with depth is determined, the rock density-depth function equation (1) is integrated to obtain the vertical principal stress at a specific depth, and the vertical principal stress (i.e. the maximum ...

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The invention relates to a method capable of accurately determining multi-stage active periods of a fault in a structural stable period. The method comprises the following steps of acquiring vertical principal stresses in different periods based on a vertical principal stress-depth relationship of a current stratum and stratum burial depths in different periods; determining the minimum principal stress in different periods based on the pressure-stress coupling relation of the current stratum and the stratum pressure and the vertical principal stress in different periods; based on the maximum principal stress, the minimum principal stress and the formation pressure in the different periods, the maximum effective principal stress and the minimum effective principal stress in the different periods being obtained; determining stress Moire circles in different periods based on the maximum effective principal stress and the minimum effective principal stress; based on the internal friction angle-burial depth relation of the current stratum and the stratum burial depths in different periods, critical fracture envelope lines in different periods being obtained; comparing the stress Moire circles at different periods with respective corresponding critical fracture envelope lines; and judging the opening and closing properties in different periods according to the position relationship between the stress Moire circle and the critical fracture envelope line.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of oil and gas exploration, and in particular relates to a method for determining fault activity in a stable structure period. Background technique [0002] Fault activity is crucial to processes such as subsurface fluid flow, accumulation and mineralization, and earthquake-induced mechanisms. It is a hot and difficult point in the application research of earth science and engineering. In particular, faults play an important role in oil and gas migration, accumulation and preservation. They can not only serve as pathways for oil and gas migration, but also effectively block oil and gas to form oil and gas reservoirs. The fault evolution process includes an active period and a static period. During the active period, faults are often open, which is conducive to the migration of oil and gas along the high-permeability fault zone or damages the accumulated oil and gas reservoirs. The role of faults in hydrocar...

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IPC IPC(8): G01V11/00
CPCG01V11/00
Inventor 张立宽李超罗晓容雷裕红程明于岚
Owner INST OF GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS CHINESE ACAD OF SCI
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