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Abstract Different from conventional reservoirs, unconventional tight sand oil reservoirs are characterized by low or ultra-low porosity and permeability, small pore-throat size, complex pore structure and strong heterogeneity. For the continuous exploration and enhancement of oil recovery from tight oil, further analysis of the origins of the different reservoir qualities is required. The Upper Triassic Chang 8 sandstone of the Yanchang Formation from the Maling Oilfield is one of the major tight oil bearing reservoirs in the Ordos Basin. Practical exploration demonstrates that this formation is a typical tight sandstone reservoir. Samples taken from the oil layer were divided into 6 diagenetic facies based on porosity, permeability and the diagenesis characteristics identified through thin section and scanning electron microscopy. To compare pore structure and their seepage property, a high pressure mercury intrusion experiments (HPMI), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), andwater-oil relative permeability test were performed on the three main facies developed in reservoir. The reservoir quality and seepage property are largely controlled by diagenesis. Intense compaction leads to a dominant loss of porosity in all sandstones, while different degrees of intensity of carbonate cementation and dissolution promote the differentiation of reservoir quality. The complex pore structure formed after diagenesis determines the seepage characteristics, while cementation of chlorite and illite reduce the effective pore radius, limit fluid mobility, and lead to a serious reduction of reservoir permeability.

Highlights

  • Different from conventional reservoirs, unconventional tight sand oil reservoirs are characterized by low or ultra-low porosity and permeability, small pore-throat size, complex pore structure and strong heterogeneity

  • Samples taken from the oil layer were divided into 6 diagenetic facies based on porosity, permeability and the diagenesis characteristics identified through thin section and scanning electron microscopy

  • Intense compaction leads to a dominant loss of porosity in all sandstones, while different degrees of intensity of carbonate cementation and dissolution promote the differentiation of reservoir quality

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Introduction

Abstract: Different from conventional reservoirs, unconventional tight sand oil reservoirs are characterized by low or ultra-low porosity and permeability, small pore-throat size, complex pore structure and strong heterogeneity. For the continuous exploration and enhancement of oil recovery from tight oil, further analysis of the origins of the different reservoir qualities is required. Practical exploration demonstrates that this formation is a typical tight sandstone reservoir. To compare pore structure and their seepage property, a high pressure mercury intrusion experiments (HPMI), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and water-oil relative permeability test were performed on the three main facies developed in reservoir. The reservoir quality and seepage property are largely controlled by diagenesis. Intense compaction leads to a dominant loss of porosity in all sandstones, while different degrees of intensity of carbonate cementation and dissolution promote the differentiation of reservoir quality. The complex pore structure formed after diagenesis determines the seepage characteristics, while cementation of chlorite and illite reduce the effective pore radius, limit fluid mobility, and lead to a serious reduction of reservoir permeability

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