Geological Features and Exploration for Tight （地质特征和勘探的紧）.pdf

Geological Features and Exploration for Tight Sand Gas, Shale Gas and Other Unconventional Oil/Gas Resources in China* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cai-Neng Zou , Shi-Zhen Tao , Tang Ping , Xiao-Hui Gao , Zhi Yang , Qiu-Lin Guo , Da-Zhong Dong , and Xin-Jing Li Search and Discovery Article #80135 (2011) Posted February 21, 2011 *Adapted from extended abstract prepared for presentation at AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, Calgary, Canada, September 12-15, 2010 1PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing, P.R. China (zcn@) Abstract Petroleum exploration and development in China has extended rapidly from the conventional oil/gas resource to the unconventional oil/gas resource, which has large exploration potential. In China, there are various types of unconventional oil/gas resources, covering a large area. Especially, the exploration domains of shale gas and tight sand gas are very broad (Figure 1). The resource types, geological features and evaluation methods of unconventional petroleum resources are quite different from those of conventional ones; thus, it is necessary to set up theories of unconventional petroleum geology and develop pertinent technologies for exploration and development. It is generally thought that the conventional oil and gas resources are those within reservoirs with air permeability over 1mD, accounting for 20% of the total resources; The oil and gas within reservoirs with air permeability less than 1mD are unconventional oil and gas resources which account for 80% of