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Reservoir Characteristics and Genetic Mechanisms of the Mesozoic Granite Buried Hills in the Deep‐water of the Qiongdongnan Basin, Northern South China Sea

Reservoir Characteristics and Genetic Mechanisms of the Mesozoic Granite Buried Hills in the... Due to its structure, rock and mineral composition, fluid and other factors, the granite Buried Hill Reservoir is highly heterogeneous with a complex longitudinal structure and a reservoir space made up of a combination of dissolution pores and fractures. This paper is based on current understanding of tectonic evolution in the northern part of the South China Sea, in conjunction with the seismic phase characteristics. It is determined that the meshed fault system was formed by three stages of movement ‐ tectonic compression orogeny during the Indochinese epoch, strike‐slip compression‐tension during the Yanshanian Period, early fracture extension activation during the Himalayan – which controlled the distribution of the Buried Hill Reservoir. Drilling revealed two types of buried hills, faulted anticline and fault horst, their longitudinal structure and the reservoir space type being significantly different. The mineral composition, reservoir space and diagenetic characteristics of the reservoir rocks and minerals were analyzed by lithogeochemistry, microsection and logging etc., it thus being determined that the Mesozoic rocks of the Songnan Low Uplift in the Qiongdongnan Basin are mainly composed of syenogranite, granodiorite, monzogranite, which is the material basis for the development of the Buried Hill Reservoir. The content of felsic and other brittle minerals is more than 70%, making it easy for it to be transformed into fractures. At the same time, the weathering resistance of granodiorite and monzogranite is weaker than that of syenogranite, which is easily weathered and destroyed, forming a thick sand gravel weathering zone. With increasing depth of burial, weathering and dissolution gradually weaken, the deep acidic fluid improving the reservoir property of internal fractures and expanding the vertical distribution range of the reservoirs. The research results lay a foundation for the exploration of Buried Hill in the deep‐water area of the Qiongdongnan Basin. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition) Wiley

Reservoir Characteristics and Genetic Mechanisms of the Mesozoic Granite Buried Hills in the Deep‐water of the Qiongdongnan Basin, Northern South China Sea

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Wiley
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© 2021 Geological Society of China
ISSN
1000-9515
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1755-6724
DOI
10.1111/1755-6724.14635
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Abstract

Due to its structure, rock and mineral composition, fluid and other factors, the granite Buried Hill Reservoir is highly heterogeneous with a complex longitudinal structure and a reservoir space made up of a combination of dissolution pores and fractures. This paper is based on current understanding of tectonic evolution in the northern part of the South China Sea, in conjunction with the seismic phase characteristics. It is determined that the meshed fault system was formed by three stages of movement ‐ tectonic compression orogeny during the Indochinese epoch, strike‐slip compression‐tension during the Yanshanian Period, early fracture extension activation during the Himalayan – which controlled the distribution of the Buried Hill Reservoir. Drilling revealed two types of buried hills, faulted anticline and fault horst, their longitudinal structure and the reservoir space type being significantly different. The mineral composition, reservoir space and diagenetic characteristics of the reservoir rocks and minerals were analyzed by lithogeochemistry, microsection and logging etc., it thus being determined that the Mesozoic rocks of the Songnan Low Uplift in the Qiongdongnan Basin are mainly composed of syenogranite, granodiorite, monzogranite, which is the material basis for the development of the Buried Hill Reservoir. The content of felsic and other brittle minerals is more than 70%, making it easy for it to be transformed into fractures. At the same time, the weathering resistance of granodiorite and monzogranite is weaker than that of syenogranite, which is easily weathered and destroyed, forming a thick sand gravel weathering zone. With increasing depth of burial, weathering and dissolution gradually weaken, the deep acidic fluid improving the reservoir property of internal fractures and expanding the vertical distribution range of the reservoirs. The research results lay a foundation for the exploration of Buried Hill in the deep‐water area of the Qiongdongnan Basin.

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Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)Wiley

Published: Feb 1, 2021

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