Karstification characteristics of the Cenomanian-Turonian Mishrif Formation in the Missan Oil Fields,southeastern Iraq,and their effects on reservoirs

作     者：Peiyuan CHEN Lina GUO Chen LI Yi TONG Peiyuan CHEN;Lina GUO;Chen LI;Yi TONG

作者机构：CNOOC International Ltd.Beijing 100028China CNOOC Research Institute Co.Ltd.Beijing 100028China 

出 版 物：《Frontiers of Earth Science》 (地球科学前沿（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2022年第16卷第2期

页      面：435-445页

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学科分类：081803[工学-地质工程] 08[工学] 0818[工学-地质资源与地质工程] 0708[理学-地球物理学] 0704[理学-天文学] 

基　　金：We thank anonymous reviewers for detailed and constructive feedback that helped improve the manuscript.This work was supported by the Chinese“13th Five-year Plan”National Science and Technology Major Project(No.2017ZX05032004-001). 

主　　题：unconformity karstification carbonate reservoir Mishrif Formation Missan Oil Fields southeastern Iraq 

摘      要：The Middle Cretaceous Mishrif Formation of the Cenomanian-Turonian age is an important Middle Eastern reservoir.Previous studies have shown that carbonates in the Mishrif Formation are affected by karstification and are concentrated at the top of the formation.However,there is a lack of systematic research on the effects of karstification on the formation’s reservoir characteristics.Based on core samples,scanning electron microscopy of thin sections,and geochemical analysis of C,O,and Sr isotopes from wells in the Missan Oil Fields,unconformity was identified at the top of the B21 subzone of the Mishrif Formation.Core and cast-thin-section observations indicate that there is a significant lithological difference above and below the unconformity,and dissolution pores and voids are well-developed beneath it.Vadose silt fills the intragranular pores and geopetal fabric is developed inside some mouldic pores beneath the unconformity surface.The isotopic values of ^(87)Sr/^(86)Sr(0.707270-0.707722)and δ^(18)O(−5.94‰—−2.32‰)suggest that the top of the B21 subzone of the Mishrif Formation has been severely affected by syngenetic karst.Karstification is the key to high-quality reservoir formation and the reservoir’s oil-bearing heterogeneity.This study will inform oil and gas exploration in the Missan Oil Fields and in other areas with similar reservoir characteristics.