Advances and problems in hydrocarbon exploration in the Tazhong area, Tarim Basin

作     者：Zhou Xinyuan Pang Xiongqi Li Qiming Pang Hong Xiang Caifu Jiang Zhenxne Li Sumei Liu Luofu Zhou Xinyuan1, Pang Xiongqi2, 3 , Li Qiming1, Pang Hong2, 3, Xiang Caifu2, 3, Jiang Zhenxue2, 3, Li Sumei2, 3 and Liu Luofu2, 3 1 Tarim Oilfi eld Company, PetroChina, Korla, Xinjiang 841000, China 2 Basin and Reservoir Research Center, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China 3 State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, Beijing 102249, China

作者机构：Tarim Oilfield Company PetroChina Korla Xinjiang 841000 China Basin and Reservoir Research Center China University of Petroleum Beijing 102249 China State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting Beijing 102249 China 

出 版 物：《Petroleum Science》 (石油科学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2010年第7卷第2期

页      面：164-178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] 

基　　金：supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program  Grant No. 2006CB202308) 

主　　题：Tarim Basin petroleum geology and exploration controlling factors of hydrocarbon accumulation rules of hydrocarbon accumulation 

摘      要：Located in the middle of the Tarim Basin, Tazhong is a typical area of compound reservoirs rich in oil and gas found in the Carboniferous, Silurian and Ordovician strata. The proved, probable and possible reserves （3P reserves） in the area amount to 5×108 tons, so it is of great significance to study the advances and problems in hydrocarbon exploration in the Tazhong area. On the basis of exploration history and analysis of scientific problems, we outline eight achievements： distribution characteristics of reservoirs, stages of reservoir formation, different sources of oil and gas and their respective contributions, the effective regional caprock and reservoir-caprock combinations dominating the vertical distribution of hydrocarbon reservoirs, the control of the Tazhong Palaeo-uplift on reservoir formation and establishing geologic models, structure balance belts influencing the reconstruction and residual potential of reservoirs after accumulation, the rules and mechanisms of fractures controlling oil and gas, and the types of favorable reservoirs and their characteristics of controlling oil and gas distribution. We further point out the main problems about the oil and gas exploration in the Tazhong area and put forward some relevant proposals.