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Exploration of Complicated Oil and Gas Fields 1
Author(s) -
Xiangning Zhang
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta geologica sinica ‐ english edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1755-6724
pISSN - 1000-9515
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6724.1989.mp2001006.x
Subject(s) - fossil fuel , petroleum engineering , fault block , geology , petroleum exploration , natural gas field , petroleum , lithology , fault (geology) , natural gas , petrology , paleontology , engineering , waste management
Complicated oil and gas fields occupy an important position in oil and gas exploration. In this paper, complicated oil and gas fields are grouped into four types: fault‐block, lithologic, stratigraphic and fissure types. On the basis of the new theory of petroleum geological exploration in composite oil and gas accumulation areas within continental basins, a new exploration sequence suitable for complicated oil and gas fields has been established, which comprises four stages: (1) initial exploration; (2) preliminary exploration; (3) early step‐by‐step exploration and development; and (4) late step‐by‐step exploration and development. The idea of cybernetics has been taken to control various links of a systematic exploration project so as to fully, effectively and comprehensively utilize the new exploration techniques, eventually realizing the optimization of exploration with the aim of raising the efficiency of exploration of complicated oil and gas fields.