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Sedimentary Micro‐facies and Macro Heterogeneity of Reservoir Beds in the Third Member of the Qingshankou Formation, Qian'an Area, Songliao Basin
Author(s) -
Xuanlong SHAN,
Jinxiang HU,
SACHSENHOFER Reinhard F.,
Tiaotiao SHI
Publication year - 2007
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.1755-6724.2007.tb01026.x
Subject(s) - facies , geology , sedimentary depositional environment , structural basin , geomorphology , geochemistry , sedimentary rock , mouth bar , petrology , sedimentary structures
An analysis of drill cores and well logs shows that the main micro‐facies of the third member sand bodies of the Qingshankou Formation in Qian'an are subaqueous distributary channel facies, sheet sand facies and subaqueous fan facies (olistostrome). Maps showing the distribution of these micro‐facies together with inter‐channel bay and prodelta mocro‐facies are presented for different time‐slices (lower, middle and upper parts of the Qingshankou Formation). These maps reveal the instability and change of sediment transport in the Baokang sedimentary system during the depositional period. Sediment transport was from the west in the early stage, from the south in the middle stage and from the northwest in the late stage. Values of thickness, porosity and permeability of the sand bodies in the third member of the Qingshankou Formation show that they have low to medium porosity and low permeability, and are characterized by serious reservoir heterogeneity. The joints between micro‐facies and subaqueous fan micro‐facies are characterized by the highest heterogeneity, the sheet sand and distal sand bar subfacies come next, and the heterogeneity of the subaqueous distributary channel sand bodies is relatively weak.