Petroleum accumulation system evaluation of carbonate oil and gas: a case study of Cambrian in Tarim Basin

Abstract

An evaluation of carbonate oil and gas was carried out based on the petroleum accumulation system theory of a superimposed basin. Considering the evaluation parameters of previous achievements, the hydrocarbon resource, plays, pathway systems and the preservation of the petroleum system were analyzed for carbonate beds in the Tarim Basin. A new evaluation standard was prepared. In this standard, the plays which go through the same tectonic evolution process, and the hydrocarbon resource and pathway system, which provide hydrocarbon for the play, comprise one petroleum accumulation system. In the evaluation of pathways, three parameters, type of migration pathway, hydrocarbon supply mode, and migration distance are chosen. The statistics of migration distance and reservoir numbers showed that migration distance can be divided into four sections, 100 km. Oil and gas accumulation units and basin structural units were both used to divide the oil and gas area, and the uncertainty of geological parameters was also taken into account. The evaluation of the carbonate oil and gas in the Tarim Basin was carried out. The east of the Tabei uplift and the north of the Tazhong uplift belong to class 1, while the Shuntuoguole low uplift, Southwest Depression, south of Tazhong uplift, north of Bachu uplift, west of Tabei uplift belong to class 2.

Keywords

• hydrocarbon migration
• hydrocarbon evaluation
• evaluation of oil and gas area
• petroleum accumulation system
• carbonate
• cambrian
• tarim basin