EGU2020-4123, updated on 12 Jun 2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-4123
EGU General Assembly 2020
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Controlling factors and formation mechanism of fractures in the tight-gas sandstones of the Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation, western Sichuan Basin, China

Wenya Lyu1, Lianbo Zeng1, Shuangquan Chen2, Lei Tang1, and Yunzhao Zhang1
Wenya Lyu et al.
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China;China University of Petroleum (Beijing), College of Geosciences, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China;China University of Petroleum (Beijing), College of Geophysics, China

Based on cores, image logs and thin sections, five sets of fractures are developed in the study area, where faults are developed. Most of fractures are open without fillings, and some fractures are filled with calcite, quartz, bitumen, pyrite and mud. Fractures are mainly controlled by lithology, mechanical stratigraphy and faults. Based on mutual crosscutting relationships of fractures, mineral filling sequence of fracture fillings, fluid inclusion and carbon-oxygen isotope analysis of calcite fillings in fractures, and quartz spintronic resonance analysis of quartz fillings in fractures, in combination with thermal and burial history, the formation sequence and time of fractures were analyzed. The results show that fractures mainly formed over three period, that is, the late Triassic, Middle to Late Jurassic, and Late Cretaceous to Paleogene. Then,combined with the paleostress evolution and fracture characteristics of the study area, the formation mechanism of fractures was discussed.

How to cite: Lyu, W., Zeng, L., Chen, S., Tang, L., and Zhang, Y.: Controlling factors and formation mechanism of fractures in the tight-gas sandstones of the Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation, western Sichuan Basin, China, EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020, EGU2020-4123, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-4123, 2020

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