庞志超, 李静, 王俊, et al. Major discovery in Well QB1 and exploration prospects of the lower assemblage in Dongwan structural belt,southern margin of Junggar Basin[J]. ACTA PETROLEI SINICA, 2025, 46(12): 2245-2258.
庞志超, 李静, 王俊, et al. Major discovery in Well QB1 and exploration prospects of the lower assemblage in Dongwan structural belt,southern margin of Junggar Basin[J]. ACTA PETROLEI SINICA, 2025, 46(12): 2245-2258. DOI: 10.7623/syxb202512003.
Major discovery in Well QB1 and exploration prospects of the lower assemblage in Dongwan structural belt,southern margin of Junggar Basin
A significant breakthrough has been achieved in the hydrocarbon exploration of the lower assemblage in Dongwan structural belt along the southern margin of Junggar Basin. During formation testing
Well QB1 obtained a high industrial oil and gas flow from the Cretaceous Qingshuihe Formation
with the gas output of 50.7×10
4
m
3
/d and oil production of 288 t/d. This demonstrates favorable hydrocarbon accumulation conditions and significant exploration potential in this belt. The result of research
shows as follows. (1)Multiple sets of large-scale source rocks are developed in Dongwan structural belt
dominated by the Jurassic humic-type source rocks
while oil reservoirs are contributed by the mixture of Permian sapropelic-type and Cretaceous mixed-source rocks. (2)The Qingshuihe Formation features a dual reservoir system comprising basal sandstone and fracture networks
exhibits low matrix porosity but achieve high and stable hydrocarbon production through pore-fracture dual media under overpressure conditions. (3)The lower assemblage has favorable geological conditions such as high-quality reservoir-cap combinations and wide and gentle structural trap groups. (4)The favorable temporal matching between trap formation and hydrocarbon generation-expulsion peaks has laid the foundation for hydrocarbon accumulation in large gas fields. The exploration breakthrough of Well QB1 demonstrates that the natural gas resource potential of Dongwan structural belt is estimated to be 100 billion cubic meters
providing important practical evidence for deep to ultra-deep exploration in the northern Tianshan piedmont. The current exploration of lower assemblage in the southern margin of Junggar Basin mainly focuses on increasing reserves and enhancing productivity in the Hutubi
Dongwan
and Wuchang structural belts
while simultaneously accelerating exploration breakthroughs in replacement zones and reserve areas.
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