Analysis of the corrosion failure causes of shale gas surface pipelines

A shale gas gathering and transportation pipeline in a good block in Sichuan Province started leaking after less than a year of operation. To investigate the causes of corrosion of the sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction were used to analyze the corrosion and perforation of the shale gas surface pipeline in conjunction with bacterial corrosion simulation experiments. The results showed that the pipeline material (L360N) conformed to the requirements of the American Petroleum Institute 5 L standard and that extracellular polymeric substances were present in the corrosion pits. The corrosion products mainly included FeCO₃, FeS, CaCO₃, MgCO₃, and Fe mineralization. At 40°C, the uniform corrosion rate of L360N in the simulation experiment was 0.234 mm/a, and the local corrosion rate was 0.458 mm/a. SRB, saprophytes, and iron bacteria were detected in the on-site water medium and corrosion products, indicating that the main causes of shale gas pipeline corrosion are bacterial and CO₂ corrosion.     

歧口凹陷歧北次凹沙河街组三段页岩油地质特征与勘探突破

歧口凹陷歧北次凹沙河街组三段（沙三段）湖泛期细粒沉积发育、烃源岩品质好、页岩油资源丰富，但其研究尚处于起步阶段，在沧东凹陷孔店组二段湖相页岩油工业化开发的带动下，落实其勘探前景势成必然。为探究歧北次凹沙三段页岩油的地质特征及勘探潜力，依据F39X1井、QY10-1-1井等多口井的岩心、分析化验、测井资料和录井资料，对沙三段页岩层系的地质特征、页岩油类型与富集模式、甜点的空间分布规律等开展了综合研究。歧北次凹沙三段的矿物组成和岩石类型多样，主要包括灰质白云质页岩、长英质页岩、混合质页岩及微晶白云岩、亮晶生屑白云岩、粉砂岩等；烃源岩的总有机碳（TOC）含量主要分布在1%~3%，以Ⅱ型干酪根为主且指示热演化成熟度的镜质体反射率（R_o）普遍高于0.7%；储集空间主要包括粒间孔、晶间孔、生物体腔孔、有机孔及层理缝、构造（微）缝等；页岩油的超越效应明显（油饱和度指数平均为116.3 mg/g）、荧光显示良好。在歧北次凹沙三段中识别出单一型和夹层型2类页岩油，构建了高TOC滞留型页岩油和低TOC运移型页岩油2种富集模式，并建立了基于油饱和度指数、TOC和脆性指数等多参数的甜点定量评价方法及标准。针对甜点区部署了QY10-1-1水平井，其初期的折算产油量达103.5 t/d，预计可形成亿吨级增储新领域。勘探发现证实歧口凹陷的沙三段细粒岩段具备良好的页岩油勘探潜力。     

Economic geology value of oil shale deposits: Ethiopia (Tigray) and Jordan

Oil shale is an organic-rich, fine-grained sedimentary rock, containing kerogen, from which liquid hydrocarbons (called shale oil) can be produced. The oil shale deposits in the Tigray region are found in the northern parts of Ethiopia, Eastern Africa. They are of Upper Paleozoic in age, existing as remnants of the Cretaceous erosion period, underlain by tillites and overlain by sandstones. They were formed during the glacial retreat followed by marine deposition of shales in a basin created by the enormous load of the glaciers. The Ethiopian-Tigray oil shale deposits cover an area extending over approximately 30 km², with an average mineable bed-thickness of 55 m, showing on the upper part inter-beds and laminations of shaley limestones. The oil shale resources in this region are estimated to be approximately 4 billion tonnes. The exploitation of the Ethiopian-Tigray oil shale deposits is an excellent alternative to fulfill the fuel and other petroleum products’ demand of Ethiopia. This study sheds light on the oil shale resources in the Ethiopian region of Tigray, as they are fairly investigated, regarding their geological characterization, and future strategies for their exploration and exploitation potential. In addition, the oil shale deposits in Jordan are also moderately investigated, as Jordan is considered a promising country for shale oil, taking into account that Jordan has no other hydrocarbon resources (such as crude oil and natural gas), unlike many other countries in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, as MENA sets on “seas” of oil and natural gas. Furthermore, oil shale in the USA is also briefly investigated, as the USA is being the world’s largest country of oil shale resources and reserves. Also, some other issues related to the oil shale industry are investigated, such as economics, extraction technologies of shale oil, and the environmental impacts.     

油页岩干酪根热解产物特性研究

采用裂解色谱（PY-GC-MS）、电子顺磁共振波谱（EPR）和红外光谱（FTIR）等技术手段，分析了Estonia油页岩中干酪根及其热解产物的结构特性，研究了不同温度下中间产物与最终产物的关联性。结果显示：油页岩热解符合干酪根热解为中间产物热沥青，热沥青再热解为页岩油、干馏气和半焦等产物反应路径，中间产物热沥青的生成趋势反映了终产物的生成速率变化；H₂、CH₄和C₂~C₅组分主要来自热沥青中脂肪烃的芳构化、芳香族化合物烷基侧链的断裂及含氧化合物的缩聚等，干酪根热解产生的烷烃和烯烃类化合物是产油气的主要组分。干酪根和页岩油的自由基自旋浓度明显低于热沥青和半焦；半焦g值最大，干酪根次之，热沥青和页岩油的g值偏低。     

川北某黑色页岩型铼矿工艺矿物学研究

通过矿相显微镜、扫描电镜、电子探针、X射线能谱元素面分析等多种手段综合研究了川北某黑色页岩型铼矿中铼的赋存状态。样品为黑色页岩,有机碳含量较高。粘土矿物总量为14.6%,黄铁矿含量16.2%,石英含量37.7%。样品具典型的粘土结构,矿物粒度微细。铼有两种赋存状态,一种呈类质同象形式赋存于黄铁矿内,另一种则以分散形式存在。典型黄铁矿测点Re平均含量为0.024%。黄铁矿是Re的重要载体矿物。建议通过浮选分离黄铁矿,从而实现Re的富集。      

歧口凹陷西南缘沙河街组一段下亚段古环境特征与沉积模式

沙河街组一段下亚段是歧口凹陷重要的页岩油发育层系，为进一步了解该段细粒沉积岩沉积环境、旋回特征和沉积模式，利用地震、测井、录井和系统取心分析资料对目的层位展开综合研究。研究区细粒沉积岩包括长英质页岩、碳酸盐质页岩（白云岩、灰质页岩、白云质页岩）、黏土质页岩和混合质页岩4种类型，混合质页岩、长英质页岩和碳酸盐质页岩占优势；总体为还原-强还原沉积环境，水体盐度较高，主要受陆源碎屑沉积和生物化学沉积作用控制；宽缓湖湾与歧口主凹之间形成高盐度带，受准同生期蒸发浓缩作用，滨-浅湖带高密度富Mg²⁺超咸水在重力作用下，沿着湖底向湖盆内部流动，早期形成的方解石发生白云石化，形成准同生白云岩；岩性组合受旋回控制作用明显，短期反-正旋回转换面之下位置发育一层稳定白云岩或白云质页岩，碳酸盐岩（甜点段）发育于长期旋回内的下降期半旋回，上升期长期旋回主要发育黏土质混合页岩和黏土质页岩（隔板层），进一步可以总结出强陆源碎屑供给区细粒沉积模式和弱陆源碎屑供给区细粒沉积模式。