加热过程中页岩储层改质效果研究进展

中国陆相页岩油资源潜力巨大,但因成熟度偏低、油质重、粘度大、地层流体压力低且孔渗条件差而难以有效开发.原位加热技术可显著提高其采收率,储层改质是该技术的重要目标之一.基于前人对页岩孔隙演化的研究以及对油页岩原位加热过程中储层物性改质的探索,通过理论分析,明确了储层改质效应由孔隙演化和热致裂两种机制控制.孔隙演化主要由有...

Progress in shale reservoir upgrading through in-situ heating

Non-marine oil shale is abundant in China but most of it is not economically accessible due to its low maturity， low API gravity， high viscosity， low-pressure formation fluid as well as low porosity and permeability. In-situ heating technology has been used to improve the recovery rate of the oil and proven quite effective in improving the shale reservoir properties. Based on previous studies on shale pore evolution and reservoir property improvement through in-situ heating of oil shale， this study clarifies that the improvement of shale reservoir properties through heating is realized by both the pore evolution and the thermal cracking. Pore evolution is mainly facilitated by organic matter cracking， inorganic mineral transformation， mineral dissolution and recrystallization. Thermal cracking is mainly induced by thermal stress and hydrocarbon generation supercharging. Despite the insights gained from previous studies on pore evolution pattern of shale of different maturity and on thermal cracking in sandstone and granite， challenge remains in further revealing the effect of reservoir improvement in the in-situ heating process of shale because of the complex mineral composition in shale that leads to a more complex pore evolution process， which is further complicated by pore formation， acid product dissolution and supercharging effect associated with organic matter decomposition. It is therefore suggested that further research be carried out separately on each different effect to reveal the mechanisms and establish models， so as to effectively predict the temporal and spatial evolution of the entire pore and permeability enhancement effect during the in-situ heating process.