Lithologic Reservoirs ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (1): 163-174.doi: 10.12108/yxyqc.20220117

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Geological characteristics and resource potential of overseas terrestrial shale oil

LI Mengying, ZHU Rukai, HU Suyun   

  1. PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2021-04-25 Revised:2021-06-18 Online:2022-01-01 Published:2022-01-21

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Abstract: China is rich in terrestrial shale oil resources. After more than a decade of exploration of terrestrial shale oil focusing on basic research,key areas and selection evaluation,remarkable progress has been made in technological innovation,industrial test and pilot production,large-scale development,making it a key area for future oil and gas exploration. The systematic analysis was carried out about the geological characteristics,resource potential and development status of typical terrestrial shale oil all over the world,which can provide a reference for the geological evaluation and exploration and development of terrestrial shale oil in China. The results show that:(1) It is a superiority of high organic matter abundance,overpressure,and fragile calcareous layers and porous dolomite of the Uteland Butte member,Uinta Basin,USA,providing favorable conditions for horizontal well drilling.(2) Except for the USA,of the 152 shale oil formations in 101 basins worldwide,24 are terrestrial shale oil formations,accounting for about 19% of the total terrestrial shale oil resources.(3) There are six terrestrial source rock units are developed in six petroliferous basins in Argentina where the exploration and development of terrestrial shale oil is limited by low TOC content and source rock thickness.(4) REM Formation in Cooper Basin was estimated for about 2.4×108 t of technically recoverable resource according to burial depth(less than 2 000 m),vitrinite reflectance(Ro=0.7%-1.0%) and reservoir thickness(greater than 15 m).(5) The Prosopis, Mimosa and Kubla Formation in the Bongor Basin of Chad are the target formations for shale oil development, estimated a technically recoverable resource of 3.42×108 t,with the characteristics of high TOC content,moderate thermal maturity(Ro=0.7%-1.2%) and shallow depth(500-3 000 m).(6) The technically recoverable resources of shale oil of Early Cretaceous in Doseo Basin are 9.77×108 t.(7) The counterpart of the Brown Shale Formation and Talang Akar Formation in Sumatra Basin are 3.8×108 t and 5.61×108 t,respectively.(8) The terrestrial shale oil resources in Western and Northern Europe are mainly found in the Permian-Carboniferous Formation in Paris Basin,France,and the Wealden Formation in Lower Saxony Basin,Germany,and the technically recoverable shale oil resources are 4.36×108 t and 0.18×108 t respectively based on organic matter maturity and burial depth. The study can provide a reference for terrestrial shale oil exploration in China.

Key words: Uinta Basin, Cooper Basin, Bongor Basin, Doseo Basin, Sumatra Basin, Paris Basin, Lower Saxony Basin, terrestrial shale oil

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