3D Modeling of Fracture-Cave Reservoir from a Strike-Slip Fault-Controlled Carbonate Oilfield in Northwestern China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Background
3. Data and Methods
4. Results
4.1. Fault Characteristics
4.2. Fracture Network along the Fault Damage Zone
4.3. Cave Reservoir along the Fault Damage Zone
5. Applications and Discussions
5.1. Applications in Fuman Oilfield
5.2. Cave Reservoir along the Fault Damage Zone
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, R.; Yang, J.; Chang, L.; Zhang, Y.; Sun, C.; Wan, X.; Wu, G.; Bai, B. 3D Modeling of Fracture-Cave Reservoir from a Strike-Slip Fault-Controlled Carbonate Oilfield in Northwestern China. Energies 2022, 15, 6415. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15176415
Wang R, Yang J, Chang L, Zhang Y, Sun C, Wan X, Wu G, Bai B. 3D Modeling of Fracture-Cave Reservoir from a Strike-Slip Fault-Controlled Carbonate Oilfield in Northwestern China. Energies. 2022; 15(17):6415. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15176415
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Rujun, Jianping Yang, Lunjie Chang, Yintao Zhang, Chong Sun, Xiaoguo Wan, Guanghui Wu, and Bingchen Bai. 2022. "3D Modeling of Fracture-Cave Reservoir from a Strike-Slip Fault-Controlled Carbonate Oilfield in Northwestern China" Energies 15, no. 17: 6415. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15176415
APA StyleWang, R., Yang, J., Chang, L., Zhang, Y., Sun, C., Wan, X., Wu, G., & Bai, B. (2022). 3D Modeling of Fracture-Cave Reservoir from a Strike-Slip Fault-Controlled Carbonate Oilfield in Northwestern China. Energies, 15(17), 6415. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15176415