Tight Sandstone Reservoir Characteristics and Controlling Factors: Outcrops of the Shanxi Formation, Liujiang River Basin, North China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geological Setting
3. Samples and Methods
4. Results
4.1. Petrological Properties
4.1.1. Clastic Composition and Features
4.1.2. Filling Features
4.2. Space Types
4.2.1. Primary Pores
4.2.2. Secondary Pores
- Dissolved pores between grains
- 2.
- Dissolved pores in grains
- 3.
- Macropores
- 4.
- Mold pores
- 5.
- Intercrystalline pores and micro-fractures
4.3. Physical Properties
4.4. Diagenesis
4.4.1. Mechanical Compaction
4.4.2. Cementation
- Siliceous cementation
- 2.
- Clay mineral cementation
- 3.
- Ferruginous cementation
- 4.
- Argillaceous cementation
4.4.3. Dissolution
5. Discussion
5.1. Sedimentation
5.1.1. Sedimentary Facies
5.1.2. Rock Composition and Texture
5.2. Diagenesis
5.2.1. Destructiveness of Diagenesis
- Compaction
- 2.
- Cementation
5.2.2. Constructiveness of Diagenesis
5.3. Tectonics
5.4. Research Significance
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhou, T.; Yuan, H.; Xu, F.; Wu, R. Tight Sandstone Reservoir Characteristics and Controlling Factors: Outcrops of the Shanxi Formation, Liujiang River Basin, North China. Energies 2023, 16, 4127. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16104127
Zhou T, Yuan H, Xu F, Wu R. Tight Sandstone Reservoir Characteristics and Controlling Factors: Outcrops of the Shanxi Formation, Liujiang River Basin, North China. Energies. 2023; 16(10):4127. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16104127
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Tianqi, Hongqi Yuan, Fengming Xu, and Rigen Wu. 2023. "Tight Sandstone Reservoir Characteristics and Controlling Factors: Outcrops of the Shanxi Formation, Liujiang River Basin, North China" Energies 16, no. 10: 4127. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16104127