Evaluation of the in-place adsorbed gas content of organic-rich shales using wireline logging data: a new method and its application

doi:10.1007/s11707-021-0898-5

Front. Earth Sci.

2021, Vol. 15

Issue (2) : 301-309 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-021-0898-5

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Evaluation of the in-place adsorbed gas content of organic-rich shales using wireline logging data: a new method and its application

Xin NIE^1,²(

), Yu WAN¹, Da GAO^1,², Chaomo ZHANG^1,², Zhansong ZHANG^1,²

¹. Key Laboratory of Exploration Technologies for Oil and Gas Resources, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China
². Cooperative Innovation Center of Unconventional Oil and Gas, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China

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Abstract

Adsorbed gas content is an important parameter in shale gas reservoir evaluations, and its common calculation method is based on core experiments. However, in different areas, the correlations between the adsorbed gas content and well logging data might differ. Therefore, a model developed for one specific area cannot be considered universal. Based on previous studies, we studied the relationships between temperature, TOC, organic matter maturity and adsorbed gas content and revealed qualitative equations between these parameters. Then, the equations were combined to establish a new adsorbed gas content calculation model based on depth and total organic carbon (TOC). This model can be used to estimate the adsorbed gas content using only conventional well logging data when core experimental data are rare or even unavailable. The method was applied in the southern Sichuan Basin, and the adsorbed gas content results agree well with those calculated using the Langmuir isothermal model and core experimental data. The actual data processing results show that the adsorbed gas content model is reliable.

Keywords shale reservoir adsorbed gas well logging temperature pressure TOC depth

Corresponding Author(s): Xin NIE

Online First Date: 23 July 2021 Issue Date: 26 October 2021

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Xin NIE,Yu WAN,Da GAO, et al. Evaluation of the in-place adsorbed gas content of organic-rich shales using wireline logging data: a new method and its application[J]. Front. Earth Sci., 2021, 15(2): 301-309.

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Fig.1 Isobaric adsorption experiments in coalbeds in the eastern Ordos Basin (Chen and Li, 2011).

Fig.2 Simulation results of the relationship between adsorbed gas content and depth in the shale formation.

Fig.3 Simulation results of the relationship between adsorbed gas content and depth in the coal seam.

Fig.4 The relationship between coal beam adsorbed gas contents and depth in the eastern Ordos Basin (modified from Chen and Li (2011)).

Fig.5 The adsorbed gas content calculation results obtained using different methods of the W well.

Fig.6 Comparison of the adsorbed gas content calculation results of the W well using different methods.

Fig.7 The adsorbed gas content calculation results of the X well by using the depth-TOC model.

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