Modelling secondary hydrocarbon migration in Haltenbanken, Norway

Hermans, L.; Kuyk, A.D. van; Lehner, Florian K.; Featherstone, P.S.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-88607-1.50026-7

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“…Therefore, they are difficult to effectively predict because of complications with characterizing permeability heterogeneity related to the extent of fracture permeability and permeability alteration due to diagenesis (Bekele et al, 2002). Nevertheless, others believed that petroleum migration pathways are controlled largely by structural morphology (Hindle, 1997;Pratsch, 1994Pratsch, , 1988Pratsch, , 1986Pratsch, , 1983Momper and Williams, 1984), and modeling of petroleum migration pathways can be a powerful tool to reduce exploration risk (Hindle, 1999(Hindle, , 1997Hermans et al, 1992;Sylta, 1991).…”

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Preferential petroleum migration pathways in eastern Pearl River Mouth basin, offshore South China Sea

Zou

Gong

2009

J. Earth Sci.

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Secondary petroleum migration in the eastern Pearl River Mouth basin was modeled us-ing the three-dimensional PATHWAYSTM model, which assumes that the positions of petroleum migration pathways are controlled by the morphology of the sealing surfaces. The modeling results have accurately predicted the petroleum occurrences. Most commercial petroleum accumulations are along the predicted preferential petroleum migration pathways (PPMP), and most large fields (petroleum reserves greater than 1×10 8 t) have more than one preferential petroleum migration pathways to convey petroleum to the traps. The lateral migration distance for oil in the LH11-1 field, the largest oilfield so far discovered in the Pearl River Mouth basin, was more than 80 km. The case study suggests that in lacustrine fault basins, petroleum can migrate over a long distance to form large oilfields without driving force from groundwater flow. The focusing of petroleum originating from a large area of the generative kitchens into restricted channels seems to be essential not only for long-range petroleum migration in hydrostatic conditions, but also for the formation of large oil or gas fields. The strong porosity and permeability heterogeneities of the carrier beds and the relatively high prediction accuracy by a model that does not take into consideration of the effect of heterogeneity suggest that the positions of petroleum migration pathways in heterogeneous carrier beds with relatively large dipping angles are determined primarily by the morphology of the sealing surfaces at regional scales.KEY WORDS: preferential petroleum migration pathway, modeling, lacustrine fault basin, Pearl River Mouth basin.

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Preferential petroleum migration pathways in eastern Pearl River Mouth basin, offshore South China Sea

Zou

Gong

2009

J. Earth Sci.

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“…The driving forces for secondary petroleum migration are buoyancy and groundwater flow, and the restraining force is capillary pressure, which increases with decreasing pore-throat size, increasing interfacial tension and wet ability (Hindle, 1997). The positions of petroleum migration pathways in sedimentary basins are controlled largely by structural morphology (Hao et al, 2007;Gussow, 1968;Momper, 1978;Momper and Williams, 1984;Pratsch, 1994;Hindle, 1997), and modelling of petroleum migration pathways can be a powerful tool to reduce exploration risk (Sylta, 1991;Hermans et al, 1992;Hindle, 1997Hindle, , 1999.…”

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Modelling the petroleum generation and migration of the third member of the Shahejie Formation (Es3) in the Banqiao Depression of Bohai Bay Basin, Eastern China

Guo

Liu³

et al. 2011

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

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“…However, the nature of petroleum migration pathway is still controversial. Some researchers [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] believed that the petroleum fluids migration is mainly driven by structural morphology, and modeling of petroleum fluids migration pathways can be a powerful tool to reduce exploration risk. Others [27][28][29][30][31] propose that petroleum fluids tend to pass through a high-permeable, thin sandstone bed than through a low-permeable and thick sandstone bed, controlled by the heterogeneity of the porosity and permeability of the carrier beds.…”

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Reconstruction of the Cenozoic History of Hydrocarbon Fluids from Rifting Stage to Passive Continental Margin Stage in the Huizhou Sag, the Pearl River Mouth Basin

Jiang²,

Jiang

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The Eocene lacustrine sediments are the primary source rocks in the Huizhou Sag of the Pear River Mouth Basin. This study employs basin modeling for four representative wells and two profiles in the Huizhou Sag to reconstruct the process of generation, expulsion, migration, and accumulation of hydrocarbon fluids. The Eocene source rocks started to generate hydrocarbon at 33.9 Ma and are currently in a mid-mature and postmature stage. Hydrocarbons are mainly expelled from the Eocene Wenchang Fm, and the contribution of the Eocene Enping formation is minor. Under the driving forces of buoyancy and excess pressure, major hydrocarbons sourced from the Eocene source rocks firstly migrated laterally to the adjacent Eocene reservoirs during the postrift stage, then vertically via faults to Oligo-Miocene carrier beds, and finally laterally to the structural highs over a long distance during the Pliocene-Quaternary Neotectonic stage, which is controlled by both structural morphology and heterogeneity of carrier beds. Fault is the most important conduit for hydrocarbon fluid migration during the Neotectonic stage. Reactivation of previous faults and new-formed faults caused by the Dongsha Movement (9.8-4.4 Ma) served as vertical migration pathways after 10.0 Ma, which significantly influenced the timing of hydrocarbon accumulation in the postrift traps.

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Modelling secondary hydrocarbon migration in Haltenbanken, Norway

Cited by 8 publications

References 11 publications

Preferential petroleum migration pathways in eastern Pearl River Mouth basin, offshore South China Sea

Preferential petroleum migration pathways in eastern Pearl River Mouth basin, offshore South China Sea

Modelling the petroleum generation and migration of the third member of the Shahejie Formation (Es3) in the Banqiao Depression of Bohai Bay Basin, Eastern China

Reconstruction of the Cenozoic History of Hydrocarbon Fluids from Rifting Stage to Passive Continental Margin Stage in the Huizhou Sag, the Pearl River Mouth Basin

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