Differential Characteristics of Conjugate Strike-Slip Faults and Their Controls on Fracture-Cave Reservoirs in the Halahatang Area of the Northern Tarim Basin, NW China

Autor: Shenglei Wang, Lixin Chen, Zhou Su, Hongqi Dong, Bingshan Ma, Bin Zhao, Zhendong Lu, Meng Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Minerals, Vol 14, Iss 7, p 688 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-163X
DOI: 10.3390/min14070688
Popis: The X-type strike-slip fault system and weathering crust karst fracture-cave and channel reservoirs were developed in the Halahatang area of the northern Tarim Basin. However, the relationship between the reservoir and the strike-slip fault remains controversial. Based on the core data, and taking an NE-striking strike-slip fault as an example, this paper dissects the karst reservoir from wells along the strike-slip fault damage zone and analyzes the control of scales, properties, and segmentation styles of strike-slip faults on karst reservoirs. The results show that (1) the scale of the strike-slip fault controls the distribution of the reservoir—the wider the fault damage zone, the wider the fracture-cave reservoirs; (2) the transtensional segments of the strike-slip fault are more likely to produce karstification, and the buried-hill area and the interbedded area are controlled by different hydrodynamic conditions to form different types of karst reservoirs; (3) six different parts of the strike-slip fault are conducive to the formation scale of fault fracture zones. This research provides new insight into recognizing karst reservoirs within strike-slip fault damage zones, which can be further applied to predict karst reservoirs controlled by strike-slip faults.
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