The Experimental Study on the In Situ Stress of SongNan Block

Abstract:

In view of the low pressure tight gas reservoir in Songnan block, the comprehensive experiment of in-situ stress is carried out. Firstly, the tuffaceous breccia of Longshen 301 and 307 has been cored and the flag line is depicted. Through the viscous remanence experiment, the secondary viscous remanence component at 0°C~200°C is gradually separated, and the average direction of the two groups core flag line are obtained, which are 92.0° and 114.7°. Then to mark the flag line as the baseline, using the wave velocity anisotropy experiment to measure the acoustic wave velocity under different phase angle, the minimum wave velocity phase angle of the two groups core are achieved, which are 23° and 44° . And combined with the direction of the flag line, the direction of maximum horizontal principal stress are determined for N69o E and N70.7o E. Finally, using DSA (differential strain) experiment, the strain recovery of 9 direction under hydrostatic pressure are measured, and the three principal strain, the magnitude and direction of the principal stress are obtained through the inversion, the maximum principal stress direction of which are N70.8o E and N71.7o E. Compared the wave velocity anisotropy experiments and DSA experimental results, both close, the direction of the regional maximum horizontal in-situ stress is determined for N70.5° E ± 1.5°. According to the above research results, the basis for the engineering design of Songnan block such as oil and gas exploration, development, drilling and production is provided.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 395-396)
• Pages: 852-855
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.395-396.852
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Li Gang Zhang, Hai Bo Wang, Xiao Dong Si, Shi Bin Li
• Keywords: DSA, In Situ Stress, Songnan Block, Viscous Remanence, Wave Velocity Anisotropy

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