With the development of technology and research,
more and more scholars have realized that the study of shale oil reservoir
characteristics is very important for the selection of “sweet spots/segments”.
By studying the “four characteristics” of the shale oil reservoir in the Second
Member of Funing Formation, Subei basin, such as oil content, reservoir
property, mobility, and compressibility, the reservoir space
characteristics are described in detail, and the main controlling factors
affecting the reservoir property are analyzed, which provides strong support
for further exploration and evaluation and large-scale development in this
area. The results show that the Second Member of Funing Formation mainly
develops laminated or layered shale, and its mineral composition is clay
minerals (35.4% on average), felsic minerals (39.1% on average), and carbonate
minerals (19.8% on average), w(TOC) is 0.5%-2.0%, Ro is 0.9%-1.1%, and porosity
is 1.8%-5.2%. The lamellar structure is the most prominent fabric feature of
the shale in the Second Member of Funing Formation, which is mainly composed of
felsic and clay lamination. According to the characteristics of “abundant
organic matter + structural characteristics + lithology”, the shale of the
Second Member of Funing Formation can be divided into 6 lithofacies. According
to the comprehensive evaluation of “four characteristics”, the medium organic
laminated/layered shales are the favorable lithofacies. The main reservoir
space types are bedding seams, structural seams, intergranular pores, and clay
mineral intercrystalline pores. However, the reservoir space types differ among
lithofacies, mainly affected by lithology, mineral composition, and the degree
of lamination development, as well as minor structural effects. Comprehensively
analyzing the “four properties” of the six lithofacies of the Funing Formation,
the middle and lower parts of the organic-rich laminated/layered shale are the
geological sweet spots for shale oil exploration and development.