Numerical study of multi-period palaeotectonic stress fields in Lower Cambrian shale reservoirs and the prediction of fractures distribution: A case study of the Niutitang Formation in Feng'gang No. 3 block, South China

• Published in: Marine and petroleum geology Vol. 80; pp. 369 - 381
• Main Authors: Wu, Zhonghu, Zuo, Yujun, Wang, Shanyong, Chen, Jun, Wang, Anli, Liu, Leilei, Xu, Yunfei, Sunwen, Jibin, Cao, Juncai, Yu, Meilu, Lu, Chongyang, Wu, Yaowen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Fracture distribution; Niutitang formation shale; Numerical simulation; Palaeotectonic stress field; Tectonic fractures; Palaeotectonic stress field; Numerical simulation; Fracture distribution; Niutitang formation shale; Tectonic fractures

Fractures not only control the distribution of oil and gas reservoirs, but also are key points in the research of oil and gas reservoir development programmes. The tectonic fractures in the Lower Cambrian shale reservoirs in the Feng'gang No. 3 block are effective reservoir spaces for hydrocarb...