Theoretical aspects of cap-rock and fault seals for single- and two-phase hydrocarbon columns   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

N.L. Watts   《Marine and Petroleum Geology》1987,4(4)

Cap-rock seals can be divided genetically into those that fail by capillary leakage (membrane seals) and those whose capillary entry pressures are so high that seal failure preferentially occurs by fracturing and/or wedging open of faults (hydraulic seals). A given membrane seal can trap a larger oil column than gas column at shallow depths, but below a critical depth (interval), gas is more easily sealed than oil. This critical depth increases with lower API gravity, lower oil GOR and overpressured conditions (for the gas phase). These observations arise from a series of modelling studies of membrane sealing and can be conveniently represented using pressure/ depth (P/D) profiles through sealed hydrocarbon columns. P/D diagrams have been applied to the more complex situation of the membrane sealing of a gas cap underlain by an oil rim; at seal capacity, such a two-phase column will be always greater than if only oil or gas occurs below the seal.These conclusions contrast with those for hydraulic seals where the seal capacity to oil always exceeds that for gas. Moreover, a trapped two-phase column, at hydraulic seal capacity will be less than the maximum-allowed oil-only column, but more than the maximum gas-only column. Unlike membrane seals, hydraulic seal capacity should be directly related to cap-rock thickness, in addition to the magnitude of the minimum effective stress in the sealing layer and the degree of overpressure development in the sequence as a whole.Fault-related seals are effectively analogous to membrane cap-rocks which have been tilted to the angle of the fault plane. Consequently, all of the above conclusions derived for membrane cap-rocks apply to both sealing faults sensu stricto (fault plane itself seals) and juxtaposition faults (hydrocarbon trapped laterally against a juxtaposed sealing unit). The maximum-allowed two-phase column trapped by a sealing fault is greater than for equivalent oil-only and gas-only columns, but less than that predicted for a horizontal membrane cap-rock under similar conditions. Where a two-phase column is present on both sides of a sealing fault (which is at two-phase seal capacity), a deeper oil/water contact (OWC) in one fault block is associated with a deeper gas/oil contact (GOC) compared with the adjacent fault block. If the fault seal is discontinuous in the gas leg, however, the deeper OWC is accompanied by a shallower GOC, whereas a break in the fault seal in the oil leg results in a common OWC in both fault blocks, even though separate GOC's exist. Schematic P/D profiles are provided for each of the above situations from which a series of fundamental equations governing single- and two-phase cap-rock and fault seal capacities can be derived. These relationships may have significant implications for exploration prospect appraisal exercises where more meaningful estimates of differential seal capacities can be made.The membrane sealing theory developed herein assumes that all reservoirs and seals are water-wet and no hydrodynamic flow exists. The conclusions on membrane seal capacity place constraints on the migration efficiency of gas along low-permeabiligy paths at depth where fracturing, wedging open of faults and/or diffusion process may be more important. Contrary to previous assertions, it is speculated that leakage of hydrocarbons through membrane seals occurs in distinct pulses such that the seal is at or near the theoretically calculated seal capacity, once this has been initially attained.Finally, the developed seal theory and P/D profile concepts are applied to a series of development geological problems including the effects of differential depletion, and degree of aquifer support, on sealing fault leakage, and the evaluation of barriers to vertical cross-flow using RFT profiles through depleted reservoirs. It is shown that imbibition processes and dynamic effects related to active cross-flow across such barriers often preclude quantitative analysis and solution of these problems for which simulation studies are usually required.  相似文献   

黄河尾闾河道1996年改道的意义及黄河三角洲演化趋势   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

尹延鸿  亓发庆 《海岸工程》2001,20(4):36-42

现代黄河三角洲由几个亚三角洲组成。 1 85 5 -1 93 4年 ,形成了以宁海为顶点的第一亚三角洲 ;1 93 4-1 996年 ,三角洲冲积扇顶点进一步下移 ,形成了以渔洼为顶点的第二亚三角洲。最近的一次改道是在 1 996年 6月 ,改道后的河流沿清水沟流路的清 8剖面附近东流入海。这次改道可能是第三亚三角洲形成的开始。以后数十年内的黄河尾闾摆动将在清 8剖面附近进行。虽然人类活动将对三角洲的发展演化产生越来越明显的影响 ,但这些亚三角洲的发育演化仍有明显的规律性  相似文献   

欧氏六线鱼Hexagrammos otakii Jordan & Starks性腺发育的周年变化研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

郑家声  王梅林  史晓川  张士璀 《中国海洋大学学报(自然科学版)》1997,(4)

根据对青岛附近水域欧氏六线鱼（已达性成熟年龄）性腺周年宏观和组织学观察，性腺发育可分为：①重复发育Ⅱ期；②开始成熟期；③接近成熟期；④临产期或产卵期；⑤产后期。按性腺指数变化并结合性腺组织切片确定，欧氏六线鱼性腺发育在青岛海区一年一个周期，繁殖期在１０月下旬至１２月，繁殖盛期是１１月下旬至１２月中旬。  相似文献   

南海北部斑节对虾卵巢发育的形态及组织学观察   总被引：7，自引：0，他引：7  

黄建华  周发林  马之明  叶乐  江世贵 《热带海洋学报》2006,25(3):47-52

研究了南海北部斑节对虾Penaeus monodon卵巢发育的形态结构及组织学。以卵巢的组织学、性腺成熟指数(GSI)、卵巢的颜色和大小、卵细胞的直径、卵核的大小、形状、核仁的形态分布、不同发育阶段卵细胞数量比例等为参数,对南海北部斑节对虾卵巢发育的6个时期(卵原细胞期、染色质核仁期、周边核仁期、卵黄囊期、成熟期和恢复期)的组织结构特征进行了研究。并与菲律宾野生斑节对虾种群的卵巢组织结构特征进行了比较,发现2个地理种群的斑节对虾繁殖力存在一定差异。  相似文献   

饵料对中间球海胆生长发育的影响初探     

王波  张春利  高倩  张榭令  蔡世秋 《海洋科学进展》2002,20(1):54-59

实验结果表明 :单独投喂牟氏角毛藻或与三角褐指藻、绿色巴夫藻混投 ,中间球海胆幼虫成活率最高 ,其生长速度也最快 ,中间球海胆稚幼海胆培育的最好饵料是前期投喂的石莼等薄嫩的海藻 ,后期投喂海带其生长速度最快  相似文献   

烟台套子湾八角深水港的开发研究     

戚立心  王全东 《海岸工程》1996,15(4):9-19

通过调查和比较，认为在我国渤海和北黄海南岸的套子湾八角海区是一个条件优越的深水港址，在阐述开发八角深水港的重要意义同时，根据城市布局规划和岸线及水域资源，参照国际港口未来发展趋势，结合我国对中、西部地区经济发展战略，对八角深水港的开发和布局进行了研究，为烟台市发展成为“现代化、国际型港口城市”，提出了港区未来建设的模式。  相似文献   

一种高效率的软件开发方法--以用户为中心的软件开发方法(UCD)     

郑蕾 《海洋技术学报》2006,25(1):54-57

软件开发是海洋监测技术与设备研究与开发的一个重要的环节,软件开发质量的高低直接关系到海洋监测仪器和设备的质量。文中阐释了以用户为中心的软件开发方法的概念、特点以及其实施中的基本原则和关键活动,并对传统的软件开发方法和以用户为中心的软件开发方法进行了比较研究。该方法不仅提高了用户的生产效率和生产质量,而且还减少了企业支持和培训方面的费用,提高了产品和服务的竞争力。  相似文献   

废黄河三角洲区域可持续发展的战略选择   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

陈洪全 《海洋科学》2006,30(2):47-52

废黄河三角洲位于江苏沿海北部,是由历史上黄河夺淮形成的。目前,废黄河三角洲经济发展水平在我国沿海四大三角洲(长江三角洲、珠江三角洲、现代黄河三角洲、废黄河三角洲)中处于下游。在分析了废黄河三角洲资源优势与限制因素以后,提出了区域可持续发展的对策:加强生态修复,提高抗御自然灾害的能力;加大港口开发力度,合理利用岸线资源;调整产业结构,加快发展生态经济;打破行政界限,构建废黄河三角洲经济区。  相似文献   

单环刺螠(Urechis unicinctus)的人工苗种生产研究　Ⅰ .水温对胚胎发育及幼体培育的影响     

康庆浩  郑家声  金在敏 《中国海洋大学学报(自然科学版)》2002,32(2):273-278

为给单环刺 (U.unicinctus)的苗种生产提供有效的基础资料 ,本文研究了水温对单环刺胚胎发育的影响。结果表明 :单环刺各胚胎发育期的发育速度 (h)随水温 (T)升高而加快 ,有明显的正相关性。求得胚胎发育的生物学零度为平均 2℃。不同水温条件下 ,各期幼虫期的存活率以2 0℃为最高 ,培育水温高于或低于 2 0℃时生存率逐渐降低。幼虫培育适宜温度为 15～ 2 0℃。  相似文献   

锯缘青蟹胚胎发育过程主要生化组成   总被引：8，自引：0，他引：8  

王桂忠  汤鸿 《台湾海峡》1995,14(3):280-283

锯缘青蟹胚胎３种主要生化组成以蛋白质含量为最高，脂类含量次之，碳水化合物含量最低。胚胎发育的结果导致三种主要生化组成含量降低，其中蛋白质减少了３９．０％，脂类、碳水化合物含量分别减少了１７．０％、７．７％，说明蛋白是青蟹胚胎发育的主要能源物质，这可能与动物适应热带、亚热带的水生环境有关。  相似文献