Abstract:
Overpressure systems in sedimentary basins not only affect the migration and accumulation of geological fluid but also bring potential hazard for exploration. Formation water salinity, pressure coefficient, characteristic coefficient and ions relationships of the second and fourth member of Xujiahe Formation (T
3X2, T
3X4) in western Sichuan Basin were integrated and utilized to study the coupling relationship between overpressure system and formation water. The results show that the development of overpressure is closely related to the formation water: (1) the formation pressure varies from weak overpressure to super overpressure in Xujiahe Formation. T
3X2 belongs to medium overpressure, while T
3X4 is super overpressure. The fluid salinity of exploration wells in T
3X2 decreases with increments of pressure coefficient, which yields opposite relationship in T
3X4. (2) Fluid expulsion leads to "undercompaction" overpressure during compaction, resulting in the occurrence of fractures and pronounced mixture and migration of formation water. (3) The maturation of organic matter results in the increment of pressure and the composition difference between fluid inclusions and formation water due to extensive water-rock reaction. (4) The scarcity of fractures in T
3X4 results in the increment of formation pressure, while the condensate water and water invasion in T
3X2 results from the development of fractures during uplift. Thus, T
3X2 and T
3X4 display nonidentical characteristics of formation water.