Development potential and technical strategy of continental shale oil in China

HU Suyun,ZHAO Wenzhi,HOU Lianhua,YANG Zhi,ZHU Rukai,WU Songtao,BAI Bin,JIN Xu

Table 3 Characteristic parameters of continental shale formation in main petroliferous basins, China.

Basin Formation TOC/% Kerogen type Ro/% Thickness/m Favorable area/km2 Ordos Triassic Chang 7 Member 5.0-38.0 Ⅰ-Ⅱ1 0.6-1.2 5-60 15 000 Songliao The first member of Cretaceous Qingshankou Formation 1.1-12.0 Ⅰ-Ⅱ 0.5-1.2 10-80 15 000 Cretaceous Nenjiang Formation 1.5-15.0 Ⅰ-Ⅱ 0.4-0.7 5-20 10000 Junggar Permian Lucaogou Formation 2.0-13.0 Ⅰ-Ⅱ 0.8-1.1 50-160 800 Permian Pingdiquan Formation 2.0-11.0 Ⅰ-Ⅱ 0.8-1.0 20-200 650 Permian Fengcheng Formation 1.0-6.0 Ⅰ-Ⅱ 0.9-1.3 30-300 2000 Sichuan Jurassic Da'anzhai Member 1.0-4.0 MainlyⅡ 0.9-1.7 20-80 20000 Santanghu Permian Lucaogou Formation 1.0-6.0 Ⅰ-Ⅱ 0.7-1.3 20-300 600 Bohai Bay Paleogene Shahejie Formation 1.2-16.0 MainlyⅠ 0.5-1.1 20-120 15 000 Paleogene Kongdian Formation 1.0-8.0 MainlyⅠ 0.6-1.2 10-150 1000 Jiuquan Cretaceous Xiagou Formation 1.0-6.0 Ⅰ-Ⅱ 0.5-1.0 10-40 1500