1. Electrical resistivity imaging in Shibaozhai area using magnetotelluric sounding: Enlightenment of hydrocarbon reservoirs on the eastern edge of the Sichuan Basin.
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Wang, Shu-Ming, Di, Qing-Yun, Zou, Gui-An, Su, Xiao-Lu, Qian, Cai, Wang, Ruo, and Li, De-Shan
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HYDROCARBON reservoirs ,ELECTRICAL resistivity ,GAS reservoirs ,PETROLEUM reservoirs ,ENLIGHTENMENT ,IMMIGRATION enforcement - Abstract
Shibaozhai area is located in the northeast Sichuan Basin in Southwest China. In recent years, oil and gas reservoirs with abundant reserves have been discovered in nearby areas. Six magnetotelluric (MT) survey lines were arranged to investigate the deep geoelectrical structures and hidden faults that controlled the hydrocarbon migration along the eastern Kaijiang–Liangping trough and Dachiganjing tectonic belt in this area. The MT sounding data for 181 sites, which covered an area of 15 × 6 km, were collected. Twodimensional transverse-magnetic-mode inversion of the data revealed four geoelectric layers with a total thickness of approximately 10 km. A low resistivity layer with a thickness of 4 km was discovered in the middle of the exploration area. The combination of faults within the study area revealed a northeast-direction thrust-fault system, which was displaced by northwest-direction faults. The regional geological structures played a significant role in controlling hydrocarbon and gas accumulation. The results of this study could be beneficial in analyzing the geological structure of hydrocarbon reservoirs in this area and can be extended to the exploration of areas in the boundary of a basin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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