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标题：Semi-conventional play: definition, exploration strategy and the example of the Chalk Group in Denmark
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作者：Alessandro Sandrin
期刊名称：Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin
印刷版ISSN：1604-8156
出版年度：2020
卷号：44
页码：1-6
DOI：10.34194/geusb.v44.4836
语种：English
出版社：De Nationale Geologiske Undersoegelser for Danmark og Groenland
摘要：Play analysis has been widely used in hydrocarbon exploration for decades with great success. In recent years, progress has also been made to describe reservoir properties of very low permeability reservoirs. However, compar-atively little research has been conducted into play analysis for such reser-voirs, which may lead to misleading estimates of their hydrocarbon potential. Here, the concept of a semi-conventional play is defined and characterised as having a reservoir of such low permeability that a hydrocarbon column can form down-dip of an effective dry trap. A new exploration approach is proposed for such plays using the Chalk Group Play in the Danish North Sea as an example. It is suggested that together with the usual risk elements, a more detailed analysis of ‘charge’ is necessary, paying particular attention to identifying possible hydrocarbon entry-points, palaeostructures and the maximum distance from these entry-points that the hydrocarbons may have reached since they first entered the reservoir. The application of this novel approach for semi-conventional plays in mature basins could help unlock fur-ther resources in proximity of existing fields, and reduce the risk of failure in frontier exploration.
关键词：play analysis;chalk;low-permeability reservoir;Denmar