Volume 47 Issue 3
May  2025
Turn off MathJax
Article Contents
NI Chunhua, YANG Jun, WANG Yanqing, SONG Zaichao, JIANG Tianci, HUANG Bingqi, YAN Zehao, XING Zezheng, ZHU Zhenjun, LI Qi, CHEN Hehe. Recent advancements in oil and gas exploration and potential zone prediction in Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. PETROLEUM GEOLOGY & EXPERIMENT, 2025, 47(3): 451-465. doi: 10.11781/sysydz2025030451
Citation: NI Chunhua, YANG Jun, WANG Yanqing, SONG Zaichao, JIANG Tianci, HUANG Bingqi, YAN Zehao, XING Zezheng, ZHU Zhenjun, LI Qi, CHEN Hehe. Recent advancements in oil and gas exploration and potential zone prediction in Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. PETROLEUM GEOLOGY & EXPERIMENT, 2025, 47(3): 451-465. doi: 10.11781/sysydz2025030451

Recent advancements in oil and gas exploration and potential zone prediction in Pearl River Mouth Basin

doi: 10.11781/sysydz2025030451
  • Received Date: 2024-10-14
  • Rev Recd Date: 2025-04-15
  • Publish Date: 2025-05-28
  • The Pearl River Mouth Basin (PRMB) is rich in oil and gas resources in the Cenozoic, with proven reserves growing rapidly. Geological breakthroughs, such as the identification of hydrocarbon accumulation controlled by low-angle detachment faults, strike-slip fault-controlled reservoirs in buried hills through weathering and leaching processes, and multi-type reservoir enrichment in deep-water areas, have offered new insights into exploration targets in PRMB. However, the complex geological structure and diverse target types in the basin increase the difficulty of exploration. Therefore, under the guidance of breakthroughs in exploration theory, it is crucial to reassess the Cenozoic oil and gas geological conditions in PRMB and identify potential oil and gas exploration zones. Through comprehensive analysis of the tectonic-sedimentary coupling relationships, hydrocarbon source rock and reservoir conditions, and oil and gas migration characteristics in PRMB, the oil and gas-bearing probability in different zones of PRMB was evaluated, and the total geological resource amount of the Cenozoic was calculated. The PRMB experienced significant tectonic evolution during the Cenozoic, characterized by rifting, post-rift depression, and structural activation. This evolution resulted in the formation of continental, transitional, and shallow marine sedimentary filling features, which controlled the development of two Paleogene hydrocarbon source rocks and two sets of continental and marine reservoirs. The oil and gas geological conditions in the shallow-water areas of the Lufeng, Huizhou, and Wenchang sags were favorable, with oil and gas-bearing probability exceeding 20% and relatively low geological risks. Therefore, these areas were classified as Class Ⅰ favorable zones. The total geological resource amount of the Cenozoic was approximately 13.8 billion tons, with oil accounting for 71% and natural gas 29%. Based on zone evaluation and actual exploration cases, future exploration should focus on buried hills, Paleogene, and deep-water oil and gas reservoirs, especially searching for those in low-angle detachment faults of the Enping, Kaiping, and Baiyun sags, fractured reservoirs controlled by deep strike-slip faults in buried hills of the Wenchang and Yangjiang sags, and deep-water reservoirs in the Baiyun and Liwan sags. These sags are expected to become important potential exploration zones for future oil and gas exploration in PRMB.

     

  • Author NI Chunhua is an Editorial Board Member and an employee of the sponsor of this journal. YANG Jun, WANG Yanqing and SONG Zaichao are employees of the sponsor of this journal. They did not take part in peer review or decision making of this article.
    The conceptual framework was developed by NI Chunhua, YANG Jun, WANG Yanqing, SONG Zaichao, and LI Qi. The initial draft was authored by JIANG Tianci and ZHU Zhenjun. NI Chunhua, YANG Jun, LI Qi, ZHU Zhenjun, and CHEN Hehe discussed and revised the manuscript. Data was organized by JIANG Tianci and YAN Zehao, and the diagrams were drawn by HUANG Bingqi and XING Zezheng. All authors have read the final version of the paper and consented to its submission.
  • loading
  • [1]
    谢玉洪. 中国海油近海油气勘探实践与思考[J]. 中国海上油气, 2020, 32(2): 1-13.

    XIE Yuhong. Practices and thoughts of CNOOC offshore oil and gas exploration[J]. China Offshore Oil and Gas, 2020, 32(2): 1-13.
    [2]
    谢玉洪. 中国海油"十三五"油气勘探重大成果与"十四五"前景展望[J]. 中国石油勘探, 2021, 26(1): 43-54.

    XIE Yuhong. Major achievements in oil and gas exploration of CNOOC in the 13th five-year plan period and prospects in the 14th five-year plan period[J]. China Petroleum Exploration, 2021, 26(1): 43-54.
    [3]
    高阳东, 彭光荣, 陈兆明, 等. 珠江口盆地开平凹陷深水古近系勘探重大发现及意义[J]. 石油学报, 2023, 44(7): 1029-1040.

    GAO Yangdong, PENG Guangrong, CHEN Zhaoming, et al. Breakthrough and significance of deep-water Paleogene exploration in Kaiping Sag, Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Acta Petrolei Sinica, 2023, 44(7): 1029-1040.
    [4]
    徐长贵, 赖维成, 张新涛, 等. 中国海油油气勘探新进展与未来勘探思考[J]. 中国海上油气, 2023, 35(2): 1-12.

    XU Changgui, LAI Weicheng, ZHANG Xintao, et al. New progress and future exploration thinking of CNOOC oil and gas exploration[J]. China Offshore Oil and Gas, 2023, 35(2): 1-12.
    [5]
    LI Huiyong, NIU Chengmin, XU Peng, et al. Discovery of Bozhong 13-2 Archean large monoblock volatile buried hill oilfield and its oil and gas exploration significance[J]. Natural Gas Industry B, 2021, 8(4): 376-383. doi: 10.1016/j.ngib.2021.07.008
    [6]
    田立新, 刘杰, 张向涛, 等. 珠江口盆地惠州26-6大中型泛潜山油气田勘探发现及成藏模式[J]. 中国海上油气, 2020, 32(4): 1-11.

    TIAN Lixin, LIU Jie, ZHANG Xiangtao, et al. Discovery and accumulation pattern of HZ26-6 large-medium sized pan-buried hill oil and gas field in Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. China Offshore Oil and Gas, 2020, 32(4): 1-11.
    [7]
    徐长贵, 高阳东, 刘军, 等. 珠江口盆地开平南大型深水深层油田发现与认识创新[J]. 中国海上油气, 2024, 36(1): 1-13.

    XU Changgui, GAO Yangdong, LIU Jun, et al. Discovery of large deep-water and deep-formation oilfield in south Kaiping Sag of Pearl River Mouth Basin and new geological understandings[J]. China Offshore Oil and Gas, 2024, 36(1): 1-13.
    [8]
    高阳东, 赖维成, 张新涛, 等. 中国海油油气勘探新进展与下步勘探方向[J]. 中国海上油气, 2024, 36(3): 1-10.

    GAO Yangdong, LAI Weicheng, ZHANG Xintao, et al. New progress and future directions of CNOOC oil and gas exploration[J]. China Offshore Oil and Gas, 2024, 36(3): 1-10.
    [9]
    纪凯, 邓超, 李博, 等. 珠江口盆地新生代裂陷形成和演化的时空差异性及其成因机制探讨[J/OL]. 地质科技通报, 2024: 1-15. [2025-04-01]. https://doi.org/10.19509/j.cnki.dzkq.tb20240054.

    JI Kai, DENG Chao, LI Bo, et al. Discussion on the spatial and temporal difference of Cenozoic rift formation and evolution and its genesis mechanism in the Pearl River Mouth Basin[J/OL]. Bulletin of Geological Science and Technolog, 2024: 1-15. [2025-04-01]. https://doi.org/10.19509/j.cnki.dzkq.tb20240054.
    [10]
    刘仲强, 索艳慧, 杜晓东, 等. 南海北部陆缘大陆架科学钻探选址: 珠江口盆地沉积源汇启示[J]. 地质学报, 2022, 96(8): 2775-2787.

    LIU Zhongqiang, SUO Yanhui, DU Xiaodong, et al. Scientific drilling sites of the northern South China Sea margin: insights from sediment source-to-sink in the Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Acta Geologica Sinica, 2022, 96(8): 2775-2787.
    [11]
    胡阳, 吴智平, 钟志洪, 等. 珠江口盆地珠一坳陷始新世中—晚期构造变革特征及成因[J]. 石油与天然气地质, 2016, 37(5): 779-785.

    HU Yang, WU Zhiping, ZHONG Zhihong, et al. Characterization and genesis of the Middle and Late Eocene tectonic changes in Zhu 1 Depression of Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Oil & Gas Geology, 2016, 37(5): 779-785.
    [12]
    郑金云, 高阳东, 张向涛, 等. 珠江口盆地构造演化旋回及其新生代沉积环境变迁[J]. 地球科学(中国地质大学学报), 2022, 47(7): 2374-2390.

    ZHENG Jinyun, GAO Yangdong, ZHANG Xiangtao, et al. Tectonic evolution cycles and Cenozoic sedimentary environment changes in Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Earth Science (Journal of China University of Geosciences), 2022, 47(7): 2374-2390.
    [13]
    纪沫, 杨海长, 曾清波, 等. 珠江口盆地白云凹陷伸展拆离断层系及构造演化[J]. 天然气地球科学, 2017, 28(10): 1506-1514.

    JI Mo, YANG Haizhang, ZENG Qingbo, et al. Structural analysis and its petroleum significance of detachment faults in Baiyun Sag, Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Natural Gas Geoscience, 2017, 28(10): 1506-1514.
    [14]
    雷宝华. 珠江口盆地文昌凹陷断裂构造及其对沉积充填的控制[D]. 北京: 中国地质大学, 2010.

    LEI Baohua. Faulted structure and its controlling the sedimentation filling of Wenchang Sag in the Pearl River Mouth Basin[D]. Beijing: China University of Geosciences, 2010.
    [15]
    陶文芳, 李洪博, 郑金云, 等. 南海北部陆缘超深水区珠四坳陷地质结构及其对烃源岩发育的控制[J]. 海洋地质前沿, 2023, 39(1): 40-48.

    TAO Wenfang, LI Hongbo, ZHENG Jinyun, et al. Geological structure of Zhusi Depression in ultra-deep water area on the continental margin of the northern South China Sea and its control on the development of source rocks[J]. Marine Geology Frontiers, 2023, 39(1): 40-48.
    [16]
    李刚. 珠江口盆地裂后期断层和岩浆发育特征、时空差异及动力学含义[D]. 武汉: 中国地质大学, 2022.

    LI Gang. Post-rift faulting and magmatism within the Pearl River Mouth Basin: spatial-temporal difference, and new insights into the geodynamic[D]. Wuhan: China University of Geosciences, 2022.
    [17]
    杜家元, 陈维涛, 张昌民. 珠江口盆地新近系地层岩性圈闭形成条件及发育规律分析[J]. 石油实验地质, 2014, 36(5): 555-561. doi: 10.11781/sysydz201405555

    DU Jiayuan, CHEN Weitao, ZHANG Changmin. Formation conditions and development features of Neogene stratigraphic-lithologic traps in Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Petroleum Geology & Experiment, 2014, 36(5): 555-561. doi: 10.11781/sysydz201405555
    [18]
    LIU Junping, ZHOU Huailai, LIAO Luyao, et al. Post-stack multi- scale fracture prediction and characterization methods for granite buried hill reservoirs: a case study in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea[J]. Frontiers in Earth Science, 2024, 12: 1456122.
    [19]
    JIAO Baocheng, YANG Dongsheng, YANG Haizhang, et al. Tectonic evolution of buried hills and the main controlling factors of fractures in the fault step zone of the Pearl River Mouth Basin, northern South China Sea[J]. Petroleum Science and Technology, 2025, 43(1): 40-58.
    [20]
    于兴河, 米立军. 中国近海含油气盆地新生界沉积特征[M]. 北京: 科学出版社, 2019.

    YU Xinghe, MI Lijun. Cenozoic sedimentary characteristics of petroliferous basins in offshoure China[M]. Beijing: Science Press, 2019.
    [21]
    朱明, 张向涛, 黄玉平, 等. 珠江口盆地烃源岩特征及资源潜力[J]. 石油学报, 2019, 40(S1): 53-68.

    ZHU Ming, ZHANG Xiangtao, HUANG Yuping, et al. Source rock characteristics and resource potential in Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Acta Petrolei Sinica, 2019, 40(S1): 53-68.
    [22]
    高阳东, 刘军, 彭光荣, 等. 珠江口盆地油气勘探新领域及资源潜力[J]. 石油学报, 2024, 45(1): 183-201.

    GAO Yangdong, LIU Jun. PENG Guangrong, et al. New fields and resource potential of oil and gas exploration in Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Acta Petrolei Sinica, 2024, 45(1): 183-201.
    [23]
    彭光荣, 陈聪, 龙祖烈, 等. 白云凹陷烃源岩有机质富集机理[J]. 地质学报, 2023, 97(12): 4164-4178.

    PENG Guangrong, CHEN Cong, LONG Zulie, et al. Organic matter enrichment mechanism of different types of source rocks in the Baiyun Sag[J]. Acta Geologica Sinica, 2023, 97(12): 4164-4178.
    [24]
    LIN Heming, SHI Hesheng. Hydrocarbon accumulation conditions and exploration direction of Baiyun-Liwan deep water areas in the Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Natural Gas Industry B, 2014, 1(2): 150-158.
    [25]
    LU Xiaolin, LI Meijun, LI Youchuan, et al. Early Oligocene marine transgression and organic matter accumulation recorded in the Upper Eocene to Lower Oligocene Enping Formation of the Baiyun Sag, Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea[J]. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2024, 259: 105909.
    [26]
    权永彬. 珠江口盆地珠三坳陷湖相烃源岩发育机理及其成藏贡献[D]. 武汉: 中国地质大学, 2018.

    QUAN Yongbin. Lacustrine source rock development mechanism and its contribution to hydrocarbon accumulation in Zhu Ⅲ Sub-Basin, Pearl River Mouth Basin[D]. Wuhan: China University of Geosciences, 2018.
    [27]
    ZHANG Junfeng, DENG Yong, YAN Detian, et al. Chlorite characterization and diagenetic evolution as primary controls on Zhuhai Formation sandstone reservoir quality in Zhu-Ⅲ sag, Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China sea[J]. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 2023, 222: 211414.
    [28]
    廖计华, 吴克强, 耳闯. 珠江口盆地白云凹陷深层储层特征与有效储层控制因素[J]. 地球科学(中国地质大学学报), 2022, 47(7): 2454-2467.

    LIAO Jihua, WU Keqiang, ER Chuang. Deep reservoir characteristics and effective reservoir control factors in Baiyun Sag of Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Earth Science (Journal of China University of Geosciences), 2022, 47(7): 2454-2467.
    [29]
    吴克强, 尤丽, 龚宇, 等. 珠江口盆地顺德凹陷深水古近系石油勘探突破及其意义[J]. 石油学报, 2024, 45(9): 1336-1348.

    WU Keqiang, YOU Li, GONG Yu, et al. Petroleum exploration breakthrough of Paleogene deep-water strata in Shunde Sag of Pearl River Mouth Basin and its significance[J]. Acta Petrolei Sinica, 2024, 45(9): 1336-1348.
    [30]
    丁琳, 李晓艳, 周凤娟, 等. 珠江口盆地珠一坳陷古近系优质储层差异发育特征及主控因素: 以陆丰地区和惠州地区文昌组为例[J]. 岩石矿物学杂志, 2022, 41(1): 75-86.

    DING Lin, LI Xiaoyao, ZhOU Fengjuan, et al. Differential development characteristics and main controlling factors of the Paleogene high-quality reservoirs from the Zhu Ⅰ Depression in the Pearl River Mouth Basin: a case on Wenchang Formation at Lufeng area and Huizhou area[J]. Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica, 2022, 41(1): 75-86.
    [31]
    曹勤明. 珠江口盆地珠一坳陷始新统中—深层砂岩储层形成机理[D]. 成都: 成都理工大学, 2021.

    CAO Qinming. Formation mechanism of middle-deep sandstone reservoir of Eocene in Zhu Ⅰ Depression, Pearl River Mouth Basin[D]. Chengdu: Chengdu University of Tecnology, 2021.
    [32]
    李晓艳, 彭光荣, 丁琳, 等. 砂岩储层中凝灰质溶蚀效应的物理模拟实验研究: 以珠江口盆地惠州—陆丰地区古近系文昌组为例[J]. 石油实验地质, 2024, 46(1): 173-182. doi: 10.11781/sysydz202401173

    LI Xiaoyan, PENG Guangrong, DING Lin, et al. Physical simulation experiment of tuffaceous dissolution effect in sandstone reservoirs: a case study of Paleogene Wenchang Formation in Huizhou and Lufeng area, Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Petroleum Geology & Experiment, 2024, 46(1): 173-182. doi: 10.11781/sysydz202401173
    [33]
    施和生, 何敏, 张丽丽, 等. 珠江口盆地(东部)油气地质特征、成藏规律及下一步勘探策略[J]. 中国海上油气, 2014, 26(3): 11-22.

    SHI Hesheng, HE Min, ZHANG Lili, et al. Hydrocarbon geology, accumulation pattern and the next exploration strategy in the eastern Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. China Offshore Oil and Gas, 2014, 26(3): 11-22.
    [34]
    田宜平, 任建四, 豆桂芳, 等. 基于油气成藏模拟的聚集单元评价方法[J]. 国土资源科技管理, 2012, 29(6): 97-100.

    TIAN Yiping, REN Jiansi, DOU Guifang, et al. Evaluation method of accumulation unit based on petroleum pool-forming simulation[J]. Scientific and Technological Management of Land and Resources, 2012, 29(6): 97-100.
    [35]
    柳保军, 张向涛, 颜晖, 等. 珠江口盆地白云凹陷碎屑岩—碳酸盐岩混源型深水峡谷体系特征与控制因素[J]. 地球科学进展, 2024, 39(5): 532-548.

    LIU Baojun, ZHANG Xiangtao, YAN Hui, et al. Characteristics and controlling factors of a mixed-source deep-water canyon system of clastic and carbonate rocks in the Baiyun Depression, Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2024, 39(5): 532-548.
    [36]
    杨海长, 曾清波, 纪沫, 等. 珠江口盆地深水区开平凹陷拆离型裂陷石油形成条件与勘探方向[J]. 石油学报, 2023, 44(6): 933-947.

    YANG Haichang, ZENG Qingbo, JI Mo, et al. Accumulation conditions and exploration direction of crude oil in detachment rift of Kaiping Sag in deep water area of Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Acta Petrolei Sinica, 2023, 44(6): 933-947.
    [37]
    高阳东, 彭光荣, 陈兆明, 等. 珠江口盆地开平凹陷油气地质新认识与勘探突破[J]. 中国海上油气, 2023, 35(1): 1-13.

    GAO Yangdong, PENG Guangrong, CHEN Zhaoming, et al. New understanding and exploration breakthrough of petroleum geology in Kaiping Sag, Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. China Offshore Oil and Gas, 2023, 35(1): 1-13.
    [38]
    HAO Shihao, MEI Lianfu, PANG Xiong, et al. Rifted margin with localized detachment and polyphase magmatism; a new model of the northern South China Sea[J]. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 2022, 135(7/8): 1667-1687.
    [39]
    刘军, 彭光荣, 郑金云, 等. 珠江口盆地白云凹陷西区始新世张裂—拆离作用下沉积转换及源—汇响应[J]. 石油与天然气地质, 2023, 44(3): 600-612.

    LIU Jun, PENG Guangrong, ZHENG Jinyun, et al. Sedimentary transformation and source-to-sink response to the Eocene rifting detachment in the western Baiyun Sag, Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Oil & Gas Geology, 2023, 44(3): 600-612.
    [40]
    蔡国富, 彭光荣, 吴静, 等. 珠江口盆地浅水陆架区拆离断陷的构造变形与沉积充填响应: 以恩平凹陷为例[J]. 地球科学(中国地质大学学报), 2022, 47(7): 2391-2409.

    CAI Guofu, PENG Guangrong, WU Jing, et al. Sedimentary filling response to detachment structural deformation in shallow-water continental shelf of Pearl River Mouth Basin: a case study of Enping Sag[J]. Earth Science (Journal of China University of Geosciences), 2022, 47(7): 2391-2409.
    [41]
    ZHOU Zhichao, MEI Lianfu, SHI Hesheng, et al. Evolution of low-angle normal faults in the Enping Sag, the northern South China Sea: lateral growth and vertical rotation[J]. Journal of Earth Science, 2019, 30(6): 1326-1340.
    [42]
    施和生, 高阳东, 刘军, 等. 珠江口盆地惠州26洼"源—汇—聚"特征与惠州26-6大油气田发现启示[J]. 石油与天然气地质, 2022, 43(4): 777-791.

    SHI Hesheng, GAO Yangdong, LIU Jun, et al. Characteristics of hydrocarbon source-migration-accumulation in Huizhou 26 Sag and implications of the major Huizhou 26-6 discovery in Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Oil & Gas Geology, 2022, 43(4): 777-791.
    [43]
    ZHU Weilin, SHI Hesheng, HUANG Baojia, et al. Geology and geochemistry of large gas fields in the deepwater areas, continental margin basins of northern South China Sea[J]. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2021, 126: 104901.
    [44]
    龚承林, 徐长贵, 尤丽, 等. 深海重力流与底流交互作用的沉积响应及其勘探意义[J]. 矿物岩石地球化学通报, 2024, 43(4): 721-733.

    GONG Chenglin, XU Changgui, YOU Li, et al. Depositional responses of the interaction between deep-marine gravity and bottom currents and their exploration significance[J]. Bulletin of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, 2024, 43(4): 721-733.
    [45]
    王家豪, 庞雄, 王华, 等. 珠江口盆地白云凹陷中新统珠江组潮流改造的砂质海底扇沉积[J]. 地球科学(中国地质大学学报), 2024, 49(1): 71-83.

    WANG Jiahao, PANG Xiong, WANG Hua, et al. Tide current-reworked sandy submarine fan deposits in Miocene Zhujiang Formation, Baiyun Sag of Pearl River Mouth Basin[J]. Earth Science (Journal of China University of Geosciences), 2024, 49(1): 71-83.
    [46]
    周小康, 卫哲, 傅恒, 等. 南海北部珠江口盆地深水区碳酸盐岩发育特征及地震识别[J]. 海洋地质与第四纪地质, 2018, 38(6): 136-148.

    ZHOU Xiaokang, WEI Zhe, FU Heng, et al. Development characteristics and seismic identification of carbonate rocks in the deep-water area of the Pearl River Mouth Basin, northern South China Sea[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology, 2018, 38(6): 136-148.
  • 加载中

Catalog

    通讯作者: 陈斌, bchen63@163.com
    • 1. 

      沈阳化工大学材料科学与工程学院 沈阳 110142

    1. 本站搜索
    2. 百度学术搜索
    3. 万方数据库搜索
    4. CNKI搜索

    Figures(10)

    Article Metrics

    Article views (70) PDF downloads(25) Cited by()
    Proportional views
    Related

    /

    DownLoad:  Full-Size Img  PowerPoint
    Return
    Return