Quantitative evaluation of shale brittleness based on statistics: Taking shale of Niutitang Formation in Western Hubei as an example

LI Juan; WANG Shengjian; TIAN Yukun; ZHOU Hui; LIU Ce; XUE Zongan

doi:10.12029/gc20210407003

2025 Vol. 52, No. 2

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LI Juan, WANG Shengjian, TIAN Yukun, ZHOU Hui, LIU Ce, XUE Zongan. 2025. Quantitative evaluation of shale brittleness based on statistics: Taking shale of Niutitang Formation in Western Hubei as an example[J]. Geology in China, 52(2): 680-690. doi: 10.12029/gc20210407003

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LI Juan, WANG Shengjian, TIAN Yukun, ZHOU Hui, LIU Ce, XUE Zongan. 2025. Quantitative evaluation of shale brittleness based on statistics: Taking shale of Niutitang Formation in Western Hubei as an example[J]. Geology in China, 52(2): 680-690. doi: 10.12029/gc20210407003

Quantitative evaluation of shale brittleness based on statistics: Taking shale of Niutitang Formation in Western Hubei as an example

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Oil & Gas Survey, China Geological Survey, Beijing 100083, China
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China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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Command Center of Natural Resources Comprehensive Survey, China Geological Survey, Beijing 100055, China
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Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing 100083, China

Fund Project: Supported by the projects of National Science and Technology Major Project (No.2016ZX05034) and National Key Research and Development Program of China (No.2016YFC060110305).

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Author Bio: LI Juan, female, born in 1990, senior engineer, mainly engaged in the research of sedimentary and shale gas selection evaluation; E-mail: rosejuanli@126.com
Corresponding author: WANG Shengjian, male, born in 1980, professor level senior engineer, mainly engaged in the research of reservoir logging evaluation and sedimentary; E-mail: wshj0908@163.com.

Received Date: 07 April 2021

Revised Date: 27 December 2021

Publish Date: 25 March 2025

Abstract

Abstract

This paper is the result of geological survey engineering.
Objective
The brittleness of shale reservoir is one of the parameters reflecting the fracturing quality of shale gas reservoir, which has an important influence on the degree of difficulty of fracturing and the shape of fracture network.
Methods
In order to accurately evaluate the brittleness characteristics of Niutitang Formation shale reservoir in Western Hubei, systematic sampling, whole rock mineral and clay content test, main and trace element content test, acoustic mechanics joint test and other analytical tests were carried out on five wells in the south wing of Huangling anticline in Western Hubei. The quantitative evaluation of shale brittleness was carried out by cluster analysis and principal component analysis.
Results
There is a close relationship between minerals and rock brittleness, and the cluster analysis method can quantitatively characterize the effective brittle mineral composition and non−effective brittle mineral composition in shale; The comprehensive quantitative evaluation formula of brittleness index based on rock mechanics, mineral composition and element composition is established by using principal component analysis method, which overcomes the limitation of single method and forms the brittleness index profile of Niutitang Formation shale section in Western Hubei.
Conclusions
The results of microseismic monitoring and fracturing show that the newly established brittle index profile can accurately indicate the high brittle layer of shale, and the fracturing effect is good.
- shale gas /
- shale brittleness /
- mineral composition /
- mechanical parameters /
- elements /
- statistical analysis /
- Niutitang Formation /
- geological survey engineering /
- Western Hubei

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