Abstract
There are few studies about shale lithofacies classification and gas-bearing property in northern Yunnan and Guizhou now. Based on core analysis in this paper, marine shale lithofacies of Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation in northern Yunnan and Guizhou are studied. The research results show that 9 kinds of lithofacies such as carbon-rich siliceous shale, carbon-lean siliceous shale, carbon-rich calcareous shale, carbon-lean calcareous shale, carbon-lean clayey shale, carbon-rich calcareous siliceous shale, carbon-rich clayey siliceous shale, carbon-lean clayey siliceous shale and carbon-rich clayey calcareous shale are found in the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation of northern Yunnan and Guizhou. The carbon-rich calcareous siliceous shale, carbon-rich siliceous shale, carbon-rich calcareous shale have the better gas-bearing property, which are the high-quality shale facies in the study area. Throuth the experiment of low-temperature N2 adsorption, field shale gas content analysis and isothermal methane adsorption, the pore structure characteristics and gas-bearing properties of 9 kinds of shale lithofacies are analyzed. The research results not only provide lithographic support for shale gas distribution prediction, but also facilitate the further exploration of marine shale gas in northern Yunnan and Guizhou.