Dr. Jin Lai              

Contact:

Email: laijin@cup.edu.cn

TEL: 86-10-89733435

Address of Office:  711 Geoscience Building, No.18 Fuxue Road, Changping, Beijing

Education:

PhD from China University of Petroleum-Beijing, 2016  Geology

Bachelor from China University of Petroleum-Beijing, 2010    Geological Engineering

Visiting Scholar: Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 2015.10-2016.10

Teaching:

Well Logging Geology

Curriculum Design of Well Log Analysis

Core Facies Analysis

Researches:

1) Diagenetic evolution of tight sandstones, well log analysis of diagenetic facies

2) Pore structure characterization of tight sandstones, fracture analysis

3) Diagenesis within the sequence stratigraphy context

4) Well log analysis of carbonate reservoirs

Professional Affiliations:

Associate Editor of Acta Geophysica; Active Reviewers of AAPG Bulletin、Marine and Petroleum Geology、Geological Journal、Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences、Petroleum Science、Acta Geophysica、Interpretation、Arabian Journal of Geosciences、Geosciences Frontiers、Energy & Fuels

Publications:

[1] Lai J., Wang G., Wang Z., Chen J., Pang X., Wang S., Zhou Z., He Z., Qin Z., Fan X. 2018. A review on pore structure characterization in tight sandstones. Earth-Science Reviews, 177, 436–457. 

[2] Lai J., Wang G., Chai Y., Xin Y., Wu Q., Zhang X., and Sun Y. 2017. Deep burial diagenesis and reservoir quality evolution of high-temperature, high-pressure sandstones: Examples from Lower Cretaceous Bashijiqike Formation in Keshen area, Kuqa depression, Tarim basin of China. AAPG Bulletin, 101(6): 829–862.

[3] Lai J., Wang G., Fan Z., Chen J., Wang S., Zhou Z., and Fan X. 2016. Insight into the pore structure of tight sandstones using NMR and HPMI measurements. Energy & Fuels, 30, 10200−10214.

[4] Lai J., Wang G., Fan Z., Zhou Z., Chen J., Wang S. 2018. Fractal analysis of tight shaly sandstones using nuclear magnetic resonance measurements. AAPG Bulletin, 102(2):175-193. 

[5] Lai J., Wang G., Cai C., Fan Z., Wang S., Chen J., Luo G. Diagenesis and reservoir quality in tight gas sandstones. Geological Journal, 2017, 1–18. doi.10.1002/gj.2917.

[6] Lai J., Wang G., Huang L., Li W., Ran Y., Wang D., Zhou Z., Chen J. 2015. Brittleness index estimation in a tight shaly sandstone reservoir using well logs. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 27, 1536–1545.

[7] Lai J., Wang G. 2015. Fractal analysis of tight gas sandstones using High-Pressure Mercury Intrusion techniques. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 24, 185–196.

[8] Lai J., Wang G., Ran Y., Zhou Z. 2015. Predictive distribution of high quality reservoirs of tight gas sandstones by linking diagenesis to depositional facies: Evidences from Xu-2 sandstones in Penglai area of central Sichuan basin, China. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 23: 97–111.

[9] Lai J., Wang G., Ran Y., Zhou Z., Cui Y. 2016. Impact of diagenesis on the petrophysical properties of tight oil reservoirs: The case of Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation Chang 7 oil layers in Ordos Basin, China. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 145, 54-65.  ESI Hot Paper

[10] Lai J., Wang G., Chai Y., Ran Y. 2016. Prediction of diagenetic facies using well logs: Evidences from Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation Chang 8 sandstones in Jiyuan Region, Ordos Basin, China. Oil & Gas Science and Technology, 71, 34.

[11] Lai J., Wang G., Chai Y., Ran Y., Zhang X. 2015. Depositional and diagenetic controls on reservoir pore structure of tight gas sandstones: Evidence from Lower Cretaceous Bashijiqike Formation in Kelasu Thrust Belts, Kuqa Depression in Tarim Basin of West China. Resource Geology, 65(2):55–75.

[12] Lai J., Wang G., Fan Z., Chen J., Qin Z., Xiao C., Wang S., Fan X. 2017. Three-dimensional quantitative fracture analysis of tight gas sandstones using industrial computed tomography. Scientific Reports, 7: 1825.

[13] Lai, J., Wang G., Fan Z., Wang Z., Chen J., Zhou Z., Wang S., Xiao C. 2017. Fracture detection in oil-based drilling mud using a combination of borehole image and sonic logs. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 84, 195–214.

[14] Lai, J., Wang G., Fan Z., Chen J., Wang S., Fan X. 2017. Sedimentary characterization of a braided delta using well logs: the Upper Triassic Xujiahe formation in central Sichuan basin, China. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 154, 172–193.

[15] Lai J., Wang G., Chen J., Wang S., Zhou Z., and Fan X. 2017. Origin and distribution of carbonate cement in tight sandstones: The Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation Chang 8 oil layer in west Ordos Basin, China. Geofluids, 2017: 8681753. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8681753. 

[16] Lai J., Wang G., Cao J., Xiao C., Wang S., Pang X., Dai Q., He Z., Fan X., Yang L., Qin Z. 2018. Investigation of pore structure and petrophysical property in tight sandstones. Marine and Petroleum Geology 91, 179–189.

[17] Lai J., Wang G., Chen M., Wang S., Chai Y., Cai C., Li J., Zhang Y. Pore structures evaluation of low permeability clastic reservoirs based on petrophysical facies. Petroleum Exploration and Development, 2013, 40(5): 566–573.

International Conference

Lai, J., Wang, G. Diagenetic controls on reservoir pore structure of tight sandstones. 19^th International Sedimentological Congress (ISC 2014), Geneva, Switzerland.

AAPG 2018 Annual Convention & Exhibition Invited Presentation: “Diagenetic controls on reservoir properties of deep tight gas sandstones”, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA