Xinjiang Petroleum Geology ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (1): 80-92.doi: 10.7657/XJPG20200110

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Comparative Analysis on Sedimentary and Reservoir Characteristics of Jurassic to Cretaceous Between Foreland Basins in Southern and Northern Tianshan Mountains

GAO Zhiyong, FENG Jiarui, CUI Jinggang, ZHOU Chuanmin, SHI Yuxin   

  1. PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, a.Central Laboratory of Geological Sciences; b.State Key Laboratory of Enhanced Oil Recovery, Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2019-10-21 Revised:2019-12-24 Online:2020-02-01 Published:2020-03-31

Abstract:

Based on the comparative analysis of the Jurassic and Cretaceous strata in Kuqa depression and the southern margin of Junggar basin, it is considered that the paleotopography in the southern Tianshan was higher than that in the northern Tianshan before the Early Cretaceous, which is the main reason causing the significant differences in the thickness, lithologic association and sedimentary facies in the 2 areas. Furthermore, it is identified that each Jurassic formation in Kuqa depression is thinner than that in the southern margin of Junggar basin and the genetic mechanism of different sedimentary environments in the Early Jurassic is determined. From the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous, the differences in ancient climate, tectono-paleogeography and topography, and the structural uplifting and denudation at the end of Late Cretaceous resulted in the differences in sedimentary environment and thickness, clastic component, burial mode and fracture development degree in the 2 areas. On the basis of further determination of the lithofacies palaeogeography characteristics and favorable sandbody distribution in the deep strata of the southern margin, the paper analyzes the differences in reservoir and its controlling factors between the foreland basins in the southern and northern Tianshan Mountains, concludes that the deep reservoirs in the southern margin with relatively low exploration degree are controlled by sedimentary facies, geothermal gradient, burial mode, abnormal high pressure, secondary dissolution and tectonic fracture, and points out the favorable areas for reservoir distribution in the deep strata of the southern margin of Junggar basin.

Key words: southern and northern Tianshan Mountains, foreland basin, Kuqa depression, Junggar basin, Jurassic, Cretaceous, sedimentary facies, favorable reservoir, reservoir feature

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