To determine the distribution of the carbonate gas reservoirs in Permian Taiyuan formation in Yishaan slope of the Ordos basin, based on the data of drilling, well testing, logging, and formation testing, the carbonate gas reservoirs in Taiyuan formation were analyzed using field outcrops, core samples, thin sections, electron microscopy scanning, high-pressure mercury intrusion, and fluid inclusion temperature measurements, and then sedimentary microfacies, petrographic characteristics, physical properties, pore structures, and fracture distribution were studied of the reservoir. The results indicate that the carbonate gas reservoirs in Taiyuan formation are low-porosity and low-permeability lithological gas reservoirs. Favorable plays control the reservoir distribution and gas enrichment. The gas reservoirs `are mainly distributed in the bioherm and bioclastic shoal microfacies zones. Bioherms are found in the eastern part of the study area, including Jiaxian, Zizhou, and Qingjian, while bioclastic shoals are developed in the western part of the study area, including Hengshan, Jingbian, and Pingqiao, exhibiting an obvious zoning of facies from west to east. The carbonate rocks in Taiyuan formation consist of micritic bioclastic limestone and algal-bounded limestone, in which biogenic pores, intercrystalline pores, dissolution pores, and microcracks serve as accommondation. Fractures play a crucial role in migration of oil and gas, and their development contributes significantly to the natural gas enrichment in the reservoirs.