Distribution of shallow water delta sand bodies and the genesis of thick layer sand bodies of the Triassic Yanchang Formation, Longdong Area, Ordos Basin

Abstract

Based on the cores from 47 wells and logging data of 130 wells, the main types of sand bodies in the shallow water delta of the Chang 82 sub-member in the Triassic Yanchang Formation, Longdong Area, Ordos Basin were comprehensively analyzed, the distribution characteristics of sand bodies more than 20 m thick were identified, and the genetic types of the thick sand bodies were sorted out. In this region, thick-bed sand bodies can be divided into two types according to the shape and position: type 1 is the sand body in wide strip and is distributed between the average high water mark and the average low water mark; type 2 is distributed on both sides of the average low water mark and is in irregular lump shape. Based on the principle of the volume distribution of sediments and the change rule of accommodation space, the genetic models of two types of thick-bed sand bodies in the Chang 82 sub-member are superimposed distributary channel sand bodies in high accommodation space and superimposed composite sand bodies in low accommodation space.

Keywords

• Ordos Basin
• Longdong area
• shallow delta
• sand body distribution
• sand body genetic type
• Triassic Yanchang Formation