Control of Differential Tectonic Evolution on Tectonic Fractures in Different Tectonic Segments of Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoirs: Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation, Western Sichuan Foreland Basin

Yunzhao Zhang; Lianbo Zeng; Rongjun Zhang; Le Qu; Hao Wu; Quanqi Dai

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Yunzhao Zhang, Lianbo Zeng, Rongjun Zhang, Le Qu, Hao Wu, Quanqi Dai. Control of Differential Tectonic Evolution on Tectonic Fractures in Different Tectonic Segments of Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoirs: Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation, Western Sichuan Foreland Basin. Journal of Earth Science, 2025, 36(5): 2161-2178. doi: 10.1007/s12583-025-0212-7

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Yunzhao Zhang, Lianbo Zeng, Rongjun Zhang, Le Qu, Hao Wu, Quanqi Dai. Control of Differential Tectonic Evolution on Tectonic Fractures in Different Tectonic Segments of Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoirs: Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation, Western Sichuan Foreland Basin. Journal of Earth Science, 2025, 36(5): 2161-2178. doi: 10.1007/s12583-025-0212-7

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Yunzhao Zhang, Lianbo Zeng, Rongjun Zhang, Le Qu, Hao Wu, Quanqi Dai. Control of Differential Tectonic Evolution on Tectonic Fractures in Different Tectonic Segments of Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoirs: Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation, Western Sichuan Foreland Basin. Journal of Earth Science, 2025, 36(5): 2161-2178. doi: 10.1007/s12583-025-0212-7

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Control of Differential Tectonic Evolution on Tectonic Fractures in Different Tectonic Segments of Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoirs: Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation, Western Sichuan Foreland Basin

doi: 10.1007/s12583-025-0212-7

Yunzhao Zhang^{1, 2},
Lianbo Zeng^{3, 4
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Rongjun Zhang^{5, 6
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Le Qu^{5, 6},
Hao Wu⁷,
Quanqi Dai⁸

1.
School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an 710065, China
2.
Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Petroleum Accumulation Geology, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an 710065, China
3.
State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
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College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, China
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College of Petroleum Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an 710065, China
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Xi'an Key Laboratory of Tight oil (Shale Oil) Development, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an 710065, China
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China Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources in Western China, School of Earth Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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State Key Laboratory of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment Mechanisms and Effective Development, SINOPEC Key Laboratory of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage, Petroleum Exploration and Production Research Institute of SINOPEC, Beijing 100083, China

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Corresponding author: Lianbo Zeng, lbzeng@sina.com; Rongjun Zhang, rjzhang@xsyu.edu.cn
Received Date: 07 Dec 2023
Accepted Date: 05 Feb 2025
Issue Publish Date: 30 Oct 2025

Abstract

Abstract

In the context of complex tectonic evolution, due to the control of tectonic compression stress and faults on tectonic fractures, the formation and development of tectonic fractures in the T₃x² tight reservoirs present significant variations across different tectonic segments in the Western Sichuan Foreland Basin. We clarified the control of differential tectonic evolution on the formation and development of tectonic fractures in different tectonic segments through field-based observations, core samples, image logging, as well as fluid inclusion petrography and temperature determinations of fracture-filling materials, combined with 2D balanced cross-section restoration. The study area primarily manifests two types of tectonic fractures in the tight reservoirs: orogen-related fractures (regional fractures) and fault-related fractures. The orientations of these fractures are predominantly E-W, nearly N-S, NE, and NW. Specifically, the northern segment area only shows the development of regional fractures, while the southern and middle segments exhibit the development of both regional and tectonic fractures. There are three phases of tectonic fractures in different tectonic segments, and their formation times are relatively consistent. The Mesozoic tectonic events had a significant impact on the northern and central segments, with the amount of tectonic shortening and the rate of stratigraphic shortening gradually decreasing from the northeast to the southwest. The compressional stress resulting from tectonic compression also decreases from the northeast to the southwest. As a result, the development of first-phase and second-phase tectonic shear fractures is more pronounced in the northern and middle segments compared to the southern segment. Under the significant control of faults, the development of N-S- and NE-oriented fault-related fractures is more pronounced in the southern segment, while the development of NE-oriented fault-related fractures is relatively higher in the middle segment. Overall, there is an increased density of fractures and an increasing trend in fracture scale from the northern to the middle and then to the southern segment.
- tectonic evolution,
- natural fracture,
- tight gas,
- petroleum geology,
- Xujiahe Formation,
- Western Sichuan Basin

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