Tectonic-lithofacies paleogeography,large-scale source-reservoir distribution and exploration zones of Cambrian subsalt formation,Tarim Basin,NW China

To predict the large-scale source rock and reservoir distribution in Cambrian subsalt formations(Upper Sinian to Mid-Cambrian)in the Tarim Basin,more than 502D seismic lines and 3D data volume acquired latest,22 wells and some out-crops around this area were used to study the tectonic-lithofacies paleogeography,define the distribution of large scale source rocks and reservoirs,and sort out favorable zones.(1)The basin experienced evolution from ramp to deep-water mud-rich ramp,low-gradient slope,weak rimmed to strong rimmed platform,and the differentiation in the platform was controlled by pre-Cambrian palaeo-rifts.(2)The Luonan-Yubei ancient rift controlled the distribution of source rocks in the Lower Cambrian Yuertusi Formation,and this rift together with the northern depression are the main source rock area.(3)There are three sets of large-scale reservoirs,the Upper Sinian Qigebulake Formation,the Lower Cambrian Xiaorbulake Formation and the Wu-songger Formation,and shoal-mounds,early dolomitization and multi-levels of unconformities controlled reservoir develop-ment.(4)Four favorable zones,the north slope of Tazhong,upper slope of Maigaiti area,Keping-Wensu periphery,and south slope of Tabei,were evaluated.Of them,the north slope of Tazhong is most likely to have exploration breakthrough;the south slope of Tabei is the best area for exploring the Upper Sinian large scale weathering crust dolomite;Maigaiti slope and Kep-ing-Wensu periphery area improved in exploration potentials significantly,and are worth prospecting faster.

四川盆地东部地区早侏罗世湖泊古水深恢复

[目的]川东地区下侏罗统湖泊—三角洲沉积具有较大的勘探潜力,但基础地质研究的滞后制约了勘探进程,古水深恢复对川东地区下侏罗统岩相古地理恢复及页岩油气勘探具有重要指导意义。[方法]根据岩石类型、沉积构造和古生物化石分布特征,结合Fe/Mn比值、(Al+Fe)(/Ca+Mg)比值及干酪根类型对川东地区自流井组和凉高山组古水深变化趋势进行分析,并采用La-Co法、TOC法及Th/U比值法对早侏罗世古水深进行定量恢复。[结果与结论]沉积构造及古生物分布特征表明早侏罗世川东地区中部长期处于湖盆低洼位置,Fe/Mn比值和(Al+Fe)(/Ca+Mg)比值的变化趋势反映研究区东北部和南部为近岸浅水区。La-Co法、TOC法及Th/U比值法古水深恢复结果存在一定差异,La-Co法恢复的古水深与沉积相存在较大矛盾,Th/U比值法对浅湖沉积区古水深恢复较为可靠、但在滨湖及半深湖沉积区可靠度较低,而基于TOC法的古水深恢复结果最为可靠、与沉积相吻合度最高。早侏罗世川东地区湖泊浪基面约15 m,TOC法古水深恢复结果表明川东地区下侏罗统半深湖广泛发育,早侏罗世湖泊最大水深约60 m,广安—万州一带广泛发育半深湖—深湖沉积,有利于有机质的富集和保存,是页岩油气勘探的有利位置。

北山造山带马鬃山增生楔时空演化历史:来自野外精细解剖、碎屑锆石年代学和岩石地球化学的约束

北山造山带围限于华北克拉通、西伯利亚克拉通和塔里木克拉通之间,是中亚造山带南缘的重要组成部分,学界对其构造-地层区划和地质演化历史长期存在着不同认识。其中贾不泉口子地区的马鬃山增生楔是研究北山地区构造演化的天然载体,本文针对该增生楔的不同地质体开展了详细的识别和解剖,共识别出蛇绿混杂岩岩片、洋岛-海山岩片、洋内弧岩片、深海-半深海硅质岩岩片、活动陆缘-海沟浊积岩岩片和陆缘增生弧岩片等多种岩片类型。在马鬃山增生楔活动陆缘-海沟浊积岩岩片中的两件凝灰质粉砂岩样品(P3-57、P3-110)和一件含砾岩屑砂岩样品(P3-82)获得最大沉积年龄分别为410Ma、430Ma和286Ma。本研究对北山地区古生代的构造古地理格局演变具有重要的约束作用,具体表现为:(1)贾不泉口子地区的马鬃山增生楔岩石组合、变质变形程度与年代学研究存在一定差异,应该对不同类型岩片予以解构分析,还原不同类型岩片的构造古地理背景;(2)贾不泉口子地区的马鬃山增生楔中的3件基质样品的碎屑锆石年龄谱表现出~2.5Ga、~1.5Ga、~0.9Ga、~450Ma、~430Ma、~410Ma、~350Ma和~288Ma的多峰值频谱特征,分别记录了北山地区的变质结晶基底、哥伦比亚和罗迪尼亚超大陆的聚合-裂解事件、活动大陆边缘多期次构造-岩浆事件、残留洋盆以及同碰撞造山快速携入马鬃山增生楔;(3)北山造山带的碎屑锆石年龄频谱占比分布规律存在明显的南北差异,表明马鬃山增生楔的物源区整体上由前寒武纪时期缝合带北侧提供转向由二叠纪时期缝合带南侧提供。

塔里木盆地中寒武统沙依里克组岩相古地理特征

沙依里克组是塔里木盆地寒武系油气勘探中的重要层位,沉积相的精细刻画依然是目前制约该层位油气勘探取得突破的关键因素。本次研究在大量岩心观察、230块岩石薄片鉴定分析的基础上,总结了研究区内10种典型的岩相组合类型,并识别4种典型地震相带特征,进而分析了沙依里克组发育的沉积相类型及其分布特征。结果表明:(1)塔里木盆地中寒武统沙依里克组发育蒸发台地、局限台地、开阔台地、台地边缘、斜坡相及盆地相6种沉积相,进一步可划分为7种亚相及15种微相;(2)结合地层厚度展布、地震资料,编制了中寒武统沙依里克组岩相古地理图,建立了碳酸盐岩台地到斜坡–盆地的沉积相模式。对沙依里克组岩相古地理的深入研究,可进一步明确蒸发岩类盖层与盐间白云岩储层之间的良好配置关系,为盐间勘探领域新突破提供理论支撑。

四川盆地及周缘地区晚奥陶世岩相古地理演化

综合利用野外露头、岩心、钻测井等资料,对四川盆地及周缘地区晚奥陶世岩相古地理演化过程进行了描述和对比,并探讨了其主控因素。研究结果表明:①加里东运动早期拉张—伸展作用导致四川盆地周缘坳陷加深,其后扬子板块和华夏地块碰撞挤压,形成了晚奥陶世以上扬子地区为中心,西北、西部、南部三面环隆的古地理格局。②四川盆地及周缘地区晚奥陶世可划分出(混积)滨岸、碳酸盐缓坡、(混积)陆棚相等沉积相类型。宝塔组—临湘组主要发育碳酸盐缓坡相;五峰组沉积期海侵达到高峰,碳酸盐缓坡被淹没,发育(混积)陆棚相深水黑色页岩;观音桥组沉积期发生的海退导致大部分地区由深水陆棚转为浅海陆棚亚相;各时期古隆起周缘均有(混积)滨岸相发育,受物源影响部分地区具有混合沉积特征。③研究区晚奥陶世岩相古地理格局受构造运动、海平面变化和古气候等因素综合控制,在沉积相平面展布和垂向演化上均有体现。

黔北地区志留系石牛栏组沉积体系划分及古地理演化

黔北地区志留系下统石牛栏组发育完整,研究薄弱,为进一步探讨该组岩相古地理及演化,通过剖面实测与岩相分析,结合区域地质资料综合研究表明,该组发育海相沉积和过度相沉积,包括潮坪、碳酸盐台地、陆棚及三角洲相类型,朝上坪、局限台地、开阔台地、台地边缘礁(滩)、泥质陆棚和混积陆棚、三角洲前缘亚相类型,生物礁、生物滩、颗粒滩、砂坝、生物丘微相类型,道真以南发育海相沉积,以北发育三角洲前缘;垂向上分4个段2个旋回,一、三段由钙泥质岩、泥灰岩、粉砂岩组成,二、四段由生物碎屑灰岩、藻砂屑灰岩组成,一、二段组成第一旋回,三、四段组成第二旋回,在古陆隆升、盆地伸展等机制作用下,记录了一个有序的海侵-海退地层序列。

湘黔桂毗邻地区南华纪岩相古地理特征及地质意义

为了寻找连续完整且有研究价值的南华系剖面、推进南华系建系工作。本文依据对湘黔桂交界地区南华系主要剖面观察研究所获资料,以沉积岩相类型分析、分布特点为线索,划分出了12种沉积岩相类型,在此基础上反演南华纪各主要阶段古地理环境。得出:南华纪湘黔桂交界地区北西侧为古陆、南东侧为南华裂谷盆地,南华纪早晚两个冰期仅在古陆与盆地过渡的浅海地带,也就是现今的湘黔桂交界地区存在连续完整的沉积,连续完整的具研究价值的南华系剖面应在该区域寻找这一结论。

羌塘盆地中生代岩相古地理研究新进展

由于资料的欠缺和分布的不均衡,羌塘盆地构造-岩相古地理研究程度总体不高,不能为烃源岩和储层的分布预测提供依据。基于盆地属性、沉积体系及组合-耦合关系的研究,解决了资料丰富区域沉积相解释的多解性、资料缺少区域沉积相预测缺乏沉积模式指导的问题,取得以下3方面的成果和认识:(1)系统梳理了可可西里—金沙江洋、班公湖—怒江洋、龙木错-双湖洋的闭合史,明确了羌塘盆地属性,指出北羌塘地块在晚三叠世—早白垩世经历了复合前陆盆地、陆内弱挤压残留海盆地、褶皱-冲断快速抬升剥蚀3个构造演化阶段,南羌塘地块在晚三叠世—早白垩世经历了被动陆缘、活动陆缘、褶皱-冲断快速抬升剥蚀3个构造演化阶段,明确了8个关键沉积时期的盆地属性。(2)基于盆地属性、沉积体系及组合-耦合关系,系统恢复了羌塘盆地晚三叠世—早白垩世10个关键地质时期的构造-岩相古地理背景,揭示了构造对沉积的控制作用,提高了资料缺少区域沉积相预测的准确度。(3)明确了烃源岩和储层发育的构造-岩相古地理背景,认为上三叠统波里拉组—巴贡组烃源岩的分布受控于前陆坳陷、被动陆缘深水陆棚等构造单元,下侏罗统曲色组烃源岩的分布受控于弧后伸展盆地、陆内弱挤压残留海盆地等构造单元,中侏罗统布曲组白云岩储层分布于台缘带。上述成果将为羌塘盆地油气资源潜力的认识和评价提供依据。

Lithofacies paleogeography mapping and reservoir prediction in tight sandstone strata: A case study from central Sichuan Basin, China

Sand-rich tight sandstone reservoirs are potential areas for oil and gas exploration. However, the high ratio of sandstone thickness to that of the strata in the formation poses many challenges and uncertainties to traditional lithofacies paleogeography mapping. Therefore, the prediction of reservoir sweet spots has remained problematic in the field of petroleum exploration. This study provides new insight into resolving this problem, based on the analyses of depositional characteristics of a typical modern sand-rich formation in a shallow braided river delta of the central Sichuan Basin, China. The varieties of sand-rich strata in the braided river delta environment include primary braided channels,secondary distributary channels and the distribution of sediments is controlled by the successive superposed strata deposited in paleogeomorphic valleys. The primary distributary channels have stronger hydrodynamic forces with higher proportions of coarse sand deposits than the secondary distributary channels. Therefore, lithofacies paleogeography mapping is controlled by the geomorphology, valley locations, and the migration of channels. We reconstructed the paleogeomorphology and valley systems that existed prior to the deposition of the Xujiahe Formation. Following this, rock-electro identification model for coarse skeletal sand bodies was constructed based on coring data. The results suggest that skeletal sand bodies in primary distributary channels occur mainly in the valleys and low-lying areas,whereas secondary distributary channels and fine deposits generally occur in the highland areas. The thickness distribution of skeletal sand bodies and lithofacies paleogeography map indicate a positive correlation in primary distributary channels and reservoir thickness. A significant correlation exists between different sedimentary facies and petrophysical properties. In addition, the degree of reservoir development in different sedimentary facies indicates that the mapping method reliably predicts the distribution of sweet spots. The application and understanding of the mapping method provide a reference for exploring tight sandstone reservoirs on a regional basis.

Spatial and Temporal Distribution of the Cryptospirifer Fauna(Middle Permian Brachiopods) in the Tethyan Realm and Its Paleogeographic Implications

The middle Permian Cryptospirifer fauna （brachiopod） has hitherto been found in more than 30 localities in the Yangtze Platform, South China. Examination of data from various localities shows that it occurs stratigraphically in three intervals in the range from the upper Kungurian to Wordian. In the Baoshan block in western Yunnan the fauna occurs in the basal part of the Daaozi Formation and is of possibly an early Wordian age. Outside China the Cryptospirifer fauna has been reported from central and northwest Iran and central Turkey, where the fauna may have an age around the Wordian／Capitanian boundary. Rapid global warming since the late Early Permian and possession of other suitable environmental factors such as proper substrate, clastic input and water depth enabled the Gondwana-derived Baoshan Block and related tectono-stratigraphic units in Iran and Turkey to host the Cryptospirifer fauna, a fauna evolved in the Yangtze Platform that is a type area of the Cathaysian province.

Global Paleogeography through the Proterozoic and Phanerozoic:Goals and Challenges

Paleogeography is the merger of lithology,depositional environments,tectonic plate movements,topography,climate patterns and ecosystems(reefs,vegetation)through time(e.g.,Scotese,2014,2016,2017;Blakey,2019).The construction of paleogeographic maps using tectonic plate reconstructions requires a multi-year community effort that shares databases,standards and computer projection methods.

Quantitative Expression of Paleogeographic Information Based on Big Data

Paleogeographic analysis accounts for an essential part of geological research,making important contributions in the reconstruction of depositional environments and tectonic evolution histories(Ingalls et al.,2016;Merdith et al.,2017),the prediction of mineral resource distributions in continental sedimentary basins(Sun and Wang,2009),and the investigation of climate patterns and ecosystems(Cox,2016).

Reconstruction of the Triassic Tectonic Lithofacies Paleogeography in Qiangtang Region, Northern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

The Triassic petrostratigraphic system and chronologic stratigraphic sketch have been updated and perfected in the Qiangtang area, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau based on the integrated 1：250000 regional geological survey and the latest research progeny. The first finished 1：3000000 Triassic tectonic lithofacies paleogeographic maps in the Qiangtang area shows that the Triassic tectonic unit in the Qiangtang area can been divided into three parts from north to south： northern Qiangtang block; Longmucuo-Shuanghu suture zone; and southern Qiangtang block. The early-middle Triassic tectonic paleogeography in the Qiangtang area is divides into three sub- units： northern Qiangtang passive continental marginal basin （NQPB）, Longmucuo- Shuanghu residual basin （LSRB） and southern Qiangtang residual basin （SQRB）. The NQPB can be subdivided into four paleogeography units： The Tanggula-Zangxiahe shallow and bathyal sea; The Wangquanhe- Yingshuiquan carbonate platform; The Rejuechaka-Jiangaidarina littoral- shallow sea; and Qiangtang central uplift. The above units of The NQPB possess EW trend, geomorphology high in the south and low in the north, the seawater depth northward. The basinal paleo-current direction is unidirectional, and basinal tectonic subsidence center is in accord with the depo-center, located in the Tanggula-Zangxiahe belt, north of the basin. The sedimentation and tectonic evolution of the NQPB are characterized with passive continental marginal basin. The Qiangtang central orogenic denuded area （ancient land） may be as a sedimentary materials source of the NQPB. SQRB can be divided into two units： Duoma carbonate platform and southern Qiangtang neritic-deep sea. The late Triassic tectonic paleogeography in the Qiangtang area is the framework of the ＂archipelagic-sea＂ as a whole, and it may be divided into three sub-units： northern Qiangtang back- arc foreland basin（NQFB）, Longmucuo-Shuanghu residual basin（LSRB） and southern Qiangtang marginal-sea basin（SQMB）. Thereinto, NQFB can be divided into five paleogeography units： the Zangxiahe-Mingjinghu bathyal basin characterized with the flysch; the Tanggula shallow-sea shelf with the fine-clastics; the Juhuashang platform with carbonates; the Tumenggela-Shuanghu coastal- delta with coal-bearing clastics and the Nadigangri- Geladandong arc with volcanics and tuffs. In transverse section, the NQFB fills is wedge-shaped, and the sediments characterized with thicker in north and thinner in south, and with double materials derived from the Ruolagangri orogenic belt in north and the Shuanghu central orogenic belt in south. The late Triassic depocenter of NQFB is located in the middle of the basin, the Yakecuo-Bandaohu-Quemocuo belt, but the subsidence center in the north, the Zangxiahe- Mingjinghu belt, and basinal tectonic subsidence center not concordant with the depo-center. Late Triassic, the SQMB may be divided into three sub-units： Xiaochaka shallow-sea; Riganpeicuo platform~ and South Qiangtang southern bathyal basin. In transverse section, the basement of the SQMB is characterized with low in the northern and southern, but high in the middle; forming wedge shaped sediments with thicker in the north and thinner in the south; the sedimentary materials derived from the Qiangtang central uplift and Nadigangri arcs in north. The late Triassic subsidence centre of the SQMB is located in the northern （Xiaochaka area）, but the depocenter in the southern （Qixiancuo Suobucha area）. The sedimentation and tectonic evolution of the SQMB are characterized with marginal sea.

From Paleogeographic maps to Evolving Deep-time Digital Earth models

Major advances in computational power,as well as community modelling workflows and an improvement in data availability,has revolutionized Earth sciences over the last decade.Geological data has been synthesized into flexible and open access plate tectonic and paleogeographic reconstructions using the open-source and cross-platform GPlates(www.gplates.org)software since 2008(Muller et al.,2018;Muller et al.,2008).

Sequence stratigraphy, paleogeography, and coal accumulation regularity of major coal-accumulating periods in China

There are 9 major coal-accumulating periods during geological history in China,including the Early Carboniferous,Late Carboniferous-Early Permian,Middle Permian,Late Permian,Late Triassic,Early-Middle Jurassic,Early Cretaceous,Paleogene and Neogene.The coal formed in these periods were developed in different coal-accumulating areas(CAA)including the North China,South China,Northwest China,Northeast China,the Qinghai–Tibet area,and China offshore area.In this paper,we investigated depositional environments,sequence stratigraphy,lithofacies paleogeography and coal accumulation pattern of five major coal-accumulating periods including the Late Carboniferous to Middle Permian of the North China CAA,the Late Permian of the South China CAA,the Late Triassic of the South China CAA,the Early-Middle Jurassic of the North and Northwest China CAA,and the Early Cretaceous in the Northeast China CAA.According to distribution of the coal-bearing strata and the regional tectonic outlines,we have identified distribution range of the coal-forming basins,sedimentary facies types and coal-accumulating models.The sequence stratigraphic frameworks of the major coal-accumulating periods were established based on recognition of a variety of sequence boundaries.The distribution of thick coals and migration patterns of the coal-accumulating centers in the sequence stratigraphic framework were analyzed.The lithofacies paleogeography maps based on third-order sequences were reconstructed and the distribution of coal accumulation centers and coal-rich belts were predicted.

The Crucial Role of Tectono-sedimentary Records of China in Understanding Paleogeographic Evolution

The Central-east Asian continent,in which China is presently located,is a composite terrane composed of many small or micro-scale blocks and orogenic belts (Ren et al.,1999).Compared with large-scale cratons such as North America and Siberia,the blocks that make up China are much smaller.For example,the North China and Siberian blocks,as well as some part of the ancient African continent,belonged to part of the Colombia supercontinent and connected with Baltica (Rogers and Santosh,2002;Lu et al.,2002).After major rifting episodes at 1.8-1.6 Ga.

A New Species of Amsassia from the Ordovician of Korea and South China:Paleobiological and Paleogeographical Significance

A new species of the probable calcareous alga Amsassia, A. koreanensis, is recognized from the Duwibong Formation （Middle Ordovician, Darriwilian） of the Taebaeksan Basin in mid-eastern Korea. This is the first report of the genus from the Korean Peninsula, expanding its geographical range to the eastern Sino-Korean Block. The new species also occurs in the Xiazhen Formation （Upper Ordovician, Katian） at Zhuzhai in the South China Block. Amsassia koreanensis is the smallest species of this modular genus, having a maximum module diameter of 0.28 ram. Module increase is by bipartite, tripartite and quadripartite types of longitudinal axial fission, but unlike other species of the genus, quadripartite fission is common. The types of fission are comparable to those in some Tetradiida （now Prismostylales, florideophycean rhodophyte algae）, although the processes of fission are different. The distribution of A. koreanensis further strengthens the biogeographical connection between the Sino-Korean and South China blocks, suggesting that these two paleocontinents were located closer together during the Middle to Late Ordovician than previously speculated.

Provenance and paleogeography of Carboniferous-Permian strata in the Bayanhot Basin:Constraints from sedimentary records and detrital zircon geochronology

The Bayanhot Basin is a superimposed basin that experienced multiple-staged tectonic movements;it is in the eastern Alxa Block,adjacent to the North China Craton(NCC)and the North Qilian Orogenic Belt(NQOB).There are well-developed Paleozoic-Cenozoic strata in this basin,and these provide a crucial window to a greater understanding of the amalgamation process and source-to-sink relationships between the Alxa Block and surrounding tectonic units.However,due to intensive post-depositional modification,and lack of subsurface data,several fundamental issues-including the distribution and evolution of the depositional systems,provenance supplies and source-to-sink relationships during the Carboniferous-Permian remain unclear and thus hinder hydrocarbon exploration and limit the geological understanding of this basin.Employing integrated outcrop surveys,new drilling data,and detrital zircon dating,this study examines the paleogeographic distribution and evolution,and provenance characteristics of the Carboniferous-Permian strata in the Bayanhot Basin.Our results show that the Bayanhot Basin experienced a long-term depositional evolution process from transgression to retrogression during the Carboniferous-late Permian.The transgression extent could reach the central basin in the early Carboniferous.The maximum regional transgression occurred in the early Permian and might connect the Qilian and North China seas with each other.Subsequently,a gradual regression followed until the end of the Permian.The northwestern NCC appeared as a paleo-uplift area and served as a sediments provenance area for the Alxa Block at that time.The NCC,Bayanwula Mountain,and NQOB jointly served as major provenances during the Carboniferous-Permian.There was no ocean separation,nor was there an orogenic belt between the Alxa Block and the NCC that provided sediments for both sides during the Carboniferous-Permian.The accretion of the Alxa and North China blocks should have been completed before the Carboniferous period.

Evolution of lithofacies and paleogeography and hydrocarbon distribution worldwide(Ⅱ)

Based on the compilation and analysis of the lithofacies and paleogeography distribution maps at present and paleoplate locations during six key geological periods of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic,the lithofacies and paleogeography features and their development laws were expounded.Based on our previous research results on lithofacies and paleogeography from Precambrian to Paleozoic,we systematically studied the features and evolution laws of global lithofacies and paleogeography from the Precambrian and their effects on the formation of source rocks,reservoirs,cap rocks and the distribution of oil and gas worldwide.The results show that since Precambrian,the distribution areas of uplift erosion and terrestrial clastic deposition tended to increase gradually,and increased significantly during the period of continental growth.The scale of coastal and shallow marine facies area had three distinct cycles,namely,from Precambrian to Devonian,from Carboniferous to Triassic,and from Jurassic to Neogene.Correspondingly,the development of shallow carbonate platform also showed three cycles;the lacustrine facies onshore was relatively developed in Mesozoic and Cenozoic;the sabkha was mainly developed in the Devonian,Permian and Triassic.The Cretaceous is the most important source rock layers in the world,followed by the Jurassic and Paleogene source rocks;the clastic reservoirs have more oil and gas than the carbonate reservoirs;the basins with shale caprocks have the widest distribution,the most abundant reserves of oil and gas,and the evaporite caprocks have the strongest sealing capacity,which can seal some huge oil and gas fields.

Lithofacies paleogeography and exploration significance of Sinian Doushantuo depositional stage in the middle-upper Yangtze region, Sichuan Basin, SW China

In recent years, natural gas exploration in the Sinian Dengying Formation and shale gas exploration in Doushantuo Formation have made major breakthroughs in the Sichuan Basin and its adjacent areas. However, the sedimentary background of the Doushantuo Formation hasn't been studied systematically. The lithofacies paleogeographic pattern, sedimentary environment, sedimentary evolution and distribution of source rocks during the depositional stage of Doushantuo Formation were systematically analyzed by using a large amount of outcrop data, and a small amount of drilling and seismic data.(1) The sedimentary sequence and stratigraphic distribution of the Sinian Doushantuo Formation in the middle-upper Yangtze region were controlled by paleouplifts and marginal sags. The Doushantuo Formation in the paleouplift region was overlayed with thin thickness, including shore facies, mixed continental shelf facies and atypical carbonate platform facies. The marginal sag had complete strata and large thickness, and developed deep water shelf facies and restricted basin facies.(2) The Doushantuo Formation is divided into four members from bottom to top, and the sedimentary sequence is a complete sedimentary cycle of transgression–high position–regression. The first member is atypical carbonate gentle slope deposit in the early stage of the transgression, the second member is shore-mixed shelf deposit in the extensive transgression period, and the third member is atypical restricted–open sea platform deposit of the high position of the transgression.(3) The second member has organic-rich black shale developed with stable distribution and large thickness, which is an important source rock interval and major shale gas interval. The third member is characterized by microbial carbonate rock and has good storage conditions which is conducive to the accumulation of natural gas, phosphate and other mineral resources, so it is a new area worthy of attention. The Qinling trough and western Hubei trough are favorable areas for exploration of natural gas(including shale gas) and mineral resources such as phosphate and manganese ore.