Lithologic Reservoirs ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 1-16.doi: 10.12108/yxyqc.20250401

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Sedimentary characteristics and reservoir architecture of anastomosing river in Miocene Guantao Formation，Lindong area，Dongying Sag

YIN Yanshu1, LI Jianqin1, WU Wei2, WANG Lixin1, TAN Xianfeng3   

  1. 1. Key Research Laboratory of Oil and Gas Resources and Exploration Technology, Ministry of Education, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China;
    2. Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Dongsheng Jinggong Petroleum Development Group Co., Ltd., Dongying 257000, Shandong, China;
    3. Chongqing University of Science & Technology, Shabaping District, Chongqing 401331, China
  • Received:2025-04-04 Revised:2025-05-06 Published:2025-07-05

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Abstract: Based on analogies from modern sedimentary satellite imagery，integrated with core，well-logging， and production dynamic data，the microfacies types and distribution characteristics of anastomosing rivers from Member 4 of Miocene Guantao Formation in Lindong area of Dongying Sag were analyzed. The reservoir sandbody was characterized，and a multivariate classification model was established. The results show that： （1）The anastomosing rivers in Lindong area can be divided into four microfacies： channel，natural levee，crevasse splay，and interchannel. In plan view， channel sandbodies exhibit an anastomosing network with low-sinuosity single channel segments， while confluences form moderate-to-high-sinuosity interconnected channels. In crosssection，sandbodies exhibit flat-topped and convex-based lenticular geometries，locally superimpose to form “sand walls”，exceeding 10 m in thickness. Natural levee sandbodies distribute on both sides of the river channels， with width of 18-430 m；in cross-section，display as wedge-shaped， with thickness less than 3 m. Crevasse splays develop sparsely，showing fan-shaped geometry in plan view，and in cross-section they form wedgeshaped thin layers， with thickness of 3-5 m. Interchannels extensively develop，accounting for 43%-70% of the study area.（2）Guantao Formation anastomosing rivers share similarities with the modern Nenjiang anastomosing river in terms of sedimentary environment，microfacies，hydrodynamics，and geomorphic evolution. Its channel sandbodies exhibit NW-SE direction of long-axis and display contiguous distribution with favorable continuity in plan view.（3）Single channels in the study area are small-scale，with width of 65-170 m and thickness less than 5 m，developing two types of architectural splicing patterns： channel-channel connectivity and channel-natural levee contact.（4）Production performance post-waterflooding and tracer dynamic analyses show that singlechannel sandbodies are developed in injection-production well along the NW-SE provenance direction，preferential waterflooding/tracer migration paths aligned with paleochannel orientation. Interchannel mudstones and lowpermeability natural levees act as flow barriers.

Key words: anastomosing river, reservoir architecture, laterally contiguous and vertically stacked sandbody, lenticular sandbody, Guantao Formation, Miocene, Lindong area, Dongying Sag

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