Lithologic Reservoirs ›› 2017, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (3): 1-9.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8926.2017.03.001

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Concept of distributive fluvial system and its significance to oil and gas exploration and development

ZHANG Changmin1, HU Wei1, ZHU Rui1, WANG Xulong2, HOU Guowei3   

  1. 1. School of Geosciences, Yangtze University, Wuhan 430100, China;
    2. Research Institute of Exploration and Development, PetroChina Xinjiang Oilfield Company, Karamay 834000, Xinjiang, China;
    3. Shanghai Branch of CNOOC Ltd., Shanghai 200030, China
  • Received:2017-01-06 Revised:2017-02-16 Online:2017-05-21 Published:2017-05-21

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Abstract: The basic concepts, characteristics and research significance of distributive fluvial system (DFS) were introduced. The new geological term, DFS, is advanced recently, by statistically analyzing the sedimentary systems of alluvial rivers in more than 700 continental basins using Google Earth, and it dominates all sedimentation and develops in all tectonic settings, including compressional, extensional and strike-slipping. Six criteria of discrimination of DFS, six planform types on DFS and five terminal types of DFS were recognized. The DFS sedimentary model can show the characteristics of fluvial depositional system in a larger range than the single channel facies model, which is of great significance to understand the sedimentary system of continental petroliferous basins and guide oil and gas exploration.

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