Abstract
A set of high-quality lacustrine shales at the bottom of the Chang 7 member of the Yanchang Formation in the Ordos Basin is one of the main source rocks of tight oil and gas and shale oil in the Yanchang Formation. Based on outcrop, core, drilling and seismic data, by the quantitative characterization of outcrops, fine characterization of logging facies and seismic facies, and geochemical tests, the lithofacies types, geophysical response characteristics and organic geochemical characteristics of this high-quality shale are clarified, and the formation paleoenvironment, including redox conditions, paleoclimate, paleosalinity and paleowater depth, is analyzed. The high-quality shale at the bottom of the Chang 7 member is divided into three lithofacies types: black shale, dark massive mudstone and silty mudstone. The organic matter in black shale is mainly interbedded or stratified, the organic matter in dark massive mudstone is dispersed and the organic matter content in silty mudstone is lower. The shale shows high gamma (more than 260 API), a high acoustic time difference (more than 280 μs/m), a high resistivity (more than 330 Ω m) well-logging phase and strong-amplitude parallel–subparallel seismic phase characteristics. Based on the logging and seismic facies characteristics, the plane distribution range of this set of shales is defined. The sedimentary thickness gradually increases from the edge (5–10 m) to the center of the basin, among which the Jiyuan–Huachi–Yijun black shale has the largest thickness (more than 30 m). This set of high-quality shales was mainly formed under a warm and humid paleoclimate, in water depths of 60–120 m, and in an anaerobic reducing and continental freshwater paleoenvironment. The fine identification, distribution range and formation conditions of black shale lithofacies are of practical significance for predicting the distribution of favorable lithofacies of shale oil and gas and the deployment of horizontal wells.
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