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Geoscience ›› 2025, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (02): 327-350.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2025.011

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Provenance Analysis and Sedimentary Facies Distribution of Jingjingzigou Formation in the Southeastern Margin of the Junggar Basin

WEI Chaofan1(), ZHANG Zhijie2(), WAN Li2, CHENG Dawei2, LI Shunli1, SUN Hongwei1   

  1. 1. School of Energy Resources, China University of Geoscience (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
    2. PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Beijing 100083, China
  • Online:2025-04-10 Published:2025-05-08
  • Contact: ZHANG Zhijie

Abstract:

The Lower Permian Jingjingzigou Formation, a significant oil and gas reservoir in the southeastern margin of the Junggar Basin, has been a key research focus due to its complex sedimentary characteristics and provenance system. This study investigates the Jingjingzigou Formation exposed in the Sigonghe, Jingjingzigou, Hongyanchi, and Aiweiergou sections of the southeastern Junggar Basin. Detailed field descriptions and sedimentary facies interpretations, combined with provenance tracing techniques including heavy mineral associations, the ZTR index, Q-type cluster analysis of heavy minerals, and zircon U-Pb dating, were employed to investigate the provenance system and sedimentary characteristics of the formation in the study area. The results indicate that during the sedimentary period of the Jingjingzigou Formation in the eastern Bogda Peak area, East Bogda Mountain served as the primary provenance, with the Beisantai Uplift as the secondary source. In this region, low-relief, broad paleogeomorphic settings favored the development of distal braided river slope deposits. The Bogda Peak area, characterized by local uplifts, exhibited a primary provenance and developed proximal braided river and turbidite deposits. The Aiweiergou section was primarily sourced from Yilinheibiergen Mountain and was marked by the development of a proximal fan delta under the influence of tectonic uplift. By integrating the provenance and sedimentary system studies, this research clarifies the presence of a bidirectional (east-west) provenance system in the Jingjingzigou Formation along the southeastern margin of the Junggar Basin. This study refines the understanding of the sedimentary distribution patterns and successfully established a comprehensive tectonic-sedimentary model for this region during the Early Permian, providing a theoretical basis for oil and gas exploration in the region.

Key words: southeastern margin of Junggar Basin, Jingjingzigou Formation, provenance analysis, sedimentary characteristics, sedimentary facies

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