Research Article

Microfacies and Reservoir Space Characteristics of Carbonate Reservoir of the Ordovician Yingshan Formation in Northern Slope of Tazhong Uplift, Tarim Basin

Table 1

Microfacies and sedimentary interpretation of Yingshan Formation.

CodeMicrofaciesDescription

Mf1Oolitic grainstoneGrains are ooids of about 0.4 mm in size. The ooids underwent intense alteration, with the internal retained core clearly visible, while the laminated shell underwent dissolution and was filled with calcite (Figure 2(a)).
Mf2Intraclast grainstoneGrains are mainly sand-sized intraclasts with amounts of algal spherical, which are better sorted and more uniform in size. And a very small amount of fine spherical mortar is filled in the middle (Figure 2(b)).
Mf3Bioclastic grainstoneMost of grains in the rock are bioclastic with relatively large individuals, and the substrate is a granular colloid of sparry calcite (Figure 2(c)).
Mf4Bioclastic intraclast grainstoneInternal debris particles range from 0.1 to 0.35 mm, with some grinding rounding, and the particles consist of mud crystal calcite with >70% content (Figure 2(d)).
Mf5Peloid packstonePeloids are the most abundant components, generally dominated by bright crystal cementation. The spherical particles are 0.1 mm in diameter, fine and uniform in size, mainly as tiny rounded mud crystal fragments (Figure 2(e)).
Mf6Bioclastic wackestoneMost grains are silt-sized intraclasts, peloids, and bioclasts, including ostracodes, bryozoans, and algae (Figure 2(f)).
Mf7BoundstoneBlue algae boundstone, wackestone, and mudstone with a laminar and bounded structure. Fenestral pores are common (Figure 2(g)).
Mf8MudstoneThe rocks are mainly composed of microcrystalline calcite with a few siliceous particles, thin-bedded structure (Figure 2(h)).
Mf9Micritic dolostoneThis microfacies mainly consists of fine dolomite, basically no internal particles or raw chips inside (Figure 2(i)).