Reservoirs in the Triassic Baikouquan Formation in Mabei area of northwest margin of Juggar Basin were deve-loped in a fan delta setting

in which the rock types are diversified

the lithologic facies under different sedimentary microfacies played vital role in controlling reservoir properties

and the matching between sedimentary microfacies and lithologic facies was complex.Thus establishing depositional models with matching sedimentary microfacies and lithologic facies is of great significance in studying the main controlling factors of reservoirs and prediction of reservoirs.Based on a combination of analyses of core observation

thin section and log data

with sedimentary background and tectonic settings of the study area

we focused on the configuration relationship between the lithologic facies and sedimentary microfacies and took into consideration the granularity and color of sediments

sedimentary texture and microfacies

and diagenesis.The results shows that 11 main lithologic facies types can be recognized in the study area:superaqueous mudslides conglomerate facies

subaqueous channel conglomerate facies

braided channel coarse-clastic facies

underwater channel coarse-clastic facies

subaqueous debris flow coarse-clastic facies

plain interchannel sandstone-mudstone facies

underwater interchannel sandstone-mudstone facies

underwater channel-end sandstone facies

mouth bar-distal sandbar sandstone facies

frontal fan-delta siltstone facies

and frontal fan-delta mudstone facies.A depositional model with matching sedimentary microfacies and lithologic phase was also established based on lithologic facies characterization

profile analyses of lithological facies and sedimentary facies

as well as sedimentary sequence

depositional texture and sedimentary structure.Then

we studied the planar distribution of the microfacies and lithologic facies in the Triassic Bakouquan Formation.It shows that three members of the Formation contain mainly fan-delta plain and fan-delta front subfacies.The first member developed conglomerate in its fan-delta plain and sandstone in its fan-delta front; the second member grew at its lower part mainly conglomerate in its fan-delta plain and glutenite and sandstone in its fan-delta front; and at its upper part conglomerate with glutenite in fan-delta plain and sand with some coarse-clastic rocks in fan-delta front; and the third member is dominated by coarse-clastic facies followed by conglomerate facies in its fan-delta plain

and it is dominated by sandstone facies followed by coarse-clastic faceis in its fan delta front.