In order to determine the provenance of sediments and play fairways in Lishui Sag

East China Sea Shelf Basin

we analyzed and characterized the provenances of the sediments in the sub-sags in eastern and western Lishui Sag through detrital zircon U-Pb dating and discussed the influences of different provenances on the physical properties of sandstone reservoirs in the Sag.The results show that sediments in the west sub-sag were mostly sourced from Minzhe Uplift Zone in the western part of the Sag where volcanic rocks are predominant with some intrusive and metamorphic rocks.The sandstone formed by sediments sourced from this provenance has high plastic content and low resistance to compaction

thus porosity loss is relatively largeduring compaction processes.The sediments in the east sub-sag were mostly sourced from Yushan Uplift Zone in the eastern part of the Sag where sedimentary rocks and intrusive rocks are predominant.The sandstone formed by sediments sourced from this provenance has low plastic content and strong resistance to compaction

thus porosity loss is relatively small during compaction.It is suggested that the provenance differences indeed have certain impact upon the physical properties of the reservoirs in the Sag.