Depositional Patterns and Oil／Gas Accumulation Features of Sha-3 Member Turbidites in Dongying Depression, Bohai Bay Basin

Recent exploration results indicate that a significant exploration potential remains in the Dongying Depression of the Bohai Bay Basin and the undiscovered oil and gas are largely reservoired in subtle traps including turbidite litholigeal traps of the Sha-3 Member. In order to effectively guide the exploration program targeting turbidites, this study will focus on the depositional models of the Sha-3 Member turbidites and oil/gas accumulation characteristics in these turbidites. Two corresponding relationships were found. One is that the East African Rift Valley provides a modem analog for the depositionai systems in the Dongying Depression. The other is that the depositional models of line-sourced slope aprons, single point-source submarine fan and multiple source romp turbidite, established for deep.sea turbidites, can be applied to interpret the depositional features of the turbidite fans of three differant origins: slope turbidite aprons, lake floor turbidite fans and delia-fed turbidite fans in the Sha-3 Member. Updip sealing integrity is the key factor determining whether oil/gas accumulates or not in the slope aprons and lake floor fans. The factors controlling oil/gas migration and accumulation in the delta-ted turbidite fans are not very clear. Multiple factors rather than a single factor probably played significant roles in these processes.