储层岩性控制下的绿泥石对硅质胶结的影响

在西湖凹陷花港组低渗储层背景下,优质储层的发育伴随绿泥石和硅质胶结的同时富集,这与绿泥石抑制硅质胶结的观点存在矛盾.综合利用X衍射、铸体薄片、包裹体测试和扫描电镜及能谱分析等资料,以绿泥石分类及其成因分析为基础,通过对比不同粒度储层绿泥石和硅质胶结分布规律,结合地层条件和储层质量演化,分析绿泥石对硅质胶结的影响.研究结果表明:绿泥石发育孔隙衬里和孔隙充填两种产状,孔隙衬里绿泥石由早期黏土薄膜重结晶或直接由孔隙流体结晶而成,孔隙充填绿泥石受控于火山碎屑和长石溶蚀;绿泥石和硅质胶结均在物性较好的粗粒储层中富集;浅埋低地温阶段,孔隙衬里绿泥石有效抑制硅质胶结,仅在绿泥石不连续或颗粒破裂处发育孤立柱状石英晶体,深埋高地温阶段,难以有效抑制硅质胶结,多发育石英加大边;粗粒储层比细粒和砂质砾岩及泥砾岩储层孔隙发育,为石英加大边提供必要的生长空间,导致绿泥石相对含量更高的粗粒储层中硅质胶结也更发育.      

鄂尔多斯盆地陕北地区长7砂岩储层成岩相特征研究

在大量样品测试数据与野外地质调查综合分析的基础上, 对长7储层岩石学特征、物性、孔隙结构、成岩作用、成岩阶段和成岩相等进行了研究。结果表明: 研究区长7储层处于中成岩A~B期。压实作用及碳酸盐、粘土(高岭石、伊利石、伊蒙混层)矿物胶结和硅质胶结作用是造成储层原生孔隙丧失的主要原因; 绿泥石胶结抑制孔隙充填, 长石溶蚀作用使孔隙间的连通性得到改善, 储层物性得到提高。根据成岩作用类型、强度及其对储层物性的影响划分出6种成岩相, 其中压实相、碳酸盐胶结相、粘土矿物胶结相、石英加大相、浊沸石充填相不利于储层的发育, 而长石溶蚀相、绿泥石膜胶结相对储层物性改善起了重要作用。     

陕北地区延长组长10_1储层成岩作用与成岩相

通过大量野外地质调查、钻井岩心观察和室内分析测试,对陕北地区长101储层的成岩作用和成岩相进行了研究。结果表明,研究区长101储层处于中成岩A期阶段,压实作用与碳酸盐、粘土(高岭石、伊利石)矿物胶结、浊沸石胶结和硅质胶结作用是造成储层原生孔隙丧失的主要原因;绿泥石胶结抑制孔隙充填,长石、浊沸石矿物的溶蚀作用使孔隙间的连通性得到改善,储层物性得到提高。成岩相类型可划分为8种,优质储层与成岩相关系密切,其中压实相、碳酸盐胶结相、粘土矿物胶结相、石英加大相、浊沸石充填相不利于储层的发育,而长石溶蚀相、绿泥石膜胶结相、浊沸石溶蚀相对储层物性的改善具有重要作用。     

川西南部须二段储层成岩作用与成岩相研究

成岩作用和成岩相对致密砂岩储层发育的控制及其分布具有重要意义。利用岩石薄片、铸体薄片、物性分析等资料,对川西南部地区上三叠统须家河组二段储层岩石学特征、成岩作用和成岩相以及储层成岩演化史进行了研究,划分出六大成岩相类型:少量硅质-绿泥石胶结成岩相、硅质胶结-溶蚀成岩相、方解石胶结成岩相、压实相、杂基充填-压实成岩相、硅质胶结成岩相;结果表明,研究层段储层经历了复杂的成岩演化,目前处于中成岩A-B期;压实作用及胶结作用是储层致密化最主要的因素,溶蚀作用形成的次生孔隙改善了储层的物性条件;硅质胶结-溶蚀成岩相为该区最有利的成岩相。     

鄂尔多斯盆地姬塬地区长8低渗储层自生黏土胶结对储层物性的影响

储层的成岩特征研究主要是对储层的成岩作用和成岩演化等进行刻画和研究,研究清楚储层的成岩演化程度及其对储层物性的影响,为油田的进一步勘探开发做准备。储层原始孔隙的结构特征和分布规律受沉积因素控制,但在埋藏成岩过程中,储层的储集空间受到成岩作用的改造。成岩作用既可促进次生孔隙的发育,又可破坏原生孔隙,使原生孔隙的结构和分布规律发生变化。胶结作用是指在温度和压力升高的条件下,孔隙水中过饱和的溶解组分发生沉淀,将碎屑沉积物胶结成岩。据薄片鉴定结果统计,研究区长8段胶结物主要有黏土矿物、碳酸盐矿物及少量的硅质胶结,其中自生黏土矿物胶结物主要有主要为绿泥石、高岭石,伊利石次之,伊蒙混层最少,黏土矿物胶结作用普遍存在。这些黏土矿物有的充填颗粒间或颗粒中的孔隙、甚至形成自形的晶体,有的形成颗粒的包膜、对砂岩的储集性能有很大的影响。1)绿泥石胶结:绿泥石是最常见的黏土胶结物,主要有非包膜状的孔隙充填物和绿泥石环边胶结(绿泥石包膜)两种形态。研究区内绿泥石胶结主要以绿泥石环边形式产出,体积分数一般为2%~5%。绿泥石在研究区普遍发育:在薄片下见呈纤维状垂直颗粒生长,形成颗粒包壳;在扫描电镜下多见以环边形式包裹在颗粒表面,呈叶片状垂直颗粒生长。从其产状来看,它形成时间较早,可能形成于早成岩A亚期;它在沉积物颗粒接触处消失,表明形成在沉积物被压实之后不久;同时见自生绿泥石产出于形成时间较晚的自生石英晶体上,说明研究区内绿泥石形成时限长,从成岩早期到成岩中晚期均有发育。在姬塬油田长8油层组砂岩中普遍可见绿泥石包膜的存在,包膜厚度较薄,为1~3μm,其形成与砂岩岩性主要为岩屑长石砂岩、长石岩屑砂岩,岩屑中黑云母、岩浆岩岩屑较丰富有关,这些物质为绿泥石胶结物的形成提供了重要的物质来源。非包膜状的孔隙充填绿泥石主要起填隙的作用,对孔隙起破坏性的作用,但这种类型的绿泥石在研究层段中较少出现。交代矿物或颗粒的绿泥石表现为交代黑云母和岩屑,对孔隙的影响较小。2)伊利石胶结:姬塬油田8油层组砂岩中填隙物伊利石主要以孔隙衬边和孔隙充填等多种形式出现。孔隙衬边伊利石垂直颗粒表面生长,主要以II型弯曲片状、鳞片状集合体出现,边缘多丝缕化,局部见少量纤维状或丝发状晶形,由早期蒙脱石经伊/蒙混层演变而来。伊利石晶间微孔隙发育良好,继续向孔隙空间的生长则形成搭桥式充填,这时虽然保持有良好的晶间孔隙,但孔隙间的连通性变差,砂岩渗透率降低。3)高岭石胶结:姬塬油田长8油层组砂岩中高岭石胶结物较少,主要以孔隙充填和孔隙衬边等形式出现。在普通薄片中高倍镜下,自生高岭石表现为雾状或树枝状的外形;在扫描电镜下,自生高岭石多呈书页状、蠕虫状集合体赋存在原生粒间孔或次生溶蚀孔中,造成孔隙堵塞。虽然其集合体中含大量的晶间微孔,但对砂岩孔渗的总体提高并未起到显著作用。     

鄂尔多斯盆地苏里格气田苏6区块二叠系下石盒子组8段砂岩储层致密成因模式

利用岩石薄片、扫描电镜、电子探针、能谱分析、包裹体测温及拉曼光谱分析等分析方法,对鄂尔多斯盆地苏里格气田苏6区块二叠系下石盒子组8段储层的致密化模式进行研究。结果表明,(1)储层的致密化过程主要为前期压实和Ⅰ期硅质胶结→Ⅱ期硅质胶结和绿泥石包膜→Ⅰ期溶蚀(天然气充注)→后期压实和Ⅲ期硅质胶结(储层致密化)→Ⅱ期溶蚀和Ⅳ期硅质胶结→绿泥石胶结和交代→碳酸盐胶结和交代。(2)储层的致密化模式有三种类型,中粗粒岩屑砂岩为强机械压实致密化模式,中粗粒岩屑石英砂岩为强硅质胶结、较强机械压实致密化模式,细粒(长石)岩屑砂岩为强压实、较强硅质胶结致密化模式。(3)机械压实作用和硅质胶结作用是储层致密化的主要原因;致密化后封闭条件下成岩流体的Ⅱ期溶蚀作用较弱,也是储层现今保持致密化的重要原因。(4)两类中粗粒砂岩在天然气主要充注时期之后达到致密,有机酸的注入导致溶蚀孔隙相对较发育,细粒(长石)岩屑砂岩在有机酸充注之前已经致密,溶蚀作用较弱。(5)储层致密化过程的差异,导致了中粗粒砂岩孔隙度、渗透率的大小以及渗透率—孔隙度的相关程度明显高于细粒砂岩。     

渤中凹陷CFD18-2油田高岭石胶结作用及其对储层物性的影响

为探究成岩作用过程中所形成的次生黏土矿物对储层物性的影响,借助偏光显微镜及扫描电镜的镜下分析,并结合储层物性等数据,对渤中凹陷附近沙垒田凸起东南部CFD18-2油田东三段高岭石的特征、类型、成因及其对储层物性的影响进行了研究。研究结果表明：1）研究区高岭石为有机酸溶蚀长石形成的自生高岭石,呈现典型的"手风琴状"及"蠕虫状",常充填于粒间孔、长石次生溶孔及碳酸盐胶结物溶孔中并形成良好的晶间孔隙。2）研究区主要发育两期高岭石,第一期主要充填于早期碳酸盐胶结物溶孔中,呈微小"蠕虫状";第二期充填于铁方解石与铁白云石胶结物溶孔中,部分高岭石具碱性溶蚀特征,且第二期高岭石与晚期伊利石共生。3）研究区东三段储层具备一定的渗流能力,使长石溶蚀形成的"副产物"被流体带走;但在破坏性成岩作用下,储层渗流能力会逐渐变差,最终使得"副产物"堆积于孔隙,降低储层物性。4）高岭石及同期硅质胶结物对储层物性的影响是一把"双刃剑",当高岭石及硅质的体积分数低于6.81%时,长石溶蚀有利于改善储层物性;当高岭石及硅质的体积分数高于6.81%时,则不利于储层物性的改善。     

砂岩中自生绿泥石的产状、形成机制及其分布规律

砂岩中自生绿泥有4种产状：颗粒包膜、孔隙衬里、孔隙充填和蜂窝状;3种成因类型：粘土矿物转化、物质的溶蚀结晶和富铁镁外来流体的渗入。时间形成顺序为：颗粒包膜绿泥石→孔隙衬里绿泥石→孔隙充填绿泥石;蜂窝状绿泥石的形成时间取决于外来流体的渗入时期。绿泥石的表面电荷特性受成岩流体pH的控制,并进而影响其产状。绿泥石的分布受铁镁物质的来源、孔隙流体性质、温度、砂岩的成分和结构控制,且不同产状的绿泥石具不同的空间分布规律,颗粒包膜绿泥石主要由沉积环境控制,孔隙衬里绿泥石由砂岩中富含铁镁的岩屑和黑云母等的分布约束,孔隙充填绿泥石受砂岩结构影响;蜂窝状绿泥石取决于外来流体的渗流特征。     

自生黏土矿物与甜点储层的关系——以涠西南凹陷和文昌A凹陷为例

黏土矿物是碎屑岩储层中胶结物的重要组成部分,其类型、含量对储层的质量有较大的影响。以涠西南凹陷和文昌A凹陷的黏土矿物为研究对象,开展了薄片观察、阴极发光、压汞测试、扫描电镜、X衍射、物性分析等研究。结果表明甜点储层发育与黏土矿物的关系密切,低孔渗背景下发育2类相对优质储层的黏土矿物组合。涠西南凹陷流沙港组甜点储层多发育于中粗砂岩与含砾粗砂岩中,储层酸性流体活动强度大,溶蚀作用强烈,高岭石相对含量较高,孔隙类型以溶蚀孔、粒间孔为主。高岭石存在早期大气淡水淋滤型和后期有机酸溶蚀型2种成因。文昌A凹陷珠海组优质储层多位于扇三角洲砂体前缘,受阵发性水流与海水改造,绿泥石相对含量高,孔隙类型以残余粒间孔为主。绿泥石以颗粒包膜和孔隙衬里型为主,粒间充填的团簇状绿泥石为辅。黏土矿物的分析对寻找甜点储层和指导油气勘探具有重要的意义。     

自生黏土矿物与甜点储层的关系——以涠西南凹陷和文昌A凹陷为例

黏土矿物是碎屑岩储层中胶结物的重要组成部分,其类型、含量对储层的质量有较大的影响。以涠西南凹陷和文昌A凹陷的黏土矿物为研究对象,开展了薄片观察、阴极发光、压汞测试、扫描电镜、X衍射、物性分析等研究。结果表明: 甜点储层发育与黏土矿物的关系密切,低孔渗背景下发育2类相对优质储层的黏土矿物组合。涠西南凹陷流沙港组甜点储层多发育于中粗砂岩与含砾粗砂岩中,储层酸性流体活动强度大,溶蚀作用强烈,高岭石相对含量较高,孔隙类型以溶蚀孔、粒间孔为主。高岭石存在早期大气淡水淋滤型和后期有机酸溶蚀型2种成因。文昌A凹陷珠海组优质储层多位于扇三角洲砂体前缘,受阵发性水流与海水改造,绿泥石相对含量高,孔隙类型以残余粒间孔为主。绿泥石以颗粒包膜和孔隙衬里型为主,粒间充填的团簇状绿泥石为辅。黏土矿物的分析对寻找甜点储层和指导油气勘探具有重要的意义。     

孔隙衬里绿泥石的成因及对储层性能的影响

孔隙衬里绿泥石发育的砂岩大多属于优质储层,前人将其归功于绿泥石对孔隙的保护作用。按照孔隙衬里绿泥石形成的铁质来源,可划分为同沉积黏土膜转化型、富铁镁物质溶蚀再结晶型和转化与直接结晶混合型3种类型。通过国内外富孔隙衬里绿泥石砂岩实例的对比研究表明,孔隙衬里绿泥石可以通过抑制自生石英生长、提高抗压实能力、指示早期碱性溶蚀发育程度和堵塞孔喉等4种方式影响储层性能,且不同成因的孔隙衬里绿泥石对储层性能影响方式不同,同一成因绿泥石在不同成岩阶段的影响方式也不同。中成岩A期以前,转化型孔隙衬里绿泥石通过占据孔喉和提高抗压能力影响储层,而溶蚀结晶型孔隙衬里绿泥石主要指示火山物质发生碱性溶蚀的程度;只有砂岩成岩阶段达到中成岩B期以后,孔隙衬里绿泥石对石英生长的抑制作用才得到充分体现。     

惠州凹陷东部珠海组储层碱性成岩作用及孔隙演化

根据铸体薄片、扫描电镜、粒度分析、X衍射等资料,对惠州凹陷东部珠海组储层的岩石学特征、成岩作用和孔隙演化过程进行分析研究。研究认为,惠州凹陷东部珠海组储层的岩石类型以岩屑砂岩、长石质岩屑砂岩、岩屑质石英砂岩和岩屑质长石砂岩为主,结构成熟度与成分成熟度较低。砂岩埋藏过程中经历了明显的碱性成岩作用:石英的溶蚀与交代、碳酸盐矿物胶结、伊利石和绿泥石的沉淀以及钠长石化等。碱性成岩作用对孔隙的影响包括:石英溶蚀形成次生溶孔、碳酸盐胶结物沉淀损失粒间孔隙、黏土矿物沉淀形成晶间微孔。研究区珠海组主要发育粒内溶孔和粒间溶孔,原生孔隙较少。储层现今处于中成岩阶段A期,早期经历了强烈的压实作用,使其孔隙度由原始孔隙度32.1%降低至8.8%。早成岩阶段为碱性成岩环境,石英溶蚀增孔约0.5%;碳酸盐、硫酸盐、伊利石等胶结物沉淀减孔约2.3%。中成岩阶段A期为酸性成岩环境,硅质、高岭石等胶结物沉淀减孔约1.2%;长石、岩屑等溶蚀增孔约4.3%。最终,储层演化至现今孔隙度10.1%。     

Diagenetic evolution of the volcaniclastic deposits: an example from Neoproterozoic Dokhan Volcanics in Wadi Queih basin,central Eastern Desert,Egypt

Wadi Queih basin hosts a ～2,500-m thick Neoproterozoic volcanoclastic successions that unconformably lie over the oldest Precambrian basement. These successions were deposited in alluvial fan, fluviatile, lacustrine, and aeolian depositional environments. Diagenetic minerals from these volcaniclastic successions were studied by X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, and analytical electron microscopy. The diagenetic processes recognized include mechanical compaction, cementation, and dissolution. Based on the framework grain–cement relationships, precipitation of the early calcite cement was either accompanied or followed by the development of part of the pore-lining and pore-filling clay cements. Secondary porosity development occurred due to partial to complete dissolution of early calcite cement and feldspar grains. In addition to calcite, several different clay minerals including kaolinite, illite, and chlorite with minor smectite occur as pore-filling and pore-lining cements. Chlorite coating grains helps to retain primary porosity by retarding the envelopment of quartz overgrowths. Clay minerals and their diagenetic assemblages has been distinguished between primary volcaniclastics directly produced by pyroclastic eruptions and epiclastic volcaniclastics derived from erosion of the pre-existing volcanic rocks. Phyllosilicates of the epiclastic rocks display wider compositional variations owing to wide variations in the mineralogical and chemical compositions of the parent material. Most of the phyllosilicates (kaolinite, illite, chlorite, mica, and smectite) are inherited minerals derived from the erosion of the volcanic basement complex, which had undergone hydrothermal alteration. Smectites of the epiclastic rocks are beidellite–montmorillonite derived from the altered volcanic materials of the sedimentary environment. Conversely, phyllosilicate minerals of the pyroclastic rocks are dominated by kaolinite, illite, and mica, which were formed by pedogenetic processes through the hydrothermal influence.     

Formation of chlorite rims and the impact of pore-lining chlorite on reservoir quality: a case study from Shiqianfeng sandstones in upper Permian of Dongpu Depression,Bohai Bay Basin,eastern China

The source material, precursor and formation processes of chlorite rims, and impact of pore-lining chlorite on reservoir quality of the Shiqianfeng sandstones, Dongpu Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China, are studied using an integrated approach, including core observation, point-count analysis of thin-sections, scanning electron microscopy, electron microprobe analysis and cathode luminescence. The petrographic analysis shows that chlorite rims consist of grain-coating chlorite, poorly crystalline pore-lining chlorite and euhedral-crystallised pore-lining chlorite. The chemical composition shows that pore-lining chlorite is mainly Fe-rich with an average of 0.785 for Fe/(Fe+Mg) ratio. Petrographic analysis shows a large amount of volcanic dust (3.0～16.0 vol%, average of 7.93 vol%) in Shiqianfeng sandstones, which determines the formation of poorly crystalline pore-lining chlorite. Transformation of volcanic dust to smectite rims started with shallow burial depth at an early diagenetic stage, followed by in situ alteration of the smectite rims to poorly crystalline chlorite rims. Euhedral-crystallised chlorite mainly develops in sandstones with high porosity, high permeability and open flow systems. Pore-lining chlorite can inhibit quartz overgrowth but cannot effectively prevent pore-filling of authigenic quartz, carbonate and kaolinite cements, and therefore cannot prevent porosity destruction. However, the occurrence of pore-lining chlorite is a barometer of good reservoir quality and intense hydrodynamic conditions.     

Diagenetic processes in cretaceous sandstones from occidental Brazilian Equatorial Margin

Despite a great interest in Brazilian Equatorial Margin exploration, very little was published on the diagenesis of sandstones from that area. A wide recognition petrographic study was performed to identify the major diagenetic processes that impacted the porosity of Lower Cretaceous sandstones of the Pará-Maranhão, São Luís, Bragança-Viseu and Barreirinhas basins. Arkoses from the Pará-Maranhão Basin show neoformed or infiltrated clay coatings, mica replacement and expansion by kaolinite and vermiculite, and precipitation of grain-replacive and pore-filling quartz, kaolinite, albite, chlorite, calcite, dolomite, siderite, pyrite and titanium oxides. Compaction, quartz and calcite cementation were the main porosity-reducing processes. Barreirinhas Basin lithic arkoses and subarkoses display clay coatings, compaction of metamorphic fragments into pseudomatrix, and precipitation of grain-replacive and pore-filling kaolinite, quartz, albite, chlorite, calcite, dolomite, TiO₂ and pyrite. The main porosity-reducing processes were calcite cementation in the subarkoses, and compaction and quartz cementation in lithic arkoses. Quartzarenites from this basin were early- and pervasively cemented by dolomite. Arkoses and lithic arkoses of the São Luís and Bragança-Viseu basins show clay coatings, pseudomatrix from mud intraclasts compaction, and precipitation of pore-filling and grain-replacive kaolinite, vermiculite, smectite, quartz, albite, chlorite, illite, calcite, dolomite, hematite, TiO₂ and pyrite. Compaction of mud intraclasts and dissolution of feldspars and heavy minerals were the main porosity-modification processes. These preliminary results may contribute to the understanding of the spatial and temporal distribution of the diagenetic processes and their impacts on the porosity of the sandstones from these basins.     

川西坳陷新场气田上三叠统须家河组须四、须二段储集层成岩-储集相及其成岩演化序列

通过对川西坳陷新场气田上三叠统须家河组须四、须二段储集层成岩作用类型及其特征研究,认为储集层主要经历了压实压溶作用、自生矿物胶结作用和溶解作用3种类型。储集层成岩-储集相可以划分成5种,即强溶解成岩-储集相、绿泥石衬边粒间孔成岩-储集相、压实压溶成岩-储集相、碳酸盐胶结成岩-储集相和石英次生加大成岩-储集相。不同的储集层成岩-储集相由于经历了不同的成岩演化序列,使得储集层中的残余原生粒间孔和次生溶孔的形成条件各不一样,储集层中孔隙的保存主要决定于孔隙被压实、自生矿物的充填、多期的溶解作用等因素,并与孔隙中发育的绿泥石衬边有紧密联系。在上述5种成岩-储集相中,有效的成岩-储集相只有两种,即强溶解成岩-储集相和绿泥石衬边粒间孔成岩-储集相,它们对须家河组须四、须二段优质储层的形成起着至关重要的作用,而其它几种成岩-储集相对优质储层的形成是无效的。     

华池油田华152区长3油层组砂岩的成岩作用与孔隙演化

华池油田华152区长3油层组储层以粉细粒长石砂岩、岩屑长石砂岩为主,发育多种孔隙类型,主要有粒间溶孔、粒内溶孔、剩余粒间孔、晶间微孔隙和构造缝,其中粒间溶孔是长3油层组储层的主要孔隙类型。主要成岩矿物为伊利石、绿泥石、伊／蒙混层、高岭石、方解石、白云石、石英等。根据成岩作用的矿物岩石学标志,将研究区成岩阶段界定为中成岩A期。压实和胶结作用破坏了砂岩的原生孔隙结构,而溶蚀作用形成次生孔隙,有效地改善了砂岩的孔隙结构。     

鄂尔多斯盆地镇泾区块延长组长81储层成岩作用特征及其对储集物性的影响

鄂尔多斯盆地镇泾区块上三叠统延长组长81储层具有成分成熟度低,结构成熟度中等到好的特点,岩性以岩屑长石砂岩和长石岩屑砂岩为主.长81砂岩属于特低孔特低渗储层,以次生溶蚀粒间孔为主要储集空间.目前储层正处于中成岩阶段A期,主要发育压实、胶结、溶解和交代4种成岩作用类型.机械压实作用是造成长81储层埋深小于2000 m砂岩...     

Characteristics of Tight Sandstone Reservoirs and Controls of Reservoir Quality: A Case Study of He 8 Sandstones in the Linxing Area,Eastern Ordos Basin,China

Determining the process of densification and tectonic evolution of tight sandstone can help to understand the distribution of reservoirs and find relatively high-permeability areas. Based on integrated approaches of thin section,scanning electron microscopy(SEM), cathode luminescence(CL), nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR), X-ray diffraction(XRD), N_2 porosity and permeability, micro-resistivity imaging log(MIL) and three-dimensional seismic data analysis, this work discussed the reservoir characteristics of the member 8 of the Permian Xiashihezi Formation(He 8 sandstones) in the Linxing area of eastern Ordos Basin, determined the factors affecting reservoir quality, and revealed the formation mechanism of relatively high-permeability areas. The results show that the He 8 sandstones in the Linxing area are mainly composed of feldspathic litharenites, and are typical tight sandstones(with porosity 10% and permeability 1 mD accounting for 80.3% of the total samples). Rapid burial is the main reason for reservoir densification, which resulted in61% loss of the primary porosity. In this process, quartz protected the original porosity by resisting compaction. The cementation(including carbonate, clay mineral and siliceous cementation) further densified the sandstone reservoirs,reducing the primary porosity with an average value of 28%. The calcite formed in the eodiagenesis occupied intergranular pores and affected the formation of the secondary pores by preventing the later fluid intrusion, and the Fe-calcite formed in the mesodiagenetic stage densified the sandstones further by filling the residual intergranular pores. The clay minerals show negative effects on reservoir quality, however, the chlorite coatings protected the original porosity by preventing the overgrowth of quartz. The dissolution of feldspars provides extensive intergranular pores which constitute the main pore type, and improves the reservoir quality. The tectonic movements play an important role in improving the reservoir quality.The current tectonic traces of the study area are mainly controlled by the Himalayan movement, and the high-permeability reservoirs are mainly distributed in the anticline areas. Additionally, the improvement degree(by tectonic movements) of reservoir quality is partly controlled by the original composition of the sandstones. Thus, the selection of potential tight gas well locations in the study area should be focused on the anticline areas with relatively good original reservoir quality. And the phenomena can be referenced for other fluvial tight sandstone basins worldwide.