Field outcrop observations reveal that oil and gas shows are common in the Upper Cambrian Sanshanzi Formation in the eastern Ordos Basin, indicating important oil and gas exploration potential. Analysis of the characteristics and genesis of dolomite reservoirs can greatly support the exploration and development of the Cambrian carbonate oil reservoirs in the Ordos Basin. Based on field outcrop observations and comprehensive laboratory tests and analyses, the reservoir characteristics and main control factors are systematically discussed. This study reveals that the reservoir lithology mainly comprises crystalline dolomite, from fine crystalline dolomite to coarse crystalline dolomite; this results in reservoirs with low porosity, extreme-low porosity, and ultra-low permeability dominated by intergranular denudation, caves, and micro fractures. They can be further divided into two types of reservoirs: type I reservoirs that have low porosity, ultra-low permeability, and medium pore-throat radii, and type II reservoirs that have extreme-low porosity, ultra-low permeability, and small pore-throat radii. The physical properties of fine-medium crystalline and medium crystalline dolomite reservoirs are slightly better, and the throats tend to be larger with increasing grain size. The reservoirs have not experienced deep burial processes; dolomitization mainly occurs in the marine-sourced fluid environment with weak oxidation and weak reduction, influenced by the atmospheric fresh water and thermal fluid transformation during the late period to some extent, while the hydrocarbons mainly charged during the late period. The crystalline dolomite in residual grains superimposes the denudation and cataclasis in the epigenetic karst stage that are the main controlling factors of the reservoirs. The crystalline cataclasis of dolomite can aid in the formation and reconstruction of the reservoirs. The spatial and temporal distribution laws of the reservoirs and key formation periods need to be studied further.
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