准噶尔盆地天然气资源丰富,但勘探程度较低,目前天然气发现率仅为15.12%,探明率只有3.48%,勘探潜力巨大。指出:盆地主要气源岩有下二叠统佳木河组、风城组、上二叠统乌尔禾组、芦草沟组、下侏罗统八道湾组,中侏罗统西山窑组;已发现的天然气绝大部分为高成熟腐殖型气;从石炭系火成岩至第三系各个层位都有储层发育,具有多套生储盖组合;上三叠统和下侏罗统为全盆地分布的区域性盖层;已发现的天然气藏和出气点主要分布在伸入烃源区的正向构造单元上,以盆地西北缘和南缘为主,其次为腹部和东部;盆地南缘第二、三排构造带下第三系、西北缘二叠系、腹部莫索湾深层石炭系-二叠系等是今后天然气勘探的主要地区和层系。

There is large natural gas resource in Junggar basin, however, the gas exploration is still at the early phase. 15.12% of the discovered rate and 3.48% of the proved rate indicates the Junggar basin has good potential for gas exploration. It is proved that the main source rocks of Junggar basin include Jiamuhe formation, Fencheng formation in lower Permian, Wuerhe formation, Lucaogou formation in upper Permian, Badaowan formation in lower Jurassic, and Xishanyao formation in middle Jurassic.