Exploration practice and experience of Tahe giant oil-and-gas field, Tarim Basin

Successes and failures of petroleum exploration in the Tahe giant oil-and-gas field have been summarized in this paper.It has been concluded that both the discovery of the oilfield and the following breakthroughs come from theory development and technique innovation.Development of exploration theory in the Tahe giant oil-and-gas field has enriched the accumulation theory of Paleozoic marine carbonate rock in the Tarim Basin.