Abstract:The tight sandstone reservoir of the fifth member of Xujiahe Formation in the Wubaochang area of northeastern Sichuan is characterized by ultra-low porosity and ultra-low permeability. Conventional post-stack P-wave impedance is inefficient to distinguish reservoir interbedded in mudstone, which makes it difficult to perform reservoir prediction and gas-bearing detection. This work conducted fluid replacement based on the Gassmann equation, predicted shear waves for wells lacking shear wave data, and forwarded gathers saturated with different fluid properties in the study area. Results show that the reservoir saturated with water displays AVO type-I response, and that saturated with gas shows AVO type-II response, indicative of regular AVO features. A petrophysical template was established by using sample points of actual drillholes, the Vp/Vs, and P-wave impedence were selected to delineate tight sandstone reservoir. Small Vp/Vs ratios are indicated to effectively indicate the gas-bearing properties. Results show that the distribution law of sandstone and reservoir can be well characterized, and the pre-stack gas-bearing prediction matches the well at a rate of 90.9%. Pre-stack prediction is inferred to be effective in identifying gas-bearing properties of tight sandstones in the fifth member of Xujiahe Formation in the Wubaochang area of northeastern Sichuan, which will help to improve drilling success rate and development benefits.