根据油气运聚的动力和作用方式将油气藏成因分为3类8种17式。这8种分别是：①高压势场作用下形成的油气藏；②低压势场作用下形成的油气藏；③由水携带溶解气游离释放形成的天然气藏；④浮力作用下形成的油气藏；⑤毛细管力作用下形成的油气藏；⑥天然气体积膨胀形成的深盆气藏；⑦分子吸附作用形成的煤层瓦斯气藏；⑧分子水合作用形成的水合甲烷气藏。①～③种为突发式流压作用形成的油气藏，④～⑥种为缓慢式烃势差形成的油气藏，⑦和⑧为非常规条件下天然气汇聚形成的特殊类型的（油）气藏。相同动力学成因的油气藏因实际地质条件的差异可以进一步分成亚类。不同动力学成因的油气藏的分布规律、主控因素和产状特征不同。研究油气运聚的动力机制和成因模式对指导油气田勘探提高勘探效益具有重要意义。

The mature oil/gas source rocks exist mainly in Jurassic strata in the northwest and in Tertiary strata in the west of Qaidam Basin. Oil and gas generated from the mature hydrocarbon source rocks in the Jurassic and Tertiary mainly accumulate in Tertiary formations in the Qaidam Basin. The main sedimentary facies in Tertiary formations include alluvial plain, lakeshore, shallow lake, semi-deep lake, alluvial fans, fan delta and sublacustrine fan. However, there were no fluvial facies. Most of the alluvial plain facies and lakeshore facies are very narrow and they become wide only where basin-bounding faults are present. Most parts of the basin are filled with shallow lake sediments such as pelitic siltstone and silty sandstone. The deposition systems have determined the hydrocarbon migration and accumulation patterns in Tertiary formations in different parts of the basin. In the inner basin where continuous permeable formations are absent, faults and fractures are the main pathways. Fractured rocks are the main reservoir types. Along the basin margins where continuous permeable formations occur in abundance, faults and fractures are also the main pathways. Therefore, the faults and fractures are very important for the hydrocarbon migration and accumulation. Four migration and accumulation models have been developed based on this study: (1) Migration and accumulation model through thrust faults. This model is mainly for migration and accumulation at the basin margin. The mudrock associated with the major fault is about 10 m thick so that there exist the hanging wall and footwall migration and accumulation zones. Where the major fault extends into source rocks areas, hydrocarbon migrated to and accumulated in the reservoir in the hanging wall. Otherwise, the faults just seal the reservoir in the footwall. (2) Migration and accumulation model through combined syn-depositional reverse faults and strike-slip faults. This model is also mainly for migration and accumulation at basin margins in which the strike-slip faults control different kinds of sedimentary fans and connections with hydrocarbon source areas; they are very suitable for hydrocarbon accumulation. (3) Migration and accumulation model through recoil faults. This model is mainly for migration and accumulation in fractured reservoirs in the inner basin region. (4) Migration and accumulation model through superficial thrust fault and lower strike-slip fault complex. This is mainly for migration and accumulation in the north of Qaidam Basin where the reservoirs are at the footwall of the superficial thrust faults.