Abstract: After years of practice, it has been proved that shale oil and gas reservoir which in black organic-rich shale is an unconventional reservoir with great exploration potential. It has become a hot spot in the field of oil and gas exploration and development. The organic-rich shale is developed in the 3th Member of Upper Triassic Xujiahe Fm(T3x3) and in the 5th Member of Upper Triassic Xujiahe Fm(T3x5), Western Sichuan Depression, Sichuan Basin. Recently, natural gas has been obtained from organic-rich shale in the T3x5 formation, indicating that it has a good shale gas potential. Based on the core, thin section and X-ray diffraction data, the petrological characteristics, physical properties, reservoir space types and TOC and other organic geochemical characteristics of the T3x5 formation shale were studied, to clarify the geological characteristics of the T3x5 formation shale, central part of the western Sichuan depression. The results show that the shale of the T3x5 Formation shale in Tianfu gas area has a large and the thickness and stable distribution. Quartz, feldspar and other brittle minerals have a high content, up to 70% on average, which provides favorable conditions for later fracturing development. Argillaceous shale facies, siliceous shale facies and mixed shale facies are developed, mainly siliceous shale facies. Mainly developing the residual intergranular pores, clay mineral intergranular micropores, pyrite intergranular pores, dissolution pores, organic matter pores are rarely developed, microfractures are more common under the microscope. The abundance of organic matter is high, the content of TOC is between 2 to 2.5%, the hydrocarbon generation potential is respectable, all of which have reached the mature stage, and the organic matter type is mainly type III. Reservoir physical properties are mainly controlled by diagenesis and fractures. The development of micro-fractures effectively improves reservoir permeability, which is conducive to oil and gas migration. The transformation of clay minerals and the thermal evolution of organic matter can provide a lot of storage space for shale. Organic matter type, organic matter maturity and shale thickness control shale gas potential. This plays a decisive role in the development of shale gas in the later period.