The invention discloses a 
river sand identification method, and belongs to the field of 
oil field reservoir stratum prediction. The method comprises that earthquake collection is carried out on a target work area containing 
river sand, earthquake data is obtained, and 
logging is carried out in the target work area to obtain 
logging data; the earthquake 
horizon is interpreted by means of the earthquake data, and the sand thickness, sedimentary 
facies and exploitation horizons are interpreted by means of the 
logging data; well-earthquake calibration is carried out by using the earthquake 
horizon, sand thickness, sedimentary 
facies and exploitation horizons, and a well-earthquake 
calibration result is obtained; spatial horizons of a sand group, a little layer and a sedimentary unit in the 
time domain are established according to the well-earthquake 
calibration result; the type of the sedimentary 
facies is obtained, the spatial horizons of the sand group, little layer and sedimentary unitare vertically combined according to the type of the sedimentary facies, and a framework model is obtained; and 
distribution characteristic of the 
river sand in the target work area is identified viathe framework model. Thus, the 
distribution characteristic of river sand in different thicknesses can be identified more accurately.