The Sichuan Basin, situated in the heart of China, is renowned for its abundant oil and gas reserves within a geologically intricate sedimentary basin. A multitude of strike-slip faults, characterized by their extensive reach, substantial scale, and modest displacement, are particularly prominent in the basin􀆳s central region. In order to elucidate the influence of these faults on the formation of oil and gas reservoirs, high-precision seismic data analysis and numerical simulation techniques were used to investigate the strike- slip fault system in the central Sichuan area. The results show that the primary strike-slip faults in the central Sichuan region bifurcate into two distinct orientations: nearly EW ( east-west) and NE ( northeast-southwest) . These first-order faults are inclined to emerge along the peripheries of secondary tectonic units. The near EW-oriented faults were predominantly active prior to the Permian era, coinciding with the Hercynian phase, whereas the NE-oriented faults were shaped later, during the transition from the Late Hercynian to the Indosinian period. The evolution of these strike-slip faults is intricately tied to a series of overlapping tectonic events. The culmination of the ancient uplift in central Sichuan predating the Permian era precipitated the genesis of the near EW-oriented faults. Subsequently, a pivotal tectonic regime shift during the Late Hercynian epoch, coupled with the subsequent Indosinian period􀆳s fore-arc structural modifications near the Longmen Mountains, catalyzed the emergence of the NE-oriented faults. Moreover, the Deyang Anyue fault trough is identified as a pivotal factor in dictating the regional stress distribution, effectively hindering the east-west faults from traversing beyond the fault trough boundary, thereby stifling their further development.