Natural fractures are key factors in improving the quality of low-porosity reservoirs and enhancing petroleum productivity. Establishing natural fracture development models in analogous outcrops is an effective method to guide the prediction of subface fracture distribution.Using the Kuqa foreland basin as an example, a natural fracture development model of anticlinal structures was established by applying 3D laser scanning technology to identify natural fractures, supplemented by manual measurements and geological data from typical petroleum reservoirs. The evolution process of natural fractures was also analyzed. The results show that natural fractures in anticlinal structures of the Kuqa foreland basin are mainly high-angle, and can be classified into two stages (pre-fold and syn-fold) and five types. Pre-fold fractures are few in number and mostly ineffective, thus making only a limited contribution to petroleum accumulation in the basin. By contrast, syn-fold fractures abundant and highly effective, serving as efficient seepage channels for petroleum migration and forming essential geological conditions for fractured petroleum reservoirs in the Kuqa foreland basin. Although the density of natural fractures in the anticline cores is lower than that in the wings, the fracture aperture, permeability, and petroleum productivity are higher, consistent with exploration results from typical anticlinal petroleum reservoirs. Considering the current limitations of 3D laser scanning, such as the need to improve fracture recognition rates and the difficulty in identifying parameters like fracture aperture and filling coefficient, it remains necessary to develop feasible methods to further optimize and refine the technology.