Characteristics and origin of the gas and condensate in the Yinggehai Basin, offshore South China Sea: Evidence for effects of overpressure on petroleum generation and migration

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 363-375

  Fang, Hao ^a   Sitian, Li ^a   Yongchuan, Sun ^a   Qiming, Zhang ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b Nanhai West Oil Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

condensate; isotopic composition; natural gas; overpressure retardation; thermal maturation; Yinggehai Basin

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATE; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBONS; NATURAL GAS; OVERPRESSURE RETARDATION;

SOUTH CHINA SEA, YINGGEHAI BASIN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITION; GAS CONDENSATES; HYDROCARBONS; NITROGEN; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROCKS;

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OVERPRESSURE RETARDATION; THERMAL MATURATION; YINGGEHAI BASIN;

NATURAL GAS;

EID: 0030466535     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6380(96)00009-5     Document Type: Article

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