Methyl diamantane index (MDI) as a maturity parameter for Lower Palaeozoic carbonate rocks at high maturity and overmaturity

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 267-272

  Jinggui, Li ^a   Philp, Paul ^b   Mingzhong, Cui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate source rocks; China; MDI (methyl diamantane index); Overmaturity; Shanganning Basin

Indexed keywords

METHYL DIAMANTANE INDEX (MDI); SOURCE ROCKS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CARBONATE MINERALS; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; PARAFFINS; PETROLOGY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

CARBONATE ROCK; GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ORDOVICIAN; SOURCE ROCK; THERMAL MATURITY;

CHINA;

EID: 0034072997     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(00)00016-4     Document Type: Article

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