Migrated hydrocarbons in outcrop samples: Revised petroleum exploration directions in the Tarim Basin

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 599-603

  Li, Maowen ^a   Xiao, Zhongyao ^b   Snowdon, Lloyd ^a   Lin, Renzi ^c   Wang, Peirong ^d   Hou, Dujie ^d   Zhang, Linye ^e   Zhang, Shuichang ^f   Liang, Digang ^f  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^d Jianghan Petroleum University   (China)

^e SINOPEC   (China)

^f RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT   (China)

Author keywords

Age specific biomarkers; Dinosteranes; Hydrocarbons in outcrop samples; Tarim Basin

Indexed keywords

AGE-SPECIFIC BIOMARKERS;

BIOMARKERS; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

CARBONIFEROUS; EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; PERMIAN; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

CHINA;

EID: 0034101087     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(00)00039-5     Document Type: Article

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