Evolution of abnormally low pressure and its implications for the hydrocarbon system in the southeast uplift zone of Songliao basin, China

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-119

  Xie, Xinong ^a   Jiao, Jiu Jimmy ^b   Tang, Zhonghua ^a   Zheng, Chunmiao ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON MIGRATIONS;

GEOLOGY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CRETACEOUS; FLUID FLOW; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; LOW PRESSURE; OVERPRESSURE; UPLIFT;

CHINA;

EID: 0037218769     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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