Geochemistry of petroleum systems in the eastern Pearl River Mouth Basin: Evidence for mixed oils

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 971-991

  Zhang, Shuichang ^a,b   Liang, Digang ^a,b   Gong, Zaisheng ^c   Wu, Keqiang ^d   Li, Maowen ^e   Song, Fuqing ^a,b   Song, Zhiguang ^f   Zhang, Dajiang ^a,b   Wang, Peirong ^a  

^a CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

^b PetroChina Research Institute   (China)

^c China National Chemical Engineering Co Ltd   (China)

^d CNOOC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^e GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^f GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; EXTRACTION; ROCKS;

MIXED OILS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CRUDE OIL; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SOURCE ROCK;

CHINA; PEARL RIVER ESTUARY; ZHUJIANG ESTUARY;

EID: 0037628307     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(03)00034-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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